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27 Jan, 2010

The Islamic University of Gaza

Welcome to



Independent & public university

Established in 1978 1st university in Gaza Strip Largest Palestinian university in number of students: 21,000

About IUG


To be

A beacon of knowledge, culture and human services that seeks to create a comprehensive social revival.

IUG Vision


1. To raise the educational, cultural and civilization levels in the Palestinian society.

2. To keep up with current trends in higher education and technology advancements

3. To encourage scientific research

4. To contribute in building future generations and developing the society in a framework of Islamic values.

IUG Mission


1. We strive to enhance the future wellbeing of humans & environment

2. We promote self-development & life-long learning

3. We value academic freedom & debate

4. We apply collective & team work

IUG Core Values (1)


5. We promote multi & bilateral collaboration & partnership locally & internationally

6. We aim to impart morality & high moral standards

7. We encourage integrity & transparency

6. We encourage critical thinking, responsibility & autonomous learning

IUG Core Values (2)


IUG International Academics

150+ PhD & MSc full-timers from British,

American & German universities

150+ PhD & MSc full-timers from Arab, Turkish,

Malaysian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese,

Indian & Canadian, Australian universities

40+ currently completing their PhD or MSc

abroad, mainly in Britain, Germany, Turkey &

Malaysia.


Male & female students (2015)

• Approx 21,000 students

• 63% are females

• 37% are males


IUG Graduates

• Since its foundation in 1978, IUG has

graduated

approx 47,000

students in more than 40 fields

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IUG 11 Faculties

1) Faculty of Medicine

3) Faculty of IT 4) Faculty of Nursing

5) Faculty of Science 6) Faculty of Arts

7) Faculty of Education 8) Faculty of Commerce

9) Faculty of Law & Shari'a 10) Faculty of Health Sciences

11) Faculty of Religion Foundations

2)Faculty of Engineering


Community Service & Continuing Education Center

Technical Assistance Center for Visually-impaired students

Center For Architecture Heritage

Environmental and Rural Research Unit

Materials and Soil Lab

Food Analysis Center

Business Research & Development Unit

Oral History Center

Information & Communication Technology Incubator

IUG Main Centers & Units Serving Local Community


IUG Main Centers & Units Serving Local Community

Genetic Disease Laboratory.

Legal Clinic.

Medical Clinic

Resources Development Center.

Excellence in the development of mathematics and science education Center.

Psychological Counseling Center.

Community Development Institute.

Quran Center.

Technology Education Center.


1. International Association of Universities

2. Community of Mediterranean Universities

3. Association of Arab Universities

4. Federation of the Universities of the Islamic world

5. Anna-Linda Euro-Mediterranean foundation

6. The Euro- Mediterranean University (EMUNI)

11 International Memberships


11 International Memberships

7. Eurasian Universities Union

8. PEACE Programme:: Palestinian European Academic Cooperation in Education

9. Mediterranean Universities Union (UNIMED)

10. Euro-Mediterranean Universities Consortium TETHYS

11. RMEI

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Academic & Research International Cooperation

• Currently IUG has 20 EU-funded multi & bilateral academic &

research partnership with 110universities in 28 countries:

–81 universities in 18 EU countries (Spain, Germany, UK

France, Italy, Greece, Austria, Ireland, Belgium, Portugal, Sweden,

Poland, Czech republic, Malta, Norway, Cyprus, Finland, Netherland.

–19 universities & research centres in 9 Arab countries: Egypt,

Jordan, Algeria, Morocco, Iraq, Libya, Tunisia, Lebanon & Syria

– 9 Palestinian Universities

– Arizona University – USA


International Cooperation

• IUG is the coordinator of “Develop Business and Economic Research Centers Capacity at Palestinian Higher Education Institutions- BERC” project funded by European Commission under Erasmus Plus- KA2- CBHE programme

• The project consortium consists of 4 EU countries (Spain, Italy, Sweden and UK) and 5 national universities.

• IUG has 10 funded projects under Erasmus Plus Programme- KA1- International Credit Mobility- with 10 EU universities.

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International Research Awards

Federation of Arab Scientific Research Award for distinctive scientific research , Dr. Husam Al-Najjar, 2015

Science and Technology Prize, awarded by Islamic

Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

(ISESCO), Prof. Hala Al-Khozondar, 2014.

TWAS Medal Lectures, awarded by World Academy of Sciences, Prof. Hala Al-Khozondar, 2014.

Abdel Hamid Shoman to young researchers Arabs Award, Dr. Sofyan A. Taya, 2014


International Research Awards

Saudi Arabia International Environmental Management Prize – 2013

Arab Heritage Grand Prize, awarded by the Arab League Educational, Cultural & Scientific Organization (ALECSO)-2012& 2014.

Islamic Development Bank Prize for sciences & technology for scientific researches institutions known for their scientific accomplishments – 2006, 2010 & 2014

Galileo International Prize for optics – 2006


International Awards: Academics

Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz for the best research in water technology, desalination Dr. Ziyad Abu Hein – 2009

Majorana Award – for the best published research to the Italian E-Journal of Theoretical Physics - Prof. Naser Farahat – 2009

Hisham Hijjawi Award for Applied Sciences


International Academic Agreements

1. Dicle University, Turkey

2. Istanbul commerce university, Turkey

3. Technische University, Munich (TUM), Germany

4. Technishe University- Berlin (TUB), Germany

5. Near East University, Cyprus

6. Spiru Haret University-Romania

7. Jordan University of Science and Technology

8. The university of Porto - Portugal

9. Malaysia University of Science and Technology

10. University of Doshisha – Japan


International Academic Agreements

11. UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA, Spain

12. University of Granada, Spain

13. Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia

14. Middle East Technical University, Turkey

15. Complutense University, Spain

16. University of Tampere, Finland

17. University Of Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, Spain

18. University Kebangsaan, Malaysia

19. Ez-zitouna University, Tunisia

20. Abdullah Bin Yasin University, Mauritania


International Partnerships & Joint projects (1)

1. The British Council - UK

2. ANERA - USA

3. Netherlands Representative Office – Holland


International Partnerships & Joint projects (2)

1. Consulate General of France in Jerusalem - France

2. Yardımeli, (YIKA) Turkish International Cooperation & Development Agency, & (IHH) İnsan Hak ve Hürriyetleri İnsani Yardım Vakfı -Turkey

3. JICA – Japan

4. DAAD – Germany

5. GTZ – Germany

6. CDG – Germany

7. NORWAC- Norway


7. DANIDA – Denmark

8. Norwegian people's aid

9. International Committee of Red Cross

10. World Bank

11. EU

12. UNESCO

13. UNDP

14. WHO: World Health Organization

15. International Labor Organization

International: Partnerships & Joint projects (3)

IUG Center for Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language

• The center offers intensive, courses customized for non-native speakers intending to excel in Modern Standard Arabic.

• It offers a wide range of courses for personal, professional and academic purposes to university students and to members of the wider public from different countries.

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Director of National Erasmus+ office in Palestine – Dr. Nedal Jayousi

23/5/2016


Secretary General of Turkish Red Crescent Aysegul Gence,

24/6/2015


ICRC Delegation Head Mr. Mamadou Sow 15/9/2015


University of Oxford Medical Academics– 28/2/2015


ILO and UN Delegation – 27/4/2015


British Medical Delegation 26/7/2015


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American Delegation from Washington State University Visits IUG-

2014


Turkish Ambassador in Palestine Mr. Mustafa Sarnic 1/7/2014


UNESCO Delegation Visits IUG Iwan Cente 5/2/2014


International Labour Organization – 20/10/2014


Scotland Baptist Church 23/10/2013


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Delegation from Bradford University visits IUG

2013


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The Swedish Consul in Jerusalem Visits IUG

2013

According to UI GreenMetric World University Ranking, IUG

ranked the first among Palestinian & Arab Universities – Jan 2013

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