An-Najah National University () is a Palestinian non-governmental public university governed by a board of trustees. It is located in Nablus, in the northern West Bank. The university has 22,000 students and 300 professors in 19 faculties. It is the largest university in the State of Palestine. Manifesto It was chartered as a full-fledged university in 1977. Timeline 1918: Established as a primary school (An-Najah Nabulsi School) educating students, both local and from abroad. 1941: The institution was named An-Najah College. 1965: Became a teacher preparation institute, also granting intermediate university degrees. 1977: Evolved into a full-fledged university, An-Najah National University with a Faculty of Arts and a Faculty of Sciences and joined the Association of Arab Universities (AARU) as a full member. 1978: Faculties of Economics, Administrative Sciences, Educational Sciences and Engineering were inaugurated. 1981: First master's degree Program was established in curricula management at the Faculty of Educational Sciences and An-Najah was accepted as a member in the World Union of Universities. 1984: Closed for 4 months by the Israeli army 1985: Expanded the scope of higher studies to include new fields including Chemistry, Islamic Studies and Education. 1994: Faculty of Pharmacy was established; new faculties and specialized scientific centers were introduced, including the Academic Program for the Study of Involuntary Migration (APSIM); the Water and Environmental Studies Institute; the Center for Studies, Consultation and Technical Services; and the Business and Technology Incubator. 1995: Faculty of Law was established. 1997: Signed an agreement with the director-general of the UNESCO to establish the UNESCO Chair on Human Rights and Democracy. In the same year, the university launched the Arabic for Non-Native Speakers Program. 1998: Board of trustees decided to establish the Center for Urban and Regional Planning (CURP). 1999: Faculty of Medicine was established in cooperation with Al-Quds and Al-Azhar universities. In the same year, the Community Service Center was also established serving the local community. 2000: On 25 June 2000, Yasser Arafat laid the foundation stone for Munib Masri’s College for Engineering and Technology at the New Campus. In the same year, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and a number of scientific majors including Computer Engineering, Statistics, and Economy and Agricultural Development were established. 2001: Established the Faculty of Information Technology. Construction of the Hisham Hijjawi College of Technology was completed and the College welcomed its first students in October. 2003: Launched the "Voice of An-Najah" radio station