AKC - Palestine

Avicenna Knowledge Center (AKC)
E-Learning Center

The Avicenna Knowledge Center (AKC) – Palestine is hosted by Al-Quds Open University (QOU) it has nearly 50,000 students distributed in 25 learning centers that geographically cover most parts of West Bank, Gaza Strip and also has branches in other countries. QOU highly appreciates the need for E-Learning or distance learning. Moreover, its network Infrastructure is one of the biggest WAN networks in Palestine.

Transfer of know-how gained from the Avicenna project allows the production of new courses and the adaptation of existing ones to be put on the internet for the benefit of the community. It would allow every student (QOU Student or students from other universities) to use the labs and to enter the virtual campus thus benefiting as many students as possible.

Most of Part-time instructors at QOU work as full-time instructors/tutors at other Palestinian universities thus reaching a wider sector of the community. Those tutors would carry skills and expertise learned while at QOU to other colleagues and students at these Palestinian universities.

The AKC has been involved with a communication plan to acquaint the university staff and the Palestinian public with the Avicenna. This plan includes publishing articles in the university magazine, posting materials on the website, and holding working sessions and training for academic supervisors, faculty members and production centers staff.