The higher education system in Palestine
Recent policy updates, major reforms and related news
Relevant projects and initiatives
The main features of Palestinian HE:
Students can join HEIs after completing their General Secondary Certificate Exam GSCE (Tawjihi).
Higher education is divided into two tracks:
Universities also offer post-bachelor programmes where they award higher diploma for one year, master's programs for a period of two years, and doctoral programmes in some disciplines for 3 years.
Students for the year 2014 – 2015
|
|
Female |
Male |
Total |
|
New enrolled students |
36,141 |
26,313 |
62,454 |
|
Registered Students |
133,362 |
88,033 |
221,395 |
|
Graduate Students |
24,111 |
15,932 |
40,043 |
Higher Education institutions
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|
|
Governmental |
Public |
Private |
UNRWA |
|
Open Education |
1( 22 branches) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Traditional Univ. |
14 |
3 |
8 |
3 |
|
|
University Colleges |
19 |
8 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
|
Community Colleges |
18 |
2 |
10 |
6 |
2 |
|
Total |
52 |
|
|
|
|
Higher education is regulated through the Law on Higher Education No 11 of 1998. This law gives every citizen the possibility to access higher education (Article 2), gives legal status to HE institutions and provides the legal framework for their organization and management.
Kindly note that a draft on a new HE law is being prepared. We will update you once the new law is adapted.
TAM Workshop: Good Governance, Leadership and Institutional Effectiveness
EU Expert: Jethro Newton, Location: Ramallah, Date: 22 February 2016
Learning Outcomes:
On completion of the training workshop, the participants were able to carry out an institutional assessment process and measurements tools by collecting and analyzing institutional wide data that provides evidence as to how well BZU succeeds in accomplishing its mission and achieving its strategic objectives; and making changes for continuous improvements in the academic and administrative programs and services.
Link to news: http://birzeit.edu/en/news/workshop-develop-good-governance-and-leadership-bzu
TAM Training: Tackling employment of university graduates in Palestine; remote jobs which match the international labour market
EU Expert: Dr. Fred De Vries, Location: The Islamic University of Gaza (IUG)-Community Service and Continuing Education (CSCED), Date: From Oct. to Nov.2016,
Learning Outcomes:
TAM Workshop: Developing the teaching and learning of foreign languages as a key to the internationalization of Palestinian universities under occupation
EU Expert: Roger Gilabert; Location: Ramallah; Date: October 8th, 9th, 2016
Follow up and conclusions :
The participants were sensitive to the specific needs of their own communities of learners, they are looking for better training for their learners. Different groups in different universities had different concerns, but they also shared a lot of the same problems and issues. There is a need to match actual language learning needs with teaching and testing programs Palestinian universities need to revise courses adopt "need base assessment course outline", Conducting staff meeting to follow this seminar objectives and to which extant these objectives applied to our universities.
Participants from the different universities have to carry this experience to their colleagues.
Pedagogical implications should be translated to practical exercises in class
Link to news: http://www.birzeit.edu/en/news/workshop-discuses-approaches-foreign-language-teaching
Workshop on Innovative methods of assessment in higher education.
EU Expert: Chris Rust-University of Oxford Brooks; Location: Palestine Polytechnic University- Hebron; Date: 14th & 15th March, 2017
Learning Outcomes:
The following outcomes have been achieved, where participants became aware of the role of assessment in teaching and learning and the characteristics of good and effective assessment.
Can apply some of self-assessment and peer-assessment methods with their students.
Develop valid and reliable assessment tools.
Have established good cooperative relations with each other.
Developed some ideas for implementing new methods of assessment.
Link to news: http://erasmusplus.ps/page-706-en.html
http://erasmusplus.ps/page-579-en.html
https://www.facebook.com/ErasmusPlusPalestine/