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‘This is why Fobzu scholarships are so important’
Rawan is a recipient of Fobzu’s Dominic Simpson Memorial Scholarship, having previously been supported by the Dominic Simpson Memorial Trust, which closed in 2021. She has now graduated with a degree in Computer System Engineering from Birzeit University having excelled…
Fobzu Trustee Dr Mezna Qato visits Birzeit
Last week Fobzu board member Dr Mezna Qato took time out of her research trip to the occupied West Bank to return to Birzeit University and meet with students and colleagues on campus. Meeting with members of the Advancement…
Israeli military forces invade Birzeit campus for the second time in a month
Israeli military forces stormed Birzeit University campus on Monday afternoon. As students and lecturers were coming and going from classes, they were met with live fire from Israeli soldiers following undercover forces that had infiltrated the university. Five students were…
Mass arrest of Birzeit students during solidarity visit
On 14th July a bus carrying dozens of Birzeit University students was stopped by Israeli military forces on its return from the West Bank village of Turmus Ayya. Approximately 45 students were arrested and 33 remained in detention on Sunday…
War on Gaza: Students Share their Experience
Israel’s 11-day military offensive against Gaza in May had a devastating impact on the besieged Strip. The attack killed 260 Palestinians, among them 66 children, with over 2,200 people injured. Over 100,000 Palestinians fled their homes, many relying on shelter…
LPHR, Addameer and Fobzu statement on International Education Day
Highlighting the systematic targeting of Palestinian university students for prolonged arbitrary military detention by Israel’s military authorities London and Ramallah, 24 January 2021 – On UNESCO’S International Day of Education that celebrates the role of education for peace and…
Complaint submitted to the UN on detention of three female Birzeit students
This month UK based charity Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights (LPHR) launched a new campaign to tackle the growing number of Palestinian students arbitrarily arrested and detained by Israeli military forces, which has risen dramatically since August 2019, according to…
Coronavirus in Palestine Update
Fobzu is taking steps to respond to the new challenges brought about as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic spreading to Palestine. We are paying close attention to the impact of the virus on higher education for Palestinians, and working…
Birzeit University students march in support of political prisoners
On Saturday, the Israeli army fired tear gas at scores of students marching to Ofer prison, west of Ramallah. This was one of a series of demonstrations organised by Birzeit University students over recent weeks in solidarity with political prisoners…
