Affiliated with the Islamic Seminary of Qum, the Imam Khomeini Institute for Education and Research was established by a mandate from his excellency, the late Grand Ayatullah Imam Khomeini (RA). It is currently run under the auspices of his excellency Grand Ayatullah Khamene'i and the directorship of Ayatullah Muhammad Taqi Misbah Yazdi. The Institute's objective is to educate interested and talented seminary students in various dicsiplines of the humanities so that they can explore Islamic perspectives on the relevant topics.