With the support of the French Embassy in Amman and the Francophone University Association, the President of Yarmouk University, Prof. Zidane Kafafi, met Salma Kojok, a training expert at the Goncourt International Prize, who was visiting the University to hold a workshop for students of the Department of Modern Languages.

During the meeting, Prof. Kafafi thanked the French Embassy in Amman and the Francophone Association for their support of holding such a workshop, which aims at introducing the University students to the Goncourt International Prize and encouraging them to apply for it. He added that Yarmouk is interested in involving its students in such competitions at the regional and international levels, as such participations have significant role in developing students' personalities and skills and enriching their scientific and cultural achievements, thus raising their competitiveness among their peers in the local as well as worldwide labor market.

In her turn, Kogok pointed out the importance of holding this workshop, which contributes to improving students' level in writing in French and enriching their cultural and scientific achievements.

Likewise, Dr. Batoul Mohaisen, the Head of the Department of Modern Languages and the Representative of the Francophone Association at the University, emphasized that the workshop effectively enhances the writing skills of students and stimulates them to write creatively. Also, she explained that the workshop lasts for two days with five- hour training per day and involves 16 students of the Department of Modern Languages.

This meeting was attended by Dr. Mohammed Bani Dumi, the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and other officials of the University.