{"id":9238,"date":"2025-07-16T14:32:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T18:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bufusa.org\/?p=9238"},"modified":"2025-07-16T14:32:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T18:32:07","slug":"84-students-receive-professional-diplomas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bufusa.org\/ar\/2025\/07\/16\/84-students-receive-professional-diplomas\/","title":{"rendered":"84 Students Receive Professional Diplomas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block_f1259f92a10fef7d8847ff3a6e241e99\" class=\"paragraph paragraph--default align-left page-width\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"i72-image cover\" role=\"img\" title=\"ICP Grad_pic 2\" aria-label=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bufusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ICP-Grad_pic-2.jpg 3000w 3000h,https:\/\/bufusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ICP-Grad_pic-2-300x211.jpg 300w 211h,https:\/\/bufusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ICP-Grad_pic-2-768x540.jpg 768w 540h,https:\/\/bufusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ICP-Grad_pic-2-1024x721.jpg 1024w 721h,https:\/\/bufusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ICP-Grad_pic-2-1536x1081.jpg 1536w 1081h,https:\/\/bufusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ICP-Grad_pic-2.jpg 2048w 1441h,https:\/\/bufusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ICP-Grad_pic-2-18x12.jpg 18w 12h,https:\/\/bufusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ICP-Grad_pic-2-150x106.jpg 150w 106h,https:\/\/bufusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ICP-Grad_pic-2-1280x901.jpg 1280w 901h,https:\/\/bufusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ICP-Grad_pic-2.jpg 2048w 1441h\" data-original-width=\"2048\" data-original-height=\"1441\"><\/div>\t\t<div class=\"paragraph__inner-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"paragraph__title\">Graduation Ceremony for AFAQ and Cooperative Management Programs at Bethlehem University<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"paragraph__text\"><p>BU&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bethlehem.edu\/ic\/icp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Institute for Community Engagement &amp; Partnership<\/a> (ICP) proudly graduated 84 professionals who successfully completed the Professional Diploma in Cooperative Management alongside participants from four specialized courses: Procurement in Non-Profit Organizations; Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability &amp; Learning for Development Projects; Graphic Design; and Introduction to Hebrew Language.<\/p>\n<p>In his opening remarks, Dr. Fadi Kattan emphasized Bethlehem University\u2019s status as Palestine\u2019s first higher-education institution and expressed gratitude to the Latin Patriarchate, represented by Mr. Sami El-Yousef, CEO, along with the Palisco Foundation, the Salesian Technical Training Center, and the entire ICP team for their shared dedication to advancing sustainable development and employment opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. El-Yousef highlighted the enduring partnership with Bethlehem University and provided an overview of the AFAQ Project, which was launched in 2021 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and continued to provide various interventions throughout its second phase in the West Bank during the war on Gaza. He announced that Phase III will soon commence and encouraged graduates to continue investing in their professional growth.<\/p>\n<p>Delivering the graduate address, Aya Sbeih affirmed that cooperatives represent \u201ca philosophy of life that strengthens the resilience of our Palestinian community.\u201d She praised the program\u2019s year-long training for its practical relevance and urged her peers to champion economic justice in every sphere they serve.<\/p>\n<p>This graduation event exemplifies Bethlehem University\u2019s mission to integrate academic excellence with community engagement. Through programs like these, the university continues to equip professionals with the skills needed to address Palestine\u2019s most pressing social and economic challenges.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-9242\" src=\"https:\/\/bufusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-06-27-ICP-Graduation-68-1200x600-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"760\" height=\"574\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9241,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,14],"class_list":["post-9238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-media-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bufusa.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bufusa.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bufusa.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bufusa.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bufusa.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9238"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bufusa.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9238\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9243,"href":"https:\/\/bufusa.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9238\/revisions\/9243"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bufusa.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bufusa.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bufusa.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}