The Council of University Presidents discusses a number of issues related to higher education

Ramallah - Ma'an - The Council of Presidents of Palestinian Universities held its meeting today at the headquarters of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, via video conference, with the presidents of the universities in the Gaza Strip, headed by Minister Dr. Amjad Barham. The council discussed a number of issues related to the higher education sector and improving its outputs. The Council discussed the relief efforts of higher education in the Gaza Strip, where Minister Barham touched on the Ministry's efforts to revive the educational process in Gaza, despite the genocidal war that the occupation has been waging for many months, stressing the need to work in a team spirit with the institutions supporting education relief in Gaza, praising the steadfastness and determination of the higher education institutions in the Strip to continue working and succeeding despite all the circumstances. Barham touched on the ministry's efforts and movements to secure support for Gaza's universities and student s, noting that the ministry received positive responses regarding support for the higher education sector in Gaza, including providing places for students to train in practical courses. He pointed out that the Ministry has provided a number of scholarships for Gaza students in a number of sisterly and friendly countries, the latest of which is providing scholarships to students who took the Palestinian General Secondary School Examination in the Arab Republic of Egypt for the year 2024. The Council of University Presidents discussed a number of topics and issues related to developing and improving the outputs of the higher education sector, including the issue of evaluating doctoral programs in Palestinian universities. The Council also discussed the status of the Student Loan Fund, stressing the importance of this fund and the necessity of preserving it to continue its important work of supporting needy Palestinian higher education students. The Council stressed the importance of enhancing efforts to rec over the funds owed by borrowers to the Fund, and enhancing the Fund's financial resources to ensure that the largest possible number of needy students are loaned. Source: Maan News Agency