The department is led by Dean of Students and performs the following functions:

• Oversees student guidance and counseling services at the Institute in collaboration with relevant departments;
• Supervises the administration of students’ welfare services;
• Organizes, in collaboration with other Institute organs, the orientation programmes for fresh students;
• Develops appropriate strategies for anticipating, controlling and managing students conflicts;
• Foresees and anticipates students needs and potential problems and liaises with Institute management in order to avert destructive conflicts;
• Ensures that the Institute students by-laws and regulations are observed and necessary actions are taken to those violating them;
• Monitors and ensures that catering services being provided by the contracted party are of acceptable standards;
• Supervises janitorial services outsourced to private service providers;
• Coordinates the management and affairs of the students organization;
• Advices the Deputy Rector ARC on all matters related to students’ affairs.