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The President of YU, Dr. Zeidan Kafafi along with the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Dr. Khaled Al-Omari attended the graduation ceremony of the 11th and 12th batches of students at Oman College of Management and Technology. The graduation ceremony was held, for the first time, on the college's campus in Halban under the patronage of the Omani Deputy Minister of Tourism, Maitha bint Saif Al-Mahrouqiah.
During the ceremony, Kafafi delivered a speech in which he stated that the graduation ceremony is a result of the academic collaboration between YU and Oman College, which provides the Sultanate of Oman with qualified and trained graduates who will contribute to the development of Omani institutions in various sectors. Kafafi also asserted that YU will continue to academically support the college in a way that goes with its objectives.
Kafafi, then congratulated the graduates and invited them to reflect their learning experiences in their future careers to best represent YU and Oman College.
In his speech, the dean of the College, Dr. Walid Hmaidat stated that the young college of Oman has turned into an academic edifice in the Sultanate of Oman, noting that this ceremony is a proof of the qualified and trained graduates the college provides to the Omani market.
Student Sheikha Al-Saeedi, in her speech on behalf of her fellow graduates, thanked the administration of the College and the faculty members for arming them with knowledge and education that enable them to keep up with the developments of the current time and to benefit the Omani society.
At the end of the ceremony, Al-Mahrouqia honored distinguished students and delivered the certificates to the 357 graduates in the fields of Business Administration, accounting, financial and banking sciences, computer science, management information systems, and interior design.
The Director of the International Relations and Projects Department at YU, Dr. Muwafaq Al-Otoom, sponsored the graduation ceremony of YU Jordanian and Syrian refugees’ students who participated in the SYMPRO project, which received €8,000 fund from the European Credit Fund.
At the beginning of the ceremony, the project director, Dr. Ahmed Al-Aroud, from the Faculty of Information Technology and Computer Science gave a presentation about the project which aims at qualifying Jordanian and Syrian students to join MA programs offered by international universities through open source online educational platforms. He further explained that the 11 students who participated in the project received education and training for two semesters as part of the programs offered by the New York City College of Technology in the USA and the Curtin University in Australia. The areas of training included cyber information Security and Data Science which are of current demand in local and international markets. He added that such online programs are less expensive than the traditional ones and can be easily registered by students from all around the world even those in remote places.
The research team of the project included Dr. Ahmed Al-Aroud, Dr. Khaled Nahar, and Abdullah Al Zoubi from the Faculty of Information Technology and Computer Science, and Ahmed Al-Zyout from the Computer and Information Center.
It is noteworthy to mention that the YU hosts 484 Syrian refugee students who are enrolled in various academic majors.
At the end of the ceremony, and with the presence of the Director of the Refugees, Displaced Persons and Forced Migration Studies Center, Dr. Ayat Nashwan, and several officials from YU, Dr. Otoom handed the certificates to the participating students.
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.
Dr. Zaidan Kafafi, the president of YU, met a delegation from Tadarus, represented by its chairman Dr. Abdelmoneim Awad and Dr. Hussain Jedaya. The two parties discussed possible avenues of cooperation, which includes establishing a university in Turkey that offers joint BA and Diploma programs in different majors.
Dr. Kafafi stressed the keenness of YU to cooperate with various international educational institutes, pointing to the cooperation agreements Yarmouk already have with a number of Turkish colleges and universities, adding that they are willing to cooperate with Tadarus to offer joint academic programs in different majors of mutual interest.
The president also noted that Yarmouk constantly develops the academic program plans they offer and establishes new programs to keep up with the rapid developments and to meet the needs of the local and Arab market.
Dr. Awad, for his part, praised the academic reputation that YU enjoys and stressed their keenness to cooperate with them in light of the current openness that international educational institutions witness. He also expressed their desire to sign a cooperation agreement with YU after submitting the project proposal.
The president of YU, Dr. Zeidan Kafafi met a delegation from Oman College of Management and Technology. The delegation consisted of Khamis Al-Khsaibi, Hanan Al-Badria, Noura Al-Baluchia and Lamia Al-Majenia, who came to YU to attend training courses in public relations, finance, supplies and services, and human resources. The meeting was attended by the Vice presidents, Dr. Anis Khassawneh and Dr. Fawwaz Abd Al-Haq, the Director of International Relations and Projects, and the Director of Public Relations and Media.
At the beginning of the meeting, Kafafi stated that YU is proud of their active partnership with Oman College. He added that YU will take all necessary measures to develop the academic and administrative processes at Oman College through the training courses they offer for their staff. Kafafi also noted that YU and Oman College will take necessary measures to develop Oman College, such as offering new majors and programs.
For their part, the delegation members thanked YU and praised their efforts to support Oman College academically and administratively. They also thanked YU employees who provided them with the knowledge they need in various fields.