ABOUT US

Department History

Our faculty's Child Development Department began its academic year with 50 students in the 2019-2020 fall semester. The department accepts students based on the EA score system. Graduation requirements for our students include successfully completing all courses, equivalent to a minimum of 240 ECTS credits, and achieving a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.00 out of 4.00.

Our Vision

To cultivate successful professionals who act within ethical principles in their work with children, families, and other professionals, respect individual and cultural differences, are creative, collaborative, dynamic, and possess strong problem-solving skills. To be a dedicated, systematic, scientific, ethical, transparent, creative, and dynamic institution that provides training and consulting services at national and international levels, is sensitive to the regional and local needs of our country, and guides research in the field of child development.

Our Mission

Our mission is to support the development and education of healthy, special-needs, and at-risk children and youth ages 0-18, with an education system that meets universal standards in line with evolving scientific, technological, educational, and health needs. We also aim to educate families and the community about the healthy development and education of children. Our missions include providing consultancy on child development to institutions and organizations in need, developing developmental assessment tools and early developmental intervention programs suitable for our country's children, collaborating with relevant non-governmental organizations to raise public awareness of the importance of child development, and spearheading the implementation of projects that benefit children and society.