Biotechnology Research Center (BRC) is one of the research centers of the Deanship of Graduate Studies and Scientific Research at the Palestine Polytechnic University. It has been established in 2006 by a kind support provided through the Ministry of Education and Higher Education-Tertiary Education Project, a project funded by the European Commission and the World Bank.
Goals and Strategic Objectives:
- BRC aims at enhancing the Palestinian economy and the society’s capacity to harness the full potential of biotechnology. The Center is actively engaged in transferring the latest advances in biotechnology to the Palestinian community through the following objectives:
- Providing high quality educational and training programs for graduate students and biotechnology professionals in cutting-edge biotechnology subjects.
- Carrying out applied research projects that address the needs of the Palestinian community.
- Building strong partnerships across the national, regional and international arenas that aim at developing innovative projects, knowledge transfer and experience exchange.
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Offering an innovative environment to stimulate and support creative ideas through incubating pilot projects proposed by individual or establishment.
Director’s Welcome
On behalf of the entire Biotechnology Research Center staff, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you as a new master student in the joint biotechnology research program. We are thrilled to have you with us.
At the biotechnology master program, we pride ourselves on offering our students with a competent and excellent academic knowledge and research quality.
I am also happy to inform you that I will be your primary point of contact at the PPU and encourage you to contact me at any time with your questions, comments and feedback.
I can be reached at:
Email: arafeh@ppu.edu