University Psychological Counseling Unit

Comprehensive psychological and educational support for students and staff

The University Psychological Counseling Unit aims to provide continuous support to students across all levels (undergraduate and postgraduate; morning and evening studies), as well as faculty members and employees, through seminars, workshops, and lectures. The unit promotes compliance with university regulations, rejects extremism and negative behaviors, and publishes awareness posters and guidance materials (psychological, social, and health-related). It also encourages student activities in various fields (cultural, sports, and arts).

The Psychological Counseling and Educational Guidance Division at the University of Kirkuk was established under the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research / Supervision and Scientific Evaluation Apparatus / Educational Supervision Department, Reference No. JT/811 dated 15/03/2016, and the university order No. 7/27/3399 dated 28/03/2016. It was later upgraded to the University Psychological Counseling Unit under university order No. 2/7/12431 dated 27/08/2025, based on directives of the Supervision and Scientific Evaluation Apparatus, Reference No. JTM/258 dated 14/01/2025, regarding activating the psychological counseling and educational guidance system in universities.

The unit helps students understand themselves and their concerns, invest their capabilities and interests, and choose goals and paths aligned with their ambitions—supporting psychological, social, and academic adaptation, and strengthening personal growth and integration.

Request a Consultation / Counseling Follow-up Programs, Workshops & Preventive Guidance

Key Service Areas of the Counseling Unit

Individual & Group Counseling Unit

Psychological Awareness & Preventive Programs Unit

Support Unit for Students with Special Needs

Field Follow-up & Counseling Database Unit

Vision, Mission, and Key Objectives

1 Vision – Achieving Psychological and Social Balance for Students

Providing comprehensive and distinguished psychological and educational counseling services to help students achieve psychological and social balance, discover themselves, invest their energies, and develop their skills to succeed academically and personally—enhancing students’ scientific, psychological, and educational reality through effective integration with the academic environment and the labor market.

2 Mission – Providing a Psychologically and Educationally Safe University Environment

Creating a psychologically and educationally safe environment that helps students face academic, psychological, and social challenges, strengthens rational decision-making, and supports future goals through training programs, counseling services, and psychological consultations based on modern scientific foundations.

3 Providing Individual and Group Counseling Services

Offering individual and group counseling services to help students deal with academic pressures, create a safe environment to adapt to university life, and improve academic achievement and campus behavior.

4 Promoting Psychological Awareness and Education

Promoting psychological awareness and preventive mental health practices by preparing booklets, mental health posters, and awareness materials addressing common behavioral, social, and health issues among students.

5 Addressing Student Issues and Developing Talents

Contributing to addressing student issues by containing them and finding suitable solutions in cooperation with academic advisors and college councils, discussing unacceptable cases within student circles, and reducing negative impacts through developing talents and enhancing capabilities for distinguished academic performance.

6 Organizing Seminars and Workshops in Psychological Counseling

Organizing seminars and workshops in psychological counseling and educational guidance to improve educational outcomes, strengthen the culture of dialogue, tolerance, discipline, and responsibility within the university community.

7 Supporting Students with Special Needs

Providing diverse services and support for students with special needs, addressing their psychological and educational requirements, and removing barriers to integration—ensuring fairness and equal opportunities.

8 Enhancing Academic Achievement and Fostering Creativity

Enhancing academic achievement by promoting dialogue, learning, competition, and creativity, implementing programs to support top students, monitoring delay/absence cases, and delivering preventive programs.

9 Supporting Smooth Transition Between Study Stages and University Life

Helping first-year students understand university life in a civilized and academic way, and supporting graduating students in achieving social and professional ambitions and preparing for the labor market.

10 Organizing the Counseling Structure and Liaison حلقات

Adopting a cluster-based structure by appointing a representative in each college and a counselor in each department to follow up students by academic level, forming liaison channels with student discipline boards, investigation committees, the Assistant President for Student Affairs, and relevant mental health centers and hospitals—ensuring integrated psychological and legal interventions.

11 Building an Annual Database and Continuous Follow-up

Using an annual database of psychological issues faced by students to identify the most prevalent problems, conducting field visits to colleges to review counseling progress, periodically evaluating delegated counselors’ activities, and publishing awareness and warning materials about issues that may affect members of the university community.