Yazd University as a newly-established university has expanded considerably during the last 15 years from 1988 to 2004.
At the time being with more than 307 teaching and research staff members , 433 working staff and 6638 students at BA & BS, MA & MS, PhD levels who are mainly from the home country , the high board trustees of the university is attempting hard to expand its research and scientific relationships with other universities and higher education institutes overseas .

International & Scientific Cooperation Office (ISCO) of Yazd University is responsible to implement the regarded needs of the university decided upon by the university in terms of mutual cooperation between yazd and other universities During the last 10 years of ISCO activities the following memorandum of agreements have been signed between yazd university and the following overseas universities and higher education institutes:

1. A Memorandum of Understanding of Cooperation between School of Art & Architecture of Yazd University,Iran and Paris-Belleville School of Architecture, France .
2. A Memorandum of Understanding of Cooperation between Yazd University ,Iran and University of Agricultural Sciences Vienna, Austria ( BOKU ) in Research & Scientific Activities.
3. A Memorandum of Understanding of Cooperation between Yazd University, Iran and V.V.Dokuchaw Soil Institute(VVDSI ),Russia
4. A Memorandum of Understanding of Cooperation between Yazd University, Iran And the Technical University of British Columbia, Canada in Research and Scientific Activities .
5. A Memorandum of Understanding of Cooperation between school of Art & Architecture of Yazd university, Iran and school of Architecture of Grenoble , France .

Some of the items of the agreements which have been put into effects with some universities are as follows :

1. To provide the necessary facilities to establish a research and training center on earthen architecture.
2. To cooperate to work jointly on the design of people‘s housing in local materials including earthquake resistant devices.
3. To set up training session for local people and contractors around demonstrative working sites.
4. To provide necessary documents concerning the reconstruction of Bam and define a specific working programmed to start.
5. To facilitate the exchange of academic members, researchers and experts for conducting research, teaching or exchange of ideas.
6. To exchange students in the areas of mutual interest and to hold workshops for them consistent with regulations of both countries.
7. To collaborate in defining joint projects and holding joint scientific research, Art & Architecture exhibitions.
8. To provide opportunities for teaching staff members and researchers to particulate in symposia and international conferences of both school.
9. To provide necessary facilities to exchange staff members to spend their sabbatical leaves in each other’s universities.
10. The financing of any of the above –mentioned activities shall be subject to mutual agreements.

Additionally the ISCO is facilitating the process of sending Yazd University teaching /research staff to other universities abroad for their PhD studies as well as presenting their papers at International Conferences.
Recognizing the importance of peace and security among all nations in international community , Yazd University to expand its academic research and cultural cooperation with other universities around the world and welcome any effort made by other countries for more cooperation based on their opportunities and their constraints.