The International Relations and Projects Department at Yarmouk University, in cooperation with the Erasmus Plus National Office in Amman and the European Union Mission in Jordan, organized an introductory session on the opportunities offered by the European Union for student exchange and the Erasmus Student Network (ESM). This included the participation of Yassin Khalil, the representative of the student network in the Middle East and Africa, Paula Pope, the Vice President of the Student Network, and Tina Braihav, the Education Officer in the European Union.

At the beginning of the session, the director of the department, Dr. Muwaffaq Otoom, welcomed the participants stressing that Yarmouk University is keen to participate in the various projects proposed by the European Erasmus Plus program, which provides opportunities for university students to participate in student exchange programs and faculty members with opportunities to participate in projects, scientific research, and exchange experiences with researchers from different universities across the globe. After that, the members of the delegation reviewed the emergence of the ESN, which is one of the largest student gatherings in Europe that aims at supporting and developing students’ exchange, noting that the ESN is present in more than 1,000 institutions of higher education around the world and that it includes about 40,000 young people who provide their services to about 350,000 international students each year.