A delegation from the German Research Foundation (DFG) visited Yarmouk University to have a look at the latest developments carried out by Yarmouk’s faculty members and a group of researchers specialized in applied sciences from various German universities participating in the scientific research project related to water -challenges and strategies- for a sustainable future.

During his meeting with the DFG delegation, which included the Head of the International Affairs Department at the DFG, Dr. Harald von Kalm, and the Director of International Affairs for Africa and the Middle East at the DFG, Dr. Markus Willems, Yarmouk President stressed the importance of water issues in Jordan and the extent to which the scientific research is necessary in such a field. He called on the participants in the Water nexus research to work on finding effective scientific solutions to water challenges, which can preserve current water resources for future generations and establish new resources using scientific and technological solutions. Massad then pointed to the strong relationship between Jordanian and German educational and research institutions, stressing that Yarmouk's cooperation with German universities began since the university's inception in 1976 and should keep going on.

In return, the delegation members praised the distinguished scientific level of Yarmouk researchers and the efficiency of the scientific research that was conducted in cooperation with German researchers in the field of water, stressing the importance of continuing such effective cooperation. After that, the researchers participating in the Water nexus research presented the research conducted in this field and its effectiveness in finding sustainable solutions to water problems.