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Public university in Gaza, Palestine For the university of the same name in Egypt, see Al Azhar University . Al-Azhar University – Gaza ( AUG ; Arabic : جامعة الأزهر بغزة ) is a Palestinian , public, non-profit, and independent higher education institution. During the first intifada , Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat issued a decree in September 1991 to establish a Palestinian national university. AUG opened on 18 October 1991 in a two-story building with 725 students enrolled in two faculties; the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Sharia and Law (now the Faculty of Law). Prior to being demolished by Israeli forces during the Gaza war , the school had more than 14,000 enrolled students across 12 colleges and 80 disciplines; the school also offered 36 master's degree programs and five doctoral programs.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Al-Azhar University – Gaza ( ) is a Palestinian university established in 1992 in Gaza City, Palestinian territories . The department of desalination and Related Fields was established on 1995 by Riyad Hassan El-Khoudary and earned immense popularity among the researchers and students. The water research center is an independent non-government Palestinian institution in Gaza. [1] Al Azhar University has continued to operate, despite the Israeli blockade of Gaza. In the late 1990s the university started its own Medical Institute in collaboration with Abu-Dees University in Jerusalem. The university is also famous for it its Pharmacy program, which is considered a very prestigious program.
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Al-Azhar University – Gaza ( ) is a Palestinian university established in 1991 in Gaza City , Palestinian territories .Faculty of Arts - Al Azhar university
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Al-Azhar University – Gaza ( ), often abbreviated AUG, is a Palestinian , public, non-profit and independent higher education institution.During the first intifada , the Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat issued a decree in September 1991 to establish a Palestinian national university.AUG opened journey on 18 October 1991 in two-story building with 725 students enrolled in two faculties; the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Sharia and Law (now the Faculty of Law).Like most educational institutes in Gaza , the university is gender-segregated.Faculty of Arts - Al Azhar university "Welcome To AUG" .Hamas orders schools in Gaza to be segregated by gender .
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University in Palestine For the university of the same name in Egypt, see Al Azhar University . Al-Azhar University – Gaza ( ), often abbreviated AUG, is a Palestinian , public, non-profit, and independent higher education institution. During the first intifada, Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat issued a decree in September 1991 to establish a Palestinian national university. AUG opened its journey on 18 October 1991 in a two-story building with 725 students enrolled in two faculties; the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Sharia and Law (now the Faculty of Law). Like most educational institutes in Gaza , the university is gender-segregated. Faculty of Arts - Al Azhar university "Welcome To AUG" . Hamas orders schools in Gaza to be segregated by gender .
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palestinian university established in 1992 in gaza city
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