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Education in the State of Palestine refers to the educational system in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, which is administered by the Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education. [dubious – discuss] Enrollment rates amongst Palestinians are relatively high by regional and global standards. According to a youth survey in 2003, 60% ...
The closure orders had a significant negative impact on higher education and research in Palestine. While the universities were closed, the administration and faculty were banned from entering campus grounds. [45] According to Joel Brinkley of The New York Times: "thousands of recent high school graduates are deprived of advanced education ...
This is a list of universities and colleges in the State of Palestine, which comprises both the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The West Bank and Gaza together had 14 universities, an open university for distance learning, 18 university colleges and 20 community colleges.
On 9 July 2024, the Israeli Defense Forces bombed Al-Awda school in Abasan al-Kabira near the city of Khan Yunis, in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. The UNRWA -ran that had been converted into a displacement shelter, hosting refugees from the Israeli invasion. At least 31 Palestinians were killed in the attack while over 53 were injured; most of the casualties were women and children. Many of the ...
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The Ministry of Education and Higher Education of the Palestinian National Authority is the branch of the Palestinian government in charge of managing the education in Palestine. It was established in 1994 after the formation of the Palestinian National Authority. [1]
In Palestine, around 70% of children attend primary school. Children living in refugee camps and villages without schools face challenges in accessing education. A 2013 UNICEF study revealed that over 2,500 children in educated communities pass through at least one checkpoint daily to reach school, leading to school dropouts and child labor.
Save the Children, UNICEF, and Palestinian health officials described children being left with permanent disabilities, mental health issues, and amputations, with thousands experiencing dehydration, malnutrition, respiratory, and skin diseases. By mid-April 2024, an estimated 14,500 children in Gaza had been killed, with thousands more buried ...