An academic team from Yarmouk University participated in an international training workshop on “Curriculum Development in the Context of Refugees” at the University of Twente in the Netherlands 26-30 June, as part of an international project funded by the Dutch Nuffic Organization and implemented by the Refugees, Displaced Persons and Forced Migration Studies Center of Yarmouk University in partnership with Belink Academy and Amel Foundation. The team included the head of the Department of Sociology and Social Work at the Faculty of Arts, Dr. Ayat Nashwan, and a number of academics and administrators from the refugees’ center and other researchers from various university faculties.

Regarding this participation, Dr. Nashwan, the head of the team, said that such an international training is very significant as it reflects the philosophy of Yarmouk University in activating international academic partnerships, linking the university’s activities with internationally prestigious universities and research institutions, and activating the university’s visions regarding the participation in international projects and the exchange of knowledge and experiences between faculty members in all fields. The training, Nashwan added, is the fifth in the framework of this comprehensive international project, which aims at developing curricula in the context of refugees including several issues like career development, digital economy, social entrepreneurship, and the NLP.

However, after completing the training, the team visited the Jordanian Embassy in Amsterdam and met the Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Dhaifallah Al-Fayez, and a number of the embassy staff, discussing a number of issues and ideas related to the mechanisms for deepening and strengthening international partnerships that reflect Jordan's scientific and cultural development.