As part of its keenness to strengthen partnerships and global relations with prestigious international educational institutions, Yarmouk University signed a memorandum of understanding with the American University of Auburn. The President of the University, Professor Islam Massad, said that this memorandum reflects Yarmouk’s interest in developing its academic and cultural cooperation with international institutes with regards to scientific research and cadre exchange in programs like tourism management and hospitality. He then explained that the memorandum of cooperation provides the framework of several projects and activities, including the exchange of faculty and administrative staff members and students and conducting joint research projects. He also pointed out that the memorandum includes the participation in seminars and international training courses, academic meetings, cultural exchange activities, and the sabbatical leave of the academic staff.
Yarmouk University, through the Faculty of Archeology and Anthropology, recorded a distinguished academic achievement, according to the "QS" world ranking of universities, by reaching the rank of 201-240 at the level of world universities in the field of archaeology, and thus being the first at the level of Jordanian universities in this field. According to the same international ranking, Yarmouk University maintained the rank of 551-600 in the majors of the Faculty of Information Technology and Computer Science, for the second year in a row.
The "QS" classification of majors is based on five main criteria, which are the academic reputation of the major, the job reputation of graduates, the number of citations for research, the quality of published research, in addition to the extent of international cooperation in the field of scientific research.
The President of the University, Dr. Islam Massad, said that this distinguished progress comes in the context of the university's strategic plan for development and modernization in various fields, foremost of which is the academic quality, by paying attention to the study plans, updating and building on them, providing capabilities for researchers from the faculty members and students, and supporting scientific research publishing in the most prestigious scientific journals. He added that this achievement reflects YU’s vision of leadership and excellence in the fields of education, scientific research and community service.
It is noteworthy that the "QS" global classification is considered one of the international rankings of well-known universities of scientific standing in the world.
The Faculty of Mass Communication at Yarmouk University won the third place in the media competition organized by the Supreme Council for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities entitled "They Dealt with my Topic Objectively". The competition’s results were announced by His Highness Prince Mired bin Raad, President of the Higher Council for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (HCD) in the presence of Her Highness Princess Dina Mired and the Minister of Social Development, Wafaa Bani Mustafa.
Students Salem Abu Dalo and Kenana Battah from the Radio and Television Department won the third place in the visual media category for their television report titled "Slanted Angle". The students noted that their work aims at promoting the integration of persons with disabilities into society and providing them with moral support in a way that contributes to achieving their aspirations and ambitions. They then acknowledged the role of the Faculty of Mass Communication, represented by its academic, administrative, and technical cadres, in providing students with an educational and inspirational environment that motivates students to be creative and productive. The Dean of the Faculty, Professor Tahseen Mansour, said that winning the third place in such a competition is an achievement that the Faculty is proud of, emphasizing that the competition includes students and professionals like Jordanian TV channels and television production companies. He also pointed out that the achievement of his Faculty students reflects the pivotal and important role of the Faculty in providing Jordanian, Arab, and regional media institutions with scientifically and practically distinguished competencies that are able to engage and succeed in the labor market.
Under the auspices of His Royal Highness Prince Al-Hassan bin Talal, Yarmouk University holds its fifth international conference, "Refugees in Jordan: A Vision towards the Future", which will take place on the 15th and 16th of March, 2023. The conference is organized by Yarmouk’s Centre of Refugees, Displaced Persons and Forced Migration Studies and the ALECSO Chair for Refugee, Displaced and Forced Migration in partnership with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom.
The Director of the Refugees, Displaced Persons and Forced Migration Studies Center, occupant of the ALECSO Chair for Refugee, Displaced Persons and Forced Migration at the University, Dr. Reem Al-Kharouf, said that the conference comes in response to the developments of the refugee crises in the region, Jordan in particular. Such crises require, she explained, extensive efforts of research relying on studies, statistics, and figures to enable decision-makers to establish certain work mechanisms and strategies to direct policies and rationalize decisions related to the field of asylum and refugee issues. She then mentioned that the conference which is held in partnership with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom comes in pursuit of ambitious and serious scientific insights and results on refugee issues, which reflects the Center's strategies and the University’s noble mission. She added that the conference will discuss a number of topics dealing with human dignity, deprivation, humanization of statistics, health, medical and psychological sciences, in addition to certain economic and political axes.
For his part, the Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, Mr. Jörg Dehnert, expressed his happiness for cooperating with Yarmouk University on issues of asylum, provision of psychological and educational support for refugees, and enhancement of opportunities to benefit from refugees’ energies and skills. He then emphasized that the Friedrich Naumann Foundation believes that supporting refugees is better conducted through providing education, training and rehabilitation opportunities for them, enabling them to be self-reliant, active, and productive in their host societies.
Interestingly, the conference will address topics of communication and communication technology, human and social sciences and media, future studies, the global system and future challenges, environmental studies and sustainable development, and legal protection for refugees in international and national legislation. These topics will get addressed in a series of specialized qualitative seminars and training sessions presented by several university professors, experts, and representatives of local and international partners coming from several countries like the United States of America, Chad, Italy, Canada, the Netherlands, Senegal, Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Sudan, Libya, and Palestine, in addition to Jordan. Also, the conference will have a creative competition for short films (documentary, dramatic, and educational) that deal with several refugee issues and community service.
Discussing ways to enhance scientific and academic cooperation, the President of Yarmouk University, Professor Islam Massad, met with a delegation from the University College of Yayasan Pahang (UCYP), which included the Vice President for Forseight and Strategic Planning, Dr. Haifizan Binti Mat Som, the Vice President for Branding, Communication and Corporate Diplomacy, Ms. Suhaila Binti Hj Mukhtar, the Director of the Arabic Language Center “Al Bayt Arabiy”, Professor Ahmad Fared Bin Mohd Din, and the Coordinator of Relations with Arab Universities, Professor Kamel Agrebi.
Massad said that the academic and scientific cooperation between Yarmouk University and UCYP is one of the most important, successful cooperation programs for Yarmouk, indicating that the University annually receives many Malaysian students interested in the various majors and disciplines offered by the University, especially the Faculty of Sharia and Islamic studies and the Arabic language. He then praised the distinction of Malaysian students studying at Yarmouk acknowledging their commitment to the regulations and instructions of the University. He also expressed the University's pride in having 63 male and female students from UCYP studying their bachelor degree in economics and Islamic banking, stressing the University's readiness to offer a set of academic sessions and training courses specialized in teaching the Arabic language and Islamic law for Malaysian students. He then called for the expansion of cooperation frameworks between the two sides.
In return, the members of the delegation appreciated the services provided by Yarmouk to its Malaysian students, emphasizing the prestigious scientific reputation of Yarmouk at the regional level and its distinction in offering many disciplines such as Sharia and Islamic studies, which encourages UCYP to send more students to complete their studies at Yarmouk.
The meeting was attended by the Vice-Presidents of the University, Dr. Muwaffaq Alomoush, Dr. Riad Almomani, the Deans of the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Sharia and Islamic Studies, the Director of the Language Center, the holder of the Pahang Chair for Islamic Studies, and the Director of Public Relations and Media.
As part of its endeavor to strengthen partnership with various international universities, Yarmouk University signed a memorandum of understanding with the American University of Nebraska targeting various academic and research fields. The President of the University, Professor Islam Massad, said that signing the memorandum may increase cooperation between the two universities, open new opportunities for students and faculty members of the University, and contribute to improving its academic reputation. He then explained that the memorandum emphasizes the exchange of information on best medical practices, the development of joint academic curricula and programs, the arrangement of joint scientific events, the teaching of various academic courses remotely, the exchange of visits by students and residents, especially with the Medical Center at the University of Nebraska, and other areas of common interests. Thus, a ceremony was held to publicize the memorandum, via remote visual communication technology, in the presence of Professor Samer Samarah, Vice President for Planning, Development, Scientific Research and Quality Affairs, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Manar Al-Lawama, and Dean of AL-Hijjawi Faculty of Technology Engineering, Dr. Muwafaq Otoom.
In the presence of the Vice-Chairman of Yarmouk University’s Board of Trustees, the President of Yarmouk University, Professor Islam Massad, met the Irish Ambassador to Amman, Marianne Bolger, and the accompanying delegation to discuss possible ways of future cooperation between Yarmouk and the Irish universities and educational institutes. Massad stressed the University's keenness to strengthen its academic, scientific, and cultural cooperation with various educational institutions and institutes around the world in a way that contributes to the exchange of experiences and knowledge and reflects positively on the development of the educational and research process at the University. He then expressed the University’s interest in cooperating with the Irish embassy by establishing certain joint academic programs between Yarmouk and Irish universities and reactivating the joint Master program in health administration offered once by Yarmouk in partnership with the Irish University of Dublin.
In return, Bolger expressed the embassy's keenness to cooperate with various Jordanian educational institutions, pointing to Yarmouk University’s distinguished scientific reputation and academic diversity. She mentioned that Yarmouk has many scientific units and centers and has the ability and zeal to cooperate with a number of Irish educational and research institutions in conducting scientific projects on several issues like women empowerment and refugee issues. She then confirmed the embassy's readiness to provide all possible forms of support to establish effective and solid relationships between the two sides.
During the meeting, Al-Shayyab, the Vice-Chairman of Yarmouk University’s Board of Trustees, stressed the possibility of holding more meetings and visits between representatives of the Irish embassy, universities, and institutes, to crystallize a fruitful cooperation that can contribute to designing qualitative programs that simulate global scientific changes and meet the aspirations of Jordanian youth. He also pointed to the University's keenness to cooperate with its Irish equals with regard to training students of Yarmouk’s Faculty of Medicine in Irish hospitals through certain intensive training programs.
For the second time in a row, the student chapter of the American Concrete Institute in the Department of Civil Engineering at Yarmouk University won the Excellent University Award in its 2022 activities, considering that the award is the highest acknowledgment offered by the American Concrete Institute to student chapters worldwide. Thus, getting the award reflects the outstanding efforts made by the student team in the field of student events and volunteer activities during 2022. Noteworthy is that the team has participated in the Big5 international exhibition in the United Arab Emirates where they participated in the workshops and scientific lectures that were held at the exhibition. The team has also participated in several workshops organized by the American Concrete Institute for university students around the world.
The Dean of Al-Hijjawi Faculty for Engineering Technology, Professor Mowaffaq Otoom, acknowledged the students’ distinguished efforts that resulted in winning such an international award emphasizing that the student chapter of the American Concrete Institute is one of the distinguished teams in the Faculty. He then noted that the Faculty administration constantly supports student activities and is interested in developing students' skills in all fields and increasing their participation in local, regional, and international events.
Dr. Faris Matalkah, the academic advisor of the team, said that winning the award was a result of the efforts exerted by the team throughout the year, as they participated in many events at the local, regional, and international levels. He added that the participation of students in such competitions enhances students' capabilities and increases their level to compete at the international level, which contributes to raising the University's status.
The Faculty of Pharmacy at Yarmouk University obtained the Accreditation of the Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) granted by the American Accreditation Council for Pharmaceutical Education, thus becoming the first junior Faculty in the official Jordanian universities to obtain such a prestigious and reliable certificate. The President of the University, Professor Islam Massad, expressed Yarmouk's pride in this achievement, acknowledging the great efforts made by the Faculty of Pharmacy to fulfill the University’s vision and plan concerning international accreditation and quality assurance. The Dean of the Faculty, Dr. Mervat Al-Sous, stated that such a great achievement was the outcome of the cumulative efforts made by all cadres of the Faculty to develop its educational systems and research studies. She then added that obtaining the ACPE contributes to providing distinguished pharmaceutical education and keeping pace with the global scientific developments in all pharmaceutical fields.
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