Educational Network

Sept 1

Sept 2

Minister of Education confirms that poor families will be exempt from school fees and children of teaching staff will receive 50% discounts (J)

First graduation ceremony of al-Quds University (J)
- 81 Palestinian students studying at Russian universities miss flight due to slow and strict security checks at Ben Gurion airport (J)
- Call for increase in teacher salaries, new Palestinian curricula, expansion of vocational training and reform of examinations in article in (J)
- Seminar in Bir Zeit University of General Union of Palestinian Handicapped addresses problems of the physically handicapped in education (J)

Sept 8

Arafat visits Islamic University Gaza and promises it a place on Council for Higher Education (J)

Sept 9

Announcement of plans for a law school at al-Najah University, Nablus (J)
Higher Fatah Committee affirms that the education sector will be excluded from future strikes and mourning days (J)

Sept 12

Bethlehem University starts new academic year with 1900 students and expansion of campus (Q)

UNRWA teachers hold sit-in at UNRWA HQ in Gaza against emergency program appointments (Q)
Request by students recently released from prison for assistance in completing their education (Q)
- British Council delegation visits MoE to discuss needs, priorities, and Community Colleges, and expresses interest to support teacher training and technical education (Q)

Sept 13

German funding for development of Technical Training Center in Nablus Industrial School (Q)

The approximately 2000 teachers dismissed under Occupation request MoE to return them to their jobs (Q)
Hind Husseini, educator and founder of Dar al-Tifl Society, dies at age 78 in Jerusalem (J)

Sept 16

Jerusalem Municipality approves plan for library for Jewish school on grounds allocated for construction of Palestinian school (J)

Sept 24

UNDP opens new school in rural area of Jinsafut for 300 girls, and stresses that, due to overcrowding, a 3000 extra classrooms need to be built, and that there is an unequal distribution of schools between cities and villages (Q)

Sept 25

Education and Democracy Seminar in Bir Zeit University; discussion of democracy in curricula (Q)

Sept 27

Ceremony at Arab Orphans Vocational School to distribute European Union-donated educational equipment (J)

Israeli authorities at Erez turn back scholar on his way to receive doctorate in Sudan (J)

Sept 28

Israeli forces intrude into Jelazoun Prep Boys School, force out students and staff and close school after alleged student demonstrations and stone throwing (Q)
Due to closure of road from Beiteen village to Ramallah by Israeli soldiers Beiteen children cannot reach their schools (Q)

Sept 29

Yearly Meeting of Council of Higher Education announces formation of a new Council headed by the Minister, presidents of Palestinian universities and academics (Q)

Sept 30

Bir Zeit students refuse to register in protest against 35% raise in University fees (J)

Elaine Clark

Educational Network, POB 66, Ramallah, West Bank

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