Birzeit University Welcomes the New Students
On 11 and 12 September 2024, Birzeit University organized a welcoming for its new students who have been accepted into undergraduate programs at various faculties for the first semester of the academic year 2024-2025; to connect new students with the university community and students, and familiarize them with the university's facilities and support units.
The President of the University Dr. Talal Shahwan welcomed the new students, wishing them a university life filled with success and excellence, He said: "We welcome our new students this year while our homeland, from Gaza to the West Bank and Jerusalem, is undergoing great challenges and difficulties imposed on our people by the system of racial colonialism, from the crimes of extermination, displacement, killing, arrest and siege, and brutal destruction contrary to every sense of humanity. However, these crimes will only increase our insistence on our arduous path towards our national and human rights, aware that every step we take towards greater science, knowledge and culture is an integral part of our people's march towards victory and prosperity, in our beloved homeland, Palestine. "
He added: "This year, Birzeit University marks one hundred years since its establishment as a primary school. A hundred years of giving, excellence and resilience, it grew from a school to a college to a university, thanks to the efforts and sacrifices of many good people, becoming one of the most important educational institutions in Palestine and the region. During its long career, the University contributed to academic excellence, societal development, national struggle, intellectual enlightenment and human civilization, and left its distinctive mark through its competent graduates in Palestinian, Arab and international spaces, in the scientific, artistic, engineering, social, health, legal, educational and economic fields and sites."
During the reception, the deans of the colleges welcomed the students, introduced them to the disciplines, and new students listened to success stories for graduates, as well as familiarized students with the university's facilities, colleges and buildings, to mark a good start to distinguished university life, new friendships and varied experiences.
It is worth mentioning that the reception of new students is an important annual tradition adopted by Birzeit University which seeks to familiarize students with the programs and activities it offers through its facilities and support units, and the opportunities available to enrich their university experience and student life on and off campus through its partnerships with community institutions.