جامعة الأقصى - غـزة | |
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| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1955 |
| President | Dr. Kamal Shrafi[1] |
| Undergraduates | 25,325 |
| Location | , |
| Website | www.alaqsa.edu.ps |
Al-Aqsa University (Arabic: جامعة الأقصى) is a public university with campuses in Gaza City and Khan Younis, Palestine. Established in 1955 as a teachers' institute before later expanding its curriculum, it is the first and oldest public higher education institution in the Gaza Strip. It caters for some 26,000 students and has some 1,400 employees, 300 of whom are lecturers and professors.[citation needed]
In 2024, the university's facilities were destroyed by Israeli bombardment during the 2023 Israel–Hamas War.[2][3][better source needed]
- ^ Position Paper on al-Aqsa University Crisis in the Gaza Strip Archived 2020-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, 27 September 2016
- ^ Mondoweiss Palestine Bureau (19 January 2024). "'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 105: Israel destroys Gaza's last university as Netanyahu doubles down on rejection of a Palestinian state". Mondoweiss. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor (12 March 2024). "European academics condemn Israel's destruction of education system in Gaza". euromedmonitor.org. Retrieved 16 March 2024.