Generally, Excellence Centers have been recognized as the most important drivers of the development of countries in the present century, which like engines of development, are in close relation and interaction with think tanks, and in fact the two complement each other.

With regard to the potential capabilities of Excellence Centers, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz in 2012 established the Knowledge Management Excellence Center (KMEC).

KMEC was established with the aim of developing a reference point for addressing scientific and research activities as well as supplying consulting services in line with the development and the implementation of KM in organizations countrywide.

The special mission of the KMEC at Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz is helping organizations excel in promoting education, skills, and knowledge sharing activities among employees and institutions all over the state as well as organizing and quantitatively improving the knowledge resources available in the organization.

KMEC has 8 core members whose names and affiliations are as follows:

- Farideh Osareh, the professor & director of KMEC at Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz Abdolhossein Farajpahlou, a professor at Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz

- Zahed Bigdeli, a professor at Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz

- Rahmat Fattahi, a professor at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

- Saeed Rezaee Sharifabadi, a professor at AlzahraUniversity

- Mehri Parirukh, a professor at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

- Zahir Hayati, an associate professor at Shiraz University

- Mohammad Hassanzadeh, an associate professor at Tarbiat Modarress University