The president of YU, Dr. Zeidan Kafafi, met a delegation from the Raden Fatah State Islamic University Palembang headed by its President, Dr. Muhammad Shirazi, where possible avenues of cooperation and the possibility of signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) were discussed.

Dr. Kafafi stressed the keenness of YU to cooperate with universities from around the globe to improve educational processes at YU and the quality of its graduates. Kafafi then reviewed the programs that YU offers for students and pointed to the possibility of signing a MOU with Raden Fatah in various fields including Arabic language, Islamic Studies, and Islamic Banks, in addition to staff exchange, receiving Raden Fatah's students to study at YU, holding joint conferences and conducting joint research.

For his turn, Shirazi praised the academic reputation that YU enjoys particularly in teaching Islamic studies. He further explained that Jordan enjoys a good reputation in teaching moderate Islam, which shows clearly in the speeches of His Majesty King Abdullah II in international platforms, and also shows in Amman Message that calls for clarifying to the modern world the true nature of Islam and the nature of true Islam.

The meeting was also attended by the Vice Presidents, deans of faculties and officials from both parties.