A delegation from Bethlehem University represented the institution at the V Global Symposium on Service-Learning, held in Rome on November 7-8, 2024. Organized by the Latin American Center for Service-Learning (CLAYSS) and LUMSA University in Italy, the symposium gathered over 200 representatives from Catholic universities worldwide to advance service learning and celebrate the winning service-learning […]
Bethlehem University’s approach to service-learning has garnered international recognition, earning the prestigious Uniservitate Award with a Special Mention. The university’s innovative initiatives were celebrated on 9 November 2024, during a private audience with the Supreme Pontiff Pope Francis in the Vatican’s Clementine Hall. The university’s six-member delegation included representatives from the English Language, Literature, […]
Bethlehem University’s Midwifery Department recently held its annual Breast Cancer Awareness Month event at the Tarek Ahmad Juffali Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences. The event, made possible by Dutch War Child Foundation, focused on women’s health, particularly breast cancer awareness, early detection, and prevention. Targeting women in the Bethlehem Governorate, including marginalized communities like […]
Bethlehem University is proud to announce that six of its members—three from the Department of English and Communication, Mr. Ramzi Asali, Mr. Layth Awwad, and Ms. Ruba Ayyad, and three from the Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Dr. Hanan Saca-Hazboun, Ms. Amal Abu Nijmeh-Fakhouri, and Ms. Fatmeh Madani-Hammad, who won the Global UNISERVITATE Award with […]
In line with Bethlehem University’s mission to uplift and serve communities, the Faculty of Nursing at the Qubeibeh Branch, in collaboration with Dunya Women’s Cancer Center, organized a crucial lecture and hands-on workshop on breast cancer awareness and early detection. Students were provided with a comprehensive overview of the disease, covering its causes, risk factors, […]
Bethlehem University is proud to announce that it has been awarded a Special Mention in the 2024 edition of the prestigious Uniservitate Global Award for Service-Learning in Catholic Higher Education. Bethlehem University was represented in the competition by four initiatives, two of which made it to the final round and earned the honorable Special Mention: […]
Third-year midwifery students from Bethlehem University’s Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences came together on Thursday, 16 May 2024, for a health day titled “The Midwife is a Light that shows us life.” Held in collaboration with the Psycho-Social Centre for Women and supported by War Child’s We Rise Initiative, the event took place at […]
On 6 March 2024, Bethlehem University’s second and third-year midwifery students participated in a training session focused on prenatal care and community health, led by faculty members. Dean of the Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Mrs. Salam Awad, and Mrs. Fatima Al-Madany, the Midwifery Program Coordinator, attended the session. The event, organized by the […]
Bethlehem University participated in the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Healthcare Forum 2024, held in Dubai from Friday, 26 January, to Sunday, 28 January 2024. This event brought together healthcare leaders, innovators, and experts from across the MENA region. The forum delved into the latest AHA programs, discussing recent updates […]
Bethlehem University faculty members Salam Awad, Narmeen Qumsieh, and Sr. Mary Yacoub represented the Tarek Juffali Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences at Diak University’s International Week on inclusive digital services in higher education, alongside other international universities from around the world. Diak, a partner university located in Helsinki, Finland, hosted the event from 5-12 […]
The 3rd year midwifery students from the Tarek Ahmad Juffali Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences at Bethlehem University organized a remarkable health day event titled ” Whatever our needs, we are distinguished.” This event took place on Wednesday, 31 May 2023, at the Dr. Ahmed Al-Muslimani Hospital in Beit Sahour, in cooperation with the […]
During Breast Cancer Awareness month, The Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences at Bethlehem University represented by the midwifery students, carried out several workshops to promote public knowledge and awareness of breast cancer. The workshops targeted a number of women in the Bethlehem area and involved teaching them about breast cancer, signs and symptoms, treatment […]
On Sunday, 14 November 2021, the Physiotherapy program organized an outdoor physical activity for physiotherapy students from different cohorts. This social activity included hiking in Wadi-Fara where students walked 9 kilometers and ended up having fun in Jericho.
On Sunday, 24 October 2021, the Midwifery students held a workshop at Alrowwad Cultural and Art Society in Aida Refugee Camp for several women from the Camp as part of the activities held during Pink October; the month of awareness and early detection of breast cancer. This workshop is one of Women’s Health Course […]