Arab American University (AAUP ()) is the first private university in Palestine. AAUP was founded in the year 2000 and it provides BA, MA and PhD degree programs. The main campus is located near Talfit at the south of Jenin Governorate, and the other campuses are located, in the Al- Reehan area in Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of the State of Palestine. AAUP has also gained membership in the Association of Arab Universities, the Federation of Islamic Universities, and the Association of Private Universities. History The idea of the Arab American University started in 1996 in a discussion between some Palestinian businessmen. Among them was Dr. Yousef Asfour who is currently the Head of the Board of Directors of the university. Jenin governorate was chosen to be the place for the main campus of AAUP since the northern part of the West Bank was missing a higher educational institution and especially because Jenin is located near the Arab cities and villages of the green line territories. And so, Arab American University was opened on September 28, 2000 with a capital of $12 million USD, with few students and one building that contained four faculties: the Faculty of Dentistry, the Faculty of Sciences, the Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, and the Faculty of Administrative and Financial Sciences. The academic programmes in AAUP started under collaboration with California State University (CSU) in Stanislaus, which helped with the curriculum, and Utah State University (USU) in Logan, which provided faculty members and staff during the first years. In 2017, AAUP opened the second campus in Ramallah and AlBireh governorate. And currently, AAUP provides over 40 programmes in BA, high diploma, MA, and PhD degrees. Goals AAUP has many goals including: (Academic Excellence): AAUP adopted a developed management and quality control system to determine the fields that need to be focused on in order to improve the faculty members performance, improve English language for both faculty members and students to reach proficiency in it, expand in using information technology in teaching and learning, establish a capacity building unit, establish a monitoring and directing system to monitor students, and the continuous follow up for graduates through the alumni club. (Scientific Research): AAUP encourages the scientific research field and encourages students to participate in it, focuses on the internal support for research projects to encourage the scientific research culture, enhances the collaboration relations with the national, regional