Portfolio
A curated record of applied academic work shaped by care, cultural sensitivity, and long-term institutional responsibility.
The Ardaviraf Institute’s project portfolio reflects work carried out across universities, cultural spaces, and community contexts. Each initiative is approached as a study in human experience — where psychological well‑being, cultural belonging, and intellectual rigor remain inseparable.
Portfolio
Completed projects through the end of 2025, presented here as a concise record of applied academic and cultural work.
This project provided psychological and social support to international students, reframing "homesickness" as a natural part of cultural adaptation. It created a safe space to manage the emotional pressures of displacement and loneliness, linking mental health directly to academic success.
A collaborative initiative with a prominent art space in Gothenburg. It bridged contemporary art and the Persian-speaking community through a psychoanalytic lens. Art was used as a tool for cultural dialogue, connecting the migration experience with symbolic visual language.
Linked to academic research, this project explored how trauma and emotional dysregulation act as barriers to learning the Swedish language. It emphasized that language acquisition is deeply tied to a person’s sense of psychological security and trauma-informed care.
Portfolio
Selected initiatives currently in progress.
These projects reflect ongoing initiatives currently featured across the institute’s core focus areas.
A one-year Persian literacy program created for bilingual and immigrant children in North America.Designed for children between the ages of 5 and 9, it offers a structured, implementation-ready learning path that supports language development, cultural connection, and early literacy in Persian.
She Speaks is dedicated to recognizing and supporting women who have been unjustly targeted by systems of power.Many of these women have faced false accusations, damage to their public reputation, and the loss of social trust. The project focuses on dignity, safety, civil rights, and the restoration of visibility and support.
For academic partners, cultural institutions, and community collaborators, we welcome project conversations grounded in clarity and care.