Major Measures in Fields of Student Dormitories, Welfare, and Sport

Through a series of reports, the Public Relations Department of Farhangian Teacher Education University (FTEU) will announce the major measures and achievements of the university in various fields in 2024. The first report is allocated to the measures taken in the fields of student dormitories, welfare, and sport.

Preparation for the Start of the Academic Year

One of the most important actions in the Vice-Chancellery for Student-Teachers’ Affairs is conducting an annual census and preparing welfare and educational spaces for the start of the academic year in 98 campuses and centers, and adding 1.37 square meters to the dormitory space per capita.

The issue of dormitories is among the fundamental responsibilities of the Vice-Chancellery for Student-Teachers’ affairs. In 2024, the department has taken the following actions:

• Developing the housing website to offer services related to dormitory accommodation (reservation and related services)
• Updating and integration of the Vice-Chancellery’s websites (health, food, and dormitories)
• Constant follow-up and coordination with the province governor’s offices, the Department of Education, and related general offices in order to supply the needs of the dormitory and educational spaces
• Housing of 60503 student-teachers in 304 dormitory buildings
• Reviewing the guest student requests
• Accepting 2183 guest student requests among 5099 candidates

Major Welfare, Educational, and Sport Measures

• Developing loan services for married students; taking advantage of facilities offered by the Ministry of Education for student-teachers; they are included in the services offered on no-interest loans, and welfare spaces of the Ministry of Education.
• Measures on the Development of Infrastructures and Equipment of Industrial Kitchens
• Establishment of counseling, health, and lifestyle centers in campuses and centers across the country
• Recruitment of 137 academic members in the field of counseling and psychology, as well as 50 physicians, to offer health and psychology services to student-teachers
• Organization of over 370 round-the-clock supervisors
• Psychological interviewing of about 81000 students upon entrance
• Comprehensive Plan of Prevention of Social Harms for the student-teachers
• Issues including self-awareness, emotion management, effective communication, interpersonal relationships, problem-solving ability, and effective decision-making to prepare newly-admitted student-teachers and raise their awareness 

Carrying out the Comprehensive Plan of Prevention of Social Harms No. 2 on addiction prevention for 24000 senior student-teachers in collaboration with the organization of Social Affairs of the Interior Affairs Ministry, including the specialized course on prevention from addiction to narcotics, psychotropic drugs, and alcohol, specific to counseling academic members and counsellors.