Hosam Hawamdeh
05-28-2012, 01:10 PM
Najah University | The University of al-Najah
The University of AL-Najah known as Najah university not formally , is officially named Al-Najah National University , najah university is a Palestinian non-governmental public university governed by a board of Trustees. Najah University has over 22,000 students and 300 professors in 19 faculties. It is the largest Palestinian university.
Najah University is a vibrant hub of learning which nourishes science, knowledge and understanding. Najah University offers undergraduate instruction in the fields of Medicine, Engineering, Humanities, Social Sciences and the Natural Sciences, as well as numerous courses of graduate study in Humanities and the Social Sciences. Since it was chartered as a full-fledged university in 1978, Najah University has promoted the acquisition of modern knowledge whilst also remaining committed to the transmission and preservation of Palestinian history, heritage and culture. Today, as the largest University in the West Bank,Najah University educates over 20,000 students and is home to 19 Faculties offering numerous undergraduate and graduate specialisations.
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Very important dates of The University of al-Najah :
1918: The University of al-Najah was established as a primary school- An-Najah Nabulsi School- educating students from Palestine and abroad.
1941: The University was named “Al-Najah College”
1965: University of al-Najah became a teacher preparation institute, also granting intermediate university degrees in various fields of study.
1977: University of al-Najah evolved into a full-fledged university, “Najah National University,” with a Faculty of Arts and a Faculty of Sciences and joined the Association of Arab Universities (AARU) as a full member.
1978: The faculties of Economics, Administrative Sciences, Educational Sciences and Engineering were inaugurated.
1981: The first Master Degree Program was established in curricula management at the Faculty of Educational Sciences and Najah University was accepted as a member in the World Union of Universities.
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1985: Najah University expanded the scope of higher studies to include new fields including Chemistry, Islamic Studies and Education.
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1994: The Faculty of Pharmacy was established; new faculties and specialized scientific centers were introduced including the Academic Program for the Study of Involuntary Migration (APSIM), the Water and Environmental Studies Institute, the Center for Studies, Consultation and Technical Services, and the Business and Technology Incubator.
1995: The Faculty of Law was established.
1997: The University signed an agreement with the Director-General of the UNESCO to establish the UNESCO Chair on Human Rights and Democracy. In the same year, the University launched the Arabic for Non-Native Speakers Program.
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1998: The Board of Trustees decided to establish the Center for Urban and Regional Planning (CURP).
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1999: The Faculty of Medicine was established in cooperation with Al-Quds and Al-Azhar universities. In the same year, the Community Service Center was also established serving the local community.
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2000: On June 25 2000, the late Yasser Arafat laid the foundation stone for Munib Masri’s College for Engineering and Technology at the New Campus. In the same year, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and a number of scientific majors including Computer Engineering, Statistics, and Economy and Agricultural Development were established.
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2001: Najah University established the Faculty of Information Technology. Construction of the Hisham Hijjawi College of Technology was completed and the College welcomed its first students in October.
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2003: The University launched the “Voice of Al-Najah” radio station helping to strengthen ties with the local community and to provide reliable information. The Opinion Polls and Survey Studies Center, the Continuing Education Center (CEC) and the Measurement and Evaluation Center (MEC) were also established with the aim of enhancing scientific research.
2004: The Faculty of Optometry and the Faculty of Nursing were established
2005:- The University established Al-Qasem Palace in Beit Wazan to serve as a Center for Urban and Regional Planning.
- The University established the Faculty of Honors and a Unit for Architectural Conservation and Reconstruction.
- The University launched the An-Najah Award for Scientific Research in the field of science and humanities.
- The University established two new scientific masters programs: Animal Husbandry and Clean Energy and Consumption Rationalization.
2006:
- The Institute of Forensic Medicine was established as a branch of the Faculty of Medicine.
- The Najah University Alumni Association was established
- His Excellency, Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian National Authority inaugurated the University’s New Campus in a ceremony that honored the University’s first students. President Abbas was presented with an Honorary Doctorate in Law.
- The University was awarded the Hisham Adib Hijjawi Award in Energy and Industry for the ninth time.
2007: The University inaugurated:
- The Languages Center.
- The Computer Lab for the Visually-Impaired.
- The Dental Clinic.
- The Prosthetics Clinic on the Old Campus.
- The Korean-Palestinian IT Institute of Excellence
- The Eye Clinic of the Faculty of Optometry.
2008:
- The Faculty of Medicine was accredited as an independent faculty by the Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education.
- The University acquired the hospitals of Al-Zakat Committee in Nablus. The hospital buildings will be developed into a teaching hospital for students of medicine and nursing; the hospital will serve the entire northern West Bank region in cooperation with the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
- The University’s mosque was inaugurated in August 2008.
- The University’s Sports Complex was inaugurated at the New Campus in November 2008
The University of AL-Najah known as Najah university not formally , is officially named Al-Najah National University , najah university is a Palestinian non-governmental public university governed by a board of Trustees. Najah University has over 22,000 students and 300 professors in 19 faculties. It is the largest Palestinian university.
Najah University is a vibrant hub of learning which nourishes science, knowledge and understanding. Najah University offers undergraduate instruction in the fields of Medicine, Engineering, Humanities, Social Sciences and the Natural Sciences, as well as numerous courses of graduate study in Humanities and the Social Sciences. Since it was chartered as a full-fledged university in 1978, Najah University has promoted the acquisition of modern knowledge whilst also remaining committed to the transmission and preservation of Palestinian history, heritage and culture. Today, as the largest University in the West Bank,Najah University educates over 20,000 students and is home to 19 Faculties offering numerous undergraduate and graduate specialisations.
http://www.lawjo.net/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=4028&d=1338203235
Very important dates of The University of al-Najah :
1918: The University of al-Najah was established as a primary school- An-Najah Nabulsi School- educating students from Palestine and abroad.
1941: The University was named “Al-Najah College”
1965: University of al-Najah became a teacher preparation institute, also granting intermediate university degrees in various fields of study.
1977: University of al-Najah evolved into a full-fledged university, “Najah National University,” with a Faculty of Arts and a Faculty of Sciences and joined the Association of Arab Universities (AARU) as a full member.
1978: The faculties of Economics, Administrative Sciences, Educational Sciences and Engineering were inaugurated.
1981: The first Master Degree Program was established in curricula management at the Faculty of Educational Sciences and Najah University was accepted as a member in the World Union of Universities.
http://www.lawjo.net/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=4029&d=1338203236
1985: Najah University expanded the scope of higher studies to include new fields including Chemistry, Islamic Studies and Education.
http://www.lawjo.net/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=4030&d=1338203238
1994: The Faculty of Pharmacy was established; new faculties and specialized scientific centers were introduced including the Academic Program for the Study of Involuntary Migration (APSIM), the Water and Environmental Studies Institute, the Center for Studies, Consultation and Technical Services, and the Business and Technology Incubator.
1995: The Faculty of Law was established.
1997: The University signed an agreement with the Director-General of the UNESCO to establish the UNESCO Chair on Human Rights and Democracy. In the same year, the University launched the Arabic for Non-Native Speakers Program.
http://www.lawjo.net/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=4035&d=1338203252
1998: The Board of Trustees decided to establish the Center for Urban and Regional Planning (CURP).
http://www.lawjo.net/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=4034&d=1338203249
1999: The Faculty of Medicine was established in cooperation with Al-Quds and Al-Azhar universities. In the same year, the Community Service Center was also established serving the local community.
http://www.lawjo.net/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=4033&d=1338203246
2000: On June 25 2000, the late Yasser Arafat laid the foundation stone for Munib Masri’s College for Engineering and Technology at the New Campus. In the same year, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and a number of scientific majors including Computer Engineering, Statistics, and Economy and Agricultural Development were established.
http://www.lawjo.net/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=4032&d=1338203241
2001: Najah University established the Faculty of Information Technology. Construction of the Hisham Hijjawi College of Technology was completed and the College welcomed its first students in October.
http://www.lawjo.net/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=4031&d=1338203240http://www.lawjo.net/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=4037&d=1338203392
2003: The University launched the “Voice of Al-Najah” radio station helping to strengthen ties with the local community and to provide reliable information. The Opinion Polls and Survey Studies Center, the Continuing Education Center (CEC) and the Measurement and Evaluation Center (MEC) were also established with the aim of enhancing scientific research.
2004: The Faculty of Optometry and the Faculty of Nursing were established
2005:- The University established Al-Qasem Palace in Beit Wazan to serve as a Center for Urban and Regional Planning.
- The University established the Faculty of Honors and a Unit for Architectural Conservation and Reconstruction.
- The University launched the An-Najah Award for Scientific Research in the field of science and humanities.
- The University established two new scientific masters programs: Animal Husbandry and Clean Energy and Consumption Rationalization.
2006:
- The Institute of Forensic Medicine was established as a branch of the Faculty of Medicine.
- The Najah University Alumni Association was established
- His Excellency, Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian National Authority inaugurated the University’s New Campus in a ceremony that honored the University’s first students. President Abbas was presented with an Honorary Doctorate in Law.
- The University was awarded the Hisham Adib Hijjawi Award in Energy and Industry for the ninth time.
2007: The University inaugurated:
- The Languages Center.
- The Computer Lab for the Visually-Impaired.
- The Dental Clinic.
- The Prosthetics Clinic on the Old Campus.
- The Korean-Palestinian IT Institute of Excellence
- The Eye Clinic of the Faculty of Optometry.
2008:
- The Faculty of Medicine was accredited as an independent faculty by the Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education.
- The University acquired the hospitals of Al-Zakat Committee in Nablus. The hospital buildings will be developed into a teaching hospital for students of medicine and nursing; the hospital will serve the entire northern West Bank region in cooperation with the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
- The University’s mosque was inaugurated in August 2008.
- The University’s Sports Complex was inaugurated at the New Campus in November 2008