The President of Yarmouk University, Professor Islam Massad, met with a delegation from the project "Promoting Quality in Inclusive Education in Jordan" (PROMISE) supported by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), which included the project manager Elke Krause-Hannak, the development advisor in the project, Kalpana Kumar, the teacher training advisor in the project, Dr. Awni Alomari, and Dr. Uday Smadi, advisor for culture and youth in the governorate of Irbid, to discuss the executive steps of the inclusive education project. Massad stressed that Yarmouk welcomes the partnership with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), especially within the projects that achieve sustainable development in the Jordanian society. He then added that Yarmouk’s Faculty of Educational Sciences has always proven its ability and efficiency in offering qualitative educational programs and implementing distinguished projects that contribute effectively to the development of the educational process, stressing that the "Inclusive Education Diploma" program offered by the Faculty represents one of the marks of excellence in the Faculty’s history.

Moreover, Massad expressed the readiness of Yarmouk, through its Faculty of Educational Sciences, to cooperate with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), to implement a project to enhance the quality of inclusive education in Jordan, since this project has a positive impact on students with special needs by enabling them to integrate into the classroom with their peers. He also pointed out that the "Inclusive Education Diploma" is keen to make adjustments and adaptations by deploying processes and teaching strategies compatible with the needs of students with disabilities as well as the demands of the society. In addition, he mentioned that the Diploma Program is keen to harness the University's cadres of sign language teachers to cooperate with the "German Agency" under the project to provide training courses for parents of students with disabilities to enable them to communicate with their children and respond to their cases as soon as possible.

In response, Hannak praised the distinguished academic and research level of Yarmouk University, which enabled it to offer many distinguished academic programs at the diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate levels in various educational fields, stressing the Agency's keenness to strengthen its cooperation with Yarmouk through this project implemented by the Agency to strengthen national planning and management capabilities through an action plan for the implementation and monitoring of the National Strategy for Inclusive Education for the years 2020-2030. She then stressed the importance of cooperation with Yarmouk University through this project to develop the knowledge and skills of teachers and school principals concerning inclusive education and to raise and enhance community awareness about inclusive education through national, community and school events and activities. Hannak also pointed to the possibility of cooperation with the Ministry of Education in the field of sending a number of the ministry's teachers to complete their studies in the inclusive education diploma due to its importance in preparing teachers and providing them with various skills and knowledge necessary to deal and teach students with special needs correctly and effectively.

The meeting was attended by the Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor Mousa Rababah, the Dean of the Faculty of Educational Sciences, Dr. Ahmed Al-Sharifeen, Dr. Mohammad Mohidat from the Faculty of Educational Sciences, and the Director of Public Relations and Media, Dr. Nawzat Abu Al-Assal.

23 July 2024

- Massad: We look forward to a broad space of joint scientific cooperation.

 - Al-Nuaimi: We are ready to move forward towards fruitful academic and research relations.

The President of Yarmouk University, Professor Islam Massad, discussed with the Director of the University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, Dr. Hamid Majoul Al-Nuaimi, ways to strengthen academic relations, joint scientific and research visions, and serve the people of Jordan and the Emirates. Massad explained, during his meeting with Al-Nuaimi and his accompanying delegation, that Yarmouk University is looking forward to launching a spacious space for constructive cooperation with the University of Sharjah and deepening such a partnership in various educational, academic, and cultural fields.

Massad then reviewed the establishment of Yarmouk, its scientific and research journey over 47 years and the stages of development and modernization since then until today. He mentioned that Yarmouk has 16 Faculties and two deanships, one concerned with student affairs and the other with scientific research and graduate studies, indicating that Yarmouk offers 72 programs at the undergraduate level, 70 programs at the master’s level, and 16 doctoral programs. He also pointed to the pioneering role played by Yarmouk in the field of community service and its positive impact on local development and commercial activity. He also highlighted that the University includes approximately 3,233 international students from 49 countries around the world including 17 Emirati undergraduate students and three students in the postgraduate programs.

For his part, Al Nuaimi expressed his happiness for visiting Yarmouk due to its being one of the most prestigious Jordanian and Arab universities, noting that the University of Sharjah was established in 1997 and is the first and only university in the United Arab Emirates that deploys the concept of academic specialization fields. He explained that this feature is unique to the university, as it facilitates the sharing of common resources, such as laboratories and libraries, between faculties, thus allowing students with similar majors to interact and exchange experiences and challenges. Al-Naimi then mentioned that the University of Sharjah includes 14 faculties and offers 127 academic programs at the diploma, bachelor, master, and doctoral levels, stressing that this visit is very important for moving forward towards fruitful academic and scientific relations.

11 July 2024

Yarmouk University signed a scientific memorandum of understanding with the American CLS Health Foundation with the aim of enhancing scientific cooperation in the field of medical education. The memorandum was signed, on behalf of Yarmouk University, by its president, Professor Islam Massad, and Dr. Mahmoud Dweik, the Foundation’s vice president, on behalf of the American side. During the signing ceremony that took place at the Foundation’s headquarters in Houston, Texas, Massad reviewed the establishment of Yarmouk and its strategic plans concerning the development of academic programs that keep pace with scientific developments and the pioneering role it plays in terms of community service and communication.

Also, Massad reviewed the efforts of Yarmouk University to develop its Faculty of Medicine and keep it updated with the latest strategies for medical education and scientific research, indicating that the Faculty of Medicine is distinguished by its qualified teaching staff in all basic and clinical medical specialties. He explained that accrediting the undergraduate program, “Doctor of Medicine”, offered by the Faculty of Medicine by the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) is a confirmation of the success of the vision and philosophy that the Faculty follows, remarking that this international accreditation allows Yarmouk medical graduates to practice the medical profession in the United States and Canada and to complete their postgraduate studies in various prestigious international institutions.

From his side, Dweik praised the steps taken by Yarmouk University to develop the medical education in Jordan, expressing the Foundation's readiness to cooperate and support such efforts through partnership in a group of purposeful scientific events and activities. This is invaluable due to the fact that the CLS Health Foundation is concerned with clinical scientific research and with providing primary health care and specialized clinics in all medical specialties and with providing distinctive training opportunities in the health sector in America under the supervision of doctors with scientific competence and medical skill.

Thus, the memorandum of cooperation includes training Yarmouk’s medical students in the specialized clinics affiliated with the Foundation, which are found in 33 locations in the United States of America under the supervision of more than 160 specialized doctors. The memorandum also involves enhancing joint research cooperation and holding specialized scientific conferences on the latest medical developments and technology.

04 July 2024

Representing the President of Yarmouk University, the Dean of the Faculty of Sharia and Islamic Studies at the University, Dr. Muhammad Talafha, in the presence of the Dean of Student Affairs, Dr. Moatasem Shatnawi, sponsored the closing ceremony of the competition of the “Holy Quran Reciter for International Students for Recitation and Tajweed”, which was organized by the Student Welfare Department at the Deanship of Student Affairs and the Faculty of Sharia and Islamic studies.

The first place in the competition was won by the student Musab Omar from the Republic of Indonesia, the second place was won by the student Abdullah Al-Waked from Palestine, the third place was won by the student Rahma Fawzia from the Republic of Indonesia, the fourth place was won by the student Nathnun Madawg from Thailand, and the fifth place was won by the student Doaa Hassan Shata from the Arab Republic of Egypt. Al-Talafha handed over the prizes to winner students, offering them congratulations and blessings while expressing the Yarmouk’s pride in them. He also handed over certificates of participation and prizes to all students participating in the competition, wishing them success while stressing the University’s keenness to organize purposeful religious events and activities throughout the academic year.

The students expressed their thanks and appreciation of the University for giving them the opportunity to participate in this valuable competition, acknowledging the efforts of those in charge of it in the Deanship and Faculty.

The ceremony came as a continuation of the competition activities recently launched by the Student Welfare Department through the International Student Welfare Department, in cooperation with the Faculty of Sharia and Islamic Studies, with the participation of 23 male and female students from various Arab and international communities studying at Yarmouk. The jury from the Faculty included the supervisor of the Holy Quran program, Dr. Nadhir Al-Sharayri and Dr. Ayman Shatnawi from the Faculty of Sharia and Islamic Studies.

The Director of the Student Welfare Department at the Deanship of Student Affairs, Muhammad Al-Saad, said that this competition is the first of its kind at the university level, and its organization is a translation of the Deanship of Student Affairs’ keenness to achieve the University’s vision for creating an interactive university environment that works to activate the participation of international students in various events and purposeful extracurricular activities implemented by the Deanship and the University.

11 July 2024

The Vice President of Yarmouk University for Planning, Development, Scientific Research and Quality Affairs, Professor Samer Samarah, met with a delegation from the University of Florida in the United States of America, which included Dr. Rafael Munoz and Dr. Nargiza Ludqit, where the prospects for scientific and research cooperation between the two universities got discussed.

Samarah stressed Yarmouk’s keenness to consolidate its cooperation with various prestigious international universities, which reflects positively on the progress of the educational process and the level of students and faculty members, stressing that Yarmouk has scientific competencies in various specializations. He then pointed out that cooperation with a distinguished American university like the University of Florida can provide the opportunity for both universities to exchange experiences and knowledge, especially in the field of developing study plans and the structure of courses to keep pace with recent changes and developments in their fields. Samarah also pointed out the possibility of cooperation between the two universities in the field of Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL), which provides the opportunity for faculty members from Yarmouk and Florida to teach courses offered by both universities, stressing the readiness of Yarmouk, represented by its Language Center, to receive Florida students who wish to learn Arabic language under the APSOL program.

In response, the members of the delegation praised the distinguished scientific reputation of Yarmouk University, which made the University a destination for academic and research cooperation for various international universities, stressing the keenness of the University of Florida to activate the terms of the memorandum of understanding concluded between the two universities towards advancing the educational and research process. The delegation then reviewed the establishment of the University of Florida, which is considered one of the five best universities in the United States of America and is considered a comprehensive university in its academic specializations, as it includes humanitarian, health, and scientific faculties, pointing out that Florida University has started offering artificial intelligence courses in its various specializations with the aim of keeping pace with technological, modern developments.

11 July 2024

Yarmouk University and the Jordanian American Physicians Association (JAPA) signed a scientific memorandum of understanding with the aim of collaborating in the research and educational fields and providing training opportunities for medical students of Yarmouk in American health institutions. The memorandum was signed on behalf of Yarmouk by its president, Professor Islam Massad, and on behalf of the association by its president, Dr. Raed Hamed, in the presence of the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Manar Al-Lawama, and the Dean of Al-Hijjawi Faculty for Engineering Technology, Dr. Muwafaq Al-Otoum.

During the signing ceremony that took place at the headquarters of the United States of America, Massad gave a detailed presentation about Yarmouk’s plan to develop the Faculty of Medicine at all levels, including modernizing instructions, developing curricula, and placing study plans within the framework of national qualifications in a way that enhances the Faculty’s progress. He then pointed out that the Faculty of Medicine has created a postgraduate/master’s program in infection control and epidemiology, which is the first of its kind at the level of Jordanian universities. The program, he explained, aims at providing the health sector locally and regionally with qualified graduates in the targeted field, pointing out that this program is one of the unique specialties across the world. Massad then praised the prestigious status enjoyed by the Jordanian doctors working abroad, praising at the same time the distinguished national and pioneering role played by the Jordanian American Medical Association in opening channels of communication between Jordanian doctors in various American states and their counterparts in Jordanian hospitals.

For his part, Hamed expressed his admiration of the great development achieved by the Faculty of Medicine at Yarmouk University and the University’s efforts and vision in opening channels of communication with all international partners to enhance development, expressing the Association’s readiness to cooperate with the University to achieve its strategic goals of developing the Jordanian medical education. He also pointed out the Association’s involvement in several purposeful projects at the national level, as evident in its assistance of the health sector during the Corona pandemic as well as its consistent support of the first intensive care program in Jordan.

The Jordanian American Medical Association is a non-profit organization founded in 2020 that aims at encouraging cooperation among the Jordanian doctors in America and helping Jordanian doctors come to American universities and Faculties to complete their medical specialties.

02 July 2024

Representing the President of Yarmouk University, the University’s Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor Mousa Rababah, sponsored the opening of the Spanish Language Cultural Day activities, which were organized by the University’s Language Center in cooperation with the Spanish Cultural Institute in Amman, Cervantes, in the presence of the Institute’s representative, Almudena Bosca.

Rababah delivered a speech in which he welcomed the attendees to the activities of this special day for teaching the Spanish language within the language packages program offered by the Language Center, stressing the importance of the Spanish language as one of the most widely spoken languages in the world and the necessity of introducing students to the International Spanish Language Proficiency Examination (DELE). He then stressed Yarmouk’s keenness to prepare its students and provide them with the skills needed for the labor market like language skills. He also pointed out that Yarmouk seeks to expand the teaching of languages required in the labor market through the language packages program that includes “Chinese, Turkish, Spanish, German, and French”.

For her part, the Director of the Language Center, Dr. Rana Kandeel, appreciated the University’s interest in the Language Center and its keenness to include language packages in the study plans of the various scientific and humanities specializations. She mentioned that the number of students registered in the Spanish language package reached 400 male and female students, stressing the Center’s keenness to support students to pass the international DELE exam in the Spanish language. She also stressed the importance of cooperation with the Cervantes Institute to accredit the Language Center as a headquarters for DELE tests in the northern region of Jordan.

In return, Bosca explained the importance of the DELE test, the procedures of applying for it, its levels, the dates of the test sessions, how to register for it, the advantages of obtaining the international test certificate, and its importance in the immigration, work, and study processes. However, during the activities of the Cultural Spanish Language Day, the students of the Spanish language package presented various cultural activities, such as poetry, dialogues in the Spanish language, Andalusian stanzas, and cultural competitions, in addition to a presentation of a group of tourist sites in Jordan.

11 July 2024

The Vice President of Yarmouk University, Professor Samer Samarah, met with the Vice President of the Sultan Zainal Abidin University of Malaysia, Dr. Fadzli bin Adam, to discuss ways of enhancing existing cooperation between the two universities, especially in the fields of law, Sharia, Islamic studies, and Arabic language.

At the beginning of the meeting, Samarah stressed the strong relations between Yarmouk and various Malaysian educational institutions, stating that Yarmouk hosts 628 Malaysian students at various academic programs and levels. He reviewed the establishment of Yarmouk, its faculties, specializations and different academic degrees, and its tireless pursuit for achieving quality in all academic programs. He then pointed to Yarmouk’s readiness to receive students from Sultan Zainal Abidin University who wish to learn Arabic for non-native speakers at Yarmouk’s Language Center, which has recently restructured its study plans to include different levels that commensurate with the students’ linguistic abilities. Samarah also indicated that Yarmouk includes the Faculty of Sharia and Islamic Studies, which is one of the largest faculties of Sharia in Jordanian universities as it includes about 4,000 male and female students in the various specializations and levels offered by the Faculty.

In his turn, Bin Adam praised the distinguished scientific and academic reputation of Yarmouk University, acknowledging that it includes distinguished scientific competencies and annually graduates generations of students from different nationalities who have proven their worth and ability to hold leadership positions in various fields. He also reviewed the establishment of Sultan Zainal Abidin University in 2006, mentioning its health, scientific, and humanities faculties while pointing out the possibility of establishing some joint programs between the two universities in the specializations of law, Sharia and Islamic studies.

11 July 2024

In the context of its strategic plan based on developing, modernizing and strengthening international scientific relations, Yarmouk University concluded an academic memorandum of understanding with Wisconsin Medical Faculty in the American city of Milwaukee with the aim of deepening cooperation in the field of medical education. The signing of this memorandum came during the visit made by the university delegation, headed by Professor Islam Massad, President of Yarmouk, the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Manar Al-Lawama, and the Dean of Al-Hijjawi Faculty for Engineering Technology, Dr. Mwafaq Al-Otoum, to Wisconsin Medical Faculty.

Massad and the accompanying delegation held a series of meetings with the Head of the Faculty, Dr. John Raymond, the Vice President for Academic Affairs - Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Joseph Kirchner, the Dean of the Faculty of Global Health, Dr. Laura Cassidy, the Head of the Department of Family Medicine, Dr. Joseph Grevel, the Head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Dr. Amit Joshi, and the Director Global Health, Dr. Tiffany Fraser. They also met with a group of Jordanian and Arab doctors studying and working at the Faculty, and they were briefed on the educational facilities in the Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of Pharmacy, the Department of Medical Engineering, and the several departments of the Children Hospital and the Adult Hospital.

During the meetings, Massad delivered an introduction about Yarmouk University, its establishment, scientific and research journey since 1970s, and its aspirations, highlighting its contribution to the development of the Jordanian higher education sector and its cultural, intellectual, and civilizational impact on the Jordanian society. He also pointed to Yarmouk’s faculties and centers that play a pioneering research role in issues related to refugees, women, and sustainable development. Massad then stressed that this visit comes within the context of the University's efforts to open new research and study opportunities for its students and professors, which can enhance the teaching process for students and their acquisition of new knowledge and skills.

For his part, Raymond welcomed Yarmouk delegation, expressing his Faculty’s readiness to cooperate with Yarmouk University in the areas included in the memorandum of understanding, especially student training and research cooperation.

Interestingly, the Wisconsin Medical Faculty was founded in 1893, and it includes the Faculties of medicine, pharmacy, and graduate studies, in addition to a hospital for children and another for adults.

02 July 2024