Word of the President of Al-Quds Open University-Palestine

Sisters and brothers as distinguished visitors to our university website,

I welcome you all to our website, in the hope that you will find all information you aspire about our university, which is the first among Palestinian and Arab universities adopting the philosophy of Open Education and Distance Learning, keeping abreast of technological and cognitive advances at the global level.

Al-Quds Open University was founded on the land of Palestine at the beginning of 1991. Despite all the difficulties and challenges ahead for the Palestinian people, the university was able to accomplish many tasks and objectives, and continues its efforts to upgrade the academic level and accomplish its mission towards the community.

Since its establishment, and taking into account the flexibility in its educational system, as well as the quality and novelty, the university attracts students to reach over 56 thousand students distributed over twenty-two educational centers scattered throughout the country. This is in addition to the tireless efforts of the University to expand the educational services outside the country. It has two educational centers in Saudi Arabia, and there is an intention to establish other centers abroad.

The aim of this university through adopting the philosophy of Open Education and Distance Learning is delivering science and knowledge to all segments of society. This philosophy has embarked university doors to students from employees, workers, farmers, housewives, and fresh secondary education graduates to join the university within the five programs of study. These programs are Education program, Management Science and Economics Program, computer Science, Social Development program and Agriculture program, with the hope to increase these programs to include other disciplines. In addition to that; the university provides a number of scientific and specialized training facilities that contribute to the promotion of technological skills and knowledge proceeds of scholars and the community in order to build the Palestinian community, and enable it to building national institutions on the basis of competence and merit; the position that qualifies the Palestinian human being for the embodiment and realization of his dream of freedom, independence and justice.

I wish you all brothers and sisters all the best and satisfaction while visiting our website, and assure you that the university crews and cadres from different disciplines and locations put themselves in your service.