The President of the University, Prof. Nabil Hailat, discussed with the Head of the Psychosocial Support and Trauma Project of the GIZ in Jordan, Dr. Kristin Müller, ways to strengthen cooperation between Yarmouk University and the German Agency for International Cooperation regarding the mechanism of implementing the sustainability plan for the psychosocial support project funded by the German agency, which is implemented by the University through the Refugees and Displaced Persons and Forced Migration Studies Center. Hailat stated that Yarmouk University attaches special importance to the issues of asylum and refugees through subjecting them to scientific research and study. He also stressed the depth of relations between Yarmouk University and the German Agency for International Cooperation, stressing the need to provide all that is required to ensure the implementation of agreements related to international projects.
For her part, Dr. Müller introduced a detailed report containing an assessment of the mechanism for implementing the psychosocial support project over the past three years and the mechanism for implementing the fourth as well as final phase of it, which will be implemented this year through the Refugees Center. She also presented the sustainable plan proposed by the GIZ to ensure the continuation of this project after the end of the funding period.
During the meeting, Dr. Anas al-Suboh, the Director of the Center, presented a brief overview of the center and its future plans to ensure its presence and effectiveness as a strategic unit specializing in refugee studies at the regional and global levels.
The meeting was attended by the Coordinator of the Psychosocial Support Projects at the German Agency in Jordan, Kristisna Maria, and the Deputy Director of the Refugees, Displaced Persons and Forced Migration Studies Center - Coordinator of the third and fourth phases of the project, Dr. Alaa Al-Quda.
The Faculty of Information Technology and Computer Science at Yarmouk University has strengthened its progress in computer science and information systems according to the University's QS Global Ranking (550-500), thus exceeding 50 places compared to last year.
The President of the University, Prof. Nabil Hailat, said that this achievement reflects the spirit of development and innovation of this faculty and the keenness of its professors to reflect their excellence and scientific and research diligence. Hailat also urged other faculties to strive and pay attention to research and scientific publication in the finest scientific journals in the world to obtain such classifications, which contributes to the high status of Yarmouk University.
The Dean of the Faculty, Dr. Samer Samara, thanked the university administration for its support and encouragement of the faculties to move forward towards excellence, explaining that QS is one of the greatest systems adopted globally to evaluate educational institutions according to specialization. He added that this achievement of the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Systems reflects the good reputation of the graduates and the research and academic excellence of the faculty members.
For his part, the Director of the Accreditation and Quality Assurance Center, Dr. Abd al-Khataiba, stressed the importance of this achievement for the faculty as well as the university and the importance of this classification in achieving quality standards for the university. He noted the importance of publishing distinguished scientific research by faculty members in international classified and prestigious scientific journals.
The President of Yarmouk University, Prof. Nabil Hailat, received the Mexican Ambassador to Amman, Reberto Rodríguez-Hernández, and the accompanying delegation, where they discussed possible future cooperation between Yarmouk University and the Mexican Embassy in Amman on the one hand, and between the university and various educational institutions and academic institutes in Mexico on the other.
During the meeting, Hailat stressed the university's keenness to establish bridges of cooperation with universities and educational institutions in different countries of the world, which comes within the framework of the South-South cooperation supported by the United Nations to encourage the independence of the developing countries and enhance their capabilities to find solutions to their development problems. Moreover, Hailat pointed out that Yarmouk University is ready to discuss possible ways of cooperation with various educational institutions in Mexico, especially in the field of exchange of students, faculty members, and conducting research and scientific projects of common interest. He added that the Corona pandemic has cast a heavy shadow on all countries of the world and that Yarmouk University embodying the visions and directives of His Majesty King Abdullah II seeks to turn the challenges and consequences of the pandemic into real opportunities for development, progress, and networking with various international universities, especially through the digital world and distance education programs.
For his part, the Mexican Ambassador expressed his thankfulness of such a meeting, stressing that many Mexican universities have expressed great interest in cooperation with Yarmouk University due to its scientific and academic reputation. He also pointed out the possibility of intensifying cooperation between the Mexican Embassy in Amman and Yarmouk University through a memorandum of understanding between Yarmouk and Mexican universities in all areas of common interest, emphasizing the possibility of benefiting from the prohibitions and closures of the Corona pandemic in establishing joint educational and training programs between Yarmouk University and a number of universities in Mexico.
The President of Yarmouk University, Prof. Nabil Hailat, patronized the inauguration of the Francophone Week through Zoom, which was organized by the Department of Modern Languages in the Faculty of Arts and the Department of International Relations and Projects in cooperation with the French Embassy in Amman as well as the University Agency of Francophonie and the International Francophone Organization.
The president said that Yarmouk is always keen to celebrate Francophonie, which brings together French-speaking people to represent values related to humanity and respect of diversity, pointing out that Francophonie is not only a language and culture, but also a promotion of education, development, vocational training, and sustainable development and economics. He also praised the efforts of professors and students participating in this event, praising the outstanding level of the Department of Modern Languages at the Faculty of Arts, which proved its worth in graduating a group of qualified students in this field, and thanked the embassies of francophone countries for their support and cooperation with Yarmouk University in organizing this event.
For her part, Dr. Batoul Al-Muhaysin, the Head of the Department of Modern Languages, pointed out that Yarmouk is keen to celebrate Francophone Week annually and holds many cultural, artistic, international, and recreational events in French for students of the Department of Modern Languages at the university, thus enhancing students' language skills and improving their proficiency in French.
Dr. Mamoun Al-Shtaiwi, the representative of Yarmouk University at the Francophone University Agency, pointed out that the celebration of Francophone sits in March each year, where this event is a unique experience that provides French speakers or those learning French with the opportunity to practice and celebrate this language by organizing many cultural events and presentations centered on the French language that is spoken by 300 million people around the world. He called on the Francophone countries including France, Canada, Switzerland, and Belgium to support teachers of modern languages, especially French, by developing their language skills, organizing advanced and specialized courses in this field, and securing scholarships and missions for students of modern languages to complete their higher studies in order to keep up with modern scientific developments in the fields of language science and literature.
The ceremony was attended by the Dean of the Faculty of Arts Dr. Mohamed Bani Doumi, Vice Dean of the Faculty, Dr. Osama Al-Omari, the Director of International Relations and Projects, Dr. Ghazi Maqableh, Ms. Julie Mina, who received a scholarship from the French Embassy to teach French in the Department of Modern Languages, a number of faculty members of the university, and a group of students.
The President of Yarmouk University, Prof. Nabil Hailat, discussed with the Director of the Department of Cooperation and Culture at the French Embassy in Amman ways to enhance cooperation between Yarmouk University, the French Embassy in Amman, and French educational institutions. At the beginning of the meeting, Hailat pointed out the depth of cooperation relations between Yarmouk University and the French Embassy in Amman as well as several prestigious French universities. He stated that such cooperation is represented in the activation of exchange programs for students and faculty members, which contributes to enhancing the university's academic and scientific performance across the globe. Hailat also said that the university is now studying the possibility of offering international doctorate programs in cooperation with international universities including the French ones. He also expressed his hope for increasing the number of French scholarships offered to outstanding students of Yarmouk University and the possibility of holding workshops through zoom for faculty members and students by the French Embassy in Amman.
For his part, Roland praised the depth of relations between the two sides, especially in the field of French language education, archaeology, and cultural history, pointing out that the French Embassy seeks to develop French language education in Jordan and is ready to support the related programs, activities, and events. In addition, he declared that the embassy is looking for ways to expand and strengthen possible future cooperation with Yarmouk University, especially in the field of students exchange, faculty exchange, and scientific projects with the French universities of mutual interest.
Noteworthy is that the meeting was attended by the University's Vice President for Administrative Affairs, Prof. Riyad Al-Moumani, the Director of the Department of International Relations and Projects, Dr. Ghazi Maqableh, the Vice Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Dr. Osama Al-Omari, the Head of the Department of Modern Languages, Dr. Batoul Muhaisen, the French Language teacher at the University, Julie Minat, and Dr. Maamoun Al-Abadi.
In collaboration with the British Space Foundation KSF Space Foundation, Yarmouk University represents Jordan in researching the implementation of a research project to send bacterial samples for study in outer space. Dr. Hanan Malkawi of the Department of Life Sciences at the University, the project director, said that under the Corona pandemic, the scientific research at all levels is directed to the study of viral and bacterial samples. She explained that the project, which is supported by Yarmouk University, is to prepare and study bacterial samples to be loaded and sent in a space capsule manufactured by the International Space Corporation. The capsule will be launched from the United Kingdom into space to reach the height of the post-atmosphere and the first layer in the low space orbit. The capsule then will return to Earth after two days to study the behavior of living bacterial cells before launching in the space capsule.
The President of Yarmouk University, Prof. Nabil Hailat, met with the director of the regional office of the German Scientific Exchange Authority (DAAD), Benjamin Shmaling, discussing ways to strengthen cooperation between the two sides. At the beginning of the meeting, Hailat confirmed the depth of scientific relations between Yarmouk and the "DAAD" through which many Yarmouk students were sent to complete their studies in various German universities, calling for the completion of this active cooperation and the expansion of its base to include "short-term" scientific visits for students and faculty members, which reflects positively on the scientific and cultural outcome of both students and faculty members. He also called on the DAAD to take advantage of the regional office in Amman, which is responsible for DAAD grants in Iraq and Lebanon, stressing Yarmouk's readiness to participate in any scientific projects in cooperation with researchers from these countries in the fields of health and public safety, community service, and humanitarian studies.
For his part, Shmaling expressed the keenness of the regional office of the DAAD to strengthen cooperation with Yarmouk University, which has a distinguished scientific reputation, pointing out that the numbers and forms of grants provided to the students of Jordanian universities vary each year according to the categories and numbers of applicants, which enables university students of different levels and faculties to benefit from them.
The meeting was attended by Prof. Muwaffaq al-Amoush, Prof. Riad Al-Moumni, the Dean of al-Hajjawi Faculty of Technological Engineering, Dr. Muwaffaq Otoom, and the Director of the Department of International Relations and Projects, Dr. Ghazi Maqableh.
In alignment with its strategic plan for the next five years, Yarmouk University is continuously seeking the establishment of strong and fruitful partnerships with respected universities, worldwide. Recently, Yarmouk University has communicated with several universities in the United States to achieve this objective.
Prof. Nabil Hailat, President of Yarmouk University, highlighted the significance of such partnerships for exchanging people and ideas. Prof. Hailat added that the activities sought under these partnerships shall take various forms including exchanging students, faculty, and staff between the partners, working on joint research projects, and establishing joint academic programs.
In line with these efforts, Yarmouk University has discussed with Virginia TechUniversity (VT)the possibility of joint teaching. Both universities agreed to identify few common Master’s-level courses in Electrical and Computer Engineering to start with – an opportunity that will enable both students and faculty members to expand this project into new horizons of collaboration. VT is ranked#16 at the national level in the United States in Electrical Engineering and #20 in Computer Engineering. Both universities also discussed the possibility of collaboration in the “One Health” program that Yarmouk University is planning to establish this coming academic year after receiving the official approvals.
On the other hand, research collaboration between Yarmouk University and the University of California Irvine (UCI) has also been discussed.The possibility of arranging scholarships at UCI for Doctoral students from Yarmouk University has also been discussed. UCI is ranked #38 in the Engineering field in the United States.
Yarmouk University has also discussed potential collaboration with Arizona State University(ASU) in Digital Learning/Education and Innovation & Entrepreneurship. ASU is ranked #1 in Innovation among the U.S. universities for the 6th year in a row. The two universities have also discussed the possibility of having ASU admit a number of Doctoral students from Yarmouk University with preferable tuition rates. Moreover, both universities discussed the possibility of hosting a group of Yarmouk University Shari’a professors while visiting the United States.
Another top school in the United States is Purdue University, with which Yarmouk University has discussed the possibility of having a joint professional certificate in Cybersecurity. Purdue University is ranked #6 in the United States in Cybersecurity.
Two novel models were discussed with the University of Arizona (UArizona), namely: micro-campuses and global locations. These models are unique to the UArizona. Yarmouk University and UArizona agreed to explore the subjects that are demanded by the local and regional markets to be offered through the micro-campus and global location, where students can earn dual degrees from both universities.
University of Cincinnati (UC)offered the possibility of collaboration through its emeriti program, where Yarmouk University will identify a set of courses that can be taught virtually by UC emeriti faculty members. Yarmouk University also discussed with the Patton College of Education, the Russ College of Engineering and Technology, and the Scripps College of Communicationin the Ohio University, moving forward with a Memorandum of Understandingto allow graduate students to attend Ohio University at the in-state tuitionrate. The two parties also discussed possible collaboration in the Anthropology and Archeology.
Yarmouk University also discussed with the University of Missouri, Oakland University, and the University of Michigan-Dearborn its interest in sending faculty members from Yarmouk University Engineering college to these universities to establish research connections and pursue joint research projects.
At the same level of significance, Yarmouk University also outreached to Community Colleges in the United Stated, such as the Maricopa Community Colleges. Maricopa Community Colleges includes ten community colleges in Arizona that serve more than 220,000 students each year. Both institutions signed a Memorandum of Understanding to possibly collaborate in several programs, including the Arabic for Non-native Speakers.
Yarmouk University also opened channels of communication with George Washington University and Binghamton University to establish collaboration projects with them. More partnerships are coming in the way, not just in the United States, but also all over the world, as Yarmouk University is focusing on this issue.
In cooperation with Sareh Al-Juman Foundation for Training and Financial and Management Consultancy and the American Accounting Institute (IMA), the Accounting Department of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at Yarmouk University received ten grants for the “Certified Management Accountant” (CMA) provided by Hook International. The grants were distributed at the Deanship of the Faculty of Economics in the presence of the Vice President for Administrative Affairs, Prof. Riad al-Moumani, the Dean of the Faculty, Dr. Mohammed al-Rawabadeh, and the Head of the Accounting Department, Dr. Mohammed al-Azzam.
During the meeting, al-Moumani praised the outstanding scientific level of the Accounting Department and the efforts made by its faculty members to support students and provide them with the knowledge that ensures their excellence in their field of specialization and prepare them for the labor market.
In his turn, al-Rawabadeh praised the cooperation of the faculty members, the excellence of students in the department of accounting, and the importance of such grants in enriching students' experiences at the professional and scientific levels. He also thanked the deanship for supporting such initiatives that encourage students and contribute to the development of their scientific and practical skills.
The head of the department, Dr. Mohammed al-Azzam, explained that these scholarships have been granted to excellent students in the department and that the value of each grant may reach about $1500 including an exemption from the admission fees to the CMA, the fees of the two parts of the CMA exam, and a free access to membership in the IMA.
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