During his meeting with the Iraqi cultural advisor, Dr. Khair al-Din al-Amin, at the University’s liaison office in Amman, the President of Yarmouk University, Professor Islam Massad, stated that the University has succeeded, during its nearly 47-year journey, in having its rightful position among other universities locally, regionally, and internationally by proving its noble merit, academic standing, and scientific presence. Acknowledging the efforts of its teaching and administrative staff, students, and graduates, Massad reviewed the establishment of Yarmouk, its development, and the multiplicity of its Faculties, programs, and scientific and research centers. He then pointed at the effective role of the University in terms of community service and constant communication with the different organizations and institutions as evident in implementing a number of activities and events that serve the community.
Moreover, Massad expressed the University’s interest in strengthening cultural and academic relations with Iraqi universities to achieve common goals and aspirations, confirming the University’s readiness to enroll Iraqi students in its various Faculties and programs. He also pointed out the decision of the University’s Board of Trustees regarding the treatment of students in international programs for the undergraduate level, as the Jordanian students in the parallel program. Massad then presented the new academic programs offered by Yarmouk at the beginning of the new academic year 2023-2024, stressing that the University has become a destination for many Arab and international students.
For his part, Al-Amin praised the great status of Yarmouk University and its diversity, multiplicity, and keeping pace with scientific and cognitive developments. He acknowledged the remarkable achievements of the University’s Faculties and academic programs and the interest of its professors in scientific research. Thus, he stressed the aspiration of the Iraqi Cultural Attaché to deepen the cooperation between Yarmouk University and Iraqi universities with regard to the exchange of students, professors, and researchers, scientific publishing, organizing scientific conferences, and discussing university theses, and joint academic programs.
