The president of Yarmouk University, Prof. Zeidan Kafafi, met the Acting Cultural Attache in the Saudi Embassy, Ibrahem Al-Saadan, in Amman. The two parties discussed methods of reinforcing the means of cooperation as well as some important cases and concerns of the Saudi students at Yarmouk University.

Prof. Kafafi confirmed that Yarmouk University is keen to providing its students with the highest levels of care and constantly encourages them to participate in different activities arranged by the deanship of students affairs, which reflects positively on their personalities and contributes to developing their communication skills. He explained that this helps students to assimilate better into the student body of the university, which provides students with a broader knowledge of other cultures, expands their horizon, and qualifies them to become good citizens. This also, as Prof. Kafafi explained, allows students to become capable of giving and making the required developments in their professional life on the local and regional level.

Moreover, Prof. Kafafi stated that Yarmouk University seeks to attract more Saudi students to attend Yarmouk University, pointing out the importance of reinforcing the affairs of cooperation with the Saudi Cultural Mission on one hand and other Saudi universities on the other hand. He explained that doing that should help in exchanging academic experiences among faculty members and developing higher education in the Middle East. Furthermore, Prof. Kafafi pointed to Yarmouk’s interest in developing and updating its study plans, creating the necessary educational environment for its students, and providing students with the latest scientific innovations, as such a strategy qualifies students to become representatives of Yarmouk University in the labor market.

In his turn, Al-Saadan praised the unique intellectual reputation of Yarmouk University and pointed out the fact that Saudi students who graduate from Yarmouk always prove themselves as qualified workers in different job positions. Al-Saadan also expressed his appreciation and gratitude for the unique assistance Yarmouk provides for its Saudi students and its continuing contact with the Saudi embassy to handle any obstacles that may challenge Saudi students at the university level.

It is noteworthy that the number of Saudi students attending the different scientific degrees and academic majors in Yarmouk University is about 113 students. However, the meeting was attended by the Dean of the Faculty of Science, Prof. Nehad Yousef, the Vice Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Zain Al-Abedeen Abdullah, and several other officials in the university.