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Palestinian Faculty Development Project. Higher Education (HE) Context in Palestine. High value placed on education High proportion receive HE 41 institutions (10 full undergraduate; 20 below bachelors level) 9% annual growth in high school grads 1 Doubling of students in HE from 1999-2005
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Higher Education (HE) Context in Palestine • High value placed on education • High proportion receive HE • 41 institutions (10 full undergraduate; 20 below bachelors level) • 9% annual growth in high school grads1 • Doubling of students in HE from 1999-2005 • 40,000 new entrants in 20052 1. Massar Associates for USAID (2005) 2. Hashweh & Hashweh (2003)
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