The Acting President of Yarmouk University, Dr. Mousa Rababah, congratulated the students of Al-Yarmouk Model School who have successfully passed the General Secondary Certificate Examination for the 2024/2025 academic year.
Rababah expressed Yarmouk University’s pride in Islam Al-Daraghmeh, who ranked first in the scientific stream at the school level with an average score of 98.6, and commended the outstanding results achieved by Al-Yarmouk Model School students in the General Secondary Certificate Examination.
He commended the efforts of the school’s academic and administrative staff, as well as the care and attention they provide to students by fostering a healthy learning environment that enables them to achieve excellence across various educational stages. These efforts have resulted in outstanding student achievements over recent years.
Rababah congratulated the university family, including members of the academic and administrative staff, whose children successfully passed the General Secondary Certificate Examination, urging the students to continue their academic excellence at the university level.
On his part, the school’s Director General, Dr. Osama Omari, indicated that 129 male and female students sat for this year’s General Secondary Certificate Examination, achieving a 100% success rate. He pointed out that 39 students obtained averages between 98.6 and 90.05, while 44 students achieved averages between 89.8 and 80.15
The Acting President of Yarmouk University, Dr. Mousa Rababah, opened the First International Conference “Languages and Translation: Between Tradition and Modernity.” The event was organized by the Departments of Arabic Language and Literature, English Language and Literature, Semitic and Oriental Languages, Modern Languages, and Translation at the Faculty of Arts.
In his opening speech at the conference, Rababah welcomed the participants, stressing that Yarmouk University will never hesitate to fulfill its cultural and enlightening role in seeking to gain and share human knowledge and sciences.
He added that holding this conference shows a clear interest in languages and translation, which helps civilizations interact. He pointed out that translation has become an essential form of cultural exchange, opening up to others to understand them and their world and knowledge. It also plays an important role in our daily lives, as it can cross geographical borders and reach the culture and knowledge of others. A translator is not just a mediator dealing with language systems, but a cultural mediator.
Rababah stressed the importance of understanding our own language to realize the value of other languages, which contribute actively to knowledge and the human sciences, and help build human culture through translation and its tools. He also emphasized the important role of careful and accurate translation in the age of digitalization and artificial intelligence.
The Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Dr. Mohammad Al-Anaqreh, pointed out that this conference brings together a group of researchers, scholars, and practitioners in languages and translation. It aims to make high-level scientific dialogue a bridge between the glorious past and the renewed present, and between strong roots and the wide horizons of the future.
He affirmed that this conference was held to explore the strong relationship between tradition and modernity, and to highlight key issues in modern linguistics, including developments in phonetics and semantics, language diversity, innovations in dictionary-making, and the role of artificial intelligence in shaping languages, literature, and translation.
Al-Anaqreh stated that the idea of this conference stems from the Faculty’s belief that tradition does not mean rigidity, and modernity does not mean detachment from one’s roots. He explained that tradition provides society with stability, while modernity gives it the ability to renew and create.
Dr. Ayman Shahda Fareh from the University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, delivered a speech on behalf of the participants. In his speech, he praised Yarmouk University for organizing this conference, which provided a platform bringing together researchers, academics, and practitioners to discuss contemporary issues and recent developments in linguistic, literary, and translation studies.
He pointed out that Yarmouk University has always played a central role in advancing education and scientific research in our region. He noted that, amid the conflicts affecting the area, language goes beyond mere communication and becomes a battlefield in itself. He added that translators and linguists face many challenges, especially as language effectively contributes to shaping narratives, forming understanding, and driving responses.
The conference hosts 40 researchers presenting 38 scientific papers that cover its various themes.
The Steel team from the Department of Civil Engineering at the Al-Hijjawi Faculty for Engineering Technology – Yarmouk University, won second place in the Bridge Competition for wooden bridge design. The competition was organized by the American Concrete Institute (ACI) student chapter at the Faculty of Engineering at Al-Balqa Applied University, with broad participation from various Jordanian universities.
The team consisted of students Abdullah Shdefat, Qusai Al-Jarrah, Abdulrahman Amayreh, Mais Bani Khalaf, and Noor Al-Rabee’. The project was carried out under the supervision of Dr. Mohammad Al-Tamimi.
Dr. Al-Tamimi praised the efforts of the student team and expressed his pride in the high level of professionalism and innovation they demonstrated throughout all stages of the competition. He also commended the distinguished spirit of healthy competition that brought together students from Jordanian universities.
The Dean of the Faculty, Dr. Mohammad Al-Zubaidi, expressed his pride in this achievement, congratulating the students on their outstanding performance, which reflects the academic excellence and creativity of the faculty’s students. He emphasized that this accomplishment is the result of a stimulating educational environment and the ongoing support of the university administration, which spares no effort in empowering both students and faculty members.
The Faculty of Pharmacy team from Yarmouk University won first place in the pharmaceutical competition organized by the University of Jordan as part of the 2025 International Conference of the Faculty of Pharmacy, entitled “Shaping the Future of Pharmacy: Enabling Education, Training, Innovation, and Integration of Artificial Intelligence.” Thirteen teams from pharmacy faculties of various Jordanian universities participated in the competition.
The team included students Bushra Al-Shini, Abdul Rahman Abu Sharshouh, Alaa Al-Nawafla, and Rahaf Ghaizan, under the supervision of Dr. Aseel Rat’an and Dr. Maryam Al-Amiri, who trained and mentored the team.
The team qualified for the finals after passing three competitive rounds: the interactive Kahoot test, the practical OSCE challenges, and the Jeopardy cognitive game.
In the first phase of the competition, the participating teams took part in a live interactive test on the Kahoot platform, which included 30 questions covering hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, depression, and the respiratory system.
The evaluation at this stage was carried out by academic referees from various Jordanian universities. Based on the performance results, the teams were ranked, and the top six teams advanced to the second stage of the competition.
In the second phase of the competition, the teams were presented with a realistic clinical case involving several medications used to treat disorders such as coagulation disorders, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and conditions related to contraception.
This stage involved a thorough evaluation by a tripartite jury, based on pharmacological consultation, adherence to clinical guidelines, accuracy of therapeutic decisions, and the identification of potential drug interactions.
The top three teams qualified for the final stage, where they competed in a Jeopardy-style round featuring advanced clinical questions based on real medical cases. The questions covered various fields, including hypertension, muscle weakness, coagulation disorders, asthma, diabetes, chronic and acute renal failure, and gastrointestinal diseases.
A jury of specialized professors from several universities supervised the final round, applying a precise scoring system to determine the results.
The Dean of the College, Dr. Ghaith Al-Taani, stated that this competition serves as a leading national platform to promote interactive education and to encourage students to further develop their clinical, research, and communication skills.
He added that the Faculty of Pharmacy is committed to providing distinguished pharmaceutical education through active learning based on critical thinking and problem-solving. The Faculty also aims to empower students with scientific knowledge, practical skills, and the ability to engage in scientific research, enhance performance, and develop professionally, socially, and clinically.
Jordan won a bronze medal in the individual competition at the second International Olympiad on Artificial Intelligence (IOAI 2025), hosted by the Chinese capital, Beijing. This medal was won by Islam Daraghmeh, a student from the Model School of Yarmouk University, after the Model School team qualified for this international Olympiad, having won gold and silver medals in the local competitions of the Olympiad, organized by the Applied Science University earlier this year. This is Jordan's first victory in this competition at the international level.
The idea behind this Olympiad, a new global competition launched by Google and the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, is to test the skills of high school students in three areas of artificial intelligence: machine science, computer vision, and natural language processing, through competition in the three tracks. In the Artificial Intelligence and Applications Knowledge Track, the competition used multiple-choice questions to measure the students' knowledge of artificial intelligence. The second track involved solving a set of problems using Python (a programming language used in internet applications, software development, data science, and machine learning) in the form of a question for a problem to be solved using the student's skills in this language.
The third track involved using a dataset and building a model to make a prediction, whether for a specific goal or within a specific domain.
Student Daraghmeh emphasized that the participation in this international Olympiad was highly competitive, with the participation of 284 students from 60 countries around the world, including the United States, China, Japan, Canada, Australia, France, and Sweden.
He added that this achievement embodies the spirit and determination of the Jordanian people, emphasizing that this would not have been possible without the support and care that the Model School provides to its students. This is achieved by honing and enhancing students' scientific and educational skills and providing opportunities to participate in such local, regional, and international competitions. It is noteworthy that student Islam Draghmeh, a few days ago, achieved first place in the Yarmouk University Model School in the General Secondary Education Examination, with a score of 98.6.
Yarmouk University has started classifying its academic, administrative, and community activities according to the Sustainable Development Goals, in furtherance of its vision to achieve these goals and develop its digital infrastructure. These activities will be systematically presented to the public through the university’s official website and social media platforms.
The President of Yarmouk University, Dr. Islam Massad, said that this approach shows the university’s efforts to align its policies and programs with the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. It also embodies Yarmouk’s commitment as a university to its national and human role in supporting education for all, industry, innovation, economic growth, and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
He added that the university, through a specialized team led by the Vice President for Development and International Rankings, Dr. Muwaffaq Al-Atoum, along with the Director of the Computer and Information Center and the Director of the Public Relations and Media Department, worked on identifying and classifying various activities, programs, research projects, and community initiatives, and directly linking them to the relevant goals, which allows students, researchers, and both local and international partners to see how Yarmouk University contributes to supporting sustainable development.
Massad emphasized that this step represents an integral part of Yarmouk University's digital transformation strategy and an effective tool for highlighting its institutional impact on humanitarian issues, aiming to strengthen the integration between education, research, and community service to achieve real sustainable development, and to use media as an active partner in reaching these goals through awareness and spreading knowledge.
Yarmouk University has launched its celebrations for the graduation of its 46th cohort of students from various faculties and academic programs.
Dr. Mousa Rababa’a, Vice President for Academic Affairs, said: “Today, Yarmouk University proudly graduates a group of its students who have spread its light east and west, affirming that it has been—and will remain—a beacon of thought, a symbol of knowledge, a banner of dignity, and a clear voice in a time when voices overlap.”
He noted that as Yarmouk enters its fiftieth year, it has become a national icon, radiating light across vast horizons illuminated by science, knowledge, and guidance. The university continues to advance with determination and steadiness, guided by an ambitious vision of becoming a pioneering, knowledge-producing, and competitive institution.
He added that to achieve this vision, the university has carried out a comprehensive update at both the academic and administrative levels, inspired by the economic and administrative modernization vision advocated by His Majesty the King.
Rababa’a emphasized that despite the challenges facing the university—such as difficult economic conditions and the pressures of digital and technological transformation—it has proven its ability to overcome obstacles through the energies and competencies it possesses, enabling it to move forward and achieve its aspirations.
He stressed that Yarmouk University is not merely an educational institution, but a comprehensive knowledge-based entity that believes in values, social responsibility, and openness to diverse cultures, while preserving its deep-rooted identity. He commended the efforts of both the teaching and administrative staff, as well as the students, for their dedicated contributions to keeping the name of Yarmouk held high across all domains of knowledge.
Rababa’a congratulated the graduates, urging them to always remain thirsty for knowledge, committed to values, and characterized by initiative and resilience. He called on them to continue developing themselves, to be prepared to face challenges, to innovate solutions, and to contribute to building a prosperous society.
On behalf of the graduates, Ahmad Al-Badour, a student from the Faculty of Medicine, delivered a speech in which he said that the years of study at Yarmouk University were an exceptional journey—one in which they learned the meaning of commitment, tested the limits of their patience and endurance, faced challenges and difficulties, and emerged
stronger and more convinced that the path to excellence begins from within, from an unbreakable will.
Al-Badour expressed gratitude to the university and to the teaching and administrative staff for providing a sound educational environment and for the knowledge they imparted. He called on his fellow graduates to remain true to their promise and to represent Yarmouk in the best way—through excellence, work, and giving—for the elevation of the homeland and the development of its institutions. He also praised the parents who endured the hardships of the journey alongside their children.
At the end of the ceremony—attended by the university’s vice presidents, deans, faculty and administrative staff, and the graduates’ families—Dr. Rababa’a presented certificates to the graduates.
It is worth noting that the number of graduates in this cohort totals 10,948 male and female students from various disciplines and academic degrees.
The Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of Yarmouk University, Professor Dr. Rawida Al-Maaytah, decided, based on Article 12/C of the Jordanian Universities Law No. 18 of 2018, to assign the Vice President of the University for Academic Affairs, Professor Dr. Musa Rababa’a, to carry out the duties of the President of the University, effective from the morning of Sunday, August 10, 2025, until a President of the University is appointed.
The President of Yarmouk University, Dr. Islam Massad, sponsored the opening of the exhibition "From Neglect to Beauty: Creativity in the Design of Recycled Furniture" organized by the students of the Department of Design and Applied Arts at the Faculty of Fine Arts, under the supervision of Dr. Assem Obaidat, Dr. Yaman Sakneh, and Dr. Omar Al-Shaboul.
The students participating in the exhibition presented the stages of design from the initial idea to the final product, through display panels and visual media, and provided technical explanations about recycling and reuse methods, supported by samples of the materials used.
During His tour at the exhibition, Massad listened to a detailed explanation from the participating students about the objectives of the exhibition that are in line with the vision of the Department of Design and Applied Arts in promoting a sustainable design culture, in response to the growing environmental challenges facing the world and providing innovative models that combine functional beauty and environmental awareness, and providing an educational and interactive platform that integrates academic practice and the Community exhibition.
Masad praised the outstanding level of the works on display, which embodied various models of recycled household furniture pieces, and the use of various materials such as consumed wood, plastic, metals, and textiles to produce new functional furniture.
It is noteworthy that the organization of this exhibition came with the aim of highlighting the creative and technical capabilities of students in the design and manufacture of recycled furniture, consolidating the concepts of sustainable design and environmental innovation within the curricula of the Department of Design and Applied Arts, providing students with the opportunity to apply the skills they have acquired in real contexts through productive projects, raising awareness of the importance of recycling materials in design and furniture manufacturing, and highlighting the role that design can play in the service of environmental issues.
The preparation of scientific competencies in various fields of knowledge, and the production of innovative scientific research aims to serve society by providing exemplary education in an intellectually stimulating university environment.
