Imam Sadiq University

Imam Sadiq University
دانشگاه امام صادق
Dâneshgâh-e Emâm Sâdeq
TypePrivate
Established1982
PresidentAsghar Eftekhari
Students1,110
Location
Tehran
,
Tehran Province
,
Iran
CampusUrban
Websitewww.isu.ac.ir
Imam Sadiq University (2016)

The Imam Sadiq University is an Islamic private university in Tehran, Iran. Established in 1982, the goal of the university is to bridge the gap between Islamic research and modern studies, especially humanities.[1] The university was dedicated to training politicians and jurists preaching Islam.[2] Reflecting its commitment to Islamic principles, the university separates educational environments for female and male students.[3]

The university is regarded as one of the universities in Iran that has played a prime role in recruiting politicians and other prime figures in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Imam Sadiq University is significantly more autonomous than other Iranian universities in inviting and employing lecturers, because it is a private organization.[4] Prominent reformist thinkers such as Abdolkarim Soroush, Hossein Bashiriyeh, Javad Tabatabaei have been given space to propound their own ideas in humanities.[5][6][7][8]

The university offers BA, MA, and Ph.D. degrees in political science, economics, Islamic jurisprudence, law (private law, public law, criminal law, international law), management, and communications. It has eight colleges in operation.

According to Tony Blair Institute, the institution is designed to provide the Islamic Republic with indoctrinated technocrats who can carry out the next stage of the revolution envisaged by Iran’s supreme leader. Imam Sadiq graduates (Imam Sadeghis) are the force behind Ebrahim Raisi’s administration, and the institution has enabled a three-way alliance between the clergy, the IRGC and ideological technocrats.[9]

  1. ^ Dr. Norman Finkelstein on the Imam Sadegh University [1].
  2. ^ Hashemi, Mohammad (2024-02-22). "Tehran's Harvard Incubated Iran's New Government". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  3. ^ "Imam Sadegh University's official website".
  4. ^ Zep Kalb (2017). "Neither Dulati nor Khosusi: Islam, Education and Civil Society in Post-1989 Iran". Iranian Studies. 50 (4): 575–600. doi:10.1080/00210862.2017.1295345. S2CID 151547267.
  5. ^ Ailing Official Highlights Concentration of Power in Iran [2].
  6. ^ Head Of Iran's Top Clerical Body Dies
  7. ^ Iran’s 'democratic elections’ only missing one thing - choice
  8. ^ Mahdavi Kani's death leaves room for hard-liners to expand
  9. ^ "Raisi's Rising Elite: The Imam Sadeghis, Iran's Indoctrinated Technocrats". www.institute.global. Retrieved 2024-02-12.