Several PEACE grantees have finished their studies and obtained their PhD degrees in 2010. The award of the degree to two of them has a special significance, serving as a good example of the contribution of PEACE not only to fostering the academic careers of aspiring young Palestinians, but also of what it can achieve in the efforts to contribute to enhancing teaching and research at Palestinian universities.

The first is Mr. Musa Khaldi of Birzeit University who has been awarded the PhD degree in Education at Nottingham University. The second is Mr. Bassam Banat of Al Quds University who received his degree from the University of Granada.

Both awards are in the field of Education, which enhances their significance as a direct contribution of the PEACE Programme to the Palestinian Teacher Education Strategy launched by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education of the Palestinian National Authority, with the support of UNESCO and of the European Commission. A third PEACE grantee, Mr. Asraf Abu Khayran of Al Quds University, pursues PhD studies in the same field at the University of Granada and will finish in 2012.