Students & facilitators
reflect on Masari
“
Masari… a name chosen as a motivation
for students to begin charting their paths from
their first day at the university, in line with
their academic programs and extra-curricular
activities, so that they will be ready to face life’s
demands, challenges, and variables.
Mirvat Bulbul, Former Vice President for Planning and
Ahmad Barghouthi, a student in Masari
“
As students, Masari helps us to explore
ourselves, build our characters, focus on our
distinguishing competencies, and allows us to
enthusiastically enter the job market. I have noticed good interaction among
the participating students, especially because
the program contains no tests or a grading
system like purely academic ones. A large
number of students have been introduced, for
the first time, to the basics of C.V. building and
to exploring their own career paths.
Omar Bakri, a student in Masari Eyad Jadallah, Public Relations Office
Development (2016-2018)
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Masari is a one-of-a-kind addition to
the personalities of students and graduates,
as it emphasizes the learning of previously
unattained life skills.
Hani Ishtayeh, Director of the Samih Darwazah Institute
for Pharmaceutical Industries
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“
The program has contributed to
building our personal and creative skills, and
made us more confident in ourselves and our
abilities.
“
Masari is a life training program that
covers facets not usually included in academic
programs. It contributes to building the
students’ life skills and a generation that has
expertise, positive outlooks, and ethics, all of
which will reflect on Palestinian society in the
future.
Sa’d Nimer, Professor in the Palestine and Arabic Studies
Masari is a pioneering program and a
source of pride and accomplishment, and I
consider it the main source (if not the only)
of future leaders that are capable of affecting
change. I have all the respect for those who
oversee this program. Masari has helped me to engage with
the university community and introduced me to
new colleagues and new personalities.
Johnny Stiban, Professor of Chemistry Bahya Harbash, a student in Masari
Al Ghadeer - Fall 2018
Program
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Our
Story:
An Exchange
Experience of a Lifetime
Living abroad, studying something
different or in a different
way is the core essence of the
Erasmus+ Program, a European
Union (EU) student exchange
program. The program supports
education, training and youth,
providing learning opportunities
for Palestinian students to study
in European universities, or
international students to study at
Birzeit.
Whether individuals have
developed fresh perspectives
on global issues, learned a new
language, gained new information
about their specializations, or
found a new passion, Erasmus+ has
produced many success stories.
See what our students have to say
about their Erasmus+ exchange:
Birzeit University
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