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Birzeit University is a national, non-profit, pluralistic, independent university, dedicated to producing leaders and knowledge in service of humanity and Palestinians everywhere.
Since its inception as a small school for girls in 1924, Birzeit University defeated all odds, including severe restrictions on academic development and freedom imposed by the Israeli military occupation, and embodied a success story that inspires all Palestinians.
The university celebrated its first graduating class in 1976, the same year when it joined the Association of Arab Universities, and became a member of the International Association of Universities one year later in 1977.
By the end of the 1970s and well through the 1980s, Birzeit University went through an academic and urban resurgence, where it launched more academic programs and continued its community outreach tradition by building numerous institutes and centers. Birzeit University entered the third millennium relying confidently on a legacy of academic distinction and its well-designed university campus while winning several local and international awards.
Committed to freedom of thought and expression, democratic practices and social diversity, the university offers distinguished and globally engaged teaching, research and community-based programs designed to cultivate leadership skills, national and humanitarian values, critical thinking, lifelong learning and a spirit of initiative and responsibility towards society and the environment in the context of an institutional culture of sound governance, openness, pluralism, and autonomy.
Through 11 institutes and centers, Birzeit University engages in knowledge production both nationally and globally. It offers 127 academic programs, including 42 master’s and 3 PhD programs, serving 14,743 students in 9 different faculties.
Committed to freedom of thought and expression, democratic practices and social diversity, the university offers distinguished and globally engaged teaching, research and community-based programs designed to cultivate leadership skills, national and humanitarian values, critical thinking, lifelong learning and a spirit of initiative and responsibility towards society and the environment in the context of an institutional culture of sound governance, openness, pluralism, and autonomy.
Through 11 institutes and centers, Birzeit University engages in knowledge production both nationally and globally. It offers 127 academic programs, including 42 master’s and 3 PhD programs, serving 14,743 students in 9 different faculties.

Bill & Melinda Gates foundations aims to understand the world’s inequities and solve them by partnering with entrepreneurs, companies, and other organizations to create incentives that harness the power of private enterprise to create change for those who need it most.

The Digital Citizen Fund is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization founded in New York City. The Digital Citizen Fund helps girls and women in developing countries gain access to technology, virtually connect with others worldwide, and obtain the necessary skills to succeed in today’s expanding global market.
DCF’s mission is to increase women’s participation and advancement in the workplace by providing women with quality education, training, and support, to secure well-paying jobs and contribute to their local economies.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence and to provide them with assistance. The ICRC also endeavours to prevent suffering by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles.

IsDB The Islamic Development Bank is a multilateral development bank (MDB), working to improve the lives of member countries by promoting social and economic development in these countries and Muslim communities worldwide, delivering impact at scale.

FCDO aims to safeguard the UK’s security, reduce poverty and tackle global challenges with international partners. IsDB The Islamic Development Bank is a multilateral development bank (MDB), working to improve the lives of member countries by promoting social and economic development in these countries and Muslim communities worldwide, delivering impact at scale.

The Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund prevents Violent extremism by connecting and guiding communities to global resources that would be out of reach and help them thrive.
Established in Geneva, Switzerland in September 2014.

The GFF is a multistakeholder partnership hosted in the World Bank that supports country-led efforts to improve the health of women, children and adolescents. It works with bilateral and multilateral donors, civil society organizations, the private sector, foundations, and global and local health partners, and UN agencies to unlock financing, innovation, and policies that improve access to quality health services, strengthen primary care systems and bridge equity gaps – bringing countries closer to achieving Universal Health Coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals.

The Geneva Graduate Institute is a higher education institution and a pioneer in the exploration of global issues. Through their core missions – academic research, teaching, expertise and forum activities – they produce and share knowledge on international relations, development issues, global challenges and governance.
Located in the heart of International Geneva, a centre of global governance, they build on scientific excellence and transdisciplinarity to foster critical and creative thinking on the major challenges of their time. By engaging with international organisations, NGOs, governments and private sector actors, they participate in global discussions on the future of multilateralism and prepare a generation of engaged and responsible decision-makers for leadership in a radically uncertain world.

The Margaret Thatcher Scholarship Trust(MTST) aims to create scholarships which will enable the most promising students to benefit from the unique education and intellectual environment that is offered by Somerville and Oxford.