Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research

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education ministry government ministry science and technology ministry

The Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research is the governmental body responsible for overseeing universities, colleges, and scientific research policy in the Palestinian territories.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research canonical	3
Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education	2
Palestinian Council for Higher Education	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1965304 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research
Context triple: [Palestinian Authority Minister of Higher Education and Research, headOf, Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research]

A. Palestine Polytechnic University
Palestine Polytechnic University is a higher education institution in Hebron, Palestine, known for its focus on engineering, applied sciences, and technological research.
B. Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research
The Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research is the government body responsible for overseeing universities, higher education policy, and scientific research activities in Egypt.
C. An-Najah National University
An-Najah National University is a major Palestinian public university and leading academic institution located in the city of Nablus in the West Bank.
D. Birzeit University
Birzeit University is a leading Palestinian institution of higher education and research located near Ramallah in the West Bank.
E. Al-Quds University
Al-Quds University is a Palestinian higher education institution based in Jerusalem, known for its academic programs and role in Palestinian intellectual and civic life.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research
Target entity description: The Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research is the governmental body responsible for overseeing universities, colleges, and scientific research policy in the Palestinian territories.

A. Palestine Polytechnic University
Palestine Polytechnic University is a higher education institution in Hebron, Palestine, known for its focus on engineering, applied sciences, and technological research.
B. Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research
The Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research is the government body responsible for overseeing universities, higher education policy, and scientific research activities in Egypt.
C. An-Najah National University
An-Najah National University is a major Palestinian public university and leading academic institution located in the city of Nablus in the West Bank.
D. Birzeit University
Birzeit University is a leading Palestinian institution of higher education and research located near Ramallah in the West Bank.
E. Al-Quds University
Al-Quds University is a Palestinian higher education institution based in Jerusalem, known for its academic programs and role in Palestinian intellectual and civic life.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	education ministry ⓘ government ministry ⓘ science and technology ministry ⓘ
appliesToEducationLevel	postgraduate education ⓘ tertiary education ⓘ
country	State of Palestine ⓘ
employs	civil servants ⓘ
fieldOfWork	higher education administration ⓘ research and development ⓘ science policy ⓘ
follows	Palestinian education law ⓘ
hasRole	data collection on higher education ⓘ developing national research priorities ⓘ formulating higher education strategies ⓘ planning higher education infrastructure ⓘ promoting international academic cooperation ⓘ recognition of foreign academic degrees ⓘ supporting scientific research institutions ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Ramallah ⓘ
jurisdiction	Gaza Strip ⓘ Palestinian territories ⓘ West Bank ⓘ
languageOfWork	Arabic ⓘ
locatedIn	West Bank ⓘ
oversees	community colleges in Palestine ⓘ private universities in Palestine ⓘ public universities in Palestine ⓘ teacher education colleges in Palestine ⓘ technical colleges in Palestine ⓘ
partOf	Palestinian government ⓘ
responsibleFor	accreditation of higher education institutions ⓘ colleges ⓘ coordination of scientific research ⓘ higher education policy ⓘ quality assurance in higher education ⓘ regulation of academic programs ⓘ scholarship programs ⓘ scientific research policy ⓘ universities ⓘ
sector	education ⓘ science and research ⓘ
website	official website of the Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Palestinian Authority Minister of Higher Education and Research → headOf → Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research ⓘ

Birzeit University → affiliation → Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research ⓘ

this entity surface form: Palestinian Council for Higher Education

Al-Quds University → hasAffiliation → Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research ⓘ

this entity surface form: Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education

Hebron University → governedBy → Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research ⓘ

Palestinian universities → governedBy → Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research ⓘ

Palestine Technical University – Kadoorie → governedBy → Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research ⓘ