A group of Palestinian students from Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute of International Studies at Birzeit University, have participated in a study and dialogue program for prospective diplomats and students participating in the EU class of the International Studies Master program, from  September the 23rd to September the 30th. The training program which took place in Brussels and Berlin was organized by Konrad- Adenauer- Stiftung (KAS), in coordination with its offices in Berlin and Brussels.

 
Dr. Raed Bader participated in the International Conference held at the University of Jordan – Amman on the 8th and 9th of October on Translating citizenship. Organized by Transeuropeennes and the French Institute for the Near east (IFPO) in Beirut, the conference discussed: What definition of citizenship, Citizenship and the National Issue, Identity, citizenship, community, and finally the question of citizenship and equality.

 
On Tuesday November 6, 2012 the Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute of International Studies held a lecture on “The U.S Presidential Elections and its Impact on the Palestinian Case”, in which Dr. Samir Awad and Dr. Lourdes Habash, from the Department of Political Science, spoke about the current presidential elections in the U.S.

 
On Saturday December 1st, 2012 the Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute of International Studies hosted Mr. Chris Whitman for a roundtable meeting on “Ethnic Urbanization:  the Jordan Valley as a Case Study.” Mr. Whitman explained how with the designation of Areas A, B, and C in the Oslo Accords of 1993, Palestinian society has become an urbanized society, specifically in and around the Ramallah and Hebron areas.

 
On Wednesday November 7, 2012, the Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute of International Studies and the Development Studies Center held a lecture on: “The post-war makeover fantasy: Neo-liberalism, A historicism, and the political economy of war to peace transitions", which was presented by Professor Chris Cramer, a development economist from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London.

 
 
On Monday, 19 August 2013, the Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute of International Studies at Birzeit University held a lecture on Palestinian-Turkish relations, presented by Mr. Shaker Ozkan Turonlarn, the Turkish Ambassador to Palestine.  Mr. Shaker first met Dr. Khalil Hindi, Birzeit University President, to discuss the best ways of cooperation between Palestinian and Turkish universities.  

 
The Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute of International Studies (IALIIS) at Birzeit University held a public lecture on Thursday July 25th, 2013, entitled “Palestinian-Russian Relations; and the Russian Role in Middle Eastern Peace Process”, presented by Dr. Fayed Mustafa the Palestinian Ambassador to the Russian Federation.

 
On Wednesday 24/07/2013, The Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute of International Studies conducted a public lecture under the title of “The Independence of the Palestinian Central Elections Committee’s Work” which was presented by the Director of the Media and Project Department at the Palestinian Central Elections Committee, Mr. Farid Ta’mallah.