Conventions

• An agreement was signed between An-Najah Center for religious Studies, Nablus, Palestine and the Royal Institute for Interfaith Studies, The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
  Professor Abdel-Naser Zaid, the President of An-Najah National University and Dr. Rene Hattar, the Director of the Royal Institute for Interfaith Studies, signed an agreement on Monday, December 6, 2021. This agreement is based on deepening collaboration between the two parties by exchanging experience, joint meetings, attending seminars or conferences, and consolidating ways to work for common fields and interests and to make use of intellectual and research potentials to put this agreement into effect and to implement other projects, scientific research and training activities.

• An agreement was signed between the Faculty of Shari’ah, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine and Bethlehem Bible College, Bethlehem, Palestine.
  The faculty of Shari’ah and Bethlehem Bible College signed an agreement which calls for collaboration between the two parties to admit the religious diversity, pluralism and partnership in the Palestinian community. It seeks for joint meetings, seminars, conferences, exchange of experience and establishing workshops between the two faculties so as to create a space for academic dialogues between the two faculties, Shari’ah professors and theologians. This is to contribute in creating a national environment which enjoys secured coexistence, civil peace and joint acts.

• On Monday, 12 August 2024, An-Najah National University, represented by its President, Prof. Abdel Naser Zaid, formalized a Memorandum of Understanding with the Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue (DICID). Prof. Zaid signed on behalf of An-Najah Center for Religious Studies (ANCERS), while Prof. Ibrahim S. Al-Naimi, the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education in Qatar, represented DICID.

• On Thursday, November 20, 2025, a research and academic cooperation agreement was signed between An-Najah Center for Religious Studies (ANCERS (and the French Institute for the Near East (IFPO). The signing took place at the office of the President of An-Najah National University. The agreement was signed by Prof. Abdel Naser Zaid, President of An-Najah National University, representing An-Najah Center for Religious Studies, and the representative of the French Institute for the Near East, with the aim of strengthening academic and research partnerships between the two parties in the fields of Islamic, social, and historical studies, particularly those related to Palestine and the Middle East. This agreement aims to develop scientific cooperation, promote the exchange of expertise and research visits, and organize mutual activities that support the development of scientific research and humanities studies between the two institutions.

• On Wednesday, February 11, 2026, an academic and research cooperation agreement was signed between An-Najah Center for Religious Studies (ANCERS) and Bethlehem Bible College. The agreement was signed by Prof. Jamal Zaid Al-Kilani, Director of the An-Najah Center for Religious Studies and representative of the President of An-Najah National University, and Dr. Munther Isaac, representing Bethlehem Bible College. The agreement aims to develop scientific cooperation, facilitate the exchange of expertise as well as academic and research visits, and organize joint seminars, workshops, and activities. It seeks to support scientific research in the fields of religious and humanities studies, promote interreligious dialogue, and strengthen the values of mutual understanding and coexistence within Palestinian society. This agreement reflects the commitment of both institutions to deepening academic partnership and serving societal needs, in a way that promotes a culture of pluralism andnsocial cohesion.