Bank of Palestine and Welfare Association celebrated Tuesday 28 January 2014 at Bank of Palestine Head Office in Ramallah the consignment of university professors through Zamala (Fellowship) Program for Academic and Professional Development that is being carried out by Bank of Palestine in partnership with Welfare Association.
The ceremony was attended by Bank of Palestine Chairman of the Board and General Manager Mr Hashim Al-Shawa, Welfare Association General Manager Dr Tafida Al-Jarbawi, Ministry of Education Assistant Deputy Dr Fahoum Shalabi, consignee professors from Palestinian Universities, heads of administrations and representatives from private sector institutions and NGOs. The ceremony was also attended through video conference by Bank of Palestine Board, consignee professors Gaza and representatives from the private sector companies in Gaza.
Al-Shawa said Zamala Program has been initially launched with the view of developing the capabilities of university professors, raise the level of university faculty and help them engage in scientific research. He stressed the importance of training and rehabilitating university students so that they can cope with the latest scientific developments, contribute to the process of production and growth, become rapidly involved in the labor market and meet the required needs of human resources. Through Zamala Program, professors from Palestinian universities are granted scholarships to renowned financial and economic institutions or to science and research centers in the US, Germany, Britain, India, Spain and others, where they receive professional training and enhance their practical experience which they will transmit to their students upon their return to Palestinian universities.
Zamala scholarships were granted to 18 professors from different Palestinian universities in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and included studies in financial and banking sciences, ICT, health and medicine, environment and agriculture, engineering, law, life sciences and others