The Faculty of Adult and Higher Education at the College of Education is committed to improving human resource potentials of adults through teaching, research and service activities. Its mission, along with its other units, is to promote high standards of professional education in an environment attentive to the needs of students, faculty, and the broader society it serves. It is committed to the best practices in the preparation and continuing education of professionals in the field adult education while advancing scholarly activity; supporting individual and collaborative efforts in institutional and non-institutional settings; and advancing diversity and equity in teaching, research, and services.

The service programs of the Faculty of Adult Education are designed to foster interaction with practitioners and to share expertise that can improve the professional development of both. It has a strong tradition of providing professional development programs for international practitioners for social change and continues this commitment in to the future.