The President of Yarmouk University, Prof. Zeidan Kafafi, and the Executive Director of BRS-labs, Eng. Ayman Ahmed Salem, signed a protocol of cooperation between the two sides in the field of remote sensing training and satellite image processing. During the signing of the cooperation protocol, Prof. Kafafi stressed Yarmouk's keenness to extend bridges of cooperation with various educational and training institutions in various countries of the world, which reflects the importance of exchanging experiences and knowledge and providing quality education to university students by keeping them up-to-date with developments in the world's education sector. He stressed the importance of geography and the vast developments witnessed by this science in recent times in general, especially in the field of remote sensing, pointing to the importance of natural geography since ancient times, which contributed significantly to the stability of human groups on earth.
He also pointed out that Yarmouk is keen to provide quality programs in line with the technological developments witnessed by all sectors. He mentioned that Yarmouk University is now in the final stages of establishing a Master Program in Geopharmatics, which will be presented in partnership between the Departments of Geography and Earth Sciences and Environment at the Faculty of Science. Finally, Prof. Zeidan Kafafi valued the company's support for students of the department of Geography through the allocation of free courses with a value of $5000.
In his turn, Al-Salem praised the distinguished level of Yarmouk University and its future vision in the development and modernization of the plans and programs offered by the various academic programs. He reviewed the emergence of BRS-labs and the programs and courses offered by the field of teaching "remote sensing and processing satellite images" over the Internet. Al-Salem stressed the company's readiness to raise the efficiency and increase the productivity of the trainees by providing the latest methods of distance education in order to qualify them to apply remote sensing technology in their fields of specialization and enhance their educational level and position among the workers in this field. He stated that such a cooperation will enable trainees to transform their existing PCs into advanced remote sensing applications that have the capability to perform all satellite image processing, integrate laboratory work with field work, and implement integrated projects serving many sustainable development areas.
The protocol provides for BRS-labs to be adopted in the Queen Rania Center for Jordanian Studies and Community Service at the university as a training center and accredited-exam center to teach the company's educational curricula in the field of teaching "remote sensing and satellite image processing" through the Internet. The courses will be taught in English and Arabic, and they will include training courses focusing on practical training, in addition to holding assessment exams to be monitored by web cameras and issuing specialized certificates in this field for each course after passing the theoretical and practical exam. The protocol also demands that BRS-labs should provide training services for university students at reduced fees, within three main training levels, including 16 short training courses, such as the "RSStm Specialist" and the "Professional Remote Sensing Specialist (RSPtm) , and RSSDTM. The company will also train several faculty members in the department of Geography to become accredited trainers for the courses that will be held later in the three fields at the Queen Rania Center for Jordanian Studies at the University.
The signing of the protocol was attended by the Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Prof. Mohammed Bani Dumi, the Head of the Department of Geography Dr. Noah Sababha, Dr. Khalid Hazaima of the Department, and several officials at the University.
