Dolly Kaibni-NammourDirector, Office of Grants and Contracts/ External Academic Relations

PHOENIX ProjectUniversity of AlMeriaOctober 23-24, 2013

Birzeit University (BZU) is a Palestinian Arab institution governed by an autonomous board of trustees composed of Palestinian educators and professionals. It is located about 20 kilometers (12.5 miles) north of Jerusalem. Birzeit's mountains are covered with olive trees and the campus has been landscaped to take advantage of the lovely views from its high hills.

Birzeit UniversityBirzeit University

Birzeit University offers 46 Bachelor’s and 24 Master’s programs

An Interdisciplinary PhD program in Social Sciences has been recently accredited by the Palestinian Accreditation and Quality Assurance Commission.

Academic BiographyAcademic Biography The number of students has been increasing steadily, from 329

students in 1972 to around 10,000 in 2012 enrolled in 9 faculties

Despite this rapid growth, the Student/ Teacher ratio has been maintained at 20-1, an important indicator of academic standards.

Full-time Instructors

Undergraduate Students

Graduate Students

Female 114 5406 845Male 269 3060 545Total 383 8466 1390

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Faculty and Students 2012/2013

Academic Faculties Community Outreach: Institutes and Centers

Faculty of Science Institute of Women’s Studies

Faculty of Arts Institute of Law

Faculty of Business and Economics Media Development Center

Faculty of Engineering Institute of Community and Public Health

Faculty of Education Center for Development Studies

Faculty of Law and Public Administration

Institute of Environmental and Water Studies

Faculty of Information Technology Birzeit Testing Laboratories

Faculty of Pharmacy, Nursing and Health Professions

Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute for International Studies

Faculty of Graduate Studies Center for Continuing Education

Najjad Zeeni Center for IT Excellence

Birzeit University Museum

Academic BiographyAcademic Biography

PAS Program: Favored by International Students PAS Program: Favored by International Students

The Palestine and Arabic Studies (PAS) Program is an academic program that offers international students the opportunity to combine the study of the Arabic language with social science courses about Palestine and the Arab World.

The PAS Program offers 4 levels of Modern Standard Arabic and 3 levels of Colloquial Arabic (beginner to advanced) and social and political science courses that are taught in English.

(Every semester)

Courses that PAS Offers

PAS Program: Favored by International Students PAS Program: Favored by International Students

ARSK 131 - Modern Standard Arabic I ARSK 132 - Modern Standard Arabic II

ARSK 231 - Modern Standard Arabic III ARSK 232 - Modern Standard Arabic IV

ARSK 133 - Colloquial Arabic I ARSK 134 - Colloquial Arabic II

ARSK 233 - Colloquial Arabic III

SOCI 234 - Palestinian Society POLS 333 - The Palestine Question

WOMS 232 - Women in Arab Society SOCI 233 - Arab Society

CULS 438 - Palestinian Cultural Studies CULS 332 – Modern and Contemporary Arab Thought

Priority Programs for Outgoing StudentsPriority Programs for Outgoing Students

• Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning

• Health, Nutrition, and Speech Therapy

• Business Studies and Management Sciences

• Engineering, Technology

• Communication and Information Sciences

• Languages: English and French Majors

• Law, Public Administration

• Mathematics, Informatics

• Natural Sciences

• Social Sciences

• Education, Teacher Training

BZU BA Programs that Require both Arabic and EnglishBZU BA Programs that Require both Arabic and English

Palestine and Arabic Studies Program (PAS)

English Language and Literature

Architectural Engineering Electrical Engineering

Audiology and Speech Therapy French Language (French)

Biology Major Mathematics / Minor Statistics

Chemistry Physics/Minor Mathematics/Computer Science/Electronics

Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering

Computer Science Mechatronics

Computer Systems Engineering Nursing

Nutrition and Dietetics

Contacts: For PAS: pas-isp@birzeit.edu : For others: external.relations@birzeit.edu

http://www.birzeit.edu/

BZU Master Programs that Require EnglishBZU Master Programs that Require English((A Knowledge of Arabic is RecommendedA Knowledge of Arabic is Recommended))

Applied Chemistry Economics Water and Environmental Engineering

Applied Statistics Education Water and Environmental Sciences

Business Administration

Gender and Development

Studies

Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture

Clinical Laboratory Science

International Studies

Democracy and Human Rights

Community Psychology Mathematics Computing

Community and Public Health

Physics

Office of External Academic Relations Email: external.relations@birzeit.eduTel: +970 (2) 2982951Fax: +970 (2) 281 06 56

Thank You

Office of Grants and Contracts (OGC) OGC e-mail: ogc@birzeit.eduTel: +970 (2) 298 2034Fax: +970 (2) 281 0656

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