The president of YU, Dr. Zeidan Kafafi, met Dr. Mark Johnson from the College of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, representative of the American Fulbright Program. Means and ways of cooperation between the two universities were discussed.
Kafafi pointed out that YU has academic agreements with various American universities and educational institutions, that include students and staff exchange programs. He also pointed out that Yarmouk was one of the first universities to join the Fulbright Program, and a key partner in educational exchange programs as well as students grants. He further stressed the need to activate these relationships and to invite faculty members from American universities to teach in the different departments of YU to enrich the teaching process and to share experiences.
Kafafi also stressed the need to strengthen cooperation with the University of Wisconsin for its distinguished academic reputation in various fields, especially in medicine and education, adding that Yarmouk has been a pioneer among local and regional universities in offering certain disciplines such as media and fine arts. He also pointed that YU aspires to offer an MA degree in Museum Studies at the Faculty of Archaeology and Anthropology, which will be the first at the kingdom.
Johnson, for his part, confirmed the U.S. Embassy’s keenness to strengthen cooperation between Jordanian and American universities through the Fulbright Program, and the keenness of the Fulbright program in Jordan to offer opportunities for academic cooperation between Yarmouk and various American universities in different fields to enhance educational processes at YU.
He further expressed the University of Wisconsin's readiness to cooperate with Yarmouk through students and staff exchange programs in disciplines of interest to both sides, stressing the need to provide students with English and communication skills necessary to pursue their postgraduate studies in American universities.
The meeting was attended by vice president, Dr. Fawwaz Al-Abed Al-Haq, dean of the Faculty of Archaeology and Anthropology, Dr. Hani Hayajneh, the director of international relations department, Dr. Mowaffaq Al-Otoom, and the director of public relations and media, Mr. Mukhlis Al-Ibbini.
