The Environment and Health Committee (MARTYRED ABU SROUR)

This committee was named after his death on 26th September, 1996. He was the first one who had the idea of establishing it, before he was killed by Israeli soldiers. His friends took the responsibility of carrying on his idea.

Currently the Committee consists of fifty members: students, teachers, other employees of the University. Their aim is to keep the environment clean, healthy and green.

Last semester the Committee planted a piece of land at Bethlehem University; this semester they will do the same, in memory of Abu Srour. Everyone is welcome to join the Committee.

DONATION BOX COMMITTEE

This committee is soon to be established, implementing an idea of the Student Senate and the Union of Teachers and Employees. The object of the committee is to establish a fund for the purpose of helping students and employees to overcome temporary financial problems. Such a fund, for starting new projects, is to be established by asking each student and each employee to contribute at least two shekels each month to the "box".

Al WAHA

This center is situated in the Social Cultural Center, close to the cafeteria.

The purpose of Al Waha is to give the students and the teachers the possibility to meet, to get to know each other, to speak about personal or general problems and questions in big or small groups.

A large number of students is there daily to study, or to play games, to listen to music or simply to be with friends.

From time to time, students receive visitors from various corners of the globe or from the other Palestinian Universities.

Quite often Al Waha is chosen for birthday celebrations or by a faculty or class to meet for one festive reason or another.

Al Waha wants to be a real "Oasis" where every one finds rest and relief from the study tension and from external social, economical, political pressure. It is a place where all, male and female students, freshmen and the others, Christians and Moslems, the youth from refugee camps, or from cities and villages, feel welcome and have the opportunity to get to know each other better, and to reflect, in a positive way, on the Palestinian society which is made up of all these different elements.