The role of sabbaticalin clarifying the mechanisms Administrative management and networking of inter-university communication

Strengthening the international cooperation of universities and higher education institutions has always been one of the important research priorities . The present research has been carried out with the aim of identifying the role of sabbatical in clarifying administrative management mechanisms and inter-university communication networking of medical sciences universities. The current research was conducted with an exploratory qualitative research approach and in a special way on the basis of the narrative research method to collect the narratives and lived experiences of the faculty members of medical sciences universities in Tehran who had experienced the opportunity to study abroad through semi-structured interviews with them. In order to clarify the administrative mechanisms affecting the networking of universities of medical sciences with other universities abroad, 14 faculty members of universities of medical sciences in Tehran were interviewed. Data analysis was done by inductive method and conventional methods in coding grounded theory. After categorizing the categories based on the conceptual framework of the research in the three roles of "inventor", "developer" and "guide", the results showed the sabbatical in the three mechanisms of "legal capacity building", "structural capacity building" and "policy building capacity" of management. The administration forms the networking of universities of medical sciences. The experience of the faculty members participating in the study opportunity program indicated the innovative role of this program in legal capacity building (change and amendment of laws), the developmental role of this program in building the capacity of the executive structures of the system, and its guiding role in the direction of capacity building of policies. The achievements of the study opportunity program in the networking of universities require that the system of the Ministry of Health, along with the necessity of allocating funds and encouraging academic staff members, takes serious action to remove obstacles and facilitate it.