{"id":488,"date":"2025-10-24T07:43:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T07:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ebs.dmu.edu.et\/?page_id=488"},"modified":"2026-08-06T20:30:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T20:30:27","slug":"dean-message","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iebs.dmu.edu.et\/?page_id=488","title":{"rendered":"Dean&#8217;s Message"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to the Institute of Educational and Behavioral Sciences (IEBS) at Debre Markos University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an institution dedicated to academic excellence, innovative research, and impactful community engagement activities, the Institute serves as a vibrant hub for preparing the next generation of educators, behavioral scientists, psychologists, and educational leaders. In alignment with Debre Markos University\u2019s vision as an applied science university, our mission is grounded in producing highly competent professionals whose expertise directly addresses the evolving educational, socio-economic, and psychological needs of our society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our academic programs\u2014spanning undergraduate through doctoral levels\u2014are designed to integrate rigorous theoretical foundations with practical, evidence-based applications. Through learner-centered and outcome-based educational approaches, we empower our students to become critical thinkers, compassionate practitioners, and reflective leaders. Our staff are actively engage in cutting-edge research, indigenous knowledge and practice integration, contextualized behavioral studies, and multidisciplinary collaborations aimed at tackling pressing sectoral gaps and advancing systemic educational improvements across Ethiopia and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you are a prospective student seeking a transformative educational experience, a scholar looking for meaningful research partnerships, an alumnus, or a community stakeholder, we invite you to explore our vibrant academic community. Together, we continue to cultivate a dynamic learning environment dedicated to institutional growth, human potential, and sustainable development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for visiting our portal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meberate Belachew (PhD), Associate Professor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dean, Institute of Educational and Behavioral Sciences; Debre Markos University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email: meberatebe5@gmail.com\/ meberate_belachew@dmu.edu.et<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phone number: +251911537752<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Institute of Educational and Behavioral Sciences (IEBS) at Debre Markos University. As an institution dedicated to academic excellence, innovative research, and impactful community engagement activities, the Institute serves as a vibrant hub for preparing the next generation of educators, behavioral scientists, psychologists, and educational leaders. In alignment with Debre Markos University\u2019s vision [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-488","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iebs.dmu.edu.et\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iebs.dmu.edu.et\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iebs.dmu.edu.et\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iebs.dmu.edu.et\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iebs.dmu.edu.et\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=488"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/iebs.dmu.edu.et\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/488\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":724,"href":"https:\/\/iebs.dmu.edu.et\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/488\/revisions\/724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iebs.dmu.edu.et\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}