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DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

UNIVERSITY GRADUATES' UNION

PO Box 45, Hebron

West Bank, Via Israel

Tel 00 972 2 992 7228

Fax 00 972 2 992 8550

Director:

Mr. Sami Barbarawi

Type of Organization:

Non-profit; research and documentation, public interest.

Description:

The Department of Research and Development was established by the University Graduates Union in 1989 as a non-profit research and documentation center. The Department has four sections, namely Research, Development, Statistics and Natural Resources and Publication and Printing. The overall aim of the Department is to raise standards of life, --educationally, socially and culturally -- for Palestinians locally and abroad. This objective is carried out through research in social sciences, education, economy, water and other issues concerning the West Bank and Gaza Strip; feasibility studies and reports on development projects; international exchange of information; participation in and organization of national and international conferences, lectures, seminars; publications; and the creation of a data-bank. The Research Center is designed to meet the needs of the four educational institutions (kindergarten, elementary/preparatory and secondary schools, and the Hebron Technical Engineering College) owned and administered by the UGU.

Administrative Structure:

The UGU is comprised of a General Committee of 1800 university graduates in the Hebron area. The Committee elects a Council of nine members every two years. The Department of Research and Development is run by a Committee of seven, which includes a Director, three Council members, and three department heads at UGU. The Department has over 30 staff members specialized in research and technology.

Publications:

• The Situation of Kindergartens in the Hebron District (Shaheen, 1987, A)
• Education under Occupation (Al-Zaroo, 1988, A/E)
• Education under the Shadow of the Intifada (Al-Zaroo, 1989, A/E)
• Higher Education in the West Bank and Gaza Strip (Al-Zaroo, 1989, A/E)
• The Situation of Scientific and Technical Education in the OPT's (Muswadeh, 1990, A)
• The Situation of Compulsory and Secondary Education in the West Bank (Shaheen, 1990, A)

• Towards Better Academic Achievement (Shaheen, 1990, A)
• The Educational Situation in the Hebron District for the School Year 1990-1991 (Amrou, 1992, A)
• Hebron's Graduates' Union Schools (Amrou, 1992, A)
  • Education Technology (Yusef, 1993, A)
  • Scientific and Technical Education in Palestine (Abu Jarad, 1994, A)

Elaine Clark

Educational Network, POB 66, Ramallah, West Bank

tel: 02 995 6230/fax: 02 995 6231 e-mail: eclark@ednet.birzeit.edu