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The Refugees, Displaced Persons and Forced Migration Studies Center at Yarmouk University, in cooperation with the World University Service Association of Canada - Jordan Office / WUSC organized a meeting entitled “Journey of Hope” with the Syrian refugee Hassan Al-Kontar, a volunteer in the association.
At the beginning of the meeting, the director of the Center, Dr. Ruba Al-Akash, stressed the Center’s constant endeavor to organize and hold meetings that represent success stories and motivation for young people in setting future plans. Al-Akash added that hosting Hassan Al-Kontar and talking about his experience in the refugee journey is considered one of the realistic, positive and inspiring examples for young people.
While Al-Kontar expressed his thanks to Jordan for what it provided to refugees of various nationalities and its Arab role in supporting civilians against the difficult circumstances they encounter in their homelands, praising the role of Yarmouk University, represented by the Refugee Center in organizing this activity and meeting with a group of University youth. However, during his presentation of his experience, he emphasized the importance of determination and knowledge in dealing with difficulties and challenges faced by young people at all stages, stating that the tools and personal skills an individual possesses make him closer to achieving his goals.
At the end of the meeting, which was attended by a group of members of the academic and administrative bodies, University students, and a number of partners in the International University Service Association in Canada - Jordan Office, some experiences were shared by the audience and a discussion was held about Al-Kontar’s case.
The President of Yarmouk University, Professor Islam Massad, met with the Bahraini cultural advisor in Amman, Marwa Al-Jassim, in the Bahraini attaché building in Amman to discuss ways of enhancing cooperation between the two sides in various scientific fields and other issues related to Bahraini students studying at Yarmouk.
During the meeting, Massad stressed Yarmouk’s keenness to follow up on its international students, to give them the utmost care, and to encourage them to join the student body at the University in a way that contributes to enriching cultural and civilizational diversity among students on campus. He also expressed the University's readiness to receive more Bahraini students wishing to study at the University at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, stressing that Yarmouk offers several new qualitative specializations that keep pace with the needs of the local, regional, and international labor market.
In her turn, Al-Jassim praised the academic and scientific level of Yarmouk University, the distinguished academic reputation it enjoys in the State of Bahrain, and the distinction of its qualitative academic programs at the regional level. She also appreciated the great care and attention that Yarmouk University provides for its Bahraini students and its permanent cooperation with the Bahraini attaché in all issues related to Bahraini students, stressing the attaché’s keenness to strengthen such cooperation.
The President of Yarmouk University, Professor Islam Massad, met with the Cultural Advisor at the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Amman, Director of the China Cultural Center, Shi Wei, and her accompanying delegation, during her visit to the University to discuss ways of enhancing cooperation between the two sides. Massad said that Yarmouk keeps its doors open for various types of academic and cultural cooperation with universities across the world, which reflects positively on the educational and research process at the University. He then pointed out that Yarmouk has recently been able to obtain many international accreditations for a number of its programs, which contributed to raising its ranking at the local, Arab and international levels in various classification systems such as QS and Times. Moreover, Massad reviewed the establishment of Yarmouk University and the academic programs it offers, stressing the possibility of working with the Chinese embassy to build bridges of academic and cultural cooperation between Yarmouk and various Chinese universities. He then expressed the University’s interest in attracting Chinese language teachers to work at Yarmouk University as part of the language packages program offered by Yarmouk through its Language Center.
In return, Shi Wei praised the academic reputation of Yarmouk University, which has always been of the distinguished and leading universities in the region, appreciating the University’s professional hosting of 50 Chinese students studying in it. She stressed the embassy's keenness to enhance cooperation between Yarmouk and various Chinese universities by increasing student exchange opportunities and scientific visits for faculty members.
The meeting was attended by the Vice Presidents of the University, Professor Mousa Rababaha and Professor Samer Samara, the Dean of Al-Hijjawi Faculty for Engineering Technology, Dr. Mouwafaq Al-Atoum, the Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Dr. Ali Rabieat, the Director of the Language Center, Dr. Rana Qandil, the Assistant Director of the China Cultural Center in Amman, Ahmed Al-Aqrabawi, and a number of officials at the university and the embassy.
As part of the visit program, the Chinese Cultural Advisor toured the University's Language Center, Al-Hijjawi Faculty for Engineering Technology, and the Faculty of Fine Arts, a tour during which the Advisor discussed with possible ways of cooperation in areas of common interest between such units and Chinese universities.
The President of Yarmouk University, Professor Islam Massad, met with the Vice President of the Turkish University of Pamukkale, Dr. Durmuş Akalın, to discuss ways of academic and research cooperation concerning exchanging students and faculty members between the two universities within the framework of the European Erasmus Plus Program.
During the meeting, Massad confirmed that Yarmouk University seeks to enhance its scientific, academic, and research cooperation with various Turkish universities, noting that during the Jordanian-Turkish Higher Education Forum held recently, it was agreed to increase the rate of student and faculty exchange between Jordanian and Turkish universities. He then pointed out that signing an agreement with the Turkish University of Pamukkale will provide the opportunity for Yarmouk students from different majors to visit Pamukkale University, which will reflect positively on their knowledge and experience on the one hand, and expand their awareness and enhance their knowledge, on the other hand.
In return, Akalin praised the distinguished reputation of Yarmouk University and the diversity and comprehensiveness it enjoys by offering medical, scientific, and humanitarian specializations, which makes it an attractive environment for students from different countries, stressing that signing an agreement with Yarmouk contextualizes cooperation between the two sides in the field of student exchange in various specializations. He then reviewed the establishment of the Turkish University of Pamukkale, which was founded in 1992 offering various specializations in various fields for undergraduate and postgraduate degrees.
Eventually, a cooperation agreement was signed, considering that the agreement stipulates student exchange between the Turkish universities of Pamukkale and Yarmouk in various engineering specializations, medicine, nursing, literature, political science, English language, chemistry, life sciences, physics, Islamic studies, law, and the specializations of the Faculty of Business.
The University’s Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor Mousa Rababah, sponsored the graduation ceremony of 29 participants in the 60-hour training course called “Arabic Program for Speakers of Other Languages”, which was organized by Queen Rania Center for Jordanian Studies and Community Service in cooperation with the Language Center. Rababah talked about the importance of joining such training courses as they prepare competent specialists qualified in teaching the Arabic language to non-native speakers, which expands the circle of interest in Arabic as a language, science, civilization, and culture. He also pointed out the interest of the University administration in developing the Language Center and modernizing its infrastructure and technology to enable it to perform its tasks including spreading the Arabic language for non-native speakers. Moreover, Rababah appreciated the role played by Queen Rania Center in serving the Jordanian community through the various training programs it offers in cooperation with the University’s faculties and various units.
The Director of the Queen Rania Center for Jordanian Studies and Community Service, Dr. Abdel Basset Athamneh, praised the work of the course lecturers who made utmost efforts in refining the skills and knowledge of participants. For her part, Dr. Hala Al-Hamad, from the Language Center, stressed the necessity of training specialists to teach Arabic to non-native speakers, praising the University administration’s support of such training courses and the high commitment shown by participants. However, at the end of the graduation ceremony, Rababah handed over certificates to the course participants.
Yarmouk University participated in the Jordanian-Turkish Higher Education Forum, which was organized in Amman by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, the Tourism Promotion Board, and the Turkish Higher Education Council, in the presence of the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Azmi Muhafaza, and the President of the Turkish Higher Education Council, Dr. Erol Ozvar, and the Turkish Ambassador to Amman, Erdem Ozan. During the forum, the President of the University, Professor Islam Massad, gave a presentation about the University, its establishment, its strategic location in the north of Jordan at the center of the city of Irbid, and the distinctive experience it represents in cultural diversity and ease of services, the faculties and academic programs it includes at the BA, MA and PhD. levels and its students and the various student benefits and services it provides.
Massad pointed out the University's keenness to expand its network of relationships with various academic institutions and universities around the world, noting that the University has signed 137 academic agreements with educational institutions from 44 countries around the world, including 15 academic agreements with Turkish institutions. Moreover, Massad pointed to the agreements signed by the University regarding supported programs, such as the Erasmus Program while noting that 52 students from Yarmouk have been enrolled in Turkish universities for a semester through the Erasmus program. He also reported that 74 employees from Yarmouk University made visits to various Turkish universities to learn about their experience and market YU abroad. Finally, Massad referred to the Arabic Program for Speakers of Other Languages (APSOL) offered by Yarmouk’s Language Center as a point of potential interest for Turkish students.
The forum was attended by the Dean of Al-Hijjawi Faculty for Engineering Technology, Dr. Mouwafaq Al-Atoum, Director of the Language Center, Dr. Rana Qandil, and Assistant Director of the Language Center, Dr. Nancy Al-Daghmi.
Yarmouk University participated in the activities of the Q8 EDUEX International Exhibition for Higher Education, which took place in Kuwait and lasted for two days. The university participated in the exhibition through a special pavilion made at the University with the aim of introducing Yarmouk and its development and progress in international classifications, in addition to introducing its academic programs at various degrees.
The University President, Professor Islam Massad, said that Yarmouk’s participation in such international exhibitions is part of a series of activities and marketing methods deployed by the University to introduce Arab and international countries to the great developments made by Yarmouk University in various fields. He then pointed out that such participation in international higher education exhibitions contributes to attracting international students to study at the University, which enhances cultural diversity and civilizational exchange among students, thus positively impacting the University’s status in international rankings of universities
Interestingly, beside Yarmouk, the Jordanian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, the University of Jordan, Jordan University of Science and Technology, and Princess Sumaya University of Science and Technology participated in the exhibition. Thus, the Jordanian ambassador in Kuwait, Sinan Al-Majali, visited the exhibition and inspected the participating Jordanian pavilions, where the head of the advertising and marketing department at Yarmouk, Shatha Saadoun, gave a briefing on the importance of unifying national efforts to represent Jordan abroad.
The Vice President of Yarmouk University for Academic Affairs, Professor Mousa Rababah, discussed with the Director of the Regional Office for the Middle East at the Francophone University Agency, Dr. Jean-Noel Baleo, ways to develop cooperation between Yarmouk and the Agency in various academic and research fields, in the presence of the Vice President of the University for Planning, Development, and Research Affairs, Professor Samer Samarah.
Rababah pointed to the academic and research cooperation relations that Yarmouk has with universities in Francophone countries, stressing that Yarmouk University offers a French language program, a French-English program, and some language packages that include the French language aiming at enhancing students’ language skills and increasing their efficiency and ability to compete in regional and international labor markets. He then mentioned the importance of strengthening cooperation with the Agency through student and faculty exchange programs, pointing out the possibility of conducting joint scientific research and benefiting from scientific projects supported by the agency or the European Union.
Likewise, Samarah pointed out that Yarmouk University pays careful attention to the file of international accreditation and quality assurance for its various programs, which reflects positively on the scientific reputation and academic level of Yarmouk among its counterparts locally, regionally, and internationally. He also called on the officials of the Agency to extend bridges of research cooperation between Yarmouk and its various member universities so that faculty members and researchers can conduct scientific research and implement joint research projects in the scientific, health, humanitarian, and technological fields.
In return, Baleo explained that the Francophone University Agency (AUF) is an organization established in 1989 including branch offices spread throughout various countries across the world. Such offices, Baleo stated, aim at strengthening partnership with higher education institutions that adopt the French language as the language of instruction in several programs, which serves the process of research and education in the French language. He also pointed out that the scope of the Agency’s work is not limited to the French language, but rather goes beyond that to enhance research and academic cooperation between the Agency’s member universities in various fields such as technology, medicine, and literature.
The meeting was attended by the Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University, Professor Mohammad Al-Anqara, the Assistant Dean for Quality Control Affairs, Dr. Mamoun Al-Shteiwi, and the Deputy Director of the Agency’s Regional Office, Cynthia Raad.
The President of Yarmouk University, Professor Islam Massad, received a delegation from the Erasmus Student Network in Jordan (ESN-Jordan), which included the Network’s president, Haneen Abu Al-Haijah, the vice president, Ghassan Al-Ajlouni, and the financial officer, Sarah Nasser, to discuss ways for enhancing cooperation between the two sides. At the beginning of the meeting, Massad stressed Yarmouk University’s keenness to consolidate its cooperation with various entities that provide student exchange opportunities, as this enables Yarmouk students to obtain scholarships for completing their graduate studies in various international universities. He pointed out that Yarmouk’s hosting of ESN-Jordan is strategic since the branch is the first and only office of the Erasmus International Student Network in the Middle East. This fact, he explained, reflects positively on increasing opportunities for cooperation and cultural exchange between Yarmouk and the European Erasmus Program. He then confirmed Yarmouk’s readiness to provide the opportunity for those in charge of the Network to implement the Network’s activities and events on campus.
In return, Abu Al-Hija expressed her thanks and appreciation for the understanding shown by Yarmouk University in hosting the ESN-Jordan branch, which contributes to increasing the rate of cooperation between Yarmouk and other universities in the Middle East, on one hand, and the European Erasmus Program, on the other. She then stressed that ESN-Jordan’s participation in international conferences and events will increase exchange opportunities, stating that ESN includes 515 branches distributed in 41 countries around the world and that it aims at creating a flexible educational environment by supporting and developing student exchange at various levels, providing a multicultural experience, and helping international students to engage with their university environments by organizing cultural, social and scientific activities.
The meeting was attended by the Vice President of the University, Professor Mousa Rababah, the Director of the Department of International Relations and Projects, Dr. Muwafaq Al-Atoum, the Dean of Scientific Research and Graduate Studies, Dr. Mohammad Al-Zubaidi, and the Director of Public Relations and Media Department, Dr. Nawzat Abu Al-Asal.
