List of Palestinian universities
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This is a list of universities
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
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...

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 University
    Al-Aqsa University
    al-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 Sciences
    University College of Applied Sciences
    University 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 - Gaza
    Al-Azhar University - Gaza
    Al-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 University
    Al-Quds Open University
    Al-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 Gaza
    Islamic University of Gaza
    Islamic 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 College
    Palestine Technical College
    The 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 University
    Al-Quds Open University
    Al-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 University
    Al-Quds University
    Al-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 University
    An-Najah National University
    An-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 University
    Bethlehem University
    Bethlehem 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 University
    Birzeit University
    Birzeit 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 University
    Hebron University
    The Hebron University is an independent Palestinian institution of higher education, with over 7,000 students, around 73% of whom are female....

  • Ibrahimieh College
    Ibrahimieh College
    Ibrahimieh 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, Tulkarm
    Khodori Institute, Tulkarm
    Khodori 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 University
    Palestine Polytechnic University
    Palestine 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 Institute
    Health, Development, Information and Policy Institute
    The 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 Affairs
    Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs
    The 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 Trust
    Durham Palestine Educational Trust
    Durham 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 Understanding
    Institute for Middle East Understanding
    Institute 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 Studies
    Institute for Palestine Studies
    The 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
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