Top students of the Accounting Department in the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at Yarmouk University were able to obtain ten "Certified Management Accountant (CMA)" licenses from Hawk International. Accordingly, a ceremony was held at the Al Abdali Rotana Hotel, Amman in cooperation with Sarh Al-Joman Foundation for Training, Financial, and Administrative Consultations along with the support of the American Accounting Institute (IMA). The ceremony was attended by Dr. Khaldoun Al Dawood, Mr. Fawaz Ababneh from the Accounting Department, several representatives from the Association of the Jordanian Management Accountants, representatives of the international company Wiley, and a selection of professors of Jordanian universities.

During the ceremony, Mr. Rishi Malhurta, the Director of Academic and Community Relations at the IMA Institute in the Middle East and Africa, offered scholarships to outstanding students in the Department. Al Dawood said that the scholarships were distributed among the students who are expected to graduate. However, each scholarship is worth up to $ 2,000 and includes exemption from CMA exams, membership in the American Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), and a collection of books related to the exam.

For her part, the Dean of the Faculty , Dr. Muna Mulla, praised the distinguished scientific level of the Accounting Department and the efforts exerted by its faculty members. She then stressed the need to improve the teaching process and develop the skills and abilities of graduates so that they can cope with the needs of the labor market. For his part, the head of the Accounting Department, Dr. Mohammed Al-Azzam, praised the constructive and supportive role of the university administration in providing all the means that would contribute to developing students' skills and building their personalities.

23 December 2019

The President of Yarmouk University, Prof. Zeidan Kafafi, met the Pakistani Ambassador in Amman, Mr. Taimur Ahmad Hassan, and discussed possible future cooperation between the University and the Pakistani Embassy in Amman as well as the Pakistani educational institutions. During the meeting, Kafafi reviewed the establishment of Yarmouk University, the establishment of its faculties, and its academic programs. He then stressed out that the university is keen to extend bridges of cooperation with various educational institutions and that Yarmouk hosts 39 thousand students, including 43 different nationalities. Also, he pointed out the willingness of Yarmouk to receive a number of Pakistani students to study in various academic disciplines, to exchange faculty members, and to attract more Pakistani students wishing to learn Arabic in the Arabic Language Program for Speakers of Other Languages at the University's Language Center.

For his part, the ambassador stressed the embassy’s interest in strengthening cooperation with Yarmouk University for its distinguished scientific reputation. He then stressed the importance of extending the collaboration bridges in the field of exchanging students and faculty members. He also pointed out the possibility of holding lectures and scientific seminars in areas of common interest so that the relations of linking Jordan and Pakistan are deepened.

23 December 2019

The Faculty of Fine Arts at Yarmouk University hosted the seventh edition of Jordan's International Film Festival, which was organized by the Ministry of Culture. Three drama films, namely "Harmony" by Ramadan Fayoumi, "you are not alone" by Ashraf Abadi, and "No. 43" by Ibrahim al-Qadi, were screened in the university at the Drama theater. This event aims at consolidating the concepts of the cinema industry in Jordan by providing international models that are carefully selected to create a space for mature visual dialogue that grows with experience and accumulation. The head of the Drama Department, Dr. Bilal Thiabat, explained that Yarmouk is keen to cooperate with various national institutions in various artistic fields, which supports the development of arts in Jordan. He also pointed out that the artworks participating in the festival discuss various social issues of interest for Jordanians.

22 December 2019

In cooperation with the French Agency for Media Cooperation, several students of the university newspaper, "Yarmouk Press", and Yarmouk FM radio at the Faculty of Mass Communication at Yarmouk University participated in a training workshop organized by the Independent Electoral Commission concerning press coverage of the electoral process.  Sharaf Al-Din Abu Rumman, the Director of Information, Communication, and Awareness at the Commission, stated that such meetings and workshops are expected to transfer knowledge about the mechanisms of media coverage of the electoral process to all colleagues and journalists. Also, he pointed out that there is a clear absence of the specialized media in the elections, which is a problem facing different EMBs around the world. Accordingly, he recommended imparting knowledge about the law, procedures, and other related legal terms of such an issue.

Likewise, Nasser Habashneh, the Director of the Electoral Operations Directorate, explained that the electoral process includes reviewing all inputs of the electoral process before the next round and evaluating it with the participation of journalists, local observers, and international observers. Moreover, the Tunisian Ambassador in Amman, Khaled Al Sahli, and his accompanying delegation attended part of this training workshop. They praised the Kingdom's efforts in providing the necessary assistance and facilities to conduct the electoral process for the Tunisian community residing in Jordan. The Dean of the Faculty of Mass Communication, Dr. Khalaf Al-Tahat, said that the faculty, based on the general policy plan of Yarmouk University, is always keen to communicate with various national and international institutions to enhance their relations, serve their students and programs, and develop their achievements. He pointed out that this training workshop is gaining importance through the interaction and participation of volunteer students in Yarmouk Press and Yarmouk FM, as they will cover the upcoming elections.

23 December 2019

President of Yarmouk University, Prof. Zeidan Kafafi, is proud of the Deanship of Students Affairs and its distinguished team regarding their ability to refine the personality of university students. He acknowledged the Deanship's way of qualifying students by enhancing their skills and talents that enable them to serve the community as well as the entire country. This event took place because of gifting Yarmouk presidency Khalil Al Kofahi's painting of His Majesty, King Abdullah II and Queen Rania Al Abdullah. The president explained that the university presidency depends on the deanship of Students Affairs to fulfill the needs and aspirations of university students and help them contribute to the nation, complying with the visions and aspirations of the nation's leader. Moreover, Kafafi expressed his belief in the qualifications and abilities of the artist, Al-Kofahi, who has always been organizing extracurricular programs and activities that benefit students. However, the meeting was attended by the Vice Presidents: Prof. Fawaz Al-Abed Al-Haq and Prof. Anis Khasawneh, and the Director of Public Relations and Media, Mr. Mukhlis Al-Abini.

22 December 2019

The Vice President of Yarmouk University for Humanities and Students Affairs, Prof. Fawwaz Al-Abed Al-Haq patronized the opening of the International Entrepreneurship Week entitled "Towards Promoting Entrepreneurship and Creativity", which was organized by the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at the University in cooperation with Sago’s International Training Group. In the opening speech, Abdul Haq stressed that the entrepreneurial work requires boldness, adventure, follow-up, and management of the project. He then emphasized Yarmouk’s keenness to encourage its students, support their creative ideas, and motivated them to innovate and pioneer in the different fields of knowledge. He explained that such an encouragement enables students to build a better future and contribute to the development of their society. Quality services, he added, will consequently be provided to the community through entrepreneurial projects, considering that entrepreneurship is the basis of human progress and prosperity.

For her part, the Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Prof. Muna Al-Mawla, pointed out that the Faculty has been managing scientific activities and events of great importance and that the International Leadership week's events reflect the Faculty's orientations in consolidating partnerships with the private sector and civil society organizations. Also, Prof. Muna pointed out that entrepreneurship in Jordan has recently gained spiking significance due to the insightful royal vision, which was translated through the launch of events and programs that embrace community leadership. Such a vision, she explained, emphasizes the importance of the role of youth leadership in economic development. Moreover, she stated that Yarmouk University, in order to provide the labor market with experts and specialists in the field of entrepreneurship, has established a master's degree program in entrepreneurship and leadership in the Department of Business Administration, which has been accepting students since the beginning of the first semester. She added that Yarmouk is concerned with implementing initiatives that develop the students’ spirit of creativity and volunteering, which encourages students to deploy their ideas and knowledge in favor of sustainable projects that create self-employment opportunities.

The Executive Director of Sago’s International Group, Dr. Dirar Shihabat, said that the Group chose Yarmouk University to hold the events of the International Entrepreneurship Week in Jordan under the slogan ‘The rules of the game first, and then how to win’ due to Yarmouk's scientific reputation. Then he explained that the event is part of the world’s celebrations of the Universal Entrepreneurship Week in (170) countries, which involve 35,000 events around the world including the showcase of Sago’s Group for Training and Education.

After that, the Deputy Director of Sago International Training Group, Jaafar Shehabat, reviewed the activities that are included in Yarmouk's Entrepreneurship Week, which seeks to discover the entrepreneurial students. He confirmed that the activities of the week include the launch of entrepreneurial Ideas competition for university students entitled, "My Project" as well as a lecture titled "Leadership and the Future” by Dr. Dirar Shihabat. Also, a guiding day will be organized for students to have a workshop titled "Building Skills and Abilities" along with another lecture called "English Language, between Education and Application".

Noteworthy that the launch of the week was attended by a number of faculty members at the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, a number of officials at the university, the Sago International Group, and a crowd of university students.

22 December 2019

As part of a joint project executed by Yarmouk University and the University of Paris (I) as well as the French National Center for Scientific Research, the team of the Department of Archeology at the Faculty of Archeology and Anthropology at Yarmouk University completed the second excavation stage at Umm Al Sarb site in Mafraq governorate. The director of Yarmouk’s team, Dr. Khalid Al-Bashayra, pointed out that the archaeological excavations for the second stage of 2019 lasted for three weeks (12-31 / 10/2019). He stated that the project included training master students of the team on the excavation and archaeological documentation of the site, thus preparing them to use (Total Station) gadget in the cadastral applications and provide a preliminary reading of the pottery discovered. Likewise, Dr. Maan Amoush, an associate professor of Islamic archeology, pointed out that Ayyubid and Mamluk Islamic pottery (handmade (HMPW), as well as glazed, Byzantine, and Roman pottery discovered in the second season of 2019) indicates the excellence of the site of Umm al-Sirb in terms of settlement during such periods.

Noteworthy that the various archaeological finds will be studied and analyzed in the coming period. They will be borrowed from the Directorate of Archeology of Mafraq to be linked with the results and data of previous projects. This will help clarify the nature of the intensive settlement witnessed in the excavation area at the site of Umm al-Sarb, thus inspiring the team to continue planning for field work in the future. However, the team of Yarmouk University included the field technician Mousa Serbel, photographer Hussein Dibajeh, students Wassim Jaradat and Heba Abu Dalu from the Department of Archeology and a representative of the Department of Archeology of Mafraq Antiquities Office Mohammed Al-Zahed. The French team was represented by Dr. Pierre-Marie Blanc, Dr. Pierre Jilento, Dr. Apolin Vernet, and Dr. Gurgen Davtian.

23 December 2019

The Faculty of Pharmacy at Yarmouk University organized an event entitled "We Care about Your Mental Health". During the event, Dr. Khalil Al-Zyoud, Counselor in Family and Mental Health, was hosted along with Dr. Malek Al-Tarifi from Zarqa’s Private University. The lecturers explained the importance of organizing family relations and the ideal ways to deal with social problems. They also talked about dealing with psychological problems in general considering that stress and study are the most important factors that affect university students’ mental health. However, at the end of the event, the Dean of the Faculty, Dr. Mervat Al-Sous, thanked the lecturers and organizers of the event.

22 December 2019

The President of Yarmouk University, Prof. Zeidan Kafafi, met the British Ambassador in Amman, Mr. Edward Oakden and the accompanying delegation to discuss possible cooperation between the two sides in areas of mutual interest. During the meeting, Kafafi confirmed Yarmouk’s interest in collaborating with various international educational and research institutions and emphasized that the University has always been devoted for collaborating with British universities, especially in the field of conducting joint scientific research and exchanging scientific visits of faculty members and students.

Stressing Yarmouk's mission to qualify and prepare the students to play their role in building and developing the national institutions and achieving the comprehensive renaissance of the various sectors in Jordan, Kafafi reviewed the growth of Yarmouk University: its faculties and academic programs. Also, he pointed out how Yarmouk paid close attention to developing its academic programs and establishing programs that meet the aspirations of youth, the many global changes, and the requirements of the local and international labor market. Then he emphasized the possibility of attracting several British students wishing to learn Arabic at the University's Language Center, which attracts hundreds of students from around the world every year by offering a distinct program of teaching Arabic to non-native speakers. In addition, he highlighted Yarmouk's sincere belief and support of its students and outstanding human resources, which is expressed by sending outstanding students to complete their graduate studies in a number of prestigious international universities.

In return, the British Ambassador praised the level of the Jordanian higher education sector in general and the prestigious academic reputation of Yarmouk University in particular. Acknowledging Yarmouk’s active role in preserving the cultural heritage and its resources, the Ambassador expressed the embassy's interest in extending the bridges of scientific and cultural cooperation with Yarmouk University in areas of common interest. He stated that the British embassy is interested in collaborating with Yarmouk to conduct several joint research projects and studies in this field of archeology and heritage maintenance.

After the meeting, which was attended by the deans of the faculties of Arts and Archeology and Anthropology and a number of officials at the University and the British Embassy in Amman, the British Ambassador met with a number of Yarmouk students and heard from them about their future aspirations and views on the latest developments in the region at the political, economic, and social level. He called on the students to believe in themselves, to pursue their ambitions, and to take advantage of the available opportunities.

01 December 2019