Abbasi Guest House of Isfahan is registered in the list of collective memories of UNESCO
The Secretary General of the UNESCO-Iran National Commission said: Abbasi Guest House of Isfahan is registered as a cultural gem and a large permanent exhibition of Iranian art in the list of collective memories of UNESCO.
According to IRNA, from the public relations of the UNESCO-Iran National Commission, a tripartite cooperation memorandum between the UNESCO-Iran National Commission, Iran Insurance Joint Stock Company and Saba Business Development Holding in cultural fields, development of insurance diplomacy, holding educational and professional courses in the insurance industry in cooperation international institutions and prestigious universities of the world and registration of historical monuments with the aim of improving the quality and quantity of life and national identity and Iranian lifestyle and joint holding of specialized insurance conferences at the regional and international levels, on the morning of Saturday, August 1, 1401, during a ceremony signed by Hojatullah Ayyubi The Secretary General of the UNESCO-Iran National Commission, Hassan Sharifi, Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Iran Insurance Company, and Mohsen Ahmadi, Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Seba Business Holding, arrived.
We are active in protecting the Nowruz world and the Silk Road
Hojatullah Ayubi, Secretary General of UNESCO-Iran National Commission, at the signing ceremony of this memorandum, valuing the encouraging presence of Iran Insurance as an 86-year-old organization, said: Our previous memorandum with Iran Insurance faced the Corona crisis and educational activities failed, but we hope for a new wave. Let Corona be its last wave, although our fear of Corona is not the same as before.
He said: When the doors of interaction with the world are closed due to political, economic and security ups and downs, UNESCO finds an opening to communicate with the world. This well-known organization has tried not to be political and to prove that Iran’s scientific, educational, and cultural prestige cannot be removed among international organizations, and the power of the country’s organizations in various fields of education, culture, and cultural heritage is strong. We in the UNESCO National Commission, as a 75-year-old institution, have an organizational and legal duty to pursue the interests of the system in the international arena.
“We see insurance as a psychological and cultural factor for communities. If traveling to countries is attractive for nations, one of the important reasons is the comfort and peace of mind that insurance provides. From this point of view, insurance is a social, political, security and cultural phenomenon, and for it to move forward with strength, it is our duty to use the experience of different countries.
Referring to the upcoming activities of the UNESCO-Iran National Commission and cooperation with the subsidiaries of Seba Holding and Iran Insurance, Ayubi said: “We are very active in the field of safeguarding the world of Nowruz and the Silk Road. This week, we had planned a series of valuable and effective meetings, which were canceled at the last minute due to the start of a new wave of Corona. Because of this program, representatives from all countries went to Iran to form a network of Nowruz countries and take advantage of various cultural experiences of different countries.
Referring to the registration of Abbasi Guest House in UNESCO’s list of collective memories, he said: Abbasi Hotel Isfahan is a cultural gem and a large permanent exhibition of Iranian art in a beautiful and lasting collection that everyone who goes to this place will return in love with art. We should take the effort to register the Abbasi guest house in the list of collective memories of UNESCO as a good omen.
Iran Insurance is a great service to the people
Hassan Sharifi, CEO of Iran Insurance Joint Stock Company, said in a speech: “This 86-year-old company has an active presence in many national and economic projects, and according to upstream documents, it is considered the only state-owned insurance company.”
He added: The insurance industry is a dynamic industry and relies on modern insurance knowledge and tends to use knowledge-based companies in the field of technology. Iran Insurance in Isfahan is active in the field of tourism and hotel management, and the ownership of the 300-year-old Abbasi Guest House was handed over to Iran Insurance in 1340. Therefore, we can operate in the field of tourism insurance.
Sharifi stated: The motto and performance of Iran’s insurance is such that it provides its services to the people under the title of “Bement Service” and we hope that this event will help to increase the insurance rate in the society.
Holding higher education courses in professional insurance management in cooperation with prestigious universities in the world
Mohsen Ahmadi, CEO of Seba Business Development Holding (Iran Insurance Investment) also said in this meeting: since 1371, this holding complex has started various economic activities in the field of investment from the life reserves of the insured, and in this regard, in 1390, the center We also launched Saba Higher Education; Because one of our tasks is to improve the level of knowledge, communication with international insurance and interaction with leading countries in this field.
Referring to the activities of this holding in the field of hotel management, he emphasized: As a symbol of our traditional tourism, Abbasi Guest House is one of the biggest global attractions in the Middle East, and with the capacity of the UNESCO National Commission, it should be registered in the list of UNESCO’s collective memories by holding specialized meetings. International insurance to be followed up after concluding this memorandum.
Seba Applied Scientific Training Center as the first academic center of the country’s insurance industry started its activity in 2010 and so far many graduates of this university have entered the business market of the country’s insurance industry in various fields of insurance, law, finance and marketing. Also, supplementary insurance trainings for Iranian insurance agents and other insurance companies in the country are among the activities of this academic center.
Based on parts of the tripartite agreement, the cooperation of the parties to hold high specialized insurance education and research courses with the participation of prestigious international universities with the effective cooperation of the Saba Applied Scientific Education Center is foreseen, it is also stipulated that the professional doctorate courses of DBA business with the presence of professors International approved by the UNESCO National Commission at the Seba Applied Scientific Training Center and defense courses will be held at the desired university, and short-term professional courses with the certification and approval of scientific institutions and universities will also be held in the field of international insurance for senior insurance managers of the country at this center. Also, it is planned to register the history of Abbasi Guest House of Isfahan, which belongs to Iran Insurance, in the memory of collective memories of UNESCO.
A concentrated effort to conduct and hold specialized summits for the development of Silk Road insurance with the participation of the officials and prominent political figures of the Silk Road countries with the participation of the parties of the UNESCO-Iran National Commission in the near future is another provision of this tripartite memorandum.
Abbasi Guest House, Isfahan
Abbasi Guest House of Isfahan is one of the most important and largest hotels in Iran, which is world-famous due to its architecture and age and its location in the historical fabric of Isfahan. This guest house is one of the endowments of Shah Sultan Hossein Safavi’s mother to Chahar Bagh School, which was located wall to wall in this historic school. Abbasi Guest House in Isfahan has been selected as the most beautiful hotel in the Middle East in 2017 due to its unique paintings and historical monuments. This hotel, which has been handed over to the Iran Insurance Company since 1327, has 224 rooms and exclusive suites, which annually welcomes domestic and foreign guests and tourists, as well as high-ranking political delegations and international personalities. Subsidiary of Saba Holding) to be responsible for the registration process of this historical event.