The President of Yarmouk University, Professor Islam Massad, received a delegation from the Erasmus Student Network in Jordan (ESN-Jordan), which included the Network’s president, Haneen Abu Al-Haijah, the vice president, Ghassan Al-Ajlouni, and the financial officer, Sarah Nasser, to discuss ways for enhancing cooperation between the two sides. At the beginning of the meeting, Massad stressed Yarmouk University’s keenness to consolidate its cooperation with various entities that provide student exchange opportunities, as this enables Yarmouk students to obtain scholarships for completing their graduate studies in various international universities. He pointed out that Yarmouk’s hosting of ESN-Jordan is strategic since the branch is the first and only office of the Erasmus International Student Network in the Middle East. This fact, he explained, reflects positively on increasing opportunities for cooperation and cultural exchange between Yarmouk and the European Erasmus Program. He then confirmed Yarmouk’s readiness to provide the opportunity for those in charge of the Network to implement the Network’s activities and events on campus.

In return, Abu Al-Hija expressed her thanks and appreciation for the understanding shown by Yarmouk University in hosting the ESN-Jordan branch, which contributes to increasing the rate of cooperation between Yarmouk and other universities in the Middle East, on one hand, and the European Erasmus Program, on the other. She then stressed that ESN-Jordan’s participation in international conferences and events will increase exchange opportunities, stating that ESN includes 515 branches distributed in 41 countries around the world and that it aims at creating a flexible educational environment by supporting and developing student exchange at various levels, providing a multicultural experience, and helping international students to engage with their university environments by organizing cultural, social and scientific activities.

The meeting was attended by the Vice President of the University, Professor Mousa Rababah, the Director of the Department of International Relations and Projects, Dr. Muwafaq Al-Atoum, the Dean of Scientific Research and Graduate Studies, Dr. Mohammad Al-Zubaidi, and the Director of Public Relations and Media Department, Dr. Nawzat Abu Al-Asal.