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Al-Aqsa University

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Al-Aqsa University

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Al-Aqsa University is a public university with campuses in Gaza City and Khan Younis, Palestine. Established in 1955 as a teachers' institute before later expanding its curriculum, it is the first and oldest public higher education institution in the Gaza Strip. It caters for some 26,000 students and has some 1,400 employees, 300 of whom are lecturers and professors. In 2024, the university's facilities were destroyed by Israeli bombardment during the Gaza war.

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