Through an initiative from the Higher Council of Youth and Sports in Palestine the Faculty of Physical Education at An-Najah University organized a workshop on the future structure and tasks of the Higher Council of Youth and Sport.

Attendees to the workshop included Major- General Jibril Al-Rjoub, Secretary-General of the Higher Council of Youth and Sports in Palestine, Dr. Waleed Khanfar, Dean of the Faculty of Physical Education at An-Najah, as well as a number of academics and members of the teaching staff at the Faculty.

Dr. Khanfar spoke about the importance of the Higher Council of Youth and Sports which is considered one of the major elements in the building of the future state as it deals with and focuses on young people who are considered a major constituent in the Palestinian society.

Dr. Khanfar also presented a number of suggestions regarding structure, the integration of institutions into this structure and the job description of those working at the Council. Al-Rjoub spoke about the future structure of the Council and suggested the establishment of seven committees that would assume the task of developing the council. Those include: Sport, youth, constructions, administrative and financial affairs, international relations, mass media, the legal department and the planning and projects department.

Dr. Naser Al-Qaddoumi, Lecturer at the Faculty of Physical Education at An-Najah, stressed the importance of having a mechanism for the implementation of the tasks of the different departments in the light of which the Palestinian strategy for the Higher Council will be created.