The vice president, Prof. Ahmad Al-Ajlouni, met a delegation from the Turkish Ahi Evran University represented by its vice President, Dr. Ahmet Gökbel, and the Director of the International Relations Office, Dr. Ehrman Akili. The two parties discussed ways of cooperation as well as the activation of the cooperation agreement.

Al-Ajlouni stressed the keenness of YU to enhance academic and research cooperation with various Turkish universities, which contributes to the exchange of expertise and, thus, the development of the teaching process as well as the quality of graduates.  Al-Ajlouni also asserted that YU is ready to activate the agreement in terms of exchange of students and faculty members, conducting research, and holding conferences of mutual interest. He also added that YU is willing to receive students from Ahi Evran to study Arabic at the Languages Center at YU.

For his part, Dr. Gökbel praised the academic reputation that YU enjoys in Turkey and stressed on the continued cooperation between the two universities. He also stated that Ahi Evran is willing to send students to YU to learn Arabic at the Languages Center, which enjoys good reputation, pointing that they are looking forward to more cooperation in other fields such as Islamic studies.

Dr. Gokbil, then, gave a brief about Ahi Evran University, which was established in 2006, and the various majors and degrees it offers.

The meeting was attended by the Dean of the Faculty of Sharia and Islamic Studies at the university, Dr. Osama al-Faqir.