Bethlehem University is a Catholic university located in the city of Bethlehem, in the West Bank, Palestine. Established shortly before the outbreak of the Yom Kippur War in 1973, the university traces its roots to 1893, when the De La Salle Brothers opened schools in Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Jaffa, and Nazareth, along with others in Turkey, Lebano…
Bethlehem University is a Catholic university located in the city of Bethlehem, in the West Bank, Palestine. Established shortly before the outbreak of the Yom Kippur War in 1973, the university traces its roots to 1893, when the De La Salle Brothers opened schools in Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Jaffa, and Nazareth, along with others in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt; and to 1964's Pope Paul VI's visit to the Holy Land in which he promised the Palestinian people a university, a centre for Ecumenical Studies, and a school for children with special educational needs.
Established: 1 October 1973
Motto: Indivisa Manent · Enter to Learn, Leave to Serve
Religious affiliation: Roman Catholic · De La Salle Brothers
Academic affiliations: ACCU · UNIMED · International Association of Lasallian Universities (IALU)
Chancellor: Most Rev. Monsignor Adolfo Tito Yllana
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