The Ministry of Science, Research and Technology has approved a new optional course called ‘student life skills’ for all state-run and private universities, said Hamid Yaghubi, director general of Students’ Affairs Office at the ministry’s Health Consulting Center. The skills taught during the course include empathy, self-awareness, stress management, anger management, negative emotions management, creative thinking, problem solving, critical thinking, effective communication and interpersonal relations, Alef News Agency reported.
