Prof Zeidan Kafafi, the President of Yarmouk University, met Tobias Karis, the Cultural Attaché of the German Embassy in Amman, and Thomas Schate, the Second Secretary of the Embassy. The meeting focused on the means of enhancing the cooperation between Yarmouk University and the German Embassy in Amman, particularly in the field of developing academic research and supporting researchers and faculty members. Also, it focused on the possibility of holding the travelling exhibition "Worlds of Culture", which emphasizes the educational aspects of preserving cultural heritage.
During the meeting, Prof. Kafafi stressed the depth of the cooperation relations between Yarmouk and the various German research and academic institutions. He expressed his hope to launch new horizons for cooperation with the German Embassy in Amman as well as the various German educational institutions. He stated that such cooperation contributes to exchanging experiences and knowledge of modern methods in teaching and scientific research. He then expressed the readiness of Yarmouk University, represented by its Faculty of Archeology, to host the travelling exhibition: "Worlds of Culture", which visits several heritage sites in the world, including the most important heritage sites in Jordan. In support of this, Prof. Kafafi explained that the Faculty of Archeology and Anthropology at Yarmouk has a set of distinguished faculty members who are keen to preserving the cultural heritage of the Jordanian society and who are ready to make use of their knowledge to studying, analyzing, and maintaining the various archeological sites in Jordan.
In his turn, Karis explained that the German Embassy chose Yarmouk University to hold the exhibition "Worlds of Culture" due to the university's pioneering scientific reputation and effective role in protecting cultural heritage. He then expressed the Embassy's keenness to strengthen its cooperation ties with Yarmouk University and contribute to the University's developmental and educational goals.
Noteworthy mentioning that this meeting was attended by Prof. Hani Hayajneh, Dean of the Faculty of Archeology and Anthropology, Prof. Hanan Malkawi, and Mukhlas Al-Abini, the Director of Public Relations and Information Department.
