It is with great honor that I welcome you to the official website of the Faculty of Social Sciences at SIMAD University, a vibrant and intellectually dynamic academic community dedicated to advancing knowledge, fostering critical inquiry, and shaping future leaders in the service of society.

The social sciences are a keystone foundation of intellectual and societal development. They offer the theoretical paradigms and empirical methods necessary for understanding and solving the pressing problems of our era—governance, conflict management, social injustice, institutional development, mental illness, globalization, environmental change, and others. Our faculty takes up the challenge to produce research and scholarship that not only enriches the scholarly tradition but also translates into evidence-based policy and societally transformative interventions.

The Faculty has six departments: Political Science and International Relations, Public Administration, Social Work and Social Administration, Psychology, Media and Communications, and Development Studies. Each of the departments engages in vigorous teaching, research, and outreach anchored on a dedication to interdisciplinary collaboration and academic integrity.

Our curricula aim to foster critical thinking, moral accountability, and an international outlook while being responsive to the local environment. We want to provide our students the professional competences, methodological knowledge, and theoretical underpinnings necessary to interact critically and productively with the complexity of the contemporary world. Through research projects, fieldwork, coursework, and community involvement, our students are inspired to become leaders, innovators, and change agents.

According to the university’s strategic objective, the Faculty of Social Sciences cultivates a welcoming academic atmosphere that respects differences in perspective, experience, and background. Open intellectual discussion, multidisciplinary education, and the pursuit of quality in study and instruction are all things we support. Our academic members are engaged academics, policy professionals, and public intellectuals whose work has implications on a local, national, and worldwide scale.

Furthermore, we are forging close ties with academic institutions, research networks, international organizations, NGOs, and governmental bodies across the world. These collaborations improve our students’ educational experiences and increase the influence of our research on society.

As dean, I reaffirm our dedication to institutional growth, social responsibility, and academic achievement. I extend an invitation to researchers, academics, students, and development partners to interact with our faculty as contributors, learners, and collaborators. By working together, we can support the goals of higher education and jointly produce knowledge that promotes sustainable development and human well-being.

Thank you for your interest in the Faculty of Social Sciences. We look forward to welcoming you into our academic community.