Beit Sahour Municipality leads efforts to expand scholarships for the city’s students at Bethlehem University

As part of Beit Sahour Municipality’s efforts to widen educational opportunities and empower the city’s young people, Mayor Laith Hazim Qumsiyeh, accompanied by members of the Municipal Council, met the administration of Bethlehem University on Friday 31 July 2026. The meeting was attended by the president of the Beit Sahour USA Association, Mr. Munir Bannoura, businessman Mr. Jeries Awad Qumsiyeh and representatives of the university administration.

The meeting discussed ways to strengthen cooperation between the Municipality, the university and the association in order to provide scholarships for students from Beit Sahour and widen the academic and professional opportunities open to them, and to strengthen the role of the city’s diaspora in supporting students and helping them persevere and succeed.

Mayor Laith Hazim Qumsiyeh stressed that investing in people and education is a core priority for Beit Sahour Municipality, underlining the importance of bringing together the efforts of local institutions and of the city’s sons and daughters at home and abroad to open more opportunities for young people.

Beit Sahour Municipality continues to build effective and lasting partnerships that serve the city’s people and support its students on their educational journey towards a better future.