Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution

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The Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution is a powerful Iranian policymaking body that shapes the country’s cultural, educational, and scientific policies in line with the Islamic Republic’s ideological goals.

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Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural policy council
government body
policymaking body
compositionIncludes clerical representatives
security and military-linked figures
selected academics
senior government officials
country Iran
decisionType binding on executive bodies in cultural and educational fields
establishedBy Iran
surface form: Islamic Republic of Iran
establishedIn 1980s
hasAuthorityOver academic appointments policies
textbook and curriculum guidelines
universities in Iran
headTitle chairman
ideologicalOrientation Islamic Republic ideology
Islamism
Shiite Islam
influencedBy Ruhollah Khomeini
surface form: Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini

Iranian Revolution
surface form: Islamic Revolution of 1979
jurisdiction Iran
surface form: Islamic Republic of Iran
keyRole approval of higher education development plans
approval of national cultural strategies
coordination of cultural policies among state institutions
setting admission and ideological vetting frameworks for universities
languageOfWork Persian
legalBasis decrees of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
meetsIn Tehran
nativeName شورای عالی انقلاب فرهنگی
overseesPolicyArea culture
higher education
media and cultural productions
research
science and technology
policyGoal alignment of education with Islamic values
centralization of cultural decision-making
control of Western cultural influence
promotion of Islamic-Iranian identity
predecessor Cultural Revolution Headquarters
primaryFunction Islamization of universities
regulation of social and cultural norms
shaping cultural policies
shaping educational policies
shaping scientific policies
supervision of academic curricula
regionServed Iran
reportsTo Supreme Leader of Iran
sector public sector
shortName SCCR

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Presidency of Iran participatesIn Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution