The President of Yarmouk University, Prof. Malek A. Alsharaari, met with Dr. Marco Farsi, Director General of the Italian organization Famic, which specializes in the internationalization of Italian universities and corporate development, to discuss potential avenues of cooperation aimed at establishing academic and research partnerships with Italian universities.
During the meeting, Prof. Alsharaari emphasized that, in line with its strategic plan, Yarmouk University is consistently committed to forging academic, research, and cultural partnerships with international universities and educational institutions, contributing to the creation of a learning environment that brings together students from diverse cultural backgrounds.
He welcomed Famic’s orientation toward strengthening cooperation with Yarmouk University in the field of nursing, noting that such collaboration would provide opportunities for graduates of the Faculty of Nursing to work in Italy or pursue postgraduate studies while further developing their skills at Italian universities affiliated with the organization. This would ultimately enable them to access employment opportunities in the Italian health sector. Prof. Alsharaari also pointed out that the Faculty of Nursing, as one of the University’s newest faculties, includes distinguished academic and research competencies and is keen to equip its students with the necessary nursing knowledge and professional skills.
Prof. Alsharaari presented an overview of Yarmouk University and highlighted its vision for modernization and development in the coming years, as well as its focus on deepening concepts of leadership and innovation across various academic fields, to become an attractive environment for students from around the world and a hub for academic cooperation, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
For his part, Dr. Farsi explained that the Famic organization includes six Italian universities: Turin, Rome, Pisa, Venice, Perugia, and Tuscia, and seeks to strengthen networking and enhance academic and research cooperation between Italian universities and universities worldwide.
He added that, in his capacity as an advisor to the President of the Lombardy Region in northern Italy, the region is looking forward to professional and academic cooperation with Yarmouk University to recruit graduates of the Faculty of Nursing to work in the Italian health sector. He outlined the required conditions for recruitment and pointed to the possibility of establishing a joint Italian–Jordanian Faculty of Nursing that would award a joint degree, enabling its graduates to work directly in the Italian health sector.
The meeting also discussed prospects for joint efforts to develop shared academic programs between Yarmouk University and Italian universities, allowing students from both sides to obtain degrees from both institutions, thereby enhancing graduates’ employment opportunities in Italy and across the European Union.
