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Within the framework of Yarmouk University’s keenness to participate in various research and scientific conferences, the Dean of the Faculty of Sharia and Islamic Studies, Professor Adam Noah al-Qudah, and Dr. Muhammad Mahmoud Talafha participated through zoom in an international symposium organized by Ibn Zohr University in Morocco over the past two days on "The Maliki Jurisprudence Center in Contemporary Legislation". With the participation of several researchers from across the world, al-Qudah presented a research paper titled "The Impact of Maliki Jurisprudence on the Jordanian Civil Law" and Talafha’s research paper was entitled "The Impact of Maliki Jurisprudence on the Demand for Endowment".
The International Relations and Projects department organized in cooperation with the Jordanian-American Committee for Educational Exchange "Fulbright" an introductory workshop via remote-video-communication technology on the various grants offered by the program to Jordanians for the academic year 2023/2024. In his welcoming speech, the university President, Professor Islam Massad, stressed the importance of cultural exchange programs at the educational as well as national level. He then explained that Yarmouk University has exchanged several researchers and students through the program, which has been adopted by Jordan universities for more than a quarter of a century.
Mrs. Rana Anani and Mr. Nasr Malkawi, grants officers at the Jordan-US Committee for Educational Exchange, talked about post-doctoral research and the FLTA program, which is a program for teachers who want to teach their mother tongue in the United States of America. They also emphasized the conditions and dates of application and how to increase the chances of getting accepted. At the end of the workshop, the organizers answered the questions of the attendants (students and researchers).
The Board of Directors of Queen Rania Center for Jordanian Studies and Community Service at Yarmouk University announced launching a training diploma program in television digital media in cooperation with the Faculty of Mass Communication. The Director of the Center, Dr. Yazan al-Shboul, said that the program aims at providing the trainees with the skills of producing and photographing digital television content, refining the trainees with the skills and techniques of television and digital photography, and qualifying the trainees to master the skills of electronic montage, recording and voice commentary, in addition to graphic and infographic design, producing television and digital media content for influential content makers, and qualifying the trainees to prepare campaigns and digital television media programs.
Al-Shaboul pointed out that the graduate, after passing prescribed exams, will be awarded a certificate issued by Yarmouk University and approved by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, noting that students who either succeed or fail high school and who wish to work in this field will get accepted.
The President of the University, Professor Islam Massad, affirmed the university presidency’s support for the department of Public Relations and Media to continue its pioneering and advanced role in serving the university’s mission and futuristic plans. During his visit to the Department of Public Relations and Media, Massad met with the director of the Department, Dr. Nawzat Abu al-Asal, and the department’s employees, stating that such a department contributes to maximizing the university's achievements, documenting and introducing them to the local community, organizing conferences, hosting delegations, and holding different activities and programs. He then pointed to the role of the university’s printing press in saving some expenses by securing the university’s requirements of papers and publication, acknowledging that it is the only university press in the northern region of the Kingdom.
For her part, Abul-Asal valued the visit of the President, noting that it represents the invaluable support endowed by the university presidency to the department of Public Relations and Media. She then promised to keep working to maintain and develop the mission of the department in a manner that carries a spirit of creativity and innovation in the various fields.
After that, Massad toured the various facilities of the Department and listened to an explanation from the department’s employees about the nature of their work and responsibilities.
The President of the University, Professor Islam Massad, recently declared Dr. Nawzat Abu al-Asal as the Director of Public Relations and Media Department at the university, starting on Sunday, 2/1/2022. Interestingly, Abul-Asal is a faculty member in the Department of Public Relations and Advertising in the Faculty of Mass Communication at Yarmouk University since 2015. She holds a PhD degree in media and communication science, specializing in Digital Public Relations from Manouba Press and Information Sciences Institute in Tunisia, a Master’s degree in Media from Yarmouk University, and a Bachelor Degree in Journalism and Media, majoring in Public Relations and Advertising, from Yarmouk University, with a minor in English Language and Literature. Moreover, Abul-Asal has been the Director of Public Relations and Media at the Hospital of the University of Jordan for ten years. She has also worked in the Department of Cultural and Public Relations at the Hashemite University for six years and served as a press editor in a number of newspapers and electronic journals.
Yarmouk University represented by the Refugees, Displaced Persons, and Forced Migration Studies Center, participated as a partner in the First International Scientific Conference on Migration and Asylum entitled “Migration and Asylum in the Arab Region Reality - Challenges - Solutions”, which was organized by Sana’a University in Yemen. The conference, which was held over the past two days in-person and online discussed policies, legislation, and official procedures related to migration and asylum in the Arab region, trying to diagnose the effects and repercussions of migration and asylum on the host Arab countries and the region in general.
The Director of the Center, Dr. Reem Al-Kharouf, confirmed through her online participation that Jordan has welcomed every single individual migrating from his/her homeland in search of safety and stability, thus providing refugees with safety and supporting the vulnerable. She then explained that the center, which was established in 1997 at Yarmouk University, functions as a national and regional platform for researching refugee issues, trying to serve and support them based on national interests and concerns. She also pointed out the importance of building new partnerships between researchers and institutions concerning this issue, confirming the center’s readiness to share experiences, partnerships, logistical, and research capabilities.
Noteworthy is that this conference was attended by 61 researchers from 11 countries who discussed in their research papers 11 axes related to various asylum issues, such as policies, legislation, rights and duties, causes and effects of migration, asylum and displacement on countries, effects of global epidemics, wars and crises, ways of integrating refugees into host societies, and challenges facing governments as well as local and international organizations, towards such categories of people.
During his meeting with the students of the Faculty of Mass Communication who received distinguished awards during their participation in the 23rd session of the scientific research award for the students of Jordanian Universities organized by the University of Jordan and in the second edition of Media Students Creativity Festival at Zarqa University, the President of Yarmouk University, Professor Islam Massad, praised the distinguished level of the students of the Faculty of Mass Communication, as evident in their merit and excellence in the various scientific forums in which they participated either inside or outside Jordan. Emphasizing that youth represents the country’s future, hope, and nucleus of development, Massad stated that Yarmouk is proud of its Faculty of Mass Communication for its uniqueness and great heritage represented by the Independence Medal of the first rank granted by His Majesty King Abdullah II to the Faculty in appreciation of its distinguished contributions to the development of the media education sector and the preparation of qualified graduates who are able to keep pace with practical and scientific developments in the field of journalism, media, and communication.
In return, the Dean of the Faculty, Dr. Tahseen Mansour, said that the Faculty students have always proven their worth and excellence in various media competitions and festivals, stressing that the Faculty always seeks to achieve excellence and leadership by preparing students to deliver the message of the lofty profession of journalism and media and to deepen the national vision by maximizing achievements and building on them.
At the end of the meeting, Massad honored awards-winning students (Sohaib Al-Badour, Aisha Omar, Ehab Ibrahim, Wiam Al-Omari, Nabil Gharaibeh, Zahraa Omar, Muhammad Al-Nawatir, Majd Al-Smadi, Rula Bani Fawaz, Ibtehal Thikr Allah, and Hala Naqrash) and supervising faculty members (Dr. Mohammad Habis, Mr. Muhammad Mahroum, and Mr. Ali Al-Zeinat).
The President of Yarmouk University, Professor Islam Massad, met with a delegation from the American Embassy in Amman, which included the Deputy Cultural Attaché, Benjamin Rudy, and the Academic Cooperation Adviser, Irene Petro, to discuss ways to enhance academic and research cooperation between Yarmouk and various American universities. Massad stressed that Yarmouk does have a diverse educational environment, which includes medical, scientific, literary, and humanitarian disciplines, and is therefore seeking to consolidate its academic and research cooperation with various prestigious international universities. He then pointed out the importance of strengthening cooperation between Yarmouk and American universities by increasing students exchange programs that provide an opportunity for Jordanian students to spend a semester in American universities, which should contribute to students’ scientific and cultural identity.
In return, the delegation stressed the embassy’s endeavor to build bridges of cooperation between various American universities and Yarmouk University through the exchange programs of students and faculty members, emphasizing the need to provide a number of grants for Yarmouk students to complete their graduate studies in American universities. They also declared that some orientation sessions will be held for Yarmouk students to discuss ways of filling applications to complete studies in American universities for various scientific degrees, admission requirements, and types of scholarships, etc.
