Fobzu

Friends of Palestinian Universities supports the right to education and its role in the creation of a free and flourishing Palestine.

Established in 1978, Fobzu is a British charity working to support Palestinian students and academics, facilitating educational exchange and raising awareness in the UK about education under occupation and in exile. For Prospective Students
Fobzu currently works with Birzeit University and UNRWA to provide scholarships for students in financial need studying in Palestine. We do not accept applic

ations from students directly. Students intending to study at Birzeit University should apply for support through the Financial Aid Unit. https://www.birzeit.edu/ar/admissions/undergraduate/finanical-aid

Scholarship opportunities provided by UNRWA are advertised at UNRWA centres, including schools, clinics and offices. Prospective students can also find out more information on UNRWA's new online scholarship portal. https://scholarship.unrwa.org

21/08/2026

📢 WE’RE HIRING: PROGRAMME OFFICER

Join Friends of Palestinian Universities (FPU) and help strengthen Palestinian higher education and build meaningful international academic partnerships.
We’re looking for a motivated, organised and thoughtful Programme Officer to join our small and growing team.

You’ll work across:
• Palestinian–international university partnerships
• Research, advocacy and public engagement
• Events and sector convenings
• Engagement with Palestinian university partners
• Programme coordination and administration

📍 Flexible / hybrid – home working + London office space
🕓 Full-time, fixed-term
💷 £28,860–£30,000, depending on experience
🗓 Deadline: 2 September 2026

We’re looking for strong research, writing, organisational and relationship-building skills and a genuine commitment to FPU’s mission. Experience in higher education, charities, advocacy or work related to Palestine is welcome, as is Arabic proficiency.

📄 Apply with your CV and covering letter through CharityJob. Link in bio.

03/07/2026

Friends of Palestinian Universities has published Scholasticide in Gaza: The Systematic Destruction of Palestinian Higher Education and the Continuation of Collective Resilience, a new multidisciplinary report documenting the destruction of Gaza’s higher education sector and the continuing efforts of Palestinian universities, students and academics to sustain teaching, learning and research amid genocide.

Bringing together leading scholars from Palestine, the UK, North America and South Africa, including academics from Gaza’s universities, the report examines the targeting of Gaza’s higher education sector since October 2023 and calls for urgent international action.

The report offers recommendations for governments, universities, academic associations and unions, funders, and international organisations, calling for the recognition of scholasticide and sustained support for Palestinian higher education.

🔗 Read the report via the link in our bio.

03/06/2026

In what prisoner rights organisations describe as a sustained policy targeting student activists and Palestinian universities, four female Birzeit University students were arrested by Israeli military forces yesterday during raids on university residences and family homes near Ramallah.

Their detention comes amid a broader crackdown on Palestinian students across the occupied West Bank and growing concerns over the treatment of Palestinian women prisoners in Israeli detention.

29/05/2026

Friends of Palestinian Universities and The Galilee Foundation invite you to:

📚 Palestine’s Universities Live On: Scholasticide, Collective Resilience and Global Solidarity

Join us for an important discussion on the systematic destruction of Palestinian higher education and the extraordinary resilience of students, academics and universities who continue to sustain teaching, learning and research under genocide and military occupation.
Bringing together leading Palestinian scholars and advocates, the event will explore scholasticide as an attack on Palestinian knowledge, memory and civic life, and consider what meaningful global solidarity requires from universities, academic communities and civil society today.

Featuring Dr Ahmed Abu Shaban, Al Azhar University and the Emergency Committee of Universities in Gaza; Dr Abdel Razzaq Takriti, Palestinian historian at Rice University; and Sundos Hammad, Right to Education Campaign Coordinator at Birzeit University.

Chaired by Maha Alfarra

🎟️ This is a ticketed event. Registration required – link in bio.

26/05/2026

In last week’s Education, Occupation & Liberation webinar series, co-hosted with , Dr Basel El-Khodary, Dean of the Faculty of Education and Professor of Psychology at IUG, reflected on the devastating impact of genocide and scholasticide on students, educators, and academic life in Gaza.

Chaired by Dr Amal Rammah, Senior Research Fellow at UCL’s GOS Institute of Child Health, the discussion explored the destruction of homes and universities, the psychological toll of ongoing violence and displacement, and the resilience of Palestinian students and educators continuing to teach, learn, and conduct research amid scholasticide.

The webinar also highlighted the urgent responsibility of academics and institutions worldwide to stand in solidarity with Palestinian universities and respond to the attacks on higher education in Gaza.

Sign up to our newsletter via the link in bio to be the first to hear about our upcoming EOL webinar.

01/05/2026

📢 Join us for Education as Hope: Wellbeing, Survival, and Resistance under Scholasticide, a webinar in our Education, Occupation & Liberation series, organised in collaboration with University and College Union, on Tuesday 19 May, 16:00 UK time.

📍This session will explore the impact of genocide and settler violence on the wellbeing of students, educators, and the wider academic community in Palestine, and how education is shaped by destruction, displacement, fear, and ongoing insecurity.

Bringing together perspectives from Palestinian universities, this discussion will also highlight education as a vital space of resilience, dignity, and hope – sustaining collective strength and confronting erasure under scholasticide.

Speakers include Dr Basel El-Khodary, Dean of the Faculty of Education at the Islamic University of Gaza, and Chair Dr Amal Rammah, Senior Research Fellow at University College London. [Second speaker TBC]

🔗 Event registration link in bio
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This event is free, but Friends of Palestinian Universities relies on donations from our supporters to run programmes like this one. Donation link in bio.

Photo credit: Graduation of 230 students from the Faculties of Human Medicine at Al-Azhar University, Gaza, and the Islamic University of Gaza. Source: Quds Press (edited)

25/04/2026

📚 Each FPU scholarship covers one year of university fees. We work with foundations, family trusts, and individuals to support students throughout a typical four-year degree – investing in a generation determined to learn, lead, and rebuild.

Sponsor a student today and support access to higher education in Palestine.

🔗 Click link in bio.

18/03/2026

🚨Final Days – Double Your Impact 🚨

We’re approaching the final days of our March Match campaign, and we need your support to reach our £20,000 goal. ⏳

All donations made before 31 March will be matched - meaning your contribution goes twice as far in supporting Palestinian students and higher education.

Your support helps us to:
– Strengthen universities through building partnerships and twinnings
– Amplify the voices of Palestinian faculty and students, and drive advocacy efforts
– Provide scholarships that enable students in Palestine to continue their studies

As Palestinian higher education faces its greatest emergency, your support is more vital than ever.

🔗 Donate now and help us unlock the full £20,000 match: cafdonate.cafonline.org/29528

💚 Thank you for standing in solidarity with Palestinian students and universities. Let’s make these final days count.

13/03/2026

Our Universities Live On shares monthly stories of resilience, leadership, and vision from Palestinian university leaders, faculty, and students who continue to teach, learn, and inspire – ensuring that higher education in Gaza not only endures, but continues to embody the spirit of a people determined to live and learn in freedom.

In this International Women’s Day edition, we are honoured to feature Professor Rifa Al-Khozondar, Professor at the Physics Department, Al-Aqsa University in Gaza and currently a Senior Visiting Research Fellow with the Superconductivity Group at Durham University.

In this interview, Dr Al-Khozondar spoke to us about the resilience of Gaza’s universities in the face of scholasticide, the leadership of Palestinian women in sustaining scientific life, and the profound connection she shares with her students, whose determination to learn continues to defy the realities surrounding them.

🔗 Read the full interview via the link in our bio

09/03/2026

This International Women’s Day, we share a special feature as part of our series Our Universities Live On, highlighting Palestinian women at the heart of academic communities.

Amid scholasticide targeting Palestinian higher education – from the destruction of university campuses to restrictions, raids, detentions, and the killings of faculty and students – Palestinian women continue to sustain academic life through their teaching, research, leadership, and advocacy, ensuring that knowledge and learning endure. 📚

Our Universities Live On shares stories of resilience, leadership, and vision from those ensuring Palestinian higher education endures.

🔗 To learn more about these academics and students, visit the link in our bio.

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