Prof. Ahmed Al-Ajlouni, the Vice President of Yarmouk University for Scientific faculties and financial affairs, discussed ways of scientific and academic cooperation with Dr. Adriana Carvalo, the Director of the Office of International Relations at the Polytechnic Institute of Portugal (IPCA).
Prof. Al-Ajlouni emphasized Yarmouk's interest in expanding its network of scientific, academic, and scholarly cooperation with international higher education institutions, thus opening new horizons for the educational process at Yarmouk. He explained that such an interest is mainly done through the exchange programs of students and the scientific visits of Yarmouk faculty members to other international universities and institutes. Thus, he highlighted the importance of enhancing student exchange programs and the scientific visits of the faculty members through Erasmus Plus. He also pointed out the establishment of Yarmouk University and its future aspirations to developing a range of disciplines in order to keep abreast of the technological developments like Cyber Technology and data science. Moreover, he mentioned that Yarmouk University had established a specialized laboratory for gaming "gaming lab" at the Faculty of Hijawi for Engineering Technology. He then stressed Yarmouk's readiness to cooperate with the IPCA Institute in areas of common interest such as tourism, hospitality, design, economics, and business administration as well as technological specializations.
In his turn, Karvelo expressed the Institute's readiness to strengthen its cooperation with Yarmouk university due to its distinguished scientific reputation. She reviewed the establishment of the Institute which grants both Bachelor and Master's degrees, holding a series of specialized courses to training students to get involved in the labor market. She also pointed out that the Institute is one of the most distinguished centers in Portugal, especially with respect to teaching accounting and taxation, and that it includes colleges of management, technology, design, tourism, and hospitality. Finally, Karvelo stated that among the main interests of the Institute is to strengthen cooperation with the various universities worldwide, a matter that positively affects the Institute's educational environment and helps its staff and students to consider others' experiences.
Noteworthy mentioning that this meeting was attended by the dean of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, the dean of the Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management, the Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts, and a number of officials from both sides.
