Helen Murray is a researcher with the Political Economy of Education Research Network, she is a long term Fobzu Friend and a campaigner for the right to education in Palestine. On 13th of June, Helen spoke to Fobzu about her support for education in Palestine and why Fobzu's work is so valuable at a time when pressure is mounting to restrict support for Palestinian civil society.
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…
Academics and higher education specialists from across the UK and Palestine gathered on 7th March at the National Education Union headquarters at Hamilton House in London to discuss how to support access to higher education in Palestine. In a one-day…
Earlier this month, Israeli military authorities issued a new directive marking a major tightening of restrictions on international faculty and students teaching and learning at Palestinian universities in a step described by Birzeit University as imposing a ‘siege’ on Palestinian…
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In June, Sandra Hamrouni became the newest addition to Fobzu’s Board of Trustees. In an interview with Fobzu’s e-newsletter Access Online, she discusses what inspires her, working for the British Council under occupation and the importance of promoting Palestinian education.…
On 5th March, the day the first cases of Coronavirus were confirmed in Bethlehem, the Palestinian authority declared a state of emergency. They quickly closed all schools, universities and public institutions, and imposed a lockdown on movement within towns and…
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…
The recent escalation in visa denials and restrictions on the employment of foreign nationals working at Palestinian universities has been met with a growing mobilisation of solidarity from organisations from around the world. Professional associations and trade unions representing workers…
