An-Najah National University (ANNU) maintains a dedicated, institution-wide and continuing programme of outreach education for the wider community. It serves alumni, local residents, children and school pupils, youth, women, professionals, farmers, health workers, civil-society organisations, persons with disabilities, refugees and displaced learners. Delivery is coordinated through the Community Service and Continuing Education Center, An-Najah Innovation Park and Training Academy, the Deanship of Student Affairs, faculties, scientific and service centres, the Career and Alumni Affairs Unit, the International Office, the Institute of Global Health, the Palestinian Institute for Childhood, student associations and external partners.

Activities include open courses and micro-credentials, professional and vocational training, public lectures and forums, school programmes, health-literacy campaigns, environmental education, digital-skills programmes, public-safety training, legal and human-rights education, career development, and inclusive education pathways for displaced students. Together, these activities translate knowledge of the Sustainable Development Goals into practical public benefit across Palestine.

Who we serve

Alumni and graduates: upskilling, employability, entrepreneurship, professional transition and lifelong learning.
Local residents: health education, first aid, public safety, environmental awareness, legal literacy and community learning.
Children and school pupils: science, innovation, programming, AI, healthy nutrition, environmental education and school guidance.
Youth, women and professionals: digital skills, leadership, green employment, specialised professional training and public forums.
Farmers and local institutions: agricultural innovation, hydroponics, safe practices, financial capacity and local resilience.
Persons with disabilities and their families: inclusive education, awareness, empowerment and specialist capacity-building.
Refugees and displaced learners: access-to-education pathways, online study, visiting-student arrangements and support through TESI.
Civil society and public bodies: co-designed training and education with schools, municipalities, ministries, professional associations and NGOs.

What we offer

Lifelong learning and certification in languages, digital skills, entrepreneurship, vocational skills and specialised professional fields.
Community education on health, wellbeing, disability inclusion, nutrition, mental health, cancer prevention and emergency response.
Environmental and sustainability education through workshops, field activities, school greening and green-skills programmes.
School and youth engagement through science fairs, coding clubs, innovation clubs, educational visits and career-guidance activities.
Alumni and graduate development through qualification, empowerment, labour-market readiness and professional networking.
Public seminars and forums on sustainability, child rights, displacement, human rights, law, citizenship and social resilience.
Inclusive access to higher education for displaced Gaza students through online courses, virtual classrooms and learner support.

Core institutional pillars of outreach

A. Community Service and Continuing Education Center (CSC): Open programmes in supportive education, psychosocial support, public-safety training, community and local initiatives, housing support, and poverty and hunger reduction. [ANNU evidence]
B. An-Najah Innovation Park and Training Academy: Youth, alumni and community learning in AI, digital skills, entrepreneurship, leadership, innovation, vocational development and green employment. [ANNU evidence]
C. Deanship of Student Affairs and student associations: Year-round educational campaigns and public events in health, inclusion, environment, volunteering, school outreach and civic engagement. [ANNU evidence]
D. Faculties, institutes and scientific/service centres: Open webinars, field training, health education, professional learning and knowledge transfer in water, climate, agriculture, health, law, technology and social development. [ANNU evidence]
E. TESI initiative with UNIMED: Technical Educational Support for Higher Education Students provides online learning and virtual classrooms to Gaza students as visiting students without financial burden, supported by a dedicated welcome and registration pathway. The retained baseline evidence reports approximately 3,650 participants in Phase 1. [ANNU evidence]
F. Career and Alumni Affairs: Graduates participate as learners, mentors, speakers, trainers and community-project partners, supporting lifelong learning and civic engagement. [ANNU evidence]
G. Partnerships for community learning: ANNU works with schools, ministries, municipalities, NGOs, professional bodies and international universities to co-deliver relevant and accessible educational outreach. [ANNU evidence]

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2025 principal reporting-year evidence

The following dated examples demonstrate the breadth, continuity and accessibility of ANNU’s educational outreach during the principal reporting year. They are organised by the external audience and learning purpose rather than as an undifferentiated news list.

1. Children, schools and pre-university learners

2. Alumni, graduates, employability and lifelong learning

The university and Palestine Islamic Bank concluded the "Waed" training programme for students and graduates (23 Dec 2025) [ANNU evidence]
Accredited micro-credential short courses in medical devices maintenance, open to external learners (13 Nov 2025) [ANNU evidence]
Founded and launched the Faculty of Pharmacy alumni club, creating a structured channel for graduate engagement (09 Oct 2025) [ANNU evidence]
An-Najah Organizes Specialized Training in Leather Industries at Hisham Hijjawi College of Technology (30 Sep 2025): Specialised training in leather industries delivered at Hisham Hijjawi College of Technology for vocational learners. [ANNU evidence]
An-Najah University Concludes First Summer School on Artificial Intelligence and Law in Cooperation with Sharek Youth Forum (21 Sep 2025): Concluded the first summer school on artificial intelligence and law in cooperation with the Sharek Youth Forum. [ANNU evidence]
An-Najah Innovation Park and the Deanship joined the Connect 360 event opening labour-market pathways for graduates (31 Aug 2025) [ANNU evidence]
Concluded the "Green Jobs" project strengthening youth entrepreneurship and employment in the agriculture and food sector (04 Jul 2025) [ANNU evidence]
The Scientific Centres and Innovation Park concluded a training programme on community entrepreneurship under the EPISODE project (26 May 2025) [ANNU evidence]
Launched Palestine's first VR and AR training centre for greenhouse installation and hydroponic farming (07 May 2025) [ANNU evidence]
Dedicated meeting for graduates of the Faculty of Medicine and Allied Medical Sciences (20 Apr 2025) [ANNU evidence]
Specialised short courses offered in garage management and vehicle maintenance for external learners (27 Feb 2025) [ANNU evidence]
Strategic agreement with the Education for Employment foundation to empower students and build career pathways (06 Jan 2025) [ANNU evidence]

3. Health, wellbeing and professional health education

4. Inclusion, disability, human rights and civic learning

5. Environmental education, climate action and community resilience

6. Displaced learners and education in crisis

Law students completed specialised training and field placements with the Norwegian Refugee Council (18 Oct 2025) [ANNU evidence]
Psychology and counselling students completed specialised training on safe access to inclusive education and child protection in crises (25 Feb 2025) [ANNU evidence]
Call for Applications: Fourth Cohort of the Technical Educational Support for Higher Education Students Initiative (TESI) (29 Jan 2025): Call for the fourth cohort of the TESI initiative enabling displaced Gaza students to continue higher education online. [ANNU evidence]

2026 continuation and expansion

These subsequent examples demonstrate that the outreach system continues beyond the 2025 reporting year. They should be presented as continuity evidence and should not displace the 2025 evidence above.

School, youth and community learning

Honoured pupils from Talaea Al-Amal schools for their achievements in robotics, artificial intelligence and innovation (17 Jun 2026) [ANNU evidence]
IEEE student branch organised an educational visit for pupils of the Modern English School (11 May 2026) [ANNU evidence]
An-Najah University Launches EQF-Aligned Micro-Credentials to Advance Global Mobility and Employability (11 Mar 2026): Launched micro-credentials aligned to the European Qualifications Framework to advance mobility and employability, open beyond degree students. [ANNU evidence]
An-Najah Concludes Second Phase of Tree-Planting Campaign with 30 Olive Trees at Ibn Sina School (26 Feb 2026): Second phase of the tree-planting campaign concluded with 30 olive trees planted at Ibn Sina School. [ANNU evidence]
Community Service Centre continued its environmental and agricultural campaign in schools east of Nablus (23 Feb 2026) [ANNU evidence]
Concluded the eighth Palestine Science and Technology Fair (ISEF 2026), announcing winning school and student projects (17 Feb 2026) [ANNU evidence]
Hosted programming and AI club training delivered by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education for school pupils (01 Feb 2026) [ANNU evidence]
The university and the Ministry of Awqaf concluded a qualification course for mosque preachers in Nablus (29 Jan 2026) [ANNU evidence]

Health and wellbeing outreach

ANU Life Support Training Center Renews American Heart Association Accreditation Through 2029 (31 May 2026): Life Support Training Center renewed its American Heart Association accreditation to 2029, sustaining community resuscitation training. [ANNU evidence]
Physical Therapy Department at An-Najah University Organizes Awareness and Rehabilitation Activity for Breast Cancer Patients and Survivors (31 May 2026): Awareness and rehabilitation activity for breast cancer patients and survivors from the wider community. [ANNU evidence]
Sports activity organised specifically for children with autism (04 May 2026) [ANNU evidence]
Institute of Global Health delivered its sixth free medical day in Al-Rasheed suburb, Tulkarm, for local residents (22 Apr 2026) [ANNU evidence]
Institute of Global Health delivered its fifth round of free medical days south of Tulkarm city (21 Apr 2026) [ANNU evidence]
Institute of Global Health ran a free eye-health medical day in Tulkarm for local residents (13 Apr 2026) [ANNU evidence]
Institute of Global Health delivered a free medical day in Iktaba suburb, Tulkarm (18 Feb 2026) [ANNU evidence]
Nursing Family Society exhibition on palliative care and pain management opened by the Faculty of Nursing and the Deanship (15 Feb 2026) [ANNU evidence]
Medical students' union campaign on mental and physical health opened with the Faculty of Medicine and the Deanship (09 Feb 2026) [ANNU evidence]
The Institute for Childhood and the Community Service Centre concluded a qualification course for carers of elderly people (03 Feb 2026) [ANNU evidence]
Open invitation to the community to attend the university's medical day (31 Jan 2026) [ANNU evidence]
Hosted a fundamental critical care course in cooperation with the Palestinian American Medical Association (PAMA) (27 Jan 2026) [ANNU evidence]

Environment, inclusion, rights and professional skills

An-Najah Signs Memorandum of Understanding under the "Media Pathways" Project to Enhance Graduates' Employability in the Media Sector (24 Jun 2026): Memorandum of understanding signed under the "Media Pathways" project to improve graduate employability in the media sector. [ANNU evidence]
An-Najah National University Organizes a Spring School on Child Rights During Armed Conflict in Partnership with University College Cork (24 May 2026): Spring School on children's rights during armed conflict delivered in partnership with University College Cork, Ireland. [ANNU evidence]
Awareness workshop on mercury and the Minamata Convention run with the Environment Quality Authority and several student societies (07 May 2026) [ANNU evidence]
Friends of the Environment Society and the Deanship ran an educational field trip under a project protecting an endangered native plant species (20 Apr 2026) [ANNU evidence]
Medical students' union campaign on gender-based violence opened with the Faculty of Medicine and the Deanship (SDG 5) (16 Feb 2026) [ANNU evidence]
The Faculty of Agriculture and the Community Service Centre provided agricultural support empowering needy families in Tulkarm (09 Feb 2026) [ANNU evidence]
Community Service Centre ran an environmental and agricultural volunteering activity in Iraq Burin village (04 Feb 2026) [ANNU evidence]
With the Palestinian Judicial Institute, delivered a specialised training programme on uses of artificial intelligence in judicial work (27 Jan 2026) [ANNU evidence]
Students on the community service course planted 301 trees in their home gardens as coursework (25 Jan 2026) [ANNU evidence]

Retained 2024 baseline evidence demonstrating continuity

The following dated examples are retained from the previously successful evidence because they demonstrate that ANNU’s outreach education predates the current reporting cycle and is sustained through multiple institutional channels.

Complementary community-service evidence retained from the baseline

These activities demonstrate the breadth of ANNU’s community presence. For THE 17.4.3, they should remain secondary to the explicitly educational examples above.

Ramadan humanitarian outreach (15 Apr 2024): Community support addressing poverty, hunger and inequality.
Cash assistance to 181 families (25 Sep 2025): Support valued at NIS 36,820 for orphans and vulnerable households.
Gathering for elderly people at Al-Thuraya Center (14 Nov 2024): Social inclusion and wellbeing.
Rehabilitation of a family home in Nablus (17 Nov 2024): Improved living conditions and community solidarity.
Olive seedlings at Ibrahim Sanobar Girls’ School (28 Aug 2025): School greening with an environmental-learning dimension.
School-garden greening at Yasser Arafat School (28 Aug 2025): Community and environmental engagement.

How members of the community participate

Community members and NGOs: Explore CSC services and programme catalogues or request tailored training. [ANNU evidence]
Alumni and graduates: Join empowerment, career-development and mentoring activities through the Career and Alumni Affairs Unit. [ANNU evidence]
Schools and youth organisations: Engage with faculties, the Innovation Park, scientific centres and student associations for visits, workshops and clubs. [ANNU evidence]
Displaced learners: Access TESI and International Office pathways for online courses, registration and learner support. [ANNU evidence]

Monitoring and evidence of impact

ANNU monitors outreach through programme and activity records maintained by the responsible centres and units. Evidence should be refreshed annually and, wherever available, should report:

Number and profile of participants or beneficiaries, including external/community status.
Training hours, sessions, courses, workshops and completion or certification outcomes.
Schools, communities, governorates and community organisations reached.
Alumni participation as learners, mentors, trainers and speakers.
Inclusion outcomes for displaced learners, refugees, persons with disabilities and other underrepresented groups.
SDGs addressed and practical learning outcomes achieved.
External partners involved and evidence of repeated or continuing delivery.

Outreach Education for the Community on the SDGs

Who we serve

What we offer

Core institutional pillars of outreach

News& Highlights

2025 principal reporting-year evidence

1. Children, schools and pre-university learners

2. Alumni, graduates, employability and lifelong learning

3. Health, wellbeing and professional health education

4. Inclusion, disability, human rights and civic learning

5. Environmental education, climate action and community resilience

6. Displaced learners and education in crisis

2026 continuation and expansion

School, youth and community learning

Health and wellbeing outreach

Environment, inclusion, rights and professional skills

Retained 2024 baseline evidence demonstrating continuity

Complementary community-service evidence retained from the baseline

How members of the community participate

Monitoring and evidence of impact

Evidence hub and permanent programme links

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Outreach Education for the Community on the SDGs

Who we serve

What we offer

Core institutional pillars of outreach

News& Highlights

2025 principal reporting-year evidence

1. Children, schools and pre-university learners

2. Alumni, graduates, employability and lifelong learning

3. Health, wellbeing and professional health education

4. Inclusion, disability, human rights and civic learning

5. Environmental education, climate action and community resilience

6. Displaced learners and education in crisis

2026 continuation and expansion

School, youth and community learning

Health and wellbeing outreach

Environment, inclusion, rights and professional skills

Retained 2024 baseline evidence demonstrating continuity

Complementary community-service evidence retained from the baseline

How members of the community participate

Monitoring and evidence of impact

Evidence hub and permanent programme links

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