About An-NajahUniversity's Vision and MissionUniversity's Vision and Mission
1. Vision:
An-Najah University is facing unprecedented challenges in a rapidly changing political, educational and institutional environment. Standing at the doorsteps of an independent Palestine, the university should be the leading higher education institution that provides Palestine with the educated and well-trained human recourses, which are needed in the building process of a new state. The university will continue to make important contributions to the technological, scientific, environment, infrastructure, and social and economic welfare of Palestine. However, the university must be able to quickly and effectively adapt to the changing conditions it will face in the coming years. An-Najah National University graduates must be given the knowledge, skills, and innovative thinking that will allow them to address future needs and challenges. The university research must also be relevant and pioneering, especially in applied and technological fields.
2. Mission:
The university has three primary missions; instruction, research, and service. The instructional mission is arguably the most important and complex. In instruction, the university seeks to provide the highest quality of undergraduate and graduate education. Furthermore, the university is committed to research and integration of research into its instructional mission. The university has conducted and will continue to conduct both applied as well as basic research, the university’s services mission is one of contributing to the community and providing specialized knowledge to assist in solving the problems facing the Palestinian society. This includes the obligation to identify new and evolving societal problems as well as providing the time and effort needed to address existing problems, especially as Palestine is entering a new era towards independence.
3. Objectives:
3.1 Instructional Mission
- Pursue excellence in undergraduate and graduate instruction.
- Establish an ongoing process for curriculum evaluation and improvement.
- Improve access to the university and establish a process for responding to changing student demographics and needs.
- Pursue new instructional opportunities.
- Strengthen the university graduate programs.
- Increase the practical aspects of instruction.
- Establish procedures to ensure consistency and quality in undergraduate and graduate admissions.
3.2 Research Mission Objectives:
- Conduct research that's responsive to the needs of the Palestinian community and state.
- Conduct high-quality applied and basic research that ensures the university’s role in development.
- Promote faculty and student publications in archival journals.
- Pursue multidisciplinary involvement in research efforts.
- Improve the integration of the university’s centers into its research mission.
3.3 Service Mission Objectives:
- Improve outreach to the local professional community.
- Increase student and faculty involvement in the community developmental affairs in Palestine.
- Encourage involvement in national committees and editorial work.
3.4 Quality Improvement Objectives:
- Identify university’s areas of excellence and a corresponding strategy for hiring distinguished faculty.
- Establish a process for continually improving administrative efficiency.
- Improve mentoring of junior faculty.
- Strengthen the bonds between the university and its alumni.
- Increase current use and endowed funding.
- Improve university visibility.
- Exploit World Wide Web technologies.
