History
The idea of reviving Jerusalem's role as an educational center was expressed at an All-Islamic conference held in Jerusalem in 1931. At that conference, a call was made to establish a University carrying the name of "AL-AQSA" the Islamic shrine in Al-Quds.
Education
The mission of Al Quds University is to equip students with the necessary tools to overcome overwhelming challenges and to shape a successful future. This is made possible through the promotion of academic research and professional excellence.
Research
Al-Quds University also aims at the development of a multi-cultural mindset to go with the current reality of the political and socio-economical situation in Jerusalem, since Jerusalem's unique constitution as a mosaic cross-road of different nations, cultures and religions, giving special emphasis on introducing students especially, but the University community as a whole, to the multi-cultured heritage of human civilization. This is achieved in a number of ways, whether through special courses in human civilizations or human rights, international cooperation, joint educational projects involving faculty and students, lectures and events, foreign scholarships and exchanges.
Short Courses
University Ranking
QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2024
1001
2023
1001
2022
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QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
Student services
Al Quds University has four sites, one in Ramallah (Al Bireh), three in Jerusalem, and one main campus in Abu Dis at the outskirts of Jerusalem. The Jerusalem sites are located in Beit Hanina, Sheikh Jarrah and one within the Old City of Jerusalem.
Library services
Al-Quds Library is an educational, cultural, and social edifice administered by Dr.Rashid Jayousi. The library contains many information resources: printed, audio-visual and electronic resources in addition to the manuscripts, films, discs and posters estimated of nearly 100000 cataloged books and computerized on the library software.
Al-Quds Open University has successfully met all of the IAO's accreditation requirements and as a result has been awarded Full Accreditation by IAO.