Archinect - News2024-11-21T10:34:27-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150420762/architects-for-gaza-launches-gaza-global-university-for-afflicted-palestinian-students
Architects for Gaza launches Gaza Global University for afflicted Palestinian students Josh Niland2024-03-18T18:07:00-04:00>2024-03-19T13:48:41-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a7/a7bd5e454d9eccfcb463cd19b3710c67.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The UK-based group <a href="https://www.palestineregenerationproject.com/post/architects-for-gaza" target="_blank">Architects for Gaza</a>, appealing to the educational needs of displaced Palestinian architecture students in the occupied territory, has just announced the creation of a new learning platform called Gaza Global University. </p>
<p>The announcement was made earlier this month via <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C4DkPPGsw7L/?img_index=1" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. The group says: "We know that to rebuild Gaza requires rebuilding its institutions, its culture, its life — and importantly for those of us not situated in Gaza — it requires a rebuilding of all our worlds. We see Gaza Global University as a radical pedagogical project rooted in hope and shared humanity."</p>
<p>According to the group's website, the objectives for developing the initiative include:</p>
<ul><li><em>Establishing links with academic institutions internationally to offer online tutorials and lectures free of charge Gazan students in any part of the world, who are students of architecture, and related courses, such as design and urbanism. </em></li><li><em>Offering technological assistance for remote communication at...</em></li></ul>