For almost two decades, FFIPP has organized an educational programme to allow students from all over Europe to spend time in Palestine to volunteer with a local organization, learn about history, and experience the realities of daily life in the occupied territories. The first week of the programme offers a condensed, locally guided geo-political tour in order to provide participants with an in-depth understanding of the dynamics shaping current events.
This year, we are organizing a unique version of the programme for educators, including lecturers, professors, informal and nonformal practitioners and other related professionals.
Participant profile:
Applicants must:
Be educators/ working in the academic field, including lecturers, professors, PhD students and other related professionals. Educators can come from any field of study and be affiliated with universities, colleges, high schools, or other learning institutions and organizations. Diverse professional titles will be considered.
Be proficient in English. The group and tour guides will communicate in English.
Have a demonstrated interest in Palestine.
Have little or no previous travel experience to Palestine.
Be willing to integrate their experiences and learnings from the seminar into their own teaching, research, and/or other projects.
Be available for the pre-trip contextualization and safety preparation sessions (online).
Overview:
Dates: April 4-16, 2025
Number of participants: 12-17
The programme includes visits to research institutes, cultural and civil society organizations, tours of historic cities, meetings with Palestinian educators and cultural workers, discussions, lectures, and tours, so that participants will deepen their knowledge about their areas of interest in Palestine and build relationships with Palestinian colleagues and institutions.
Cost: 1200 EUR*, rate: 3,85 ILS/Eur
Cost includes pre-trip safety preparation sessions; during the trip dates include accommodation, group meals, guided bespoke site visits with local experts, meetings with Palestinian colleagues and institutions, and ground travel.
*International travel and personal and free day expenses will be the responsibility of each faculty member and/or their institution. Partial fee waivers may be available for need-based applicants—you can inquire within the application if this applies to you.
Program
Participants will visit various places Bethlehem, Ramallah, Nablus, Tulkarem, Jerusalem, Hebron, Jericho & Jordan Valley, Jaffa, Haifa etc. The trip includes visits to universities, refugee camps, art centers, cultural institutions, human rights organizations, filmmakers, and key figures; tours of historical sites, old cities, and settlements; as well as opportunities to explore local communities, including Bedouin areas. There will also be time for cultural events, personal exploration, and discussions on geopolitical issues. Selected applicants will be given more details closer to the time.
Please submit your application via this link, and we will reach out to you as soon as possible.
Application deadline: 7th of March, 2025.