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The Vice President of Yarmouk University for Academic Affairs, Professor Muwaffaq Alomoush , discussed with the head of the department of commercial and advertising development in the British Council in the Middle East, Fadi Zbeeb, ways to enhance cooperation between the two parties, especially in the field of accrediting Yarmouk as a regional center for holding the IELTS exam in the northern region of Jordan.
During the online meeting, Alomoush stressed the university's readiness to serve as a regional center for holding the IELTS exam, as it has the logistics and staff to hold the exam, whether paper or computerized, on campus and undertake the tasks of registering students and members of the local community wishing to take the IELTS exam.
In return, Zbeeb praised the prestigious scientific reputation of Yarmouk University at the regional level, emphasizing that there will be a considerable cooperation between the two sides in the near future concerning holding the IELTS exam on the university campus.
Massad: Youth is the top priority of Jordan. Investing in them is an investment for the nation
Massad: Youth is the means and epitome of development
In its session held at the archaeological site of Umm Qais, the Deans Council of Yarmouk University headed by the University’s president decided to launch “Youth Summer 2022” starting this summer semester 2021/2022. Massad explained that the activities of "Youth Summer 2022" responds to the royal interest in the youth sector and comes as a result of the discussion papers presented by His Majesty King Abdullah II, which called for activating the role of youth as a real and influential partner in public life, advancing the process of youth empowerment, activating democratic dialogue, and enhancing the contributions of the youth. He further pointed out that the activities of this "Youth Summer” include a number of non-traditional activities like interactive workshops, dialogue sessions, debates, art exhibitions, seminars, and competitions that will be presented in modern methods concerned with leadership, creativity, and skills development, which will improve students’ personalities. Massad added that "Youth Summer 2022” is to activate the role of the Deanship of Student Affairs at the University in providing students with the opportunity to get involved in the field of extracurricular activities, thus encouraging them to enthusiastically contribute to the University community and enrich it with purposeful projects.
The president of Yarmouk University, Professor Islam Massad, congratulates Yarmouk staff, academics, administrators, technicians, and students, on the occasion of the Blessed Eid al-Adha, wishing everyone happiness and good health. Besides, he extends Yarmouk University's congratulations to His Majesty King Abdullah II and His Royal Highness Prince Hussein bin Abdullah II, recalling the efforts of the Hashemite leadership in defending all issues of the Arab and Islamic nations.
In view of the importance and necessity of supporting scientific research in public universities, the Board of Directors of the Excellence Center of Library Services for Public Jordanian Universities, headed by the Vice President of Yarmouk University for Academic Affairs - Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Center, Professor Muwaffaq Alomoush decided to start using TURNITIN software and to make it accessible for the deanship of scientific research, the academic staff, and students in all public universities.
Alomoush said that this software acts as a deterrent against plagiarism and scientific theft, as it provides reports that can help identify cases of scientific theft and offer students and professors a tool to identify and correct potential cases of plagiarism in their work, which improves the academic writing of articles in English as well as Arabic.
Noteworthy here is that the Center of Excellence based at Yarmouk University has already organized in cooperation with TURNITIN several training workshops in Arabic and English for all university technicians.
Yarmouk University represented by Professor Islam Massad and the American Smart Mobility Company represented by Dr. Amir Mahdavian signed an agreement to establish a training incubator concerned with education, training and development in the field of smart mobility. Massad said that signing this agreement comes in the context of Yarmouk University's participatory approach with specialized international partners to achieve integration of technical education and provide training services to students, which complies with the royal directives to develop and improve higher education outputs and supply the local market with competent graduates. He further pointed to the positive potential impact of such an incubator on the local community.
The Dean of al-Hijjawi Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Dr. Muwaffaq Otoom, stressed the importance of having such partnerships with parties that have practical and technical experience in advanced technical fields related to smart mobility, such as joint mobility, machine-to-machine communication and infrastructure, smart transportation systems and connected vehicles, electric vehicles, shipping infrastructure, supply chain management, and sustainability.
The incubator supervisor, Dr. Ali Shehadeh, from the Civil Engineering Department at al-Hijjawi Faculty of Engineering and Technology, explained that the development of smart mobility is significant for the future of smart transportation and for developing modern and specialized training programs to familiarize engineering students with the latest technologies and technological tools related to smart mobility.
The Vice President of Yarmouk University for Academic Affairs, Professor Muwaffaq Alomoush met with the delegation of Purdue University represented by Dr. Kory Cooper, Dr. Jonathon Day, and Dr. Michele Buzon to discuss possible ways of cooperation between the two universities in areas of mutual interest, especially student exchange in archeology, anthropology and tourism.
During the meeting, Alomoush stressed Yarmouk’s keenness to extend bridges of cooperation with Purdue University, which is one of the world’s prestigious universities at the academic and research levels. He also expressed Yarmouk’s readiness to design programs of cooperation between the two universities in the field of student exchange for graduate levels, especially in the fields of tourism, archeology, anthropology, and museum studies. Alomoush then gave a briefing about the university and its academic faculties and specializations in BA, MA, and PhD stressing the university’s keenness to prepare a program for the summer semester to attract a number of Purdue University students, including intensive training courses in the field of teaching Arabic to non-native speakers. He explained doing this would enable students to learn about the Jordanian culture and get engaged with the civil society, pointing to Jordan’s rich environment of cultural heritage and historical sites that bear witness to the succession of civilizations in the region through the ages. He also referred to the possibility of framing such cooperation in form of a memorandum between the two universities in the near future.
The members of the delegation praised the distinguished scientific reputation of Yarmouk University, especially in the fields of scientific studies of archeology, tourism, and anthropology, pointing out that Purdue University is interested in sending a number of its students to spend the summer semester at the Faculty of Archeology and Anthropology at Yarmouk University to learn about excavations and get oriented in other fields agreed upon by both parties.
The meeting was attended by the Dean of the Faculty of Archeology and Anthropology, Dr. Lamia Khoury, Dr. Muhammad Al-Shunnaq from the Department of Anthropology, and the Director of Public Relations and Media Department, Dr. Nawzat Abu Al-Asal.
In his meeting of the delegation of the University of Misrata-Libya headed by Dr. Muhammad Al-Sharkasi, in the presence of the cultural advisor at the Libyan Embassy in Amman, Dr. Ahmed Al-Dweik, the President of Yarmouk University, Professor Islam Massad, affirmed the university’s keenness and interest in strengthening academic integration and cooperation with various Libyan academic institutions and universities. He also explained that signing a memo of understanding with the Libyan university represents both parties’ permanent aspirations towards the development of education, scientific research, and scientific relations.
Al-Sharkasi expressed his happiness to cooperate with a prestigious Jordanian university like Yarmouk University, pointing out that Misrata University is always striving to achieve its vision of being an educational and academic institution with international reputation. He referred to the endeavor and vision of Misrata University to be distinguished in the field of scientific research and to play its role in the sustainable development of the Libyan society by strengthening its scientific and academic cooperation with various Arab and international universities.
The agreement stipulated conducting joint research between the two universities, raising the efficiency of their research centers, having joint supervision of master's and doctoral theses, and participating in the implementation of joint scientific and research projects supported by the European Union under the Erasmus Plus program. The agreement also stipulated that Misrata University could benefit from the digital transformation and quality systems of Yarmouk University.
The meeting was attended by the Vice President for Administrative Affairs, Professor Riyad Al-Momani, the Dean of al-Hijjawi Faculty of Engineering and Technology - Director of the Department of International Relations and Projects, Dr. Mowaffaq Otoom, and the Director of Public Relations and Media Department, Dr. Nawzat Abu Al-Asal.
Under the supervision of Dr. Hassan Qaddoumi, Professor Muhammad Al-Adarbeh, and Ms. Najat Da’na, a student delegation including 42 male and female students from the Departments of Tourism, Archeology and Applied Geography in the Faculty of Arts at the Palestinian University of Hebron visited the Faculty of Archeology and Anthropology and the Jordanian Heritage and Natural History Museums at Yarmouk University.
The Vice Dean of the Faculty, Dr. Ahmed Abu Bakr, gave a brief about the university as well as the Faculty of Archeology and Anthropology, emphasizing their development, aspirations, and undergraduate and graduate programs. Besides, Dr. Hussein Sababha, the museum's curator gave a brief about the museum's exhibits and historical as well as cultural importance.
Representing the Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Dr. Ghada Sasa', the Head of the Department of English Language and Literature, patronized a symposium entitled “Dialects of the Arab Orient: Scientific Developments and New Perspectives”, which was organized by Yarmouk's Departments of English Language and Literature as well as Arabic Language and Literature in cooperation with the French Institute for the Near East.
In her opening speech, Sasa' stated that the symposium is a continuation of the symposium held by the University of Jordan about the various linguistic aspects of the dialects of the Levant. Dr. Osama Al-Omari from the Department of English Language and Literature, who coordinated the symposium in cooperation with Dr. Khaled Bani Doumi from the Department of Arabic Language and Literature, stressed the keenness of Yarmouk University to function as a platform for science and culture by hosting scientific meetings that shed light on the authentic Arab heritage.
Dr. Salam Diab from Grenoble Alpes University in France and Dr. Pauline Cochet, Head of the Arabic Studies Department at the Institute, gave a brief about the goals and activities of the center in the countries of the region, especially Jordan. After that, Dr. Anam Alwar from the University of Essex in UK, a world-renowned Jordanian researcher in the field of sociolinguistics, interviewed graduate students in the Department of English about their research projects.