Department Educational Goals:

1. Providing contemporary knowledge: Empowering students with a deep and analytical understanding of political institutions, power dynamics, governance, and public policy—from the local to the international level—along with establishing effective interaction with global academic centers and prominent figures in the field of political science.
2. Developing and advancing study curricula.
3. Building analytical and interpretive capabilities: Through developing and enhancing students' skills in the fields of political analysis, evaluating political phenomena, party knowledge, and conducting electoral processes.
4. Promoting active participation in societal issues, emphasizing and focusing on the domains of freedom, human rights, and democratic principles.
5. Setting research priorities: Offering flexible, effective, and high-quality courses that align with world-class academic research in the fields of political theory, comparative politics, and international relations.
6. Advancing practical skills: Cultivating critical thinking, data analysis, research design, and effective communication skills, with the aim of preparing graduates to assume roles in non-governmental organizations (NGOs), policy research centers, and international institutions, as well as to work in governmental bodies and administrative and political positions.
7. Preparing leadership competencies: Producing specialized personnel who are scientifically qualified in terms of public administration and understanding power mechanisms and different political systems.
8. Community service and institutions: Through creating and building active strategic partnerships with governmental entities, civil society organizations, and regional and international universities by organizing training sessions, workshops, and joint conferences.