Islamic University of Gaza

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Islamic University of Gaza

الجامعة الإسلامية غزة
Type	Public
Established	1978
Academic staff	307
Students	17,874
Undergraduates	16,212
Postgraduates	1,662
Location	Gaza, Gaza Strip , Palestine
Colors	White and green
Website	www.iugaza.edu.ps

The Islamic University of Gaza (Arabic: الجامعة الإسلامية بغزة), also known as IUG and IU Gaza, is an independent Palestinian university. It was founded in 1978 in Gaza City. It was the first university to be founded in the Gaza Strip. The university has 11 faculties that can award BA, BSc, MA, MSc, MD, PhD, diplomas and higher diplomas. It also has 20 research centers and the affiliated Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital.

The Islamic University of Gaza is a member of twelve regional and international associations and networks of higher education. These include 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 was damaged in airstrikes 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, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Jabalia refugee camp. His family also died in the airstrike.

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