- Establishing correspondence between scientific and research achievements on the one hand and the topical/practical aspects of Slovenia's links to integration and globalisation processes on the other: in this regard and in particular identification of various aspects of national identity, transformation of traditional political categories and their mediation into Slovenian political and civil society, respectively, as well as in mass media; - Promotion of substantial and equal international collaboration with cultures and scientific bodies in Asia (in particular in China and Japan); - Constructive and positive contributions in the direction of strenghtening intercultural and interconfessional cohabitation (studies and interpretations of Koran texts).