Al-Aqsa University

جامعة الأقصى - غـزة
Type	Public
Established	1955
President	Dr. Kamal Shrafi[1]
Undergraduates	25325
Location	Gaza , Palestine
Website	www.alaqsa.edu.ps

Al-Aqsa University (Arabic: جامعة الأقصى) is a Palestinian university established in 1955 in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. Established in 1955 as the first higher education institution in the Gaza Strip, Al-Aqsa University is the oldest governmental higher education institution. It caters for some 26,000 students and has some 1400 employees, 300 of whom are lecturers and professors.^{[citation needed]}

Faculties

• Faculty of Applied Sciences
• Faculty of Art and Human sciences
• Faculty of Education
• Faculty of Fine Arts
• Faculty of Media
• Faculty of Management and Financing
• Faculty of Sports
• Faculty of Information Technology

The 8 faculties offer bachelor's degrees with postgraduate studies on a joint program, established in 1994, between Al-Aqsa University and Ain Shams University, Egypt. The program is on hold now, but there are master's degree programs in a number of faculties in the university.^{[citation needed]}