Exploring Niche Education and International Cooperation: Belgian Consul General and Flemish University heads visit Bethlehem University
“Academics work together in ways only God knows,” said Mr. Leo Peeters, Belgian Consul General in Jerusalem, describing the often haphazard collaboration between individual academics. So on 26 June 2009 Mr. Peeters and a group of Flemish university heads visited Bethlehem University for a more systematic approach to academic cooperation. Read more.
RecogniZIng success:
bethlehem association scholarship fund celebrates graduating scholars
The Bethlehem Association Scholarship Fund supported 22 Bethlehem University students in their studies this academic year, and on 19 June 2009, five of those scholarship recipients successfully graduated.
Hiba Bannoura, Khader Sa’dy, Mariam Hazboun, Mira Sheibat and Rula Salman, this year’s graduating Association scholars, were honored on 25 June 2009. Read more.
bethlehem university celebrates 33rd graduation ceremony
On Friday, 19 June 2009, Brother Peter Bray, FSC, Vice Chancellor, and Mr. Fuad Kattan, Chair of the Board of Trustees, presided at the 33rd graduation ceremony of Bethlehem University, the first university founded in Palestine. Read more.
graduation profiles:
You succeed, and then you reach for more
Marcelle Kuttab Khoury and Rawan Liddawi – both members of the largest graduating class in Bethlehem University’s 35-year history – know the power of a dream, the value of commitment, and the importance of a community of support.
They are among the 572 students joining Bethlehem University’s now 11,388-member alumni family. They are members who embody the spirit of hope and dedication that marks a Bethlehem University education. For Marcelle, graduation is the culmination of a nearly 20 year journey to pursue her bachelors degree. For Rawan, it is a celebration of being the first in her family to earn a bachelors degree, and as the top academic student for the entire university. Read more.