The Imam Sadiq University is an Iranian university in Tehran, Dedicated to the ُShia's sixth Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (a.s.), is currently headed by Ayatollah Mahdavi Kani. Established in 1982, the goal of the university is to bridge the gap between the Islamic seminary and traditional academia. The university offers PhD degrees in various fields such as political science, economics, Islamic jurisprudence, law (private law , public law, criminal law) and communications. It currently has 8 colleges in operation.