Gaza University seeks to provide educationally and professionally qualified cadres capable of addressing the needs of society and the labor market in accordance with the most recent scientific and technological updates. Moreover, aims to boost scientific research and cognitive development so as to contribute to achieving sustainable development
The main aim to be an academic and scientific source of inspiration in University Education, Scientific Research and Community Service.
Gaza University is constant Palestinian university founded in Gaza governorate to serve as an academic and educational source of inspiration. It provides educational service to the Palestinian youths to contribute in improving the Palestinian community educationally and professionally. Gaza University specializes in Higher Education and Scientific Research through diverse programs such as computer science& information technology, administrative and financial sciences, communication sciences & languages and engineering. It also provides Master Degree in public relations and media besides other diverse majors will be approved in the upcoming years. The plan of establishing a university in Gaza was conceived by a group of Palestinian characters in 2005. The idea was then realized in which the construction of the university's buildings and facilities commenced on its land at Tel Al-Hawa area in Gaza City. At the same time, the university's licensing and accreditation procedures were initiated by the Palestinian Ministry of Education. On 18th July 2007, Gaza University obtained the initial license to become a new accredited institution by the Ministry of Education. On 27th January 2008, the University received the general accreditation from the ministry to become a recent higher education institution in academic year 2008/2009. Furthermore, it continued to obtain the primary accreditation for its declared colleges and programs.
University education stage is one of paramount importance to human life since it complements what has been achieved in basic and secondary schooling. It is a crucial period that contributes in shaping and qualifying students' personality to pave the way throughout empirical and successful Life, since emerging scientific and technological developments and information revolution which create significant challenge that provides our students with up-to-date technology and pedagogy of education to flourish outstanding specializations characterized by non-standard academic plans and curricula. Furthermore, the technical staff at Gaza University has taken into consideration the fundamental priority to cope with the constant evolution of technology and scientific progression so as to accomplish the following:
1-Raise student’s level, support their intellectual growth, and open to them the field of experience under a systematic eminent academic education.
2- . Prepare students for career and professional work that match needs of the country.
3- Spread out knowledge through imparting higher and specialized education opportunities in various fields of purely natural and applied sciences, humanities, the arts that provide the country with specialists, technicians, and experts in a wide range of scientific disciplines.
4-Develop scientific research knowledge, encourage, organize it, help the competent authorities in solving society problems and its developing issues, and work on transferring scientific knowledge to Arabic language as well.
5- Mind students’ personality and behavior and direct them confidently to serve community successfully.
6- Focus on continuous education and field guidance in diverse practical aspects to serve the community, solve its existing problems and find a way around what may come out.
7- Emphasize Arab and Islamic civilization and expand its heritage paying attention to moral values
8- Strengthen relations with Arab and International Universities along with Scientific Research.
In addition, utilize all university’s capabilities to serve students focusing on achieving the following students’ attributes:
1- Provide students with skills and expertise in all disciplines through the best curricula and techniques focusing on the practical aspects.
2- Avoid traditional teaching methods, take care of having workshops along with seminars to enrich teaching materials on one hand. On the other, formulate students’ academic performance and scientific personality.
3- Focus on using English language in both teaching and studying using foreign books, references, and special periodicals.
4- Provide sophisticated and adequate computers to secure a device for every student during academic sessions and at one’s leisure.
5- Utilize the first-rate of information technologies in education
1. Supporting Gaza University's independence and taking all means leading to raising its status and enabling it to fulfill its mission and achieve its goals.
2. Enhancing connections between the community and GU and developing its service capabilities.
3. Contribute to developing a vision and perception for GU to enable it to maintain appropriate environment for teaching, learning, research, and community service.
4. Setting a strategy for GU to meet the changes created by the current circumstances in Palestine.
5. Opening horizons for the university to develop academically and administratively.
6. Giving the university a global dimension by linking it through cooperation agreements with international universities and institutions.
7. Approving all decisions issued by the University Board of Directors regarding the formation of university councils and student club committees.
1. Ensure that the university adheres to its mission in terms of:
A - Providing the appropriate environment for distinguished higher education.
B - Providing the necessary needs to make students able to deal with information technology and employ it in community service.
C- Urging the university administration and students to be creative, innovative, and good researchers.
D- Ensure that the university administration and its programs motivate students scientifically, culturally and educationally to be active citizens in building and developing their society.
2. Ensure that the university plays a pioneering role in serving and developing the Palestinian society.
3. Ensure that the university provide appropriate environment for researchers in various scientific and academic fields.
4. Approve all agreements, networking and partnerships with all parties outside the university.
5. Mobilize and fundraise to provide the university with the necessary support to achieve the objectives above, and help students from marginalized families.