The Institute of Special Education has grown steadily in recent years. The Department of Inclusion and Educational Development Support was added to the Institute in the fall semester of 2012/13, and two further professorships were established in the fall semester of 2022/23 as part of the introduction of the Dual Master's degree course in Special Education and in the fall semester of 2024/25 due to increased student capacity in the area of emotional-social development. The institute currently consists of four professors, one junior professor, research assistants and teaching staff for special tasks, as well as three secretarial staff.