Palestinian Universities and Palestinians of the Diaspora

Palestinian Universities and Palestinians of the Diaspora

Zajel / An-Najah National University   Conference on: The Role of Higher Education in the Context of an Independent Palestinian State 7-9 Nov.1996 It is time to call upon the Palestinians of the Diaspora to help in building their own country as they have left their imprints on many countries especially in the Gulf. Palestinians are highly educated people and many are prominent distinguished professors abroad. They need to shed their knowledge and experience on the mother land. They can keep their roots abroad while helping their old country to develop particularly in human resources. Palestinians should not follow other Arab models in university education since the experience of the eight Palestinian universities is outstanding and needs to be capitalized on. There is, however, the necessity of co-operation between all Palestinian universities and the organization of this co-operation should be the responsibility of the Council for Higher Education. Further, the Council of Higher Education is also responsible for funding and technical co-operation. Funding should be made available to Palestinian universities.