During his meeting with the first secretary of the Japanese Embassy in Jordan, Mr. Nakameshi Kinsuke, the President of Yarmouk University, Prof. Nabil Hailat, stressed that serving the local community considering the diversity of its nationalities, is considered one of the most important objectives of Yarmouk University and its progress, as evident in the series of scientific research programs and activities carried out by the various faculties and departments of the university along with the community institutions. Hailat added that Yarmouk University focuses on the issue of refugees and displaced persons, especially in terms of study and scientific research, a mission carried out by its center of refugees called “refugees and displaced persons and Forced Migration studies center". Also, he declared that the university is looking forward to further cooperation with the Japanese Embassy in Amman to serve refugee issues and find programs that provide them with the necessary support.
After that, the university president and his guests visited the Refugees, Displaced Persons and Forced Migration Studies Center, where they listened to an explanation of the center's efforts, work, role, and activities concerning refugees, especially during the Coronavirus pandemic. Al-Sobeh introduced the most prominent needs of refugees at the level of education, health, and economics. He also outlined the plans of the center and its efforts to provide educational grants to the children of refugees at the university in cooperation with various international institutions. Also, Al-Sobeh pointed out that the cooperation with the Japan Agency for International Cooperation-JICA during the past period has been limited to providing educational grants to refugee students and that the university is looking forward to further cooperation in other fields.
For his part, Kinsuke expressed his admiration of Yarmouk University and its academic history, stressing the importance of gathering information about refugees residing in Jordan so that the Japanese Embassy gets the necessary data to decide its refugee-oriented programs and grants in cooperation with Yarmouk University, the Japanese government, and the Jordanian Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation.
