Achieving Education, STEP by STEP
'STEPS speaks to the Palestinians in the language of hope and humanity' - Professor Yasir Suleiman STEPS, St Andrews Education for Palestinian Students, provides funding to allow talented young Palestinians to come to the University of St Andrews for one...
Young Palestinians who seek higher education face many barriers. Sometimes, it can take 10 years or more to get an undergraduate degree for Arabs living in Palestine, Israel and Palestinian refugee camps. STEPS' trustees were formed in 2011 to provide...
STEPS students have come from all over the occupied Palestinian territories, and – as Palestinian refugees – from beyond and have studied a wide variety of subjects, including physics, medicine, anthropology, international relations and sustainable development. What they have in...
The trustees held a welcoming dinner for the new students at West Lodge. We spent a very nice time chatting with our new students about their new experiences and study. We wish them all the best with their master's study!
Read MoreOur scholar for 2020-21, Ala Mustafa, graduated in September 2021 with a merit in her MSc in Health Psychology and has returned to the West Bank where she almost immediately found a job in a research clinic in Ramallah, where...
Read MoreOn Friday 24th January, 7.30pm, Colinsburgh Community Cinema will be presenting a screening of the Palestinian film Lemon Tree. Entry will be £4. Lemon Tree, starring renowned Palestinian actress Hiam Abbass, tells the story of a Palestinian widow has to stand...
STEPS held its autumn event, "Palestinian Stories" on 7th November in the Undercroft, St John's House, 61-75 South Street from 6.15-9.00pm. Heartfelt thanks to Jordan Valley Wholefoods for providing wonderful food and to John Stewart for photography, but most of...
STEPS held its annual general meeting at 5.30 on 19th August at the Quaker Meeting House, No. 2 Howard Place, St Andrews.