The President of Yarmouk University, Professor Islam Massad, met with a delegation from the Omani University of Nizwa headed by Dr. Khalifa bin Ahmed Al-Qasabi, Head of the Department of Education and Human Studies, accompanied by Dr. Rabie bin Al-Murr Al-Dhahli and Dr. Saif bin Nasser Al-Azri, who visited Yarmouk to discuss ways of joint academic cooperation between the two universities. At the beginning of the meeting, Massad acknowledged the close relationship between Jordan and Oman, stressing that such relationships open the doors of scientific and academic cooperation between Jordanian and Omani universities in various fields and pointing out that Yarmouk is linked to many academic and scientific cooperation relationships with Omani universities and faculties. He then stressed the readiness of Yarmouk University, represented by the Faculty of Educational Sciences, to cooperate with the Omani University of Nizwa in the field of developing vocational education programs and harnessing its academic expertise in this field, which will develop the educational process at the University of Nizwa and contribute to its growth and prosperity. He also called for expanding the frameworks of cooperation between the two universities to include many specializations in the future.

For his part, Al-Qasabi praised the distinguished academic reputation of Yarmouk University and the extent of the excellence of the programs offered by its Faculty of Educational Sciences, stressing the keenness of the University of Nizwa to consolidate its cooperation with Yarmouk and benefit from the expertise of the faculty members of its Faculty of Educational Sciences in the field of vocational education.

After this, the members of the delegation met with the Dean of the Faculty of Educational Sciences, Dr. Ahmed Al-Sharifin, and the heads of the Faculty’s academic departments. During that meeting, educational experiences in the field of the teacher preparation program and special education were exchanged, and the department heads and a number of faculty members provided an introduction to the various academic programs at the undergraduate and graduate degrees, in addition to providing an introductory overview of vocational education methods and the importance of vocational education in supplying the labor market with its requirements locally and regionally. Also, opportunities for cooperation between the two universities in the fields of research and student exchange were discussed while emphasizing the impact of this on improving the educational process and its outcomes in both universities.

For his part, Al-Sharifain stressed that this visit reflects the commitment of both universities to improve the quality of education and provide better educational opportunities. It also represents an opportunity to expand the horizons of academic cooperation and consolidate understanding between the two universities, which enhances progress and development in the field of education and scientific research and the Faculty’s endeavor to attain the international accreditation for its various programs.