Psychological Counseling Division

University counseling focuses on a very important segment of society: university students, who will become future leaders tasked with continuing the journey of building and progressing society. The Psychological Counseling and Educational Guidance Division at the University of Al-Hamdaniya seeks to actively contribute to the comprehensive development of human resources. This includes providing training programs, psychological services, and consultations to enhance the performance efficiency of the university community—students, faculty, and staff—and helping to achieve the university’s goals, ultimately reaching high-quality academic performance ethically and professionally.

Since the establishment of the University Counseling Division by Administrative Order No. 2/2/2871 on October 11, 2023, the division has sought to provide psychological, educational, and social support to students, faculty, and staff. It helps them adapt to the university environment, develop their capabilities, and achieve psychological and social balance in their university life and future careers.

The division has also provided significant educational and psychological services to state departments outside the university community. This was achieved in cooperation with the Women’s Protection Department in the Nineveh Plain, the Civil Defense, and the Directorate of Education in Nineveh. Furthermore, it has organized visits and volunteer work at orphanages and elderly care homes in the Nineveh Governorate, and distributed awareness posters addressing various topics such as reducing violence, begging, the dangers of drugs, and more. This ensures that the University of Al-Hamdaniya leaves its mark in preparing, enlightening, and raising awareness among important segments of society.

Tasks of the University Counseling Division:

Providing Advisory Services: The division has offered individual and group counseling to students through the work of guidance committees and counseling units in the scientific departments of the colleges affiliated with the University of Al-Hamdaniya.
Promoting Mental Health: Raising awareness about the importance of mental health and equipping students with the necessary skills to cope with life’s pressures.
Personal and Professional Development: Helping students discover their abilities and inclinations in emotional and skill-based aspects, in addition to cognitive aspects, and guiding them to make sound professional and life decisions.
Development and Rehabilitation: Preparing educational counselors and developing their skills in dealing with life and its various situations.
Preventive Education: Organizing seminars, workshops, and awareness campaigns.
Instilling Values: Planting religious, ethical, and professional values, promoting respect for others, a spirit of tolerance, rejecting violence, combating extremist ideas, and establishing the foundations of peaceful coexistence.

Official Email: pc@uohamdaniya.edu.iq