Vision:
When the quality of their university graduates is assessed, some universities value education and research, others believe in the value of 'on-the-job' training and others counts on personal talents as qualities necessary to make an outstanding professional and active citizen. At An-Najah National University (ANU) we aim to equip our students with  all these components together in what we refer to as COMPETENCIES.
 
It is the vision of this office is to prepare students not only qualified in their field, but to graduate them with the competencies that will make them a more capable, more competent, and more employable graduate. As the leading institution of higher education in Palestine, and one that takes as its ultimate mission the amelioration of the Palestinian community, ANU realizes its responsibility to contribute to the process of building a modern, independent state in Palestine. This is achieved by instilling excellence and quality in its graduates and by providing the market with competent graduates who are able to demonstrate distinguished capabilities at the professional and personal level.

ANU  believes that the Competency Based  Education can contribute into  the National Development Process as it prepares students to meet the 21st Century Global Challenges.  The unemployment rate and the marginal contribution of young generation of college graduates in the Arab World and the surrounding neighborhood demonstrate a desperate need for a Paradigm Shift in the entire Education systems in the region. An-Najah National University has drawn the road map for such change.  Practice oriented graduate is capable to take an active role at the local as well as at the global stage.
 
Mission:
The office of president Asst. for Graduate Affairs seeks to prepare students to meet the community and the global challenges through the implementation and evaluation of competence students acquire during their university learning. Provide the market with well-educated, competent graduates who are able to play active role in the community through the following objectives:

Objectives:

• Enhance students communications skills and self-confidence
• Enhance self-management skills ,goal achievement ,success and other Emotional Intelligence skills.
• Enhance relationship management skills, team work and other Social Intelligence skills.
• Enhance leadership and decision making skills and impact on others.
• Fine tune and sharpen students entrepreneurial personality through providing opportunity to develop above skills.
• Empower students independence, employability and competitive edge .
• Enhance students ability to contribute effectively into the national sustainable development process.

Intended Target Audience:
The entire student community at An-Najah National University.
The Competency Project was launched  in October 2010 for students who were accepted for admission.