The President of Yarmouk University Dr. Nabil Hailat discussed on Tues. 15th, 2021 with a German delegation the possibility of supporting the German language at the university, as well as the opportunities of collaboration in the field of Middle East Studies program and fellowship programs for researchers.
Hailat and the delegates, including the Regional Director of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) in Amman, Benjamin Schmaling, and the Cultural Attaché at the German Embassy in Amman, Leonie Lorenz, discussed means of cooperation between Yarmouk and various German universities and academic institutions, in the fields of exchanging professors, administrative staff and students.
Talks during the meeting also tackled supporting Yarmouk’s Arabic language for Non-Native Speakers Department at the Faculty of Arts, which was established as part of the University’s strategic plan to expand by offering specializations that meet with the labor market needs.
The German Director Schmaling expressed his appreciation of the mutual cooperation, stressing the importance of the grants offered by the DAAD in enhancing the skills and knowledge of the administrative staff and students of Yarmouk.
