Islamic University of Gaza
The Islamic University of Gaza (Arabic: الجامعة الإسلامية بغزة), also known as IUG and IU Gaza, is an independent Palestinian university established in 1978 in Gaza City. It was the first higher education institution to be established in the Gaza Strip. The university has 11 faculties capable of awarding BA, BSc, MA, MSc, MD, PhD, diplomas and higher diplomas, in addition to 20 research centers and institutes and the affiliated Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital.
الجامعة الإسلامية غزة | |
Luhaidan Building | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1978 |
Academic staff | 307 |
| Students | 17,874 |
| Undergraduates | 16,212 |
| Postgraduates | 1,662 |
| Location | , Palestine |
| Colors | White and green |
| Website | www.iugaza.edu.ps |
The Islamic University of Gaza is a member of twelve regional and international associations and networks of higher education, including the International Association of Universities (IAU), Mediterranean Universities Union (UNIMED), Association of Arab Universities (AAU), Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World (FUIW), Black Sea and Eastern Mediterranean Academic Network (BSEMAN), and the Global University Network for Innovation-GUNi.
The Islamic University suffered damage in air strikes during the 2008–2009 Gaza war, the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict, and the 2023 Israel–Hamas war. In December 2023, Professor Sufyan Tayeh, the University's president and a prominent scientist, was killed along with his family in an Israeli air strike on Jabalia refugee camp.