Mission
The Institute for the History of Science aims to be a leading institution for studies on the history of science on a global scale. This will be through coherently researching all branches of science that was developed in different cultural basins from the ancient to our days; examining the emergence, advancement, and effects of scientific knowledge both in technical and interdisciplinary terms; and creating collaborations both in national and international academia. The academic priority of the institution is to reach a level that will allow it to be an internationally determinant to define the concept of ‘history of science’ which is ever-changing and self-updating due to the constant development in science. The institute thus proposes abandoning the prevailing Eurocentric perspective and undertaking a new approach to reading history of science as a common heritage of all humanity throughout the history without falling into a trap of any prejudicial, anachronic, or Whiggist interpretations.
Vision
In accordance with its assumed mission, the Institute for the History of Science set three main strategic objectives. These are creating research and project opportunities that require national and international collaborations; dissemination of the results of these studies via academic publications and public presentations; and establishing graduate programs for rejuvenating the history of science studies. Systematic efforts will make these objectives help each other to advance. Consequently, this will create a constant revamping of the studies conducted in the institution. Research-Education-Dissemination will be conducted only at the high standards set by the institution.