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College of Administrative Sciences and Informatics

Due to the giant technological progress, the great changes in all aspects of life worldwide, and in the view of the emergence of the world's new order that involves the appearance of new terminologies such as globalization, the successive administrations of University Graduate Union (UGU) and Palestine Polytechnic University (PPU) realized the importance of coping with all the current developments. They believe deeply that all these developments should be utilized to serve the Palestinian community.

History of the College

The idea of the information systems was first established as a branch of the department of computer engineering in the academic year 95/96 to cover the shortage of such qualified cadre in the local market. In 1997, a new department called "The Department of Administrative Sciences and Information Systems" was established to include the information systems, office automation, programming and database. The service courses (general course) for other departments were also offered by this department. In 1999, the program of contemporary business administration was proposed for the Ministry of Higher Education for accreditation.

In summer 1999, the PPU was restructured to include four different colleges. One of the colleges is the College of Administrative Sciences and Informatics (CASI) to offer information systems and contemporary business administration. In September 1999, the board of trustees ratified the graduation of the first information systems group. At the same time, the first group of contemporary business administration was admitted to the college and another new field of study, the information technology was proposed for the Ministry of Higher Education for accreditation. This allowed the university to initiate this program in the academic year 2000/2001. A year later the Graphics and Multimedia  major was launched.

College Objectives
The College of administrative Sciences and Informatics aims at:

  • Providing the community with distinguished academic programs.

  • Working on the development of the Palestinian community and its economy.

  • Developing the Palestinian human resources by providing the community with qualified graduates in the related specializations.

  • Contributing to the development and utilization of IS/IT sector in Palestine.

  • Strengthening the ties between the university and the local community.

  • Offering professional consultation for the local industries.

  • Making remarkable , positive move in the business, and helping firms adopting modern managerial practices.

College Structure

Currently, CASI holds two departments. The department of information systems contains the information systems and

the business administration programs, whereas the department of information technology contains the information

technology and the graphics and multimedia programs.