Scientific Centers

Scientific Centers are the platform for research and project implementation that links the University with the community.

The University, represented by its Board of Trustees and its Administration, continues its efforts to establish scientific centers that will contribute to sustainable development and maintain and enrich resource infrastructure of the Palestinian community.

Founded in 1994, the Scientific Centers of An-Najah University now includes 9 centers, each has its own sub units built according to the University's strategic and development plan. More

Vision

The Scientific Centres aspire to promote An-Najah as a leading academic ‎institution in scientific research. The centres also aspire to bridge ties with the ‎local institutions that offer support to the development projects in the fields of ‎water, environment, energy, urban planning and disaster risk management as ‎well as building research, transportation, chemical and biological analysis and ‎community service.

Mission

The centres aim at linking the university’s academics with the public and ‎private sectors in Palestine and abroad and adopting their competencies to ‎serve the university and the Palestinian community.‎

Centres' Directors

Prof. Saed Khayat

Director of Scientific Centers

Prof. Allam Mouse

Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality Research Center

Dr. Naim Kittana

Medical and Health Sciences Research Center

 

Dr/ Anan Jayuosi

Energy, Water and Food Security Research Center

Prof. Jalal Dabeek

Urban Planning and Disaster Risk Reduction Center

Dr. Rabeh Morrar

Economic Development and Social Research Center