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Palestine Polytechnic University

Coordinates: 31°32′1″N 35°5′50″E / 31.53361°N 35.09722°E / 31.53361; 35.09722
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Palestine Polytechnic University
جامعة بوليتكنك فلسطين
Established1978
PresidentAmjad barham
Vice-presidentAyman Soltan
Raed amro
Zuhdi Salhab
Islam Hassouneh
Location, ,
31°32′1″N 35°5′50″E / 31.53361°N 35.09722°E / 31.53361; 35.09722
Websitewww.ppu.edu

Palestine Polytechnic University (PPU; Arabic: جامعة بوليتكنك فلسطين) is a university located in Hebron, West Bank, Palestine. The school was founded in 1978 by the University Graduates Union (UGU).[1]

PPU has five colleges: College of Engineering, College of Information Technology and Computer Engineering, College of Applied Science, College of Administrative Science and Informatics and College of Applied Professions.[1]

History

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It was established by the University Graduates Union in 1978, as Hebron Polytechnic.

  • In 2013 it became the first entrepreneurial university
  • In 2017 it received the Turino Process Award for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • In 2018 it established the college of Medicine and Heath Sciences

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b de Waal, André; Sultan, Suhail (2012-01-01). "Applicability of the high performance organization framework in the Middle East: The case of Palestine Polytechnic University". Education, Business and Society: Contemporary Middle Eastern Issues. 5 (3): 213–223. doi:10.1108/17537981211265598. ISSN 1753-7983.