Programmatic initiatives, drawing inspiration from the Shiraz Festival of the Arts which was a trendsetter program for similar events around the world - Performing Arts - Arts and Ideas - Award for Excellence in Public Service - Honoring and promoting exceptional service to humanity - Award for Excellence in Arts and Culture - Documenting historic perspectives of personalities in arts and culture

More than showcasing artifacts, the ambition is to connect resources and resource centres all over the world for researchers and curators to draw from ​- Rotating Exhibits to explore the richness of Persian influence through storytelling about history and movements - Events and active series of public programmes to bring people together by providing a forum for public gatherings to hear about and be introduced to other cultures and people - Archives and Digital Stacks - Private and Public Library - The Foundation Collection

To promote the understanding of history, culture, science and nature. To promote empirical learning and knowledge as basis for decision making and looking to the future - Research and Education - Internships - Visiting Scholars and Scholarships

Issue driven forward thinking for the world today and future including social and economic challenges, environment and sustainability, technology disruption and trends - Leading from the front - Spreading solutions that work - Government innovation - Cities and Sustainability - Advocacy - Sportsmanship and Sports Without Borders

To engage with the local community and the wider society. To build bridges and create opportunities of integration - Community Engagement and External Activities - Development - Programmatic Initiatives - Partnerships with European institutions