List of Palestinian universities
Encyclopedia
This is a list of universities
and college
s in both the Gaza Strip
and the West Bank
.
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
and college
College
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s in both the Gaza Strip
Gaza Strip
thumb|Gaza city skylineThe Gaza Strip lies on the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The Strip borders Egypt on the southwest and Israel on the south, east and north. It is about long, and between 6 and 12 kilometres wide, with a total area of...
and the West Bank
West Bank
The West Bank ) of the Jordan River is the landlocked geographical eastern part of the Palestinian territories located in Western Asia. To the west, north, and south, the West Bank shares borders with the state of Israel. To the east, across the Jordan River, lies the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan...
.
Gaza Strip
- University of Palestine
- Al-Aqsa UniversityAl-Aqsa Universityal-Aqsa University is a Palestinian university established in 1991 in the Gaza Strip region of the Palestinian territories.-Faculties:*Faculty of Applied Sciences*Faculty of Art and Human sciences*Faculty of Education*Faculty of Fine Arts...
- University College of Applied SciencesUniversity College of Applied SciencesUniversity College of Applied Sciences is a technical college in Gaza founded in 1998. It offers 40 majors in engineering, health, technology, administration, education and the humanities. The school has a student population of 6,000. The main campus is in Gaza City. Females make up 50% of the...
- Al-Azhar University - GazaAl-Azhar University - GazaAl-Azhar University – Gaza is a Palestinian university established in 1992 in Gaza City, Palestinian territories.-History:The department of desalination was established on 1995 by Riyad Hassan El-Khoudary. The water research center is an independent non-government Palestinian institution...
- Al-Quds Open UniversityAl-Quds Open UniversityAl-Quds Open University is an administratively, academically and financially independent public university. According to the university's website, it was established in Amman, Jordan, by a decree issued by the Palestinian Liberation Organization and started operating in the Palestinian territories...
- Islamic University of GazaIslamic University of GazaIslamic University of Gaza is an independent Palestinian university established in 1978 in Gaza City, Palestinian territories. The university, according to its website, has 10 faculties capable of awarding either B.A., B.Sc., M.A., M.Sc., Diploma and higher diploma in their respective disciplines...
- Universal Studies Academy
- Palestine Technical CollegePalestine Technical CollegeThe Palestine Technical College is a vocational and technical college in Deir al-Balah, Palestine. The college offers 2-year diplomas in vocational and technical education at the post-secondary level, as well as programmes for different target groups through continuing education.-External links:*...
- Gaza University
The West Bank
- Arab American University
- Al-Quds Open UniversityAl-Quds Open UniversityAl-Quds Open University is an administratively, academically and financially independent public university. According to the university's website, it was established in Amman, Jordan, by a decree issued by the Palestinian Liberation Organization and started operating in the Palestinian territories...
- Al-Quds UniversityAl-Quds UniversityAl-Quds University is a Palestinian university with campuses in Jerusalem, Abu Dis, and al-Bireh. It was founded in 1984, but its official constitution was written in 1993 when Mohammed Nusseibeh, its first Chancellor and Chancellor of the College of Science and Technology, announced its...
- An-Najah National UniversityAn-Najah National UniversityAn-Najah National University is a Palestinian non-governmental public university governed by a board of Trustees. It is located in Nablus, in the northern West Bank. The university has over 16,500 students and 300 professors in 19 faculties...
- Bethlehem Bible College
- Bethlehem UniversityBethlehem UniversityBethlehem University is the first university founded in the West Bank, Palestine. Bethlehem University traces its roots to 1893 when the De La Salle Christian Brothers opened schools in Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Jaffa, Nazareth, Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt....
- Birzeit UniversityBirzeit UniversityBirzeit University is a university located in Birzeit near Ramallah, Palestinian territories. BZU is among the foremost tertiary educational institutes in the Palestinian territories and has played a significant role in the Palestinian political dialogue.- History :The institution was originally...
- Edward Said National Conservatory of Music
- Hebron UniversityHebron UniversityThe Hebron University is an independent Palestinian institution of higher education, with over 7,000 students, around 73% of whom are female....
- Ibrahimieh CollegeIbrahimieh CollegeIbrahimieh College in Jerusalem is a Palestinian institute of higher learning located in east Jerusalem.-See also:* List of Palestinian universities* Education in the Palestinian territories...
- Khodori Institute, TulkarmKhodori Institute, TulkarmKhodori Institute is an agricultural college located in Tulkarm, in the northern West Bank. The college was inaugurated in 1930 after the British Government had received a bequest from the Iraqi born Jewish philanthropist Sir Ellis Kadoorie. The college was named in his honour and still bears his...
- Palestine Polytechnic UniversityPalestine Polytechnic UniversityPalestine Polytechnic University is a university located in Hebron, West Bank, Palestine.The school was founded in 1978 by the University Graduates Union , a non-profit organization in Hebron.Enrolment in 2007 was greater than 5000 students....
Other education and research institutions
- Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem
- Health, Development, Information and Policy InstituteHealth, Development, Information and Policy InstituteThe Health, Development, Information and Policy Institute was established in 1989 by a group of experienced researchers and health practitioners and development experts, including Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi MP, committed to improving the status of health care for all Palestinians...
- Palestinian Academic Network
- Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International AffairsPalestinian Academic Society for the Study of International AffairsThe Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs was founded in March 1987 by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi and by a group of Palestinian academics and intellectuals in Jerusalem. PASSIA is an Arab non-profit institution located in Jerusalem with a financially and legally independent...
- Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education
Education and research organizations outside Palestine
- Durham Palestine Educational TrustDurham Palestine Educational TrustDurham Palestine Educational Trust is a British charity subsidizing the education of Palestinian students.- Aims :This charity aims to contribute to the social and economic development of Palestine by offering Masters degree scholarships at Durham University for Palestinian graduates.The skills...
- Institute for Middle East UnderstandingInstitute for Middle East UnderstandingInstitute for Middle East Understanding is a 501 non-profit organisation, not aligned to any political or government organisation. It was founded by Americans and describes its mission as entailing working "with journalists to increase the public's understanding about the socio-economic, political...
- Institute for Palestine StudiesInstitute for Palestine StudiesThe Institute for Palestine Studies is the oldest independent non-profit, public service, research institute in the Arab world, was established and incorporated in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1963 and has since served as a model for other such institutes in the region...
- PEACE Programme - under the auspices of UNESCO