Njengenhlangano yamazwe ngamazwe, i-Islamic World Academy of Sciences (IAS) ibilokhu, selokhu yethulwa ngo-1986, isungula indawo yokunyathelisa njengesikhungo samazwe ngamazwe sesayensi esisebenzela amazwe angama-57 angamalungu eNhlangano Yokubambisana KwamaSulumane (OIC) kanye nemiphakathi ye-OIC nososayensi nochwepheshe emhlabeni wonke.
Kanye nokuba indikimba yokweluleka ngesayensi ye-OIC, i-IAS ihlanganisa eminye imisebenzi emithathu ehlukene. Okokuqala, umphakathi ofundile othuthukisa amagugu esayensi yesimanje, ohlonipha impumelelo ephezulu futhi usabalalisa impumelelo yesayensi ngemihlangano nokushicilelwa. Okwesibili, yinkundla lapho kudingidwa khona izindaba zesayensi nezesayensi. I-IAS futhi ihola umphakathi wesayensi we-OIC ebudlelwaneni bayo nemiphakathi, ohulumeni kanye nezikhungo zesayensi emhlabeni wonke. Okwesithathu, iyinqolobane yezemfundo yomlando wesayensi - ikakhulukazi kumongo wempucuko yamaSulumane - njengoba abaningi bayo. Fellows futhi abahlanganyeli bangochwepheshe abaziwayo kulo mkhakha.
Ngaphezu kwalokho kuyisikhungo esisizayo esisekela abantu abangcono kakhulu be-OIC ukuthi benze ucwaningo olusengqondweni nolufinyelela kude. Ngamafuphi, i-IAS iqokwe abaningi njengezwi lesayensi nobuchwepheshe emhlabeni wamaSulumane.