Dr. Seyed Masoud Mousavi Ardabili is the president of Mofid University and Assistant Professor of the Department of Philosophy. He received a Bachelor’s degree in "Mechanical Engineering" from the University of Science and Technology in 1991, a Master's degree in "Philosophy of Science" from Sharif University of Technology in 1999 and a Ph.D. in "Philosophy" from the University of Ottawa - Canada in 2012.

Responsibilities:

2016 - present: President of Mofid University

2007 to 2014: Vice President of MU

2003 - Present: Head of MU Center for Human Rights Studies

1997 - present: Member of MU Board of Trustees

1990 - present: Secretary of MU Board of Trustees

1990 - 2001: Vice President and Executive Vice President of MU

Scientific Event Management:

- Chairman of the Fifth International Conference on Human Rights: Peace, Human Rights and Religion, Center for Human Rights Studies, Mofid University, May 2009

- Chairman of the Fourth International Conference on Human Rights: Human Rights and Religion, Center for Human Rights Studies, Mofid University, May 2007

- Chairman of the Third International Conference on Human Rights: Identity, Difference and Human Rights, MU Center for Human Rights Studies, May 2005

- Chairman of the Second International Conference on Human Rights: Theoretical Foundations of Human Rights, MU Center for Human Rights Studies, , May 2003

- Chairman of the First International Conference on Human Rights: Human Rights and the Dialogue of Civilizations, MU Center for Human Rights Studies, April 2001.

Editing:

- 2009 to 2017: Editor-in-Chief of "Existence and Cognition" Journal

- 2006 to 2010: Editor-in-Chief of "Human Rights" Journal

- 2005 to 2009: Editor-in-Chief of "Philosophical Letter" Journal