The President of Yarmouk University, Professor Islam Massad, received the Ambassador of the United Kingdom in Amman Philip Hall, accompanied by the Director of the British Council in Jordan, Alex Lambert, to discuss prospects for cooperation between Yarmouk University and various British educational institutions and institutes in academic fields of common interest. Massad stressed the keenness of Yarmouk University to strengthen its cooperation network with various British universities and educational and research institutions, which contributes to the exchange of experiences and knowledge, thus providing an opportunity for university students and members of the teaching and administrative staff to enrich their knowledge, develop their skills and enhance their capabilities. He then stated that Yarmouk is keen to invest in its human resources by sponsoring its distinguished students to complete their postgraduate studies in a number of prestigious International universities. Moreover, Massad reviewed the establishment of Yarmouk University, the faculties it includes and the academic programs it offers, pointing to the positive impact that Yarmouk University has had in terms of community development in various fields, and its future aspirations to build on its achievements and raise its classification at the international level.

Massad then acknowledged the endeavor and vision of Yarmouk in advancing the wheel of development and modernization by updating and modifying the study plans of all the faculties and academic programs on the one hand, and the development of new specializations that meet the aspirations of young people and keep pace with the rapid changes taking place in the world on the other hand. In addition, he pointed out that Yarmouk, based on its endeavor to qualify its students and provide them with various communication skills and give them an added value in the labor market, has launched several language packages that allow university students to develop their language skills in one of the international languages, namely Spanish, German, French, Turkish and Chinese. Thus, he stressed the readiness of Yarmouk University to receive British students wishing to learn the Arabic language at the University's Language Center, indicating that the University offers a distinguished program for teaching Arabic language and culture face-to-face and online. With regard to the procedures for accrediting Yarmouk University as a center for holding the IELTS test in the Northern Region of Jordan through the British Council, Massad stressed that this cooperation will have a great impact in overcoming the difficulties facing the people of the Northern Region wishing to take this exam on the University campus.

In his turn, Ambassador Hall praised the distinguished academic reputation of Yarmouk University, stressing the embassy's keenness to build bridges of scientific and cultural cooperation between British universities and Yarmouk University in areas of common interest, including the exchange of students and faculty members, and conducting joint studies and research projects. He then stressed that the stages of modernization and development witnessed by Yarmouk confirm the extent of its keenness to be one of the most important universities in the region.

The meeting was attended by the Vice President for Planning and Development, Scientific Research and Quality Affairs, Dr. Samer Samarah, the Director of the Language Center, Dr. Rana Kandeel, the Director of the Internal Control Department, Dr. Abdullah Allan, and the Director of Public Relations and Media, Dr. Naqzat Abu Al-Assal. It was attended also by Robert Foley, Director of the Jordan and Central Africa Department at the British Council, Anas Mohamed, Head of Examinations for the Middle East and North Africa at the Council, and Dima Obeidat and Ala’ Ghaith from the British Embassy.

After the meeting, Ambassador Hall toured the campus, accompanied by the Vice President of the University, Dr. Samer Samarah, checking the laboratories of the Al-Khawarzmi Building in the Faculty of Information Technology and Computer Science and Al-Hussein Bin Talal Library.