The President of Yarmouk University, Professor Islam Massad, met with the Director of the USAID Pre-Service Teacher Education and Training Program in Jordan, Cameron Mirza, and the Agency’s Project Management Specialist, Omar Al-Daoudia, to discuss the latest developments of the Higher Diploma Program for Teacher Education supported by the USAID and implemented by the university in partnership with the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Queen Rania Academy for Teacher Training, the Civil Service Commission, and the Commission for Accreditation of Higher Education Institutions and Quality Assurance.

Massad affirmed Yarmouk's keenness to continue cooperation with USAID to implement this qualitative program due to the importance of preparing teachers and qualifying them to practice the teaching profession in an efficient and trustworthy manner. He stated that Yarmouk University has graduated the first batch of 101 students of this diploma, stressing its keenness to attract more students to be part of the second cohort of the academic year 2022/2023. He then explained that the Faculty of Education is working hard, in cooperation with USAID, to prepare more teaching halls and laboratories to accommodate the number of students registered in the program, in addition to holding training courses to prepare the individuals in charge of supervising the program.

In return, Mirza valued the university’s success in having such a program, emphasizing that USAID is always looking forward to an effective and continuous partnership in various scientific and cultural fields. Likewise, Daoudia praised the distinguished level and procedures carried out by the university to implement the diploma project, noting that Yarmouk University is one of the most attractive partner universities in the program.