Bradford students hope to develop scholarships for fellow students from Gaza after a delegation – the country’s first from a student union – visited the troubled area to develop links between universities.
Students at the University of Bradford visited universities in Gaza as part of a project to run workshops, help share best practice and forge links with other institutions.
Usman Ahmed, 21, of Lidget Green , said universities were forced to close their doors as their entire student populations wished to attend the workshops led by the Bradford students.
Mr Ahmed, who is about to enter the third year of a combined studies degree at Bradford, came up with the idea for the trip alongside fellow student Ruckaiya Karim, as part of the United 4Palestine group.
Mr Ahmed said “I found it quite inspirational that despite the occupation, despite the lack of resources – some of the equipment they were using was quite old and had been donated by countries quite a while back, almost 20 years ago – the students academically were really motivated.”
Mr Ahmed said he and other Bradford students led a number of workshops – some of which were attended by up to 400 people – showing Gaza students a more interactive way of learning than the traditional lecture. more
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