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Projects
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Name of the Project
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Workshop entitled “International Aid: A “Necessary Evil” for Development in Palestine?”
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Time of execution
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February 2012
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The Main purpose of the Project
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1. 1. Conduct a workshop on the topic “International Aid"
2. Invite policy makers, representatives of Palestinian organizations working on development and international aid issues, as well as international experts who work in the same field to participate in the workshop.
3. Encourage students to attend the workshop.
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Output
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1) The workshop was conducted on February 28, 2012
2) Three papers on the topic of development and international aid were submitted during the workshops
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Budget of the Project
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Euro 6180
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Sponsored by
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APY Foundation
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Name of the Project
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Promotion of training and awareness raising about human rights, democracy, and conflict resolution
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Time of execution
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January - May 2012
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The Main purpose of the Project
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1. Design and offer one course on “Negotiations: Strategy and Tactics” during spring semesters.
2. Invite representatives of local and international organization work and/ or study the issue of negotiation to participate in the course.
3. Encourage students to produce papers and researches on topics related to the course theme.
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Output
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The course was conducted during this Spring 2012. |
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Budget of the Project
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Euro 3250
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Sponsored by
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APY Foundation
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Name of the Project
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Workshop entitled “Water in Palestine”
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Time of execution
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November 2011
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The Main purpose of the Project
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1. Conduct a workshop on the topic of water in Palestine and exhibition entitled “Matter of Water” to show information on water sources in Palestine
2. Invite policy makers, representatives of Palestinian water sector, as well as Palestinian & international organizations that work in the field of water to participate in the workshop.
3. Encourage students to attend the workshop and visit the exhibition.
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Output
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1) The workshop was conducted on November 1st, 2011
2) Three papers on the topic of water were submitted during the workshops
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Budget of the Project
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Euro 4999
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Sponsored by
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APY Foundation
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Name of the Project
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Ibrahim Abu Lughod and the Engaged Intellectual: Resurrecting a Model
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Time of execution
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April 2011
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The Main purpose of the Project
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1.commomerating the 10th anniversary of the passing of Ibrahim Abu- Lughod
2. documenting and publishing Abu-Lughod’s work
3.documanting and publishing the working papers and researchers which were presented during the conference.
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Output
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1.Publication of a Book of Abu Lughod’s previous life (In Arabic)
2.Publication of a Book of the working papers which were produced from the Abu-Lughod conference
3.International Conference: Ibrahim Abu-Lughod and the Engaged Intellectual:
Resurrecting a Model
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Budget of the Project
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32,400 Dollars
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Sponsored by
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Welfare Association, Qattan Foundation, PARC and Birzeit University
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Project Title
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“Capturing, Structuring and Archiving Palestinian Oral Testimonies”
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Donor
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Birzeit University
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Years (periods) of Implementation
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January – December 2011
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Main Goals of the Project
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1. Create the premises as well as the conceptual and physical space for an open, digitized archive to be housed at Birzeit, made up of non-official Palestinian documents, primarily oral testimonies, but also including written affidavits and visual records.
2. The short-term result is to be the publication of two critical articles on archives and their problematic in the Palestinian context.
3. In the medium term, accumulated research is to mark the first stage in a permanent endeavor to rescue, define, centralize and make widely available materials that a large number of NGOs, but also families and individuals, have collected over time and are continuing to collect.
4. The long-term objective is to transform Birzeit into one of the main depositories of such documents, making them widely available in digitized form, protecting them from the ravages of time and dispersion, considering the possibility that some of them might otherwise be lost or irremediably damaged (as has already happened in various times and places).
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Outputs
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· Field work visits to contact NGOs and collect material were started.
· Classifying, digitizing and archiving process of collected materials has also started.
· Digital Archive now online: http://awraq.birzeit.edu/
. Website Traffic Report
. Website Traffic Report(Mar,Apr,May)
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Total Budget
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$ 13,675
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Project Title
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Lecture/Training series and a Course at the MA Program in International Studies on:
EU MECHANISMS AND INSTITUTIONS
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Donor
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Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
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Years (periods) of Implementation
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August- December 2011
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Main Goals of the Project
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1. Providing six roundtables and/or training sessions by EU experts to the general public and to BZU community.
2. Providing attendees with a certificate of attendance recognized as equivalent to the two months mandatory training upon submission of a report about the session.
3. Offering a graduate course as special topic at the MA program in international studies. The course will take the shape of a Colloquium on European Affairs. EU expert and academics will be invited to present their paper in roundtable sessions open for the public. Providing a certificate of attendance for students graduating on the fall semester and interested in effectuating their training in European affairs.
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Outputs
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Course will be offered in Fall 2011-2012.
Syllabus- European Union: History, Law and Institutions
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Total Budget
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Euro 11,614
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Project Title
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Promotion of training and awareness raising about human rights, democracy, and conflict resolution
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Donor
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APY Foundation
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Years (periods) of Implementation
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January - August 2011
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Main Goals of the Project
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1. Design and offer two seminar courses on Human Rights & Conflict Resolution during spring and summers semesters.
2. Invite representatives of human rights organizations and other groups of peace movements to participate in the seminar.
3. Encouraging students to produce papers and researches on topics related to the course theme.
4. Organizing a conference about management of natural resources and encouraging course students to participate.
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Outputs
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The first seminar is being conducted during this Spring. A second course will be offered in the summer. Three external guests will give lectures to students in each course, regarding their work in the field.
1- Interim Report on Peace Studies and Conflict Resolutions Course
2- Syllabus- Human Rights, Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
3- Second and Final Report on Peace Studies and Conflict Resolutions Course
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Total Budget
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Euro 7700
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Project Title
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“Graduate and Research Program in Forced Migration and Refugees Studies at Birzeit University”
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Donor
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IDRC
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Years (periods) of Implementation
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October 2009- January 2012
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Main Goals of the Project
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1. Establishing a concentration at the Master’s level in Forced Migration and Refugee Studies at Birzeit University to be part of the graduate program offered by the Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute of International Studies.
2. Concentrating on the production of academic research of a comparative nature with implications at the level of policy.
3. Promoting discussion among the parties concerned with refugee issues, including researchers, political and developmental decision makers, and the general public.
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Outputs
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1. The concentration in forced migration and refugee studies has been established.
2. Four concentration syllabuses were developed, one course was already offered to MA students during the spring semester 2011.
3. Twelve research papers related to forced migration and refugee issues have been produced during the first year of the project.
4. An international academic conference titled “Gaza, Palestine: Out of the Margins was held during which eighteen research papers were presented.
5. Three round table meetings and nine brainstorming sessions to discuss the issue of refugees along with other emerging topics were held.
6. Research papers produced during the first year of this project were published in two books; one collected the proceedings of Gaza conference, while the other published other research works implemented.
7. Recommendationsof Position Papers
8. First Technical Progress Report
9. Website Traffic Report in April
10. Website Traffic Report in June
11. E-Newsletter #1/2011
12. Second Year Interim Report, August 2011
13. brochure-Recommendations of Position Papers
14. Website Traffic Report (Jul, Aug, Sep)
15. Website Traffic Report(Oct,Nov,Dec)
16. Second Technical Progress Report
17. E-Newsletter #2/2012
18. Website Traffic Report(Jan,Feb,Mar)
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Total Budget
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JOD 364,030
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