The %00 Byte team from the Faculty of Information Technology and Computer Science at Yarmouk University, consisting of the students, Abdullah Al-Rashdan, Firas Al-Sarkas, Mansour Al-Hamoud and Saif Abu Ashour, won the first place in the Jordanian National Information Security Competition JORDAN INFOSEC 2019, which was organized at the Zain Innovation Platform at Yarmouk University (ZINC YU) By Technnaoui Company.
The Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Information Technology and Computer Science, Dr. Ahmed Kulaib, praised the distinguished level of the event, which witnessed an intense competition between the participating teams. He explained that the competition aims at expanding the awareness of Jordanian universities’ students and guiding them to the right path in the field of information security. Then he pointed out that the competition included several axes like penetration testing of web applications, examination of networks and service systems, decryption, programming, analysis of communications across networks, and analysis of Android programs.
As part of the activities of the Department of Drama at the Faculty of Fine Arts of Yarmouk University, a movie entitled (Zaida) authored and directed by Dr. Bilal Al-Theiabat was screened. The movie deals with the social issues related to customs and wrong social behaviors. However, after the end of the screening, there was a discussion among the attendees about the theme of the movie. Similarly, several films that deal with the topic of human rights were also presented from the Karama Festival for Human Rights Films. After the screening, the participants discussed the construction of the films and their themes.
Yarmouk University was honored by His Majesty King Abdullah II's visit of Yarmouk's campus where His Majesty met a number of students who were attending the orientation of 'Inhad', a national programme for self-employment. His majesty talked about a number of issues of concern to the Jordanian youth and emphasized their role in developing the future of Jordan. The university is very proud as such a royal visit embodies the King's considerable concern about the youth and university students as future leaders.
Elaborating on His Majesty King Abdullah II's visit to Yarmouk University, the University's president stated that such a visit has placed the University individuals in front of the merits of a new phase of building and continuous work needed to achieve the visions and aspirations of His Majesty in preparing qualified Jordanian citizens who are fully armed with the supreme values and virtues that are consistent with the tolerant spirit of the heavenly religions that urge to maximize the values and common grounds among all humans. Prof. Kafafi also expressed the University's gratitude for the royal visit and His Majesty's interest in participating students their dialogue session that aimed at researching ways to promote the advancement of youths' role in shaping the future of their homeland. In addition, Prof. Kafafi recalled His Majesty's visit to the university in 2012 where he had expressed his interest in encouraging students to express their views and implement their desires, and in providing them with whatever needed to build their personalities. Finally, Kafafi affirmed that Yarmouk University, which looks at the royal visit with pride, honor, and dignity and which has always been distinguished among other educational institutions, will always serve the Hashemite leadership in preparing human competencies that are capable of adopting and complying with the conditions of the new era.
The Dean of Students Affairs at Yarmouk University attended a ceremony honoring female workers at the university, which was organized by Yarmouk's Arab and Foreign Students Club. The Dean explained that the university appreciates the great services of its women workers who work hard to preserve the university’s facilities and environment. She stressed that the university gives workers a lot of attention and supports their access to decent honorary positions. Also, she commended the great efforts made by the Arab and Foreign Students Club in order to deepen the affiliation of international students to Yarmouk University and participate in achieving its noble social and humanitarian goals.
The Vice President of the club, Abdullah Buraiyah, said that international students always seek to participate in the university's various activities and celebrations. He then expressed international students' thankfulness for all the employees of the university for their great efforts in serving and helping students. Moreover, he stressed that the club's honoring of a group of women workers at the university is a way to appreciating women's role in bearing the burden of responsibility at all levels. After that, students from Algeria, China, and Indonesia delivered several speeches through which they thanked the honored workers and all university employees for the great efforts they made to improve students' experience in Yarmouk. Then they stressed that their stay in Jordan and their education at Yarmouk University make the most beautiful memories they have had and that will remain forever.
For Yarmouk employees' part, a female worker gave a speech through which she thanked the university family and the Arab and Foreign Students Club for their support of women workers by honoring them. However, the ceremony was attended by the Director of Students Welfare Department, Marwan Tayfour, the Director of the Department of Cultural and Artistic Activity, Khalil Al-Kofahi, the Head of the Department of Students Welfare, Ayham Abu Al-Shaar, a number of officials in the Deanship, and a group of international students.
On behalf of the President of Yarmouk University, the Vice-President for Administrative Affairs, Prof. Anis Khasawneh patronized the activities of the symposium, "Refugees and Human Rights", which was organized by the Refugees, Displaced Persons, and Forced Migration Studies Center at the university. The symposium was part of the International Day for Human Rights, which was held in cooperation with Al Shamal Association for Sustainable Development and the Nawafeth for Sustainable Development Foundation.
In his speech, Al-Khasawneh stated that His Majesty King Abdullah II was among the pioneers in promoting human rights and public freedoms and protecting them with the utmost care. Thus, His Majesty decreed in 2000 to form a royal commission that aims at promoting human rights situation in Jordan, which results in establishing the National Center for Human Rights in 2002. The purpose was to achieve the royal vision concerning protecting and promoting human rights and public freedoms in Jordan relying on the tolerant message of Islam, the values contained in the Arab and Islamic heritage, the rights stipulated in the constitution, and the principles affirmed by the international covenants. Therefore, Yarmouk University, Al-Khasawneh added, has taken care of the issue of refugees and their freedom. Due to its belief in refugee’s active role in interacting with community issues and changes, the university encourages and supports scientific research related to the topic of asylum, represented by its interest in implementing projects at the local and international levels through its Center for Refugee Studies and Forced Migration.
The director of the Refugees, Displaced Persons, and Forced Migration Studies Center at the University, Dr. Anas Sobh, declared that the world celebrates the International Day for Human Rights on the tenth of December of each year to raise global awareness of the issue of human rights. Then he added that His Majesty’s speech concerning human rights emphasized the supreme principles and values that protect human dignity and rights. The Center; therefore, is keen to continue its efforts in promoting and protecting human rights, to promote comprehensive and sustainable development approaches to upgrade the services provided to citizens and refugees, to preserve refugees' rights, and to meet their requirements through cooperation with local community organizations, institutions, and associations.
Noteworthy that the symposium was attended by professor Jamal Jit, who talked about the legal status of refugees (Syrian refugees as a model), the lawyer Fadi Bawaneh, who spoke about human rights in accordance with international agreements and covenants, the President of Al Shamal Association for Sustainable Development, Heba Al-Khasawneh, the director of Nawafeth Foundation for Sustainable Development, Assem Al-Tawah, a number of faculty members at the university, and a crowd of university students.
On behalf of Yarmouk University represented by members of the teaching and administrative staff, the President of Yarmouk University, Prof. Zeidan Kafafi, expressed sincerest congratulations for all Jordanians regarding the historic Hashemite decision associated with restoring Al-Baqoura and Al-Ghamr, as declared by His Majesty during his speech at the opening of the Fourth Ordinary Session of the Eighteenth National Assembly.
Kafafi stressed that this decision is a victory for the political will of Jordan represented by His Majesty the King, a victory that affirms the sovereignty of Jordan over all its territories and its insistence not to compromise any of its rights at any cost. He stated that this decision, coinciding with the birthday of His Majesty the late King Hussein Bin Talal, confirms that the tireless efforts of King Hussein have resulted in making Jordan a leading country in the quest for justice and prosperity. Also, Kafafi pointed out that Jordan's restoration of its territories should inspire the great efforts exerted by the international forums in America, Europe, and Asia to solidify peace and comply with the international law, which demands ending the Arab-Palestinian-Israeli conflict based on a two-state solution that guarantees both sides to live in security and safety. Moreover, Kafafi stressed that the family of Yarmouk University will always serve the Hashemite leadership as a university of the whole country and that it will always be keen to provide its students with care and enrich their spirit of loyalty, citizenship, and belonging.
Representing the President of Yarmouk University, the Vice President, Prof. Fawwaz Al-Abd Al-Haq patronized the launching ceremony of the second phase of 2019/2020 program, "Empowering Women for Leadership Roles". The program is implemented by Princess Basma Center for Jordanian Women Studies, in cooperation with the Union of Federations Forum and the support of the Canadian government. Coinciding with the Center's celebrations of the 16-day international campaign on violence against women, the ceremony included an interactive theatrical show entitled "Starting from Below Zero" that was performed by several students namely, Saeed Al-Mughrabi, Raghad Barakat, Faris Al-Khawaldeh, Laila Daradkeh, and Yara. The show addressed scenes and scenarios of how the society, represented by the family, deals with women. It highlighted all the stereotypes and societal concepts about the mechanism of dealing with women and called out to enable women to participate fairly in decision-making, regardless of their different political, religious, or social orientations.
The director of Princess Basma Center for Jordanian Women Studies, Dr. Amna Khasawneh, explained that the center has started implementing the program last year by empowering 40 women from the university’s administrative staff and that its second stage incorporates empowering another 40 women from the administrative and academic staff of Yarmouk University. Al-Khasawneh said that the center seeks to combat violence against women through positive interactive activities that spread awareness among all segments of society and that it is to ensure the importance of women’s role in the society, thus helping them empower themselves at educational, economic, and social levels. Eventually, this will provide women with an opportunity to unleash their creativity and activate their true participation in building Jordan and contributing to its development.
Noteworthy that the activities of the ceremony were attended by the head of the drama department at the university, Dr. Bilal Thiabat, several members of the academic and administrative body at the university, and a crowd of students.
Invited by the Advisory Board of Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation, the President of Yarmouk University, Prof. Zeidan Kafafi, participated in the Thirteenth Forum for the Internationalization of Sciences and Humanities, which was organized by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Berlin. Commenting on the Forum, Kafafi explained that the event brought together various international representatives of the academic, research, and policy circles to discuss global developments in science and academia and to evaluate science policy issues and their international implications. He then pointed out that the main theme of the Forum, "The Power of Academic Networks", emphasizes the significance of the experiences of the Board of Directors and speakers for developing academic dialogues in all countries of the world. Thus, the Forum was to answer several questions about what (academic) networks are, what distinguishes such networks from other professional networks, why academics join these networks, what their effects are, how they are created, what their academic and social benefits are, and what funding organizations do to strengthen these networks. Kafafi concluded that the advisory council’s interest in such a matter is due to the nature of what our world has become as a result of increasing globalization.
In his turn, the scientific ambassador of Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation in Germany, Dr. Hani Hayajneh, stated that the Forum is held annually to bring together a selected group of senior experts and administrative officials who represent the national and international partner bodies of Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation. He explained that the Forum provides an opportunity for eminent experts to conduct an open exchange of views in a professional environment. Hayajneh added that the Humboldt Foundation’s network is made of 29,576 scientists of all disciplines and covers more than 140 countries, which makes of the Foundation an embodiment of German's sincere interest in developing the scientific research across the globe.
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.
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