University of Religions and Denominations

The University of Religions and Denominations (Persian: دانشگاه اديان و مذاهب) is a teaching and research center in Qom, Iran.

[citation needed] In 1995[1] a group of scholars from Hawza of Qom interested in and concerned with religious and cultural matters decided to pioneer a movement towards the study of various religions and other Islamic sects and denominations.

[citation needed] The institute began its activities with a group of students from Qom Seminary in a small building with minimal resources and facilities.

The magazine concerns itself with results, learning about the discoveries, doctrines and experiences of the followers of other religions and appreciating, restudying, and renewing one’s own religious beliefs.

The Office does this by hosting short-term language courses taught by native speakers from outside Iran, inviting ambassadors and embassy officials to visit the university, organizing academic-cultural tours of other countries, sending professors to teach in Europe and America, and signing more than 150 memoranda of understanding with academic institutes and universities in Iran and abroad.

This center organizes educational courses and scientific trips around the world within the framework of memorandums of understanding.