Thanks to the kind invitation of the Vice-President Prof. Dr. Iyad Tumar I just gave a lecture and a workshop at the #Birzeit University's department of Computer Science in #Ramallah (capital of #Palestine) on ”Societal data protection in the age of #AI and the digital transformation”. Afterwards I had very interesting exchanges and mutual learnings with the IT students and the staff of the university's IT department. Thanks to everyone who made this possible. 🙏
Une petits piqûre de rappel :
Le 26 février 2000, #université de #Birzeit (Ramallah) :
#LionelJospin, alors Premier ministre, échappe de peu au lynchage par une foule d’ #étudiants #palestiniens après avoir «osé» qualifié les attaques du #Hezbollah #libanais de « #terroristes ».
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La SEMOMM a appris avec consternation l’attaque de l’armée israélienne contre l’université de Birzeit alors que des étudiants se rassemblaient pour défendre la cause des prisonniers palestiniens. 12 étudiants ont été blessés dont deux gravement. L’université de Birzeit, en tant que principale université palestinienne, est une institution essentielle du droit à l’éducation et à l’affirmation … Continuer la lecture de « La SEMOMM condamne l’attaque de l’armée israélienne contre l’université de Birzeit »
Statement from Birzeit University on the Israeli military invasion of its campus and shooting of students
6 Jan 2026
As part of its ongoing assault on Palestinian life and institutions, the Israeli occupying army carried out a military invasion of #Birzeit #University during official working hours, at a time when the campus was filled with students, faculty members, and staff. The invasion was premeditated and coincided with a student union protest against the settler-colonial army’s violence against our people and its policy of mass political imprisonment.
As part of its ongoing assault on Palestinian life and institutions, the Israeli occupying army carried out a military invasion of Birzeit University during official working hours, at a time when the campus was filled with students, faculty members, and staff. The invasion was premeditated and coincided with a student union protest against the settler-colonial army’s violence against our people and its policy of mass political imprisonment.