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(Inter)national student mobility
EuroMed country progress report - Palestine - 2014
University World News
Feb. 2015
"The Israeli government has opposed Palestinian students from Gaza studying in the West Bank universities"
difficult year:
- summer conflict in Gaza
- increased tensions across the West Bank
- breakdown in negotiations (no progress in the Middle East Peace Process)
- Restrictions imposed by Israeli occupation
Palestina -> Libano
Palestine participated in the Tempus programme with 14 on-going projects, 5 of which are coordinated by Palestinian universities.
n. 205 Palestinian students and staff were selected in 2014 within partnerships supported by Erasmus Mundus and 2 students received scholarships to participate in joint master's programme.
Due to a structural deficit, Palestinian higher education institutions were unable to accept all students that wished to continue their studies. Almost all higher education institutions were private entities and were underfunded because of low tuition fees and limited public contributions
Internationalisation at home
Palestinesi di Gerusalemme
Jordan participated in the Tempus programme with 23 on-going projects, 8 of which were
coordinated by Jordanian universities.
n. 284 Jordanian students and staff were selected within partnerships supported by Erasmus Mundus and 1 student received scholarships to
participate in a joint master.
decina di univ.
undergraduate
75
graduate
2+1
phd...
Arabic for international students/foreigners
- language
- history
- culture
- politics
- food
- semesters
- summer camps
- evening courses
- cultural visits
Palestine - EU
Europe is on its way to becoming the privileged destination for Palestinian students and doctoral candidates
more accessible destination (vs USA)
- EU: less expensive (fees, geogr. proximity)
- EU: no anti-terrorist certificates
Bologna Process (vs USA system)
DG Education and Culture, EC