The president of YU, Dr. Zeidan Kafafi, and the international manager for the Middle East at the French University of Sciences-Po, Lea Albrieux, discussed possible means and ways of academic cooperation.

At the beginning of the meeting, Kafafi stressed the keenness of YU to cooperate with prestigious international universities, which enhances educational processes, and provides training and research opportunities for both students and staff. He also pointed out that YU is one of the first Jordanian universities to participate in Erasmus+ student exchange programs, which opened doors for scientific and research cooperation with various European universities.

Kafafi further pointed to framing cooperation with Sciences Po in social sciences through signing a memorandum of understanding within the Erasmus+ program to benefit from exchange programs, as well as sending students from Yarmouk to seek postgraduate studies there, confirming the readiness of YU to receive students from Sciences Po to learn Arabic at the Languages Center.

Albrieux, for her part, expressed Sciences Po’s willingness to cooperate with YU, proceeding from their philosophy to expand cooperation with various Middle Eastern countries through students and staff exchange programs. She also gave an introduction about Sciences Po in which she stated that the university is a pioneer in social sciences, and ranked fourth for politics and international Studies in QS, adding that it has cooperated with more than 400 universities around the world, and uses French and English as languages of instruction to allow more students from Middle East countries to enroll.  

The meeting was attended by vice president, Dr. Ahmed Al Ajlouni, dean of the faculty of Arts, Dr. Mohammad Bani Domi, director of International Relations and Projects, Dr. Mowaffaq Al-Otoom, director of Public Relations and Media, Mr. Mukhlis Al-Ibbini, and Dr. Reham Jaradat from the Department of Modern Languages.