QOU wins UALL International Award for best innovative educational project

Al Quds Open University won UALL (Universities Association for Lifelong Learning) international Award for its project “Mobile Educational Center to Improve the Educational Opportunities in Marginalized Areas”.

The project, which is implemented, by the Continuing Education and Community Service Center at QOU is funded by Community Resilience and Development Program (CRDP), and aims to enhance the education opportunities for marginalized groups in South Hebron and Tubas, through equipping two vans with computer lab. The van travels in the marginalized areas to provide education to children who live in areas that lack technological infrastructure. The project is managed by Dr. Eng. Islam Amr, assisted by the technical staff of the Information and Communication Technology Center (ICTC) and supervised by Eng. Mohammad Fahel.

 

Dr. Eng. Islam Amr expressed his pride for the wining of UALL International Award and for being ranked in the first place in an international competition competing prestigious universities in Europe and the Middle East.

It is noteworthy that Al-Quds Open University was declared the winner of this award at the annual conference of the Universities Association for Lifelong Learning, which was held between 5-7/4/2017, where Mr. Mahmoud Hawamdeh and Eng. Saeda Abu Halawa provided a presentation on the project and its impact on marginalized groups in the marginalized areas in Palestine.