Al-Azhar University – Gaza
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| Established | 1991[1] |
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| President | Dr. Abdel Khaleq al Farra |
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Academic staff
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290[2] |
| Undergraduates | about 16,000[1] |
| Postgraduates | about 700[3] |
| Location | Gaza, Palestine |
| Website | www |
Al-Azhar University – Gaza (Arabic: جامعة الأزهر بغزة) is a Palestinian university established in 1991 in Gaza City, Palestinian territories.
History[edit]
The university was founded in Gaza in 1991 by a presidential decree of Yasser Arafat.[4]
The department of desalination was established in 1995 by Riyad Hassan El-Khoudary. The water research center is an independent non-government Palestinian institution.[5]
The Faculty of Medicine was opened in 1999 as a branch of the Palestinian Faculty of Medicine in Al-Quds University, Abu Dis.[6]
Faculties[edit]
- Faculty of Agriculture and Environment
- Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences
- Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences
- Faculty of Dentistry
- Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
- Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Medicine
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Faculty of Science
- Faculty of Sharia
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Welcome To AUG". Al-Azhar University Gaza. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "Academic Staff". AL-Azhar University, Gaza. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "Welcome To Postgraduate Studies". Al-Azhar University Gaza. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "AUG History". Al-Azhar University Gaza. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ Al-Azhar Gaza[dead link]
- ^ "Faculty of Medicine". Al-Azhar University, Gaza. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
Bibliography[edit]
- Bowen, Donna Lee and Early, Evelyn A. (2002). Everyday Life in the Muslim Middle East: Second Edition. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-21490-4
External links[edit]
Coordinates: 31°30′54″N 34°26′12″E / 31.51500°N 34.43667°E
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