Palestinian higher education institutions, students, faculty and infrastructure in Gaza have been deliberately targeted by the Israeli occupation. To mitigate the tragic consequences of this genocidal assault and to begin the process of rectification, Birzeit University has launched an initiative to enable students in the Gaza strip to continue their studies remotely. The initiative is in coordination with Gaza’s higher education institutions and personnel, and aims to strengthen the resilience of all components of the higher education sector.
The initiative entails the following key interventions
Online distance learning in coordination with Gaza universities
Infrastructure and institutional synergy
Transformative Research
to undertake research and studies on the impact of the assault on Gaza, through partnerships among researchers at universities in Gaza, Birzeit University and our global partners. The research will seek to rebuild Gaza structurally, socially, culturally, and environmentally, by appropriate and relevant means, consistent with indigenous resources and Palestinian identity and sovereignty.
Birzeit University has already invited interested university students from Gaza who wish to take part in this initiative to fill out the application form through this link. More than 8,500 students have already registered, and numbers are expected to grow significantly.
