Establishing Establishing Biotechnology Training Biotechnology Training

and Research Unitand Research Unit

Palestine Polytechnic Palestine Polytechnic UniversityUniversity

HebronHebron

Palestine Polytechnic Palestine Polytechnic UniversityUniversity

HebronHebron

Outline Outline

• Before submitting a proposal to QIF; Our selection process

• The idea of our project; Goal and objectives

• How much progress has been made? Achievements

• Keys to success; good idea, coherent plan, team-work,

cooperation

Before we submit a Before we submit a proposal to QIF proposal to QIF

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Advisory Committee

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Select or merge Select or merge Concept note A

Concept note B

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Evaluation and scoring according to QIF manual

Evaluation and scoring according to QIF manual

2 internal reviewers

If good score Full proposalTeam writing

If good score Full proposalTeam writing

QIF

The idea of our projectThe idea of our project

University Labor

Market

Biotech Training & Research UnitBiotech Training & Research Unit

Biotechnology

• Has a wide range of exploitations:

Medical Agricultural Industrial Environmental

• A key player in sustainable development

• Its incorporation requires qualified personnel

Weak practical skills Weak practical skills

•Biology•Medical technology•Plant production•Animal production

•Biology•Medical technology•Plant production•Animal production

Project’s Goal and Project’s Goal and ObjectivesObjectives

Providing the Palestinian market with skilled personnel in the arena of biotechnology

• Providing short-training courses 20-40 hours

• Providing problem-based training 1-3 months

• To carry out applied research projects

• To build up a master program in biotechnology

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Hebron

Rammallah

Bethlehem

Jerusalem

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Employment Status

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• Total # of trainees = 70 (the target was 48)

• Total # of training courses = 6 courses•Bioinformatics

•Molecular Diagnostics

•Plant molecular taxonomy

•Biomedical literature data bases

How much progress has been How much progress has been

made? made? Problem-based training

• 4 graduates 4 mini projects

• 3 from JUST

• 1 from Philadelphia University

How much progress has been How much progress has been

made? made? Applied research projects

• Joint project with Louis Pasteur Institute 30,000 €

• TWAS, Italy 10,000 $US

• Deanship of Scientific Research (PPU) 7,000 $US

• Joint project with Barcelona University 140,000 €

(pending)

Currently we have 3 funded research projects

How much progress has been How much progress has been

made? made? Master program in biotechnology

• Team work with Bethlehem University

• The first Joint master program will be launched September 2008

• Share resources

• Empower staff

• Improve quality

Compete each other or Work together?

• Good idea Believe in it

• Coherent plan Continuous evaluation

• Team-work Respect

• Cooperation Good intention

Keys to Keys to SuccessSuccess

• Fascinating team

• BU partners (Dr. Moien Kanaan)

• QIF & PCU teams

AcknowledgmeAcknowledgment nt

عرفة. رامي داطميزي. محمد أ

الحوامدة. المنعم عبد أميزر. أبو مي أ

اإلدارية المساعدة

““There is no way to get experience There is no way to get experience except through experience”except through experience”

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