The Faculty of Education is one of the oldest faculties at Ibb University. It was established in 1988 as a branch of Sana’a University with the aim of actively contributing to the development of education and community service at both the local and national levels. The faculty initially began with only two departments—Islamic Studies and Arabic Language—according to the needs and available resources at that time. The faculty was officially incorporated into Ibb University under Republican Decree No. (91) dated June 12, 1996. The faculty building is located in the Jirafah locality next to the Yemen Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
The faculty continued to expand and develop its programs both quantitatively and qualitatively in line with developments in the educational system and societal needs. By the 1997/1998 academic year, it offered fourteen specializations, including three scientific fields (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry) and six humanities fields (Arabic Language, English Language, Quran Sciences, Islamic Studies, Geography, and History). Admission to the specializations of Islamic Studies, Geography, and History was later suspended in coordination with the Ministry of Education and the Ibb Education Office.
In the 1998/1999 academic year, five new specializations were introduced: Psychological and Educational Counseling, Special Education, Kindergarten and Early Childhood Education, Art Education, and Adult Education. This made the faculty the first in the Republic of Yemen to supply the labor market with qualified educational professionals in specialized fields that support the development of the educational process.
In the 2010/2011 academic year, additional programs were launched, including the Department of Learning and Information Technology and the Science and Mathematics Teacher Program. This further strengthened the faculty’s pioneering role in preparing qualified educational cadres in specialized fields that enhance educational development.
From the 2011 academic year up to the present (2026), the faculty offers seventeen specializations within the Bachelor’s degree program:
- Department of Educational Foundations and Administration
- Department of Art Education
- Department of Educational and Information Technology, including:
- Educational Technology (Graphics)
- Educational Technology (Information)
- Educational Technology (Computer Teacher)
- Department of Human Development
- Department of Quran Sciences
- Department of Psychological and Educational Sciences, including:
- Psychological Counseling
- Special Education
- Kindergarten and Early Childhood Education
- Department of English Language
- Department of Arabic Language
- Department of Science and Mathematics Field Teacher Preparation, including:
- Science Field Teacher
- Science and Mathematics Field Teacher
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Chemistry
The faculty also offers six Master’s degree specializations:
- Educational and Information Technology
- Educational Administration and Supervision
- Psychological Counseling
- Special Education
- Kindergarten and Early Childhood Education
- Curriculum and Instruction
In addition, the faculty provides five PhD specializations:
- Educational Administration and Supervision
- Psychological Counseling
- Special Education
- Kindergarten and Early Childhood Education
- Curriculum and Instruction