The Role of Cultural Programs in University of Qom in Training Students from the Perspective of Students and Professors

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the cultural programs of University of Qom in training students from the perspective of professors and students in the academic year of 2018-19. This study was done by descriptive survey and analytical method. The statistical population consisted of all undergraduate female students and female professors in University of Qom. Subjects were selected from professors and students, that with purposive sampling 152  female professors and 357  female students were selected by random quota sampling. Data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire of cultural activities of the university that its validity and reliability were confirmed. Data were analyzed by SPSS  software version 23 using T-test, ANOVA and LSD tests. Students believed that the role of cultural programs in training students was moderate, which was more than average in religious, moral and social training, moderate in political training, and less than average in cultural/artistic training, respectively. Also, from the professors' point of view, the role of university's cultural programs in training students was less than average, which has had a less than average effect on religious, social, political, and cultural/artistic training. Cultural planning is a tool for achieving cultural development and it is the most important tool for achieving sustainable development. It is necessary that the university's cultural programs be linked to the needs and interests of the students in order to increase the effectiveness of these programs.