Why This Work Matters
The Destruction of Higher Education in Gaza
Gaza's education system has been utterly devastated by the wholesale widespread destruction and the collapse of academic infrastructure. Thousands of students, academics, researchers, teachers, and university staff have been killed, injured, displaced, or otherwise targeted — a pattern scholars and human rights experts describe as scholasticide. For many Palestinian students, continuing their education is the only pathway toward rebuilding their lives after genocide, displacement, and immense personal loss.
Sources: UN Independent Human Rights Experts; UNESCO; Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, 2023–2025
90–95%
of school buildings in Gaza have been damaged or destroyed in what UN experts describe as "scholasticide" — the systematic destruction of an education system.
88–92%
of educational facilities now require major rehabilitation or reconstruction, including schools, libraries, and cultural learning spaces.
12
All of Gaza's major universities destroyed or severely damaged. UNESCO found 22 campus sites fully destroyed and 14 additional sites damaged.
745K+
Palestinian students deprived of regular access to education, including approximately 90,000 university students.