3 October 2026 – 4 October 2026 · Bonn, Germany

Panel and Workshop on the Academic Reconstruction of Gaza with DAAD and KAAD Alumni

Palestinian DAAD and KAAD Alumni Meeting on the Academic Reconstruction of Gaza

Shadi AlbarqouniResponsible AI
Panel and Workshop on the Academic Reconstruction of Gaza with DAAD and KAAD Alumni
Panel on the academic reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, DAAD, Bonn
Moderated the workshop on the higher-education sector and sat on the panel at the meeting of Palestinian DAAD and KAAD alumni on the academic reconstruction of Gaza.

Two days in Bonn with Palestinian DAAD and KAAD alumni on the academic reconstruction of Gaza. I moderated the workshop on the higher-education sector, with Prof. Dr. Mohammed Arafa joining online, and sat on the panel.

From the workshop: practical teaching is one of the most pressing needs, as laboratories are destroyed and students stall after the theory; UNESCO’s federated Gaza Virtual Campus could be extended to practical teaching, co-supervision and remote internships. From the panel: design for brain circulation, not retention — fund study inside Gaza and create real roles for academics abroad. Support should strengthen Gaza’s universities as institutions, and trilateral cooperation (Gaza–Egypt–Germany) makes that easier.

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