Achievements

The Department takes pride in a distinguished record of academic, scholarly, and community achievements, the most notable of which include:

• Established Bachelor’s programs in Giftedness and Creativity, Special Education, and Psychological and Educational Counseling.
• Established Master’s programs in Special Education (Giftedness and Creativity; Learning Difficulties) and in Educational Psychology.
• Established an Associate Diploma program in Autism Spectrum Disorders.
• Participated in national and international academic conferences.
• Delivered specialized lectures and workshops in service of the local community.
• Published peer-reviewed research in the fields of psychology, counseling, and special education.
• Published specialized academic books and reference works.
• Secured funding for collaborative research from the Scientific Research Support Fund at the Ministry of Higher Education.
• Obtained academic accreditation for the Bachelor’s programs in Psychological and Educational Counseling and in Special Education, and for the Master's program in Educational Psychology.