Faculty of Education
Overview
The Faculty of Education – Sana’a holds the distinction of being the first faculty established in the Republic of Yemen. Founded in 1970/1971, it was one of the two inaugural faculties that formed the nucleus of Sana’a University, alongside the Faculty of Sharia and Law. Initially, the Faculty of Education covered the disciplines of Arts, Science, and Education, before becoming an independent faculty in the academic year 1973/1974.
The Faculty’s beginnings were modest, with just eleven male and female students enrolled at its inception. The enrollment, however, steadily increased, reaching 2,925 students by the academic year 1988/1989. This growth continued, with male and female student numbers hitting 10,164 across eleven undergraduate programs in the academic year 2001/2002. In addition, the Faculty offered postgraduate studies in ten departments, accommodating a total of 250 male and female students.
Academically, the Faculty initially followed an annual system. In the academic year 1978/1979, it transitioned to a semester system. Subsequently, the Faculty adopted the credit hour system in 1980/1981. However, at a later date, the Faculty decided to revert to the semester system, which remains in place today.
Vision
The Faculty of Education in Sanaa aspires to achieve a distinguished position at the level of colleges of education in the Republic of Yemen and the Arab region, so that it becomes a center for attracting distinguished students in various scientific specializations who are able to serve education in the future.
Values
Leadership, teamwork, partnership, transparency, professionalism, creativity
Mission
The Faculty of Education at Sana’a University seeks to be a distinguished educational institution that produces well-qualified professors who possess a strong foundation in the educational and specialized fields, skills, and values. It achieves its mission by providing high-quality teacher preparation programs while maintaining excellence and creativity in teaching and learning processes, and providing educational services to the university and society through the cooperative efforts of faculty members, students, employees, and community members, in light of community values and professional ethics.
Faculty Aims
Within the framework of the aims of the Faculaty of Education, which seeks to prepare competent teachers, by achieving the following objectives:
1. Preparing students to be highly scientifically and professionally prepared to teach at the various stages of the school.
2. Preparing the student as a teacher specialized in teaching the subject of specialization.
3. Qualifying teachers, and working to raise their professional capabilities, to keep pace with modern educational developments.
4. Enabling students to be able to apply specialized and educational knowledge to the labor market after their graduation.
5. Providing students with modern educational trends and their practical applications to contribute to the development of the educational process.
6. Enabling students to know educational concepts, theories, and trends, and to comprehend the basic principles that qualify them to teach at the various levels of school.
7. Enabling learners to employ modern teaching methods, educational methods, and evaluation strategies in various teaching situations.
8. Contribute to preparing outputs capable of managing teaching and learning.
9. Providing professional development programs for in-service employees.