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During his reception of Dr. Muwaffaq al-Ajlouni, the International Advisor of the Accreditation Authority of Universities, Institutes and International Schools of the United Kingdom and its Inspector General Ambassador, Yarmouk University's President, Prof. Nabil al-Hilat, confirmed that part of the university's strategic plan is to move forward towards quality and international reliability in all disciplines and academic programs. He stressed that Yarmouk University has the ability and requirements to gain the accreditation and enhance its academic status, rank, and reputation.
Al-Ajlouni emphasized the importance of getting the accreditation of (ASIC) for Yarmouk University as it contributes to university's status and reputation among other international universities and scientific center. He pointed out that gaining such an international accreditation should positively reflect on the University graduates as it may help them compete in the labor market. He added that the accreditation should help the university strengthen its cooperation with other universities accredited by the Authority and attract more international students.
The conference entitled "Prolonged Displacement - Hopes, Aspirations and Solutions" was remotely organized through zoom by the Refugees, Displaced Persons and Forced Migration Studies Center at Yarmouk University in cooperation with several institutions, namely the German-Jordanian University and the Syrian-Jordanian Education Program (EDU-Syria), the Academics in Solidarity Program at the Free University of Berlin (AIS), the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), the German Agency for Scientific Exchange (DAAD), and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The conference, which was supported by the German University Project Office at the University of Magdeburg-Stendal for Applied Sciences, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, and the European Union, addressed several issues associated with asylum and displacement and their implications.
On the first day of the conference, two sessions were held. The first was entitled "Prolonged displacement as a regional and international phenomenon," and it was conducted by the German Jordanian University whose Vice-President for International Affairs, Prof. Ralf Roskov, explained that the main objective of the conference was to highlight the main issues and challenges related to the fate of refugees, thereby contributing to enhancing the response of the host communities to refugees. Prof. Roskov focused on the role of the social action and the activities of the civil society institutions in promoting the mental and psychological health of refugees. He then expressed his thanks to the Center for Refugees and Displaced Persons at Yarmouk University for its important and active role in supporting refugees and implementing projects that are concerned with empowering refugees and enhancing their abilities, pointing out that the German University of Jordan and Yarmouk University have carried out many joint projects in this field, as evident in the Syrian/Jordanian education project (EDU-Syria), which has provided the opportunity for many Syrian refugees to complete their university studies.
Dr. Anas Al-Subh, the director of the Refugees, Displaced Persons and Forced Migration studies center reviewed a set of figures on the reality of asylum and displacement in the world, noting that at least 80 million people around the world have been forced to leave their homelands in the past 10 years and that 26 million refugees have been registered under UNHCR records. Al-Subh said that the war in Syria left 6.6 million displaced people by the end of 2019, explaining that Lebanon hosted (1 out of 7) refugees, Jordan (1 out of 15) refugees, while Turkey (1 out of 23) refugees.
Dr. Diya’ Abu Tair, the project officer of the (EDU-Syria), explained that the project provides scholarships for Syrian and Jordanian refugees who are less fortunate to pursue higher education or participate in vocational training programs in Jordanian universities and colleges. He explained that the project began in 2015 and will continue until 2023, adding that the (EDU- Syria) is an educational and humanitarian project funded by the European Union and that it supported more than 1,000 graduates so far.
Dr. Floren Costal of the Academics in Solidarity program at the Free University of Berlin, Germany, spoke about the program that aims at establishing a network of researchers in Germany, Lebanon, and Jordan and at strengthening the research and scientific cooperation among them, which opens up new horizons for researchers and enables them to learn about other cultures and civilizations.
For his part, Mohammed Sayasana, a Syrian student studying at Yarmouk University, reviewed his experience in facing the challenges and difficulties he faced since coming as a refugee to Jordan in 2013, pointing out that he was able to obtain a scholarship to complete his university studies in the Department of Civil Engineering at Yarmouk University as part of the international projects that focus on empowering refugees in the educational aspect.
The Crown Prince Foundation launched the second edition of the Crown Prince Award for Best Government Service Application, which is part of the strategic partnership and cooperation between Jordan and the United Arab Emirates. Considering that the first edition of the ward covers the fields of education, health, transport, business environment and tourism, five new sectors were added to the second edition of the award, namely agriculture and food security, youth, social affairs, refugees, and security and crisis management.
Thus, the Minister of State for Institutional Performance Development, Yassera Ghosheh, called on the university students to express their abilities and start preparing their applications to participate in the award, which should start receiving applications next November and for a period of two months.
Noteworthy here is that the award, which targets more than 300,000 students from the Jordanian public and private universities, aims at encouraging students to create innovative solutions in the field of smartphone applications to develop easy and simplified government services. Also, it is noteworthy that the award is worth 100,000 dinars divided into 50,000 JD for the first place, 30,000 JD for the second place, and 20,000 JD for the third place.
The University's Vice President for Administrative Affairs, Prof. Riad al-Moumani, patronized the graduation ceremony of the participants in the third session of the psychological and social support project implemented by the Refugees, Displaced Persons and Forced Migration Studies Center in partnership with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), for 12 Jordanian and Syrian trainees.
During his speech, al-Moumani stressed that Yarmouk University has been a distinguished leader in its scientific and academic career and has served the society and the humanity by supporting all activities with societal and humanitarian projects. He added that given the negative effects of wars, conflicts, and crises in the world, there is a need for the psychological and social support, whether at the level of individuals or family and community relationships as it strengthens personality and relieves the physical and emotional suffering.
Dr. Anas Al-Subh, the Director of the Refugees, Displaced Persons and Forced Migration Studies Center, said that despite the challenges posed by the Corona pandemic, the center worked within the framework of the psychological, social and trauma support project in Jordan of the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and completed the third phase of this program for 12 trainees of Jordanian and Syrian nationalities. He added that this course included four comprehensive units to cover the different aspects in the context of refugees and keep up with the development technologies.
Dr. Christine of the GIZ pointed to the importance of the psychological support for the individual and society, especially in these difficult circumstances of the coronavirus pandemic, which has had its economic impact on families and several psychological effects on children and mothers.
Hanan al-Nimrat, one of the participants in the project, thanked Yarmouk University and GIZ for participating in this training, stressing the event's importance in adding a lot of new skills on both the personal and professional levels. However, at the end of the ceremony, al-Moumani handed the certificates to the trainees participating in the project.
The European Union Commission in Brussels announced the list of ICM academic mobility projects selected for funding under the Erasmus Plus program for 2020, in which it was announced that Yarmouk University won the partnership of 40 projects for students, faculty members and staff members. Yarmouk University ranked second among Jordanian Universities with the number of partnerships with European universities. This shows the outstanding level and the good reputation that Yarmouk University enjoys at the international and regional levels. This achievement is among the efforts of the Department of International Relations and Projects in enhancing internationalization, building partnerships and networking with prestigious global universities.
Prof. Nabil Hailat, Rector of the University, expressed his gratitude to the European Union,the Erasmus Plus Program and the Erasmus Plus National Office for their ongoing cooperation and support in the field of cultural exchange as this has a direct impact on sharing knowledge, learning about experiences of others, and sharing expertise in academic issues, training and research as a mean to global reach.
Several students from Al-Hajjawi faculty for Technological Engineering at Yarmouk University participated in the workshop of design thinking, which is funded by the German Foundation "DAD" and presented by Anna Apeeline of the German Protostart corp. through the visual communication technology.
The dean of the faculty, Dr. Muwaffaq Otoom, said that this four-day workshop aims at enhancing students' skills in finding practical and creative solutions to existing and future problems regarding the methodologies of thinking outside the box. He then declared that an intensive workshop on converting scientific research into products or startups will be organized for the faculty staff members in the coming month.
The Jordanian Journal of Educational Sciences whose editor in chief is Dr. Shadia Al-Tal of the Faculty of Education at the University and that is published by the Deanship of Scientific Research and Graduate Studies at Yarmouk University, receives the accreditation criteria for Arcif, a comprehensive database providing citations of peer reviewed academic journals in the Arab world that complies with the (31) international standards. The Journal was ranked third in the Arab world out of the (681) total number of journals under Arcif, and its rank was (0.9559), according to the annual 5th report for journals for 2020.
The Royal decree regarding the appointment of Prof. Nabil Hailat as a president of Yarmouk University for four consecutive years was issued yesterday – Tuesday. The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Prof. Muhi Al-Din Touq, handed over a copy of the royal decree to Prof. Hailat in the ministry building. Thus, the employees of Yarmouk University extend sincere congratulations and greetings to Prof. Hailat wishing him success in his new position and looking forward to working with him in achieving the university's noble vision and goals.
The manager of Yarmouk FM Radio, Dr. Zuhair Al-Tahat, and Dr. Marcelle Jweinat from the Journalism Department of Yarmouk University participated in a training workshop organized by the Arab World Center for Democratic Development and Human Rights in cooperation with the German Hans Seidel Foundation on "Hatred Speech on Social Media".
Altahat attributed the increase of violence among people to the speech of hatred expressed on the internet, thus stressing the importance of facing such a trend by reconsidering issues of freedom of expression and censorship of technology platforms. He explained that the many changes in the international political climate contributed to raising the level of hatred around the world; therefore, social media should be deployed to resolve and pacify the dispute, not amplify it.
In her turn, Al-Jweinat wondered about the role played by the companies that run such platforms, calling on them to monitor their content and prevent them from violating the ethics of media and freedom, especially regarding the provocative takfiri speech.