Flight 752: commemorative fund launched to honour 176 victims including two Concordia alumni

Concordia has created the Memorial Scholarship Fund for Iranian Students to commemorate those who died in the fatal crash of Flight 752 over Tehran, Iran, on January 8.

The Ukraine International Airlines crash claimed all 176 passengers and crew, including 57 Canadians. Two of the university’s recent graduates — Siavash Ghafouri-Azar, MASc 19, and Sara Mamani, MASc 18 — had just wed in Iran and were on their way home to Canada.

The tragedy prompted Concordia to establish a new Memorial Scholarship Fund for Iranian Students. This fund will support new students from Iran who choose to pursue their graduate education at Concordia as of fall 2020.

“Concordia joins Canada’s academic community, and the country at large, in mourning this devastating loss of life. Our heartfelt condolences go to the families and friends of the victims,” says Graham Carr, Concordia’s president.

Iranian students have long been vital to the fabric of the university community. This memorial fund will honour the memory of those who died by helping incoming Iranian students who choose to pursue their education at Concordia.

Gina Cody's $50,000 start-up gift