During his meeting with the delegation of the Special Committee of the Selection of Universities, which will implement the USAID program for the preparation and rehabilitation of pre-service teachers in Jordan, the President of Yarmouk University discussed the possibility of the university's participation in such a program to enhance its progress and achieve its academic and social goals. Hailat stressed that Yarmouk University is keen to expand various academic exchange programs with various universities and institutions internally and externally to improve the quality of higher education, strengthen the university's capacity, achieve mutual interest, and support its students and their progress.
Lana Moumani, the Director of the University Partnerships in the program, introduced the program, confirming that the USAID worked in partnership with the Ministries of Education and Higher Education, the Accreditation Authority for Higher Education Institutions, and the Queen Rania Teacher Training Academy. Tamara Tuqan of the USAID's pre-service teacher training and qualification program in Jordan also presented the university's evaluation matrix that has adopted several criteria, including compliance and motivation, the university's vision, achievements, partnerships, cooperation with schools, the qualifications of educational and administrative staff, the readiness of infrastructure and equipment, the rate of enrollment required, and the supply and demand model. She explained that the objectives and outcomes of the program are to provide the education sector with increasing and sustainable numbers of teachers through better policies and practices.