The President of Yarmouk University, Professor Islam Massad, discussed ways of research and academic cooperation with the Director of the Institute of Asian and Multicultural Studies at Lithuanian Vilnius University, Dr. Henry Diab, who was accompanied by Dr. Violetta Gevorgianin, a professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Vilnius University. Massad emphasized Yarmouk's belief in the significance of opening its doors to various types of research and academic cooperation with international universities and institutes, which provides opportunities for Yarmouk students to complete their higher studies and learn about different cultures. He then praised the important role played by Dr. Henry Diab in enhancing prospects of cooperation between Yarmouk and several European universities, stressing Yarmouk's readiness for further cooperation with the Institute of Asian and Multicultural Studies through conducting scientific research, especially in the field of refugee studies and community service.

Diab praised the institute’s cooperation with the Refugees, Displaced Persons and Forced Migration Studies Center at Yarmouk, which provided the opportunity for students of the Lithuanian Vilnius University to learn and benefit from the center’s expertise in the field of refugee studies and community service. He mentioned that organizing scientific visits to refugee camps, such as Zaatari camp and Azmi al-Mufti camp, and meeting a number of Syrian and Palestinian refugee students at the university contributed to enhancing Lithuanian students’ experience and knowledge of refugee-oriented issues. However, during the delegation’s visit program, a seminar was held at the Refugee Center entitled: “Dialogue across Cultures and Disciplines: Migration Challenges from the Perspective of Language and Social Work”.