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Israel forcing international lecturers out of West Bank Palestinian universities

We are now fighting to end escalating discriminatory Israeli policy aimed at preventing international academics from staying in the West Bank and refusing to renew visas for those with teaching contracts.

September 3, 2019

University staff, faculty denounce Israeli arrest of colleague
Birzeit University and other Palestinian higher education institutions are targeted under an Israeli strategy that aims to disrupt the Palestinian educational process
University confers degrees on 230 students in summer commencement ceremony
Students celebrated graduation as the last batch of the 44th cohort
Birzeit University welcomes 2019/2020 undergraduate cohort
Around 3,000 undergraduate students will join Birzeit University for the 2019/2020 academic year
Palestinian university students celebrate sporting achievements in ceremony on campus
More than 500 students from various Palestinian universities commemorated the end of the collegiate sports season

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New media literacy project to support media literacy in Palestine

Palestinian, international professors wrap up Transforming Assessment Practices project

In visit to campus, minister for women’s affairs explores joint action with university centers and institutes

Professor Mustafa Jarrar wins Shoman Arab Researchers Award in Technology

School teachers gain life-skills education, expertise in experiential learning objects course

University professor leads entrepreneurship workshop in Mauritania

Languages and translation instructors gain virtual learning, digital skills in UK workshop

‘Masari’ cohort begins final stage of program with community-based initiatives

University confers degrees on 230 students in summer commencement ceremony

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Constitutional law professor delves into justiciability, enforcement of economic and social rights in Palestinian Basic Law

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Events

Introduction to Health Economics

“The Tyranny of Choice”

Single Protein Dynamics: from Fluorescent to Electrical Detection

Experimental Art Using Recycled Materials

Armenian Ceramics in Palestine

Social Determinants of Suicide (Australia as an example)

Introduction to Scientific Botanical Drawing

Public Presentation on Disarming Design’s Intimate Terrains Summer School

Objects-In-Focus: The Temporary Ruin

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ERASMUS + Staff Teaching Mobility from Birzeit University to the University of Vienna (Austria)

ERASMUS + Mobility of students from Birzeit University to the University of Vienna (Austria)

Erasmus + Mobility of Master students from Birzeit University to the Fachhochschule Dortmund (Germany)

Erasmus + Staff Teaching Mobility from Birzeit University to the University of Tampere (Finland)

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Right to Education rejects repeated arrests of Birzeit University students

The R2E Campaign expresses grave concern over the repeated Israeli detentions of Birzeit University students, which have increased in intensity in the past two months especially with the beginning of the new academic year of 2019-2020.

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New book draws on forgotten treasures of Palestinian embroidery

Birzeit University Museum together with Sunbula, a Jerusalem-based not-for-profit fair-trade organization, launched a book that details Palestinian embroidery techniques in a ceremony held on the university’s campus on September 14, 2019.

Families celebrate Palestinian culture, heritage in Ninth Birzeit Nights Festival

Approximately six thousand people enjoyed two nights of musical performances and art shows at the Ninth Birzeit Nights Festival, held on the university’s campus on August 6 and 7, 2019.