Al-Quds Open University

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Al-Quds Open University
Al-Quds Open University logo.svg
TypeOpen university
Established1991
President Prof. Ibrahim Al-Shaer
Undergraduates 60,000+
Location
All Palestinian cities
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Website www.qou.edu

Al-Quds Open University (Arabic : جامعة القدس المفتوحة) is an independent, distance education public university in Palestine. It was created by a decree issued by the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1991. [1]

QOU is the first Open Learning institute in the Palestinian territories. It has 60,000 students studying in 19 branches and centers distributed all over the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. QOU is the largest non-campus university in Palestine.[ citation needed ]

In 2023, the university's facilities in the Gaza Strip were destroyed by Israeli bombardment during the Gaza war. [2] [3]

Faculties

The university has seven faculties leading to a BA Degree in: [4]

QOU established a Faculty of Graduate Studies for the 2015-2016 school year. The faculty offers a master's degree in the following specializations:

The university has announced plans to create Post Graduate School in the future. [5]

University centers

The university has six centers located in the Palestinian Territories, as follows:

Achievements

Membership in Arab and international educational unions

The university is twinned with Goldsmiths Student Union in London, UK.

See also

References

  1. "homePage/english/index.jsp?pageId=4". Al-Quds Open University. Archived from the original on 2010-02-27. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
  2. Sawahel, Wagdy (7 November 2023). "439 HE students and staff killed, universities hit in war". University World News . Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  3. Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor (12 March 2024). "European academics condemn Israel's destruction of education system in Gaza". euromedmonitor.org. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  4. "homePage/english/index.jsp?pageId=8". Al-Quds Open University. Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
  5. "homePage/english/index.jsp?pageId=3". Al-Quds Open University. Archived from the original on 2010-02-27. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
  6. "homePage/english/index.jsp?pageId=52". Al-Quds Open University. Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
  7. "Net aid for Palestinian students". BBC News . 19 March 2004.
  8. http://www.qou.edu/homePage/english/index.jsp?pageId=37%5B‍%5D

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