The President of Yarmouk University. Prof. Zeidan Kafafi met a delegation from the German Protestant Institute of Archeology, which included Dr. Dieter Weber, the Director of the Institute in Jerusalem, and Dr. Utah Heiser from the Institute's sect in Amman. The two sides discussed ways of enhancing cooperation between Yarmouk and the institution, especially in the field of implementing an inventory project of the artifacts in the Faculty of Archeology and Anthropology.
During the meeting, Kafafi stressed the depth of relations between Yarmouk University and the Institute as well as other German educational institutions, especially in the field of archaeological excavations and maintenance. He then praised the role of the Institute in preserving the cultural heritage, the field of excavation, and the monuments through projects applied in several archaeological sites in Jordan, which is executed in cooperation with several Jordanian researchers, and a number of faculty members at Yarmouk University. Kafafi also pointed out the possibility of continuing cooperation with the Institute through signing a memorandum of understanding between the two sides to implement a research project on a set of artifacts in the Faculty of Archeology and Anthropology. He explained that this should enable researchers to study, analyze, and understand the history of the sequential civilizations of the region.
In return, Weber praised the outstanding scientific level of the Faculty of Archeology at Yarmouk University and its role in preserving the cultural heritage in the region. He then expressed the readiness of the Institute to study the possibility of implementing the inventory of the artifacts project in the faculty, which enhances the role of the Institute in the preservation of the world's cultural heritage and contributes to the definition of regional identities considering them as the most important requirements of the cultural dialogue among civilizations.
However, the meeting was attended by the Dean of the Faculty of Archeology and Anthropology, Prof. Hani Hayajneh, the University's Advisor for Human Resources Affairs, Prof. Abdul Halim Al-Shayab, and the Director of the Department of Public Relations Mr. Mukhlis Al-Abini.
