An-Najah National University
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The An-Najah National University
An-Najah National University is a public university located in the mountainous region of northern Palestine in and around the city of Nablus. The university has over 10,000 students and 300 professors. It is the largest, oldest and most prestigious university in Palestine.
History
An-Najah traces its roots to 1918, when it was founded as the An-Najah Nabulsi School. It became An-Najah College in 1941 and a two-year community college in 1963. It was upgraded to An-Najah National University in 1977, starting with two colleges: the College of Arts and the College of Science.In 1988, during the First Intifada, the campus was declared a "closed military area" by Israel and did not reopen until 1991.
It has grown rapidly in recent years with many former students becoming professors after completing their PhD’s.
Student body
Many of the students are native to Palestine, but there are also students and professors from all over the world. A variety of languages are spoken on campus, including English, Hebrew, French, Spanish, and Arabic.Faculty
The University president is Professor Dr. Rami Hamdallah. The Vice-President for Academic Affairs is Professor Dr. Maher Natsheh and the Vice-President for Administration Affairs is Dr. Mohammad Hannon.Courses taught
The University has sixteen Scientific Faculties and Humanities Faculties.- The Scientific Faculties are:
- *Faculty of Science
- *Faculty of Engineering
- *Faculty of Agriculture
- *Faculty of Pharmacy
- *Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- *Faculty of Information Technology
- *Faculty of Human Medicine
- *Faculty of Optometry
- *Faculty of Nursing
- The Humanities Faculties are:
- *Faculty of Arts
- *Faculty of Islamic Law (Shari'a)
- *Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
- *Faculty of Educational Sciences
- *Faculty of Fine Arts
- *Faculty of Law
- *Faculty of Graduate Studies.
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