The President of Yarmouk University, Prof. Zeidan Kafafi met the Director of the German Protestant Institute of Archeology in Amman, Katrina Schmidt and the Dean of the Faculty of Archeology at the Free University of Berlin, Dr. Dominic Bonatz, to discuss the ways of enhancing cooperation with the Institute in the field of archeology as well as the ways of activating a joint cooperation agreement signed recently between Yarmouk and the Free University of Berlin in the field of archaeology. The discussion resulted in an agreement of exchanging scientific visits of the faculty members and students between the two universities to conduct scientific research of common interest.
During the meeting, Kafafi stressed the depth of cooperation relations that link Yarmouk with a number of German educational and research institutions. He pointed out how keen Yarmouk university is about being connected with various prestigious international universities and scientific institutions. Emphasizing the university's belief in the importance of exchanging experiences at various academic fields to develop its educational programs and stimulates creative thinking, Prof. Kafafi stated that Yarmouk University is devoted to developing and improving the educational process and its outputs by qualifying its individuals with skills they need to achieve sustainable development in various sectors of life.
Kafafi grabbed attention to the contact Yarmouk University has been constantly pursuing with the German Institute of Archeology in Amman and praised the Institute's role in the field of excavation and preservation of antiquities. Such a mission, as Kafafi stated, is conducted in numerous archaeological areas in Jordan by cooperating with several Jordanian researchers and faculty members from Yarmouk. Moreover, Kafafi appreciated the efforts of the Faculty of Archeology at the Free University of Berlin in the excavation and preservation of archeology through their archaeological projects that are carried out in Jordan. He then reminded the attendants of Yarmouk’s enthusiasm to activate the cooperation agreement signed recently between the two sides for the exchange of scientific visits among faculty members and students.
In return, Schmidt praised the distinguished scientific reputation of Yarmouk University and the distinctiveness of its teaching staff, especially in the fields of archeology and anthropology. She then clarified the Institute's readiness to work together with Yarmouk University to encourage a number of the faculty members of Yarmouk's Faculty of Archeology and Anthropology to deliver specialized scientific lectures on various topics related to archeology, excavations, and ways of preserving cultural heritage in the region. Besides, she declared that the Institute had opened its library for students and researchers from Yarmouk University to investigate the books, references, and studies that cover the archaeological and tourist areas.
In his turn, Bonatz expressed the Institute’s willingness to cooperate with Yarmouk University in the field of archeology. He then spoke of the possibility of involving students (at the master and bachelor levels) and faculty members of the Faculty of Archeology and Anthropology to participate in archaeological excavations projects conducted by the Free University of Berlin in several archaeological sites in Jordan. Such participation, he stated, contributes to the exchange of experiences and the preservation of the important cultural heritage of human history in the region.