The President of Yarmouk University, Professor Islam Massad, discussed with the Chinese Ambassador to Amman, Chen Chuandong, and the accompanying delegation ways of enhancing academic and scientific cooperation between Yarmouk University and Chinese universities and academic institutions. During the meeting, Massad reviewed the Yarmouk’s development, its vision, and the academic programs and degrees it offers expressing his pride in increasing the number of Chinese students studying in the various faculties of the university, which have about 88 Chinese students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. In return, Chen thanked Yarmouk University for its interest in its Chinese students and the teachers of Chinese language who are sent to teach Chinese language courses at the University's Faculty of Arts, stressing the embassy's keenness to increase the number of Chinese students studying at Yarmouk University. However, among the aspects of cooperation that are discussed during the meeting is the teaching of the Chinese language ​​as a university elective course package, which Yarmouk University has already designed for its students beginning next academic year. Also, both parties discussed the possibility of transferring the advanced Chinese model in the field of technical education, artificial intelligence, and information technology to be adopted by Yarmouk University wherever possible.

After the meeting, ambassador Chen Chuandong met with the Chinese students studying at Yarmouk University to check on their conditions and follow up on issues of concern to them.