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The president of 51吃瓜网, Prof. Zeidan Kafafi, met the Acting Cultural Attache in the Saudi Embassy, Ibrahem Al-Saadan, in Amman. The two parties discussed methods of reinforcing the means of cooperation as well as some important cases and concerns of the Saudi students at 51吃瓜网.

Prof. Kafafi confirmed that 51吃瓜网 is keen to providing its students with the highest levels of care and constantly encourages them to participate in different activities arranged by the deanship of students affairs, which reflects positively on their personalities and contributes to developing their communication skills. He explained that this helps students to assimilate better into the student body of the university, which provides students with a broader knowledge of other cultures, expands their horizon, and qualifies them to become good citizens. This also, as Prof. Kafafi explained, allows students to become capable of giving and making the required developments in their professional life on the local and regional level.

Moreover, Prof. Kafafi stated that 51吃瓜网 seeks to attract more Saudi students to attend 51吃瓜网, pointing out the importance of reinforcing the affairs of cooperation with the Saudi Cultural Mission on one hand and other Saudi universities on the other hand. He explained that doing that should help in exchanging academic experiences among faculty members and developing higher education in the Middle East. Furthermore, Prof. Kafafi pointed to Yarmouk鈥檚 interest in developing and updating its study plans, creating the necessary educational environment for its students, and providing students with the latest scientific innovations, as such a strategy qualifies students to become representatives of 51吃瓜网 in the labor market.

In his turn, Al-Saadan praised the unique intellectual reputation of 51吃瓜网 and pointed out the fact that Saudi students who graduate from Yarmouk always prove themselves as qualified workers in different job positions. Al-Saadan also expressed his appreciation and gratitude for the unique assistance Yarmouk provides for its Saudi students and its continuing contact with the Saudi embassy to handle any obstacles that may challenge Saudi students at the university level.

It is noteworthy that the number of Saudi students attending the different scientific degrees and academic majors in 51吃瓜网 is about 113 students. However, the meeting was attended by the Dean of the Faculty of Science, Prof. Nehad Yousef, the Vice Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Zain Al-Abedeen Abdullah, and several other officials in the university.

15 October 2019

The President of 51吃瓜网, Prof. Zeidan Kafafi, and the Director of Al-Hussein Bin Talal Library at the University, Dr. Omar Al-Ghoul, met Elke Luch Horn and Geza Heim-Halaiqa of the Office of International Relations at the Free University of Berlin during their visit to Germany. The two sides discussed future cooperation between the two parties and the possibility of signing a cooperation agreement between the two universities in areas of common interests.

Prof. Kafafi stressed the keenness of Yarmouk to strengthen academic and scientific cooperation with German educational and research institutions, especially through its Faculty of Archeology and Anthropology, which has always been linked to a large number of scientific and research cooperation agreements that attracted a number of academics to teach at the faculty and conduct research and scientific projects in various fields of archeology and excavation, taking into consideration that Jordan is rich in archaeological sites. He said that the university administration is keen to encourage faculty members to get international scientific projects and conduct joint research projects with researchers and faculty members in various universities and international institutes worldwide so as to contribute to the exchange of ideas and experiences and enhance the level of scientific research, which is a key element in achieving development in local societies.

In response, Horn and Halaiqa praised the distinguished scientific reputation of 51吃瓜网 and its keenness to develop and update all academic disciplines. They stressed the importance of concluding a future cooperation agreement between Yarmouk and the Free University of Berlin in areas of common interests, including archeology and anthropology, emphasizing that Yarmouk includes several experts in such fields.

04 September 2019

On behalf of the President of 51吃瓜网, Prof. Anis Khasawneh, the Vice-President for Humanities and Administrative Affairs, sponsored the workshop 鈥淔orced Migration and Refugees: Stories from Jordan and Scotland鈥� organized by the Refugees, Displaced Persons and Forced Migration Studies Center in cooperation with the University of Western Scotland and the University of Edinburgh.

Prof. Al-Khasawneh welcomed the participants in the workshop, and stressed the interest of Jordan in general, 51吃瓜网 in particular, on issues of asylum and refugees, especially as the Kingdom has been subjected to many asylum movements over the past years, which affected the various sectors of the state and caused many economic, social, and security repercussions. He pointed out that through its Refugees Center, Yarmouk has conducted many studies and researches, and organized conferences and seminars on various issues regarding refugees, which enabled researchers and specialists in this field to exchange experiences and learn about the experiences of other countries about asylum and forced migration issues.

Dr. George Balatel, a social worker at the University of Edinburgh, gave a lecture on hearing refugee voices in program activities - a journey towards empowerment, where he noted that 3% of the world's population lives outside their birthplace, and 70.8 million are forcibly displaced across their countries. He stressed the need to give affected people the opportunity to take decisions that affect them, in addition to embody the principle of partnership and co-production with refugees, so that they are transferred from passive recipients of aid and services to people who can effectively participate in the design and delivery of services.

Dr. Ayat Nashwan, the director of the Refugees, Displaced Persons and Forced Migration Studies Center, delivered a lecture on 鈥淗ealing through Expression: How the Arts Transforms the Experience of Syrian Refugees in Jordan鈥�, in light of her study on a group of young Syrian refugee artists between the ages of 17 and 27 that aims at investigating how the arts affect refugees' lives. She highlights what organizations provide to refugee so they can access to the arts. Nashwan explained that the research results show that refugees' participation in the arts can lead not only to healing but also to empowerment and that arts can give refugees a way to express their thoughts, emotions, and stories that are difficult to express in other ways.

Dr. Ayman Mansour from the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Jordan gave a lecture titled 鈥淭he Effectiveness of Reproductive Health Services for Syrian Refugees in Jordan: An Overview of Achievements and Future Perspectives鈥�, presenting some percentages and figures about refugees in Jordan, where 66.1% of the family members are in the age group of 16 years and above are married and about 51% of Syrian refugees in Jordan are women and girls: 48% of childbearing age (15-49 years). He mentioned that an assessment of the situation in the camps indicated that 23% of women are unaware of reproductive health services, 28% of unplanned pregnancies, and 17% have not receive previous care. He also stated that 88.7% of requests for family planning among refugees outside the camps were met. He concluded that regarding the forms of violence against refugees, 45% of Syrian families reported some forms of physical violence, 37% reported psychological violence, 11.4% sexual violence, and 3% economic violence.

Dr. Ruba Al-Akash, the Deputy Director of the Princess Basma Center for Jordanian Women's Studies at the University, delivered a lecture on 鈥淓arly Marriage among Syrian Refugees in Jordan鈥�, which provides new knowledge and insights on barriers and enabling factors to access sexual and reproductive health information and services. It also contributes to the improvement of sexual and reproductive health policies and practices, benefiting young people, women and vulnerable groups (refugees, remote areas and persons with disabilities). Al-Akash explained that the preliminary results of the research indicate that early marriage is not a new issue among Syrians in Jordan, as it has been practiced in Syria before the war. She asserted that there has been no age limit for early marriage, but often between 14 and 16 years. The research found out there was a growing interest in health services and reproductive and family planning by the Jordanian government and local and international NGOs, although they are inadequate.

Moreover, the symposium program discussed several other topics on "Quality of Health Services for Refugees in Jordan" and "Quality of Services for Refugees in Jordan" by Dr. George Balatell, Dr. Dina Sedva of the University of West Scotland, and "Confronting and Dealing with Jordan's Forced Migrations" by Wedad Tamimi, and "early marriage "by Reem Momani. However, the workshop was attended by the Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Dr. Mona Al-Mulla, the Director of Princess Basma Center for Jordanian Women's Studies, Dr. Amna Khasawneh, and several faculty members and students.

04 September 2019

AMMAN 鈥� 51吃瓜网 and the Crown Prince Foundation (CPF) initiative Naua on Wednesday signed a cooperation agreement providing students with access to volunteering projects organised by partner institutions through the 鈥淣ahno鈥� online platform.

As per the agreement, 51吃瓜网 students will be able to create their own accounts on the Nahno website, while the university will work to facilitate sharing the primary data of student volunteers through a page 鈥渦nique鈥� to the university on the Nahno site, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.

Additionally, 51吃瓜网鈥檚 e-community service system will feature a shortcut to Nahno as an additional option available to students. 

The agreement was signed by 51吃瓜网 President Zeidan Kafafi and Naua CEO Ahmad Zu鈥檅i, according to Petra.

During the signing, Kafafi expressed appreciation for the efforts of HRH Crown Prince Hussein, his support to Jordanian youth and launching initiatives that fulfil their ambitions and motivate them.

He lauded Naua鈥檚 role in embedding a culture of community service and introducing the youth to various volunteering opportunities available across the Kingdom, through Nahno, with the aim of making a positive impact and achieving sustainable development across all sectors.

Zu鈥檅i highlighted Naua鈥檚 dedication to enhance its partnerships with universities and educational institutions as a key partner in supporting youth and their involvement in community volunteering.

Source:Jordan Times

12 September 2019

The vice President of 51吃瓜网 for Humanities and Administrative Affairs, Pro. Anis Khasawneh, discussed with a delegation from St. Olaf College in Northfield, USA ways of scientific and research cooperation in the field of refugee studies. Prof. Khasawneh stressed that 51吃瓜网 was the forerunner among the Jordanian educational institutions with respect to paying attention to refugees' studies through the establishment of the Refugees, Displaced Persons and Forced Migration Studies Center, which is concerned with spreading community awareness regarding asylum issues.

Pointing out that the Center holds conferences, seminars and workshops on issues of asylum, displacement, and forced migration, Prof. Khasawneh asserted that Yarmouk, represented by the Center, is ready to receive students from St. Olaf College who are interested in working in the field of refugees' studies and displaced persons. He also stated that Yarmouk is willing to integrate those students in Arabic language programs for non-native speakers, so they can conduct research studies on asylum issues with high efficiency and credibility. Moreover, Prof. Khasawneh said that 51吃瓜网 hosts a group of Syrian students who continue their studies in various disciplines through grants provided to them under the cooperation agreements concluded with the university. He also stressed the importance of benefiting from the results of scientific research conducted by researchers as realistic solutions to the problems of refugees, whether they are economic, social, educational, health, or psychological problems.

In her turn, Dr. Ibtisam Al-Atiyat, Professor of Sociology at St. Olaf College, praised the distinguished level of 51吃瓜网 in general, and the Refugees, Displaced Persons and Forced Migration Studies Center in particular, which has a distinguished scientific reputation at the international level. Then she called for strengthening cooperation between the two sides by receiving a number of Yarmouk students at St. Olav College for conducting studies and scientific research specializing in asylum and displacement issues.

In response, Dr. Ayat Nashwan, the director of Refugees, Displaced Persons and Forced Migration Studies Center, reviewed the establishment of the Center, its objectives and activities on various issues related to asylum. She pointed out that the Center seeks to communicate with refugees inside and outside the camps and works to find effective solutions to the problems they face through research and field studies conducted by the Center in cooperation with various international organizations.

However, during their visit to the university, the delegation reviewed the support and service unit for refugee students at the university R-SOS Unit of the Rescue project in which YU participates and aims to build research cooperation with participating universities to deal with refugee issues. As Prof. Al-Khasawneh explained, this unit was established and outfitted with modern equipment that enables the Refugees and Displaced Persons Center to develop its research and training programs and build sustainable services that serve refugees and refugee issues.

04 September 2019

The President of 51吃瓜网, Prof. Zeidan Kafafi, met with the Cultural Attach茅 at the Omani Embassy in Amman Ismail Al-Balushi in a meeting where they discussed some of the issues of Omani students studying at the University.

Prof. Kafafi affirmed that Yarmouk is paying close attention to students from other countries. Yarmouk tries its best to provide them with various skills and knowledge in their field to prove their competence and efficiency. He pointed out that Yarmouk is keen to facilitate the procedures of registration of Omani students and solve any problems that may face during their studies at the university He also pointed out that Yarmouk is keen to qualify its students with language, communication and computer skills during the first and second years.

For his part, Al Baloushi thanked 51吃瓜网 for the great attention it paid to Omani students, pointing out the importance of enhancing cooperation between Yarmouk and the various educational institutions in Oman due to the distinguished scientific reputation enjoyed by 51吃瓜网 at the local and regional levels.

The meeting was attended by the Vice-Presidents Prof. Anis Khasawneh, Prof. Fawwaz Al-Abed Al-Haq, and a number of officials at the University and the Omani embassy in Amman.

04 September 2019

 

Hotel, gas station and mall 鈥榯o benefit students and people of north鈥�

 

AMMAN 鈥� President of 51吃瓜网 Zaidan Kfafi recently said that the university is reviewing investors for a project to build a hospital, a hotel, a gas station and a mall close to the university.

Kfafi said in a video that the project is to 鈥渂enefit both the students and the people of the north鈥�.

He added: 鈥淭his way, the students are better served during their student life, especially medical students who will no longer have to train at hospitals far away from them. The mall, the hospital and the hotel will also benefit not only the people of Irbid but also the people of the north.鈥�

The project is to be built on parcels of land the university owns. The hospital will comprise 200 beds, according to Kfafi.

Abed Tarawneh, a senior employee at the university鈥檚 financial department told The Jordan Times that Queen Rania Medical Centre that operates under the university鈥檚 wing has also been put up for an investment grant.

鈥淭he goal here is to add facilities in a 4,000-square-metre space and new parking lots as well,鈥� he said in a phone interview.

As for the hotel, which Tarawneh said will be built on the university鈥檚 campus, the plan is to have it serve as 鈥渁 training field for hospitality and tourism students, who can work there to gain additional professional experience in their fields鈥�.

The mall and the gas station are not to be built on university-owned land, according to Kfafi.

鈥淭hese two aspects of the project will be executed in partnership with the private sector for the gas station and with Irbid鈥檚 Municipality for the mall,鈥� he concluded.

12 September 2019

Within the activities of the first summer cultural season of the library of Hussein bin Talal at 51吃瓜网, supported by the Jordan Kuwait Bank, the library, in cooperation with the Royal Film Commission, screened the Jordanian film "Theeb" directed by Naji Abu Nawar, at 8:00 pm. The event was attended by a large crowd of members of the academic and administrative bodies, and students.

Prof.  Zaidan Kafafi, the President of the University, praised the efforts of the staff of the activities of the first summer cultural season of the library, stressing the importance of holding such diverse literary, cultural, and artistic events, which stimulate the minds of university students, develop their skills, and enrich their cultural outcome. He also mentioned that such events establish the principle of effective partnership between the university and various National institutions.

Noteworthy mentioning here that Theeb, a Jordanian film released in 2014, tells the story of a Bedouin boy wandering in the desert of Wadi Rum and seeking to survive his life. It takes place in the second decade of the twentieth century, during the Great Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire. The film seeks to identify the joints of Bedouin life, charm, the risks, hardship and manifestations of masculinity. The film achieved a qualitative leap in the Jordanian cinema by reaching the Oscar nominations as the first film of the young director and being nominated for the Academy Award for 2016 for the best foreign language film.  

04 September 2019

51吃瓜网 is unique among its counterparts in the Kingdom by offering the specialization of "Biomedical Informatics Engineering" with multiple functional areas, in the Department of Biomedical Systems and Informatics Engineering, Hijjawi Faculty of Technology Engineering. This program aims at providing the local and Arab market with qualified and trained competencies according to the latest developments in the world in this field. It is launched with the support of the European Tempus Foundation, which is concerned with the development of education and training around the world.

Prof. Ahmed Al-Omari, from the Department of Systems Engineering and Biomedical Informatics, explained that this specialization will be a pioneer in the computerization of biomedical and medical information as it enables the transfer from the traditional stage to the computerized phase. The student studies the use of computer and various software languages 鈥嬧�媔n the analysis and processing of medical information, which will be in the service of human beings and organisms in general.

He pointed out that the specialization combines four integrated and different disciplines, which increase the level of competitiveness of graduates in the labor market, so that any prospective employer can appoint one person characterized by multiple knowledge and skills. He also says that within the study plan for this specialization, students are trained to use advanced computer programming technology and languages 鈥嬧�媠uch as C ++, C-sharp, Oracle, UNIX, Matlab, and other modern programming languages. He added that the student studies within the program plan incurable diseases using computers instead of traditional laboratories, something saves considerable time and money, and leads to the accuracy of the results. In addition, the student studies courses on how to manage hospitals, health centers and laboratories, by devising computer programs to organize the work of hospitals and laboratories, and the basic maintenance of medical devices.

04 September 2019