Despite the near-total disruption of higher education in the Gaza Strip and the large-scale damage to campuses, laboratories, libraries, and digital infrastructure, universities together with their communities of staff and students have sustained teaching and learning through online platforms over the past two years. Yet maintaining this continuity now requires urgent, coordinated support from global academia and international organizations. This seminar examines the cross-cutting needs affecting students, academics, and university operations, highlighting immediate priorities for academic continuity alongside the institutional challenges threatening sector survival.

The presentation outlines a practical support agenda that links emergency stabilization with pathway-based recovery. Proposed mechanisms include coordinated funding and in-kind assistance; scholarships and staff support packages; remote co-teaching, mentoring, and supervision partnerships; safeguarding academic records and digital assets; and phased rehabilitation of laboratories and core infrastructure. It also shares examples of ongoing initiatives led by universities, international partners, and solidarity networks.

The seminar concludes by calling for a shift from symbolic solidarity to sustained institutional action grounded in the proposed agenda and long-term commitments to rebuild Palestinian academic life.