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Islamic University of Gaza

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Islamic University of Gaza
الجامعة الإسلامية غزة
TypePublic
Established1978
Academic staff
307
Students17,874[1]
Undergraduates16,212
Postgraduates1,662
Location,
Colors         White and green
Websitewww.iugaza.edu.ps
Map
Luhaidan Building - Islamic University of Gaza
Students at Islamic University.

The Islamic University of Gaza (Arabic: الجامعة الإسلامية بغزة), also known as IUG and IU Gaza, is an independent Palestinian university. It was founded in 1978 in Gaza City.[2] It was the first university to be founded in the Gaza Strip.[2] The university has 11 faculties that can award BA, BSc, MA, MSc, MD, PhD, diplomas and higher diplomas.[2][3] It also has 20 research centers and the affiliated Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital.[2][4]

The Islamic University of Gaza is a member of twelve regional and international associations and networks of higher education.[5] These include the International Association of Universities (IAU),[6] Mediterranean Universities Union (UNIMED),[7] Association of Arab Universities (AAU),[8] Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World (FUIW),[9] Black Sea and Eastern Mediterranean Academic Network (BSEMAN),[10] and the Global University Network for Innovation-GUNi.[11]

The Islamic University was damaged in airstrikes during the 2008–2009 Gaza war, the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict, and the 2023 Israel–Hamas war.[12][13] In December 2023, Professor Sufyan Tayeh, the University's president, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Jabalia refugee camp. His family also died in the airstrike.[14][15]

References

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  1. "About IUG". The Islamic University Gaza. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Islamic University of Gaza". Times Higher Education (THE). 12 November 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  3. "About IUG – الجامعة الإسلامية بغزة". Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  4. "Islamic University Takes Up the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital – الجامعة الإسلامية بغزة". Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  5. "Islamic University of Gaza is a permanent member of Global University Network for Innovation – الجامعة الإسلامية بغزة". Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  6. "List of IAU Members - IAU". www.iau-aiu.net. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  7. "Adherents". Cmungo (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  8. "اتحاد الجامعات العربية". www.aaru.edu.jo. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  9. "Islamic University of Gaza". Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
  10. Admin, Bseman. "Members". Bseman. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  11. "Institutional members". Guni Network. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  12. "Israel strikes university in Gaza City". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  13. "Watch: Israel Strikes the Islamic University of Gaza". www.wsj.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  14. "Israeli air strike in Gaza kills prominent scientist Sufyan Tayeh, Palestinian ministry says". Reuters. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  15. "Gaza university president killed in Israeli air strike". Times Higher Education (THE). 4 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.