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The opening as it read in 2025
Al-Quds University . Al-Quds Open University ( Arabic : جامعة القدس المفتوحة ) is an independent, distance education public university in Palestine . It was created by a decree issued by the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1991. QOU is the first Open Learning institute in the Palestinian territories. It has 60,000 students studying in 19 branches and centers distributed all over the West Bank and the Gaza Strip . QOU is the largest non-campus university in Palestine. In 2023, the university's facilities in the Gaza Strip were destroyed by Israeli bombardment during the Gaza war .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Al-Quds Open University is an administratively, academically and financially independent public university. According to the university's website, it was established in Amman, Jordan , by a decree issued by the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) and started operating in the Palestinian territories in 1991. [1] QOU is the only open distance education institute in the Palestinian territories. It has over 60,000 students studying in 24 educational regions and centers distributed all over the West Bank and Gaza Strip . :
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Al-Quds Open University ( ) is an administratively, academically and financially independent public university. According to the university's website, it was established in Amman, Jordan , by a decree issued by the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) and started operating in the Palestinian territories in 1991. [1] QOU is the only Open Learning institute in the Palestinian territories. It has over 60,000 students studying in 24 educational regions and centers distributed all over the West Bank and Gaza Strip . :
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Al-Quds Open University ( ) is an independent public university. It was established in Amman, Jordan , by a decree issued by the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) and started operating in Palestine in 1991. QOU is the first Open Learning institute in the Palestinian territories.It has 60,000 students studying in 19 branches and centers distributed all over the West Bank and Gaza Strip .
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Al-Quds Open University ( ) is an independent, distance education public university in Palestine .It was created by a decree issued by the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1991. QOU is the first Open Learning institute in the Palestinian territories. It has 60,000 students studying in 19 branches and centers distributed all over the West Bank and the Gaza Strip .
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “administratively”. Today it says “independent”. 1 section present on 6 October 2023 is absent today. Read the current article and compare.
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administratively
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independent
Sections that no longer exist
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