economics up to now, more than 226 graduate programs (157 ma and 69 phd) have been held, 925 graduates and researchers have been educated, and more than 700 thesis and dissertations in various fields of humanities have been published. based on the strategic plan document, the main objective of the graduate school of the institute is to improve problem-oriented education and to promote the quality rather than quantity of the researches; and accordingly, as a major part of the plan, this institute aims at increasing the number of phd students as part of complementary research programs and accept ma students in special innovative fields to be educated under the supervision of knowledgeable experts and professors. cultural and social vice chancellor institute for humanities and cultural studies 5 based on the importance of socio-cultural issues in the development perspective plan, the role of culture in the structure of beliefs and approaches and due to the vast range of cultural and social issues, the institute for humanities and cultural studies has established the cultural and social vice chancellor with the following objectives: