Providing scientific services to the higher education system to foster the transformation and advancement of universities;
Addressing the country's needs in the field of higher education;
Creating an intellectual environment for domestic and international researchers to discuss the latest scientific achievements and findings in interdisciplinary university studies;
Striving for the establishment of an interdisciplinary field of university studies;
Promoting interdisciplinary convergence among history, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, political science, and education in researching universities as historical, social, cultural, and political institutions;
Facilitating critical discussions on cultural and social issues related to higher education and universities in Iran;
Analyzing the achievements of Iranian universities in social, cultural, and political domains, and systematically defending them;
Encouraging conceptual and methodological innovations to deeply understand and explain issues related to universities in Iran.
Scope
Cultural norms of the university as an institution
The university and the issue of identity
The political function of the university
The university as a modern social organization
The social history of universities in the world and Iran
Political and cultural conflicts and disputes in universities
The social, cultural, and political functions of the university
Cultural and social policymaking in universities
Lifestyles in universities (faculty, students, and staff)
Cultural production and consumption in universities
The university and cultural values
The university and the privatization of higher education
Cultural changes and the university
The role and function of associations and organizations in universities
The philosophy of the university
Interaction or conflict of ideas in universities
The university and the culture of elitism
Disciplinary cultures within universities
Interactions of university actors (faculty, students, and staff)
Social harms in universities
The university and freedom
Analysis of cultural spaces in universities
The university and the issue of development and progress
The Islamic university
The university and the new Islamic-Iranian civilization
Cultural investment and productivity in universities
The political economy of the university
The university and the expansion of virtual communications
The social responsibility of the university
Analyzing and explaining the roles of different universities in changing value patterns in Iranian society
Informal cultures in Iranian universities
Identifying and explaining the functions of informal communities and student circles in universities
The physical and architectural spaces of the university
Critiquing curricula in universities
Professional ethics in universities
Patterns of religiosity among university actors (faculty, students, and staff)
The relationship between the university and the government
The relationship between the university and industry
The relationship between the university and society
