Imam Sadegh University as a non-governmental Islamic university is founded for teaching and developing human knowledge according to the creation objectives, divine learnings and Islamic sciences. It is believed that Islamic teachings epitomized by Imam Sadegh school of thought has such an extensive capacity that once discovered, clarified and actualized it can create a great transformation in the field of human sciences and techniques and above all in social sciences and humanities and thus it can lead to the training and raising of competent scholars.

According to the Islamic principles and values ISU sees knowledge as a divine light, great property, and a means of achieving perfection for competent and disciplined human beings, and also believes that learning and educating accompanied with self – refinement is what really conforms with the path set by God’s prophets (pbut) and is the most important calling of mankind; and only by making "intentions and goals" Godly, and bridging the gap between "knowledge and practice" would the true role of knowledge be performed.

ISU considers the distance between Howza (Islamic seminaries) universities, and their isolation from the conceptions of each other as an irretrievable loss for the Islamic society.

With the intention of real connection between Howza & universities, and by utilizing the cooperation and achievements of the elites from the two scientific centers, ISU will train and educate students who are conscious of the exigencies of their time and are devoted to the principles and values of pure Islam of Prophet Mohammad (pbuh).

Its aim is to render a new model of education in order to propagate the knowledge pertaining to Islam and Ahlul Bait (The Holy Household of the prophet) and thus create a major change in the higher educational system.

To fulfill the goals and continuously upgrade its quality ISU will undertake the following tasks:

1- Recruiting elites: Selecting top and talented students from scientific & ethical points of view, and learned, believing refined and intellectually independent professors.

2- Strengthening the faith & religious sense of honor, developing Islamic ethics, and self-disciplining by creating a safe and sound ethical and ideological atmosphere, and presenting theoretical and practical models.

3- Correction, lasting progress & expansion of programs & educational contents, making education a "research – centered" process, and making education programs efficient. Establishing new educational courses according to the goals & based on a survey of society’s need, especially in postgraduate levels.

4- Promoting research, particularly to achieve an epistemic system based on the Islamic education, expanding the borders of Islamic education & inter-disciplinary researches in the field of Islamic sciences and humanities and finally presenting the results.

5- Constant Scientific development by using different means such as creating an atmosphere full of liveliness, motivation creativity & academic open-mindedness, strong desire for knowledge, spreading the spirit of criticism, acceptability of criticism and mutual understanding, preparing the right condition to achieve higher levels of education and have easy access to the information & academic resources.

6- Advancing the quality of the university management in accordance with the necessities and changes in academic, social and technological conditions, priority of quality over quantity of outputs, cooperation of the faculties, best allocation of privileges & facilities according to the goals & evaluation system.

7- Constant organization and improvement of the relationship with the other academic centers, especially those on the same direction with ISU and the users of services and achievements of the university including: Howza and universities, academic centers, institutes & offices of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iranian people & those of the Islamic countries and other countries in the world.

8- Utilizing new technologies for increasing speed, accuracy and effectiveness of training, research & facilitating academic connections with regard to the requirements & needs of society, with due emphasis on the fact that technology serves as a tool for accomplishing the university mission.

9- Faculties & students should be committed to justice, human sanctity & honor, protecting divine blessings and the environment, and taking care of human problems and pains.

10- Faculties & students should be committed to promoting social integrity, brotherhood, affection, social order, conscientiousness, obligation, & reducing and eliminating society’s problems by using all different means such as constant observation of social needs, changes, & transitions, making structural research practical, presenting scientific & practical plans to satisfy different and always changing, and increasing demands of society, opposing cultural & intellectual invasion by having a recourse to the Islamic thought, leading society toward self-reliance increasing peoples cooperation in elevating the Islamic system.

Imam Sadegh University as the first Islamic university in Iran & originated from the Islamic revolution considers that the adherence to Velayat-e-Faghih (authority of a religious jurisprudent) is pivotal and is a continuation of the path of the most honored Prophet & Holy Imams (pbut). In addition to that, ISU considers the following as some of its privileges: special composition of the board of trustees & teaching staff (gathered from Howza and Universities Scholars), excellent, credible, powerful and stable management, creating a suitable atmosphere for women to prove their talents in academic management. ISU is also accountable to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, ministry of science, research & Technology, and to the board of honors.