DEVELOPING A VIABLE AND VIBRANT ICT INDUSTRY IN PALESTINE 
"Information and communication technology has opened new career prospects and Palestinians must be introduced to the mounting global competition that they will face in the future. Palestinians need motivation, tools, and skills to help them prepare for the digital future [and] the Najjad Zeenni Information Technology Center of Excellence at Birzeit University has been created for such purpose."

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Higher Education

Education is the engine room of the knowledge economy - and the IT Center of Excellence is located inside the Birzeit University campus to play an active role in bridging the gap between academia and the IT industry. In the area of higher education, the center works in the following areas:

  • Pre-incubation
    The initiative is to build a strong and cohesive university-based entrepreneurial environment that encourages new business start-ups and spin-offs.  The purpose of this track is to capture and support a pipeline of innovative ideas emerging from Palestine's youth population. [Read More]
  • E-Learning
    NZITCE works to tackle the many challenges associated with the use of ICT in higher education in order to help formulate the optimal level of ICT integration into the educational system, particularily in the math, science, and engineering tracks.
  • Information Technology (IT) Training
    In the West Bank, not only academia generates top professionals.  The training programs at the IT Center of Excellence are very highly regarded by Palestinian employers.  Our skills-development training programs are designed to generate a continuous supply of competent Palestinian ICT manpower who will design, develop, engineer, implement, and manage computer-based information systems. [Download Flyer]
 

ICT Businesses

Next-generation businesses will be built around innovation and will be enabled with Information and Communication Technologies.  The Najjad Zeenni IT Center of Excellence is recognized for its contribution to the Palestinian ICT industry through the following sector development activities:

  • ICT Training
    The Najjad Zeenni IT Center of Excellence plans, develops, and delivers a multitude of professional ICT training programs that are responsive to the Palestinian market needs.
  • Incubation
    The incubation program at NZITCE is a university-driven program that provides early-stage companies with the enabling infrastructure and tools to become high growth enterprises.
  • Consulting Services
    NZITCE is committed to developing a viable and vibrant ICT industry in Palestine by weaving together research, innovative IT solutions, and successful business models.
 

Community Outreach

Changing Lives & Transforming Communities using ICT: The Najjad Zeenni IT Center of Excellence continuously hosts information technology summer camps, IT competitions, and other technology-related events.

  • Student Technology Excellence Program (STEP)
    STEP is a program that fuels and ignites high-school students' interest in information and communication technology through fun and learning. The program encourages team-based work and promotes higher-order thinking.
  • Information Security Awareness for Teens
    Palestinian teens are increasingly using digital and online communication channels such as facebook, chat, bluetooth devices, and email.  The training program provides the teen participants with the necessary knowledge and skills to help them protect themselves from online fraud, identity theft, privacy leaks, and other e-attacks made against them when using these new communication channels.
 

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Vision

The Najjad Zeenni Information Technology Center of Excellence was created to leverage opportunities presented by Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to achieve social and economic development in Palestine.

Our Mission

To play an integral and vital role as part of the educational arena to continuously empower students and community professionals - by crafting IT skills development programs, fostering entrepreneurship, and promoting IT innovation and ICT business acceleration.

How We Work

We facilitate the effective use of information and communication technology for meaningful purposes in underserved Palestinian communities.

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