On February 21st, Fobzu hosted a follow-up event titled Next Steps to Building Academic Links with Palestine, bringing together UK-Palestine Academic Links (PALS) Fellows from the 2023 and 2024 cohorts, Palestinian HESPAL scholars, and representatives of the British Council Occupied…
On December 17, Universities of Sanctuary hosted their annual conference at the University of York. One of the key events of the day was the plenary session titled How can Universities of Sanctuary support universities facing disruption due to humanitarian…
On 11 December 2024, as part of their commitment to supporting displaced communities and defending Gaza’s universities, the University of Glasgow hosted the Reconstructing Gaza: The Post-conflict Reconstruction of Higher Education in Gaza Conference. The conference explored how collaboration and…
On 19th November, Fobzu’s Director, Omar Shweiki, joined the British Palestinian Committee (BPC) in Parliament to launch their Policy Guide for the UK Labour government. The guide calls on UK policymakers to adopt a principled approach that supports the inalienable…
On November 18, 2024, Fobzu co-organised the conference Responding to ‘Scholasticide’ in Gaza: The Role of the UK International Education and Training Community. Held in London and online, and in partnership with UKFIET, CIRE (University of Bristol), and the REAL…
In late October through early November, UCU sponsored organised a speaking tour organised by the British Committee for the Universities of Palestine (BRICUP) and University & College Workers for Palestine addressing the impact of scholasticide on Palestinian students and educators.…
Fobzu would like to invite you to register for an upcoming conference titled Responding to ‘Scholasticide’ in Gaza: The Role of the UK International Education and Training Community, held in collaboration with UKFIET, the Centre for International and Comparative Education…
Today more than ever, education is our only hope. A year ago, students preparing assignments and university projects for their midterms couldn’t have anticipated that their universities would be burned, destroyed, and converted into interrogation centers. They could not have…
Last month the director of Fobzu, was invited to jointly open the 2024 British Association for International & Comparative Education conference, themed “Transgression and Transformation: (Re)bordering Education in Times of Conflict and Crises.” His joint keynote presentation with Arathi Sriprakesh,…
Programme Officer Role Location: London Employment Type: Part-time Salary: £28,000 – £32,000 (3-4 days per week) p.a pro rata, commensurate with experience Contract: 12 months (with a possible renewal) Application Deadline: 29 September About Fobzu Fobzu was established in 1978…
Fobzu, in collaboration with the Galilee Foundation and the British Palestinian Committee, hosted a panel at the Frontline Club on 24th June titled “Resisting the Erasure: Scholasticide & the Struggle for Palestinian Freedom.” This event featured conversations with Palestinian academics…
Fobzu Palestine-UK Academic Links Seminar (PALS) Fellowships are designed to address the urgent need to build educational links and promote mutual understanding between UK and Palestinian faculty. This year, we adapted our programme to urgently respond to the ongoing war…
