Goals of the Ministry of Higher Education

The Ministry seeks to lay down a comprehensive strategy and plans for higher education and scientific research in Palestine in order to:

  1.   Integrate higher education in the comprehensive larger development plan for Palestine in all fields, which depend basically on the human resources.

  2.   Direct higher education towards meeting the present and future needs of the society.

  3.   Improve the educational standards in the various institutions and support their achievements.

  4.   Consolidate, support and activate scientific research.

  5.   Secure financial stability necessary for the survival and continuity of higher education and scientific research institutions and activities.

  6.   Establish the legal framework, rules and regulations to organize the process and the institutions of higher education and research.

  7.   Organize the international relations, cultural exchange, grants and scholarships for the benefit of higher education and research.

  8.   Coordinate and develop higher education institutions to create a harmonious complementary relationship among them.

  9.   Promote civilized, cultural and intellectual interaction in all fields of knowledge.

10.Raise the level of consciousness and culture in Palestine in general.

11.Expand the educational base through public and liberal education.

12.Consolidate the concept of continuous education regarding higher education as part of an integral process aiming at the development of individuals.

13.Achieve balance in the individual’s physical, intellectual and moral development.