The President of Yarmouk University, Prof. Zeidan Kafafi met the Turkish Ambassador to Amman, Mr. Murad Karaguz and the accompanying delegation. The two parties discussed ways of enhancing cooperation between Yarmouk and the Turkish embassy as well as the various universities and educational institutions in Turkey.

Kafafi stressed the keenness of Yarmouk to strengthen cooperation ties with the various Turkish universities and institutes, praising the embassy support of the Turkish language program at the Faculty of Arts at the university. He also expressed his hope to provide the program with more faculty members, which contributes to the preparation of students of the program and enables them to engage in the labor market and master the Turkish language. In addition, he expressed the willingness of Yarmouk to receive more Turkish students wishing to learn Arabic in the Arabic language program for non-native speakers at the University's Language Center, which has a distinguished scientific reputation regionally and internationally. Moreover, Kafafi pointed out the possibility of establishing joint academic programs with Turkish universities at the bachelor, master and doctorate levels through the Turkish Embassy in Amman, something that may contribute to the exchange of expertise and preparing distinct graduates.

For his part, Mr. Karaguz praised the distinguished scientific reputation of Yarmouk University and the importance of enhancing scientific and cultural cooperation between Jordanian and Turkish universities, calling for more cultural activities that introduce students and community members to the Turkish language and civilization.

Interestingly, the Ambassador, during his visit to the University, met with students enrolled in the Turkish Language Program at the Faculty of Arts at the University and explained to them the opportunities of education and scholarships available for outstanding students in Turkey. However, the meeting was attended by the Vice President for Student Affairs and Foreign relations, Prof. Fawwaz Al Abed Al-Haq, Irbid Chamber of Industry President, Mr. Hani Abu Hassan, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Dr. Mahmoud Al-Amrat, and several officials of the University and the Embassy.