Coordinating InternationalSupport for Higher Educationin Gaza
Established by formal mandate from the Presidents of Gaza's non-profit universities, the Emergency Committee provides a unified voice for Gaza's academic community, coordinating international support to sustain and rebuild academic life and resist the erasure of its universities.
Priorities for Partnership and Support
The Emergency Committee of Universities in Gaza calls on international partners to support Gaza's universities through sustained, coordinated, and institutionally grounded action.
Our priorities focus on:
The survival and recovery of universities as public institutions,
The continuation of teaching and research, student support, academic partnerships
The long-term rebuilding of university buildings and core infrastructures.
Support Gaza Students Continue Their Education
Isnad is an emergency scholarship programme launched by Taawon in partnership with Gaza's non-for-profit universities to help students continue their education and support the survival of the higher education sector. By covering tuition fees, Isnad supports students which also enables universities to pay faculty and staff and maintain core academic functions.
Member Universities
The Emergency Committee represents Gaza's public non-for-profit universities. Together with their affiliated colleges, they serve the majority of Gaza's higher education students and faculty, and form a central part of Palestinian academic, civic, cultural, and economic life.
Islamic University of Gaza
Founded in 1978, the Islamic University of Gaza is an independent non-profit university. It offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes across disciplines including medicine, engineering, education, science, nursing, information technology, commerce, law, and the humanities.
UCAS
The University College of Applied Sciences is a higher education institution in Gaza focused on applied, technical, and professional education. It plays an important role in supporting skills development, employability, and technical training.
Al-Azhar University-Gaza
Founded in 1991, Al-Azhar University-Gaza is an independent non-profit university. It serves students across fields including medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, engineering, education, law, agriculture, science, humanities, economics, and administrative sciences.
Al-Azhar Intermediate Studies College
Al Azhar Intermediate Studies College is affiliated with Al-Azhar University-Gaza and contributes to technical, intermediate, and professional education pathways for students in Gaza.
Al Aqsa University, Gaza
Originally established as a teacher training college in 1955 and later renamed Al Aqsa University in 2001, it is one of Gaza's principal public higher education institutions. It provides academic programmes across the humanities, sciences, media, business, education, engineering, health sciences, and the arts.
Al Aqsa Community College
Al Aqsa Community College is affiliated with Al Aqsa University and supports community-based and applied education, offering pathways that contribute to Gaza's broader higher education and skills landscape.
Research Collaboration Portal
The Research Collaboration Portal provides a structured space for Gaza academics and international partners to connect around research, teaching, mentorship, academic support, and institutional cooperation.
The portal supports collaboration coordinated with Gaza's universities and aligned with their priorities.
Ensuring Fair and Ethical Collaboration
The platform promotes responsible and equitable research collaboration by encouraging:
- Fair Compensation
- Clear and appropriate payment standards for academic contributions
- Transparent Agreements
- Defined roles, responsibilities, and contractual clarity between partners
- Respectful Academic Engagement
- Ethical collaboration practices that ensure fair treatment and recognition of all researchers
