yarmouk university/irbid

DIES-Seminar:

“Enhancing Internationalization and Managing Partnerships betweenHigher Education Institutions in Germany and Jordan”

University of Jordan, Amman, 12/13 November 2012

Prof. Hanan I. Malkawi(Vice-President for Research & International Relations)

Yarmouk UniversityIrbid-Jordan

Email: [email protected] & [email protected]

German-Jordanian UniversityCooperation: How to Manage University

Partnerships?

Content:• Defentions-Internationalization• Brief Introduction- Yarmouk University• Yarmouk Uuniversity Towards Internationalization• - International Office• - Agreements & MOUs• - International Students at YU• - International Employees & Visiting scholars at YU• - Research Projects (with international partners)-FPMU• - Joint programs with international institutions•Collaboration: Yarmouk University-German HE Institutions• - YU Staff graduated from HE German Institutions• - Agreements & MOUs with HE German Institution• - Visiting & Exchange Staff & Researchers• - Current YU students with Scholarships at HE German Institution• - Teaching German Language at the Modern Language Center at YU• - YU-HE German Institution Joint Graduate programs (Gotingen Univ.)

• Defentions-Internationalization• Brief Introduction- Yarmouk University• Yarmouk Uuniversity Towards Internationalization• - International Office• - Agreements & MOUs• - International Students at YU• - International Employees & Visiting scholars at YU• - Research Projects (with international partners)-FPMU• - Joint programs with international institutions•Collaboration: Yarmouk University-German HE Institutions• - YU Staff graduated from HE German Institutions• - Agreements & MOUs with HE German Institution• - Visiting & Exchange Staff & Researchers• - Current YU students with Scholarships at HE German Institution• - Teaching German Language at the Modern Language Center at YU• - YU-HE German Institution Joint Graduate programs (Gotingen Univ.)

Globalization & Internationalization in HE

• Internationalisation:.The term refers to anyrelationship across borders between nations, orbetween single institutions situated within differentnational systems.

• Campus-based internationalization initiatives includestudy-abroad experiences, curriculum enrichment viainternational studies majors or area studies,strengthened foreign-language instruction, andsponsorship of foreign students to study on campus

• Globalization: the processes of worldwideengagement and convergence associated with thegrowing role of global systems that criss-cross manynational borders.

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• Internationalisation:.The term refers to anyrelationship across borders between nations, orbetween single institutions situated within differentnational systems.

• Campus-based internationalization initiatives includestudy-abroad experiences, curriculum enrichment viainternational studies majors or area studies,strengthened foreign-language instruction, andsponsorship of foreign students to study on campus

• Globalization: the processes of worldwideengagement and convergence associated with thegrowing role of global systems that criss-cross manynational borders.

Yarmouk University

Teaching Public, non-Profit HE organizationFounded in 1976 by a Royal Decree

scientificresearch

Communityservice

• 13 Faculties.• 2 Deanships• 18 Research Centers• 124 Research labs• 9 Incubators.• 34,400 students (62% females) (Including 5000graduate students).• 3800 non-Jordanian students (~52 nationalities).• 942 Faculty members (24% females).• 62 B.S (undergraduate) programs.• 72 Master programs.• 18 PhD programs

Yarmouk University

• 13 Faculties.• 2 Deanships• 18 Research Centers• 124 Research labs• 9 Incubators.• 34,400 students (62% females) (Including 5000graduate students).• 3800 non-Jordanian students (~52 nationalities).• 942 Faculty members (24% females).• 62 B.S (undergraduate) programs.• 72 Master programs.• 18 PhD programs ٥

YARMOUK UNIVERSITY (YU)1. Faculty of Arts2. Faculty of Sciences3. Faculty of Education4. Faculty of Physical Education5. Faculty of Fine Arts6. Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences7. Hijjawi Faculty for Engineering Technology8. Faculty of Law9. Faculty of Shari’s and Islamic Studies10. Faculty of Archeology and Anthropology11. Faculty of Information & Technology.12. Faculty of Mass Communication13. Faculty of Tourism & Hotels14. Faculty of Pharmacy & Technological Pharmacy (in the nearfuture).15. Faculty of Medicine (in the near future)Deanships. Deanship of Scientific Research and Graduate Studies. Deanship of Student Affairs

1. Faculty of Arts2. Faculty of Sciences3. Faculty of Education4. Faculty of Physical Education5. Faculty of Fine Arts6. Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences7. Hijjawi Faculty for Engineering Technology8. Faculty of Law9. Faculty of Shari’s and Islamic Studies10. Faculty of Archeology and Anthropology11. Faculty of Information & Technology.12. Faculty of Mass Communication13. Faculty of Tourism & Hotels14. Faculty of Pharmacy & Technological Pharmacy (in the nearfuture).15. Faculty of Medicine (in the near future)Deanships. Deanship of Scientific Research and Graduate Studies. Deanship of Student Affairs

Centers of excellence at YU

Centers & Units1. Computer & Information Center2. Center of Theoretical & Applied Physics3. Quality & Faculty Development Center4. The Jordanian Design Center5. Queen Rania Center for Jordanian Studies and Community Service6. Language Center7. Aqaba Marine Science Station at Aqaba8. Refugees, Displaced Persons & Forced Migration Studies Center9. Speech & Hearing Center10. Natural History Museum11. UNESCO Chair for Desert Studies & Combat Desertification12. Academic Entreprenunership Center of Excellence.13. Center of Excellence for Library Services14. Princess Basma Center for Jordanian Woman’s Studies15. Health Center16. Mahmoud al-Ghoul for Arabian Peninsula and Inscriptions Studies17. Samir Shamma for History of Numismatics and Islamic Civilization Studies.18. Arar chair19. Museums (Natural History | Numismatics | Jordanian Heritage)

YARMOUK UNIVERSITY (YU)Centers & Units

1. Computer & Information Center2. Center of Theoretical & Applied Physics3. Quality & Faculty Development Center4. The Jordanian Design Center5. Queen Rania Center for Jordanian Studies and Community Service6. Language Center7. Aqaba Marine Science Station at Aqaba8. Refugees, Displaced Persons & Forced Migration Studies Center9. Speech & Hearing Center10. Natural History Museum11. UNESCO Chair for Desert Studies & Combat Desertification12. Academic Entreprenunership Center of Excellence.13. Center of Excellence for Library Services14. Princess Basma Center for Jordanian Woman’s Studies15. Health Center16. Mahmoud al-Ghoul for Arabian Peninsula and Inscriptions Studies17. Samir Shamma for History of Numismatics and Islamic Civilization Studies.18. Arar chair19. Museums (Natural History | Numismatics | Jordanian Heritage)

YU Library: Al-Husayniyyah LibraryInclude more than (700,000) information resources in several languages onvarious areas of specializations

The library is carrying pioneering project for the digitization of journals publishedThe library is carrying pioneering project for the digitization of journals publishedthe Arab Universities Association hasthe Arab Universities Association hasby Arab institutions. Consequently,by Arab institutions. Consequently,

recognized it to exclusively be the deposit center of journals published byrecognized it to exclusively be the deposit center of journals published by.ssmember universitiemember universitie

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Yarmouk University Towards Internationalization

Foreign Relations Division at YU• The Foreign Relations Division is an important arm of the administration of YU,

with the purpose of spearheading, following-up on and managing theuniversity’s international operations, agreements and MoU’s and exchangeprograms. The main responsibilities include:- Developing new global partnerships.- Acting as liaison for the President on international initiatives.- Pursuing the drafting and implementation of agreements and MoU’s.- Providing information on resources of international education.- Establishing linkages with international institutions of higher education for

exchange and collaboration.- Facilitates teaching, scientific research, and general academic exchange by

providing informational services.- Oversees foreign visits to the University; it invites foreign experts to the

university, participates in student recruitment, receives foreign students,scholars, and visiting professors to the University.

- Handling international conference requests, keeping contact information andrelations with foreign universities, and attending to affairs identified by theUniversity president.

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• The Foreign Relations Division is an important arm of the administration of YU,with the purpose of spearheading, following-up on and managing theuniversity’s international operations, agreements and MoU’s and exchangeprograms. The main responsibilities include:- Developing new global partnerships.- Acting as liaison for the President on international initiatives.- Pursuing the drafting and implementation of agreements and MoU’s.- Providing information on resources of international education.- Establishing linkages with international institutions of higher education for

exchange and collaboration.- Facilitates teaching, scientific research, and general academic exchange by

providing informational services.- Oversees foreign visits to the University; it invites foreign experts to the

university, participates in student recruitment, receives foreign students,scholars, and visiting professors to the University.

- Handling international conference requests, keeping contact information andrelations with foreign universities, and attending to affairs identified by theUniversity president.

Region (No. of agreements by region and country) #Agreements

Asia-PacificASIA-PACIFIC

Australia 1, Brunei 2, Indonesia 5, Kazakhstan 2, Malaysia10, New Zealand 3, South Korea 1, Thiland 1, Uganda 1

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Europe

EUROPEAustria 1,Belgium 1, Bosnia & Herzegovina 1, Denmark 1,

France8, Germany 8, Ireland 2, Italy 2, Netherlands 1,Poland1, Portugal 1, Russia 3, Serbia & Montenegro 1, Slovenia 1,Spain 3, Sweden 1, Turkey 4, Ukraine 1, U.K. 4

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International Cooperation at YU

EUROPEAustria 1,Belgium 1, Bosnia & Herzegovina 1, Denmark 1,

France8, Germany 8, Ireland 2, Italy 2, Netherlands 1,Poland1, Portugal 1, Russia 3, Serbia & Montenegro 1, Slovenia 1,Spain 3, Sweden 1, Turkey 4, Ukraine 1, U.K. 4

Middle East

Middle East (including Iran)Algeria 2, Bahrain 4, Egypt 6, Iran 1, Iraq 5, Lebanon 2,Morocco 1, Oman 3, Palestine 2, Saudi Arabia 3, Sudan 2,Syria 4, Tunisia 4, UAE 2, Yemen 4

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North AmericaNORTH AMERICACanada 2, USA32 (including annexes to agreements which arenot numbered separately)

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Total no. of agreements (excluding Jordan) 151

Non-Jordanian Students at YU (Total ~ 3800)

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Non-Jordanian Students at YU

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Non-Jordanian Students at YU

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Number and Nationality of non-Jordanian employees at Yarmouk University (2012)

FacultyNationalityFaculty EmployeesNo.

Faculty of scienceFaculty of Hijjawi for EngineeringTechnologyFaculty of Sharia and Islamic StudiesFaculty of LawFaculty of EducationFaculty of Fine ArtsFaculty of Mass Communication

Iraqi8

Faculty of ArtsLebanese1Faculty of Sharia and Islamic StudiesFaculty of Mass CommunicationFaculty of Archaeology and Anthropology

Faculty of ArtsFaculty of Fine Arts

Egyptian18

Faculty of Hijjawi for EngineeringTechnologySyrian1

Faculty of Fine ArtsKazakhstani1

Foreign Project Management Unit (established in 2008)

Total Current Projects: 37 funded by International agencieswith several international partners from all over the world)

Has executive responsibility for University research projects fundedfrom outside the Univ.

1. Project Development, 2. Assist in Funding Resources, 3.Managing FundedProjects at the financial & administrative & reporting levels, 4. Security andEthics of Research, 5. Technology Transfer & Marketing the ScientificResearch Products. 6. Education & Training, 7. Other duties

Main Funding International agencies:- EU (FP7, Tempus, Erasmus Mundus, ENPI…….),- UNESCO,-Through Special MOUs with EU Countries, -DFG, - DAAD,- National Science Foundation, - USAID, -World Bank,-QatarFoundation, -Others.

Total Current Projects: 37 funded by International agencieswith several international partners from all over the world)

List of some Projects that are funded by International agencies(2012)No Title of Project Principle Investigator

/ FacultyTotalBudget(Euro)

Funding Agency Partners of Project

1 Mediterranean network for catalougingand web fruition (Mencawar)

Hani Hayajneh/Archeology &Anthropology

295,000.00 (EU - Tempus) -YUUniversity di Pisa,Italy-The Britsh Musem, UK-Saint Joseph, Lebanon

2 Place names in the Bani kinana district ofnorthern Jordan

Hani Hayajneh/Archeology &Anthropology

26,595.00 Swedish Government Stockholm University, Sweden

3 Innovative conservation approaches formonitoring & protecting ancient andhistoric metal collections fromtheMediterranean basin (promet)

Ziad Al-Saad/Archeology&Anthropology

440,441.15 (EU - Tempus) -YU- Hussain Univ. ---Technoloical Educational Institution of Athens,Greece, Several institutions from Greece,Malta, Algeria, Czech,Egypt,France

4 investigation revival & optimization oftraditional Mediterranean coloringtechnology for the conservation of thecultural heritage


1,292.580.00 (EU – Tempus) -YU- Aristotle University of Thessalonniki, GreeceSeveral institutions from Austria, Morocco and Germany

5Innovative Materials and Technologiesfor the Conservation of Paper pfHistorical, Artistic and ArchaeologicalValue (Papertech)


1,300.000.00 (EU – Tempus) -YU-Several institutions from Italy-Egypt-Spain-France,Potugal

6 Establishment of a masters degree inArchaeological Sciences


497,498.00 (EU – Tempus) -YU- Aristotle University of Thessalonniki, GreeceInstitute of Conservation and Restoration Studies, Germany

-YU- Aristotle University of Thessalonniki, GreeceInstitute of Conservation and Restoration Studies, Germany

7 Conservation of ancient stone quarrylandscapes in the eastern

Nizar Abu- Jaber/Faculty of Sciences 999,998.00 (EU – Tempus) -YU-The Geological Survey of Norway, KatholiekeUniversiteitLeuve- Belgium, University College, London-UK,Middle East Technical University-Turky,North South ConsultantExchange-Egypt-Egyptian Antiquities Information Syst-EgyptUniversita IUAV di Venezia-Italy

8 ICT and media Convergence training Mohammad Hamdan/ IT 211,252.00 (EU – Tempus) -YU- Greece- Univ. Sunderland-UK

9Unravelling and exploing Medlterraneansea microbial diveesity and ecology forXEnobiotics and polluantS clean up

Hanan Malkawi/Faculty of Sciences

2,993,869 EU-FP7 -YU- University of Milan-Italy, (Coordinator), -University of Tunis ElManar-Tunis, ConsiglioNazionale Delle Ricerche-Italy, City for Scientific Research andTechnologyApplications-Egypt, University Hassan II-Ain Chock- Morocco,Bangor University-UK, Institute of Catalysis, Consejo Superiorde InvestigacionesCientı´ficas-Spain, Technical,University of Crete-Greece, Ghent University- Belgium,EcoTechSystems L.t.d-Italy, University of Bologna-Italy

10 An Industry Oriented MSc .Program inTelecommunications EngineeringTowards an EU Approach

Khaled Gharaibeh/Hijjawi Faculty for EngineeringTechnology

1,200,000 (EU – Tempus) Yarmouk University -Jordan, German Universities,HashimiteUniversity,Dublin City University,Queen Marry University ofLondon-UK, Universidad Politecnicade Valencia-Italy

11 Cultural and Archaeologicalheritage in the - ArcheoMED


1,215.065,44 EU-ENPI CBCMED Yarmouk University -Jordan,AL-QudsUniversity, Aido ÓPTICA COLORIMAGEN Instituto tecnológico SUDGESTAid

12 Culture in the Mediterranean andWeaving on Common Threads


449,280,00 EU-ENPI CBCMED Yarmouk University -- Italy, Egypt,Greece

13 Genetic Diversity of humanpopulations from : Alupolymorphisms and molecularvariation of the genomic regionsof NOS genes"

Dr.May Sadiq/Faculty of Sciences

17,000 Agencia Española deCooperacionInternacional para elDesarrollo-Spain

Yarmouk University -Jordan, Spain

14 Earthquake Risk Assessment for Rasheed Jaradat/Faculty of Sciences

109,000 Earth quake Model ofMiddle East RegionEMME

-YUEarth quake Model of Middle East RegionEMME

15 Earthquake Risk Assessment for Moheeb Awawdeh/Faculty of Sciences


-YU-Earth quake Model of Middle East RegionEMME

15 Earthquake Risk Assessment for Moheeb Awawdeh/Faculty of Sciences


-YU-Earth quake Model of Middle East RegionEMME

16 Partnerships with Third CountryHigher Education Institutionsscholarships and MobilityApplication for Lot 5 (Jordan &Syria). Avempace 1

Hanan Malkawi/Faculty of Sciences

2.1 Million EU- Erasmus Mundus.Action 2. AVEMPACE 1

-YU-other universities in Jordan & Syria,Technische Universität Berlin-Germanyis the Coordinator, Several EU institutionsin Austria, Belgium, France, Italy, Poland,Spain, Wales-Cardiff-UK.

17 Erasmus Mundus Action 2 -Partnerships. EACEA/41/10 -STRAND1 - Lot 5. Jordan SyriaLinking Europe and ErasmusMundus-JOSYLEEM

Hanan Malkawi & AbdullahJarrah/Faculty of Sciences

2.1 Million EU- Erasmus Mundus.JOSYLEEM

-YU-other universities in Jordan & Syria, LundUniversity-Sweden is the Coordinator,Several institutions from EU: Spain,France, Italy, Czech Republic, Belgium,Poland, Austria

YU Joint Programs & courses withInternational Higher Educations

JointPrograms

DelmonUniversity

Bahrain

OmanCollege of

Management &Technology

Oman

Royal CollegeOf

Surgeons

Dublin/Ireland

LundUniversity

Sweden

UniversityOf

Sunderland

UK

Yarmouk UniversityCollaboration with Germany

Faculty Staff Graduated from German InstitutionsFaculty@YUUniverrsity in GermanyName of FacultyNO.Archaeology &AnthropologyFree University of BerlinDr. Zaidan Kafafi1.

Archaeology &AnthropologyFree University of BerlinDr. Hani Hayajneh2.

Archaeology &AnthropologyFree University of BerlinDr. Mustafa Al- Naddaf3.

Archaeology &AnthropologyUniversity of Duisburg-EssenDr. Wasif Al-Sakhaineh4.

ArtsUniversity of MünsterDr. Khaled Al- Dabbas5.

ArtsFree University of BerlinDr. Mohamed Al-Qurra6

ArtsFree University of BerlinDr. Mahmoud Al-Amrat7

Dr. Mohammad Al-Salous Journalism & Mass communicationFree University of BerlinDr. Mohammad Al-Salous8

Physical EducationRuhr-Universität BochumDr. Hazem Al-Nahar9

Hijjawi & Eng. TechTechnische Universität BerlinDr. Qassim Al Zoubi10

Sciences-Dep. of BiologicalSciencesHamburg UniversityDr. Khalid Al-Qaoud11

Sciences-Dep. of PhysicsTechnische Universität BerlinDr. Mohammed Al-Shboul12

Sciences-Dep. of ChemistryFree University of BerlinDr. Fatima Al-Smadi13

Sciences-Dep. of ChemistryFree University of BerlinDr. Ayman Hamouda15

Sciences- Dep. of Earth &Environmental SciencesTechnical University of MunichDr. Mohammed Atallah16

Sciences- Dep. of Earth &EnvironmentalUniversity of HamburgDR. Rafie Shunaq16

Fine ArtsFree University of BerlinDr. Mowafaq Al-Saggar17

LawUniversity of passauDr. Mamoun Abu-Zaiton18Arts- Dep. of Arabic LanguageAlbert-Ludwigs-Universität

FreiburDr. Numan Jubran19

Arts- Dep. of Arabic LanguageRuhr-Universität BochumDr. May Yousef20Archaeology &AnthropologyRuhr-Universität BochumDr. Ahmad Al-Shurman21Sciences- Dep. of Earth &EnvironmentalUniversity of MünsterDr. Mahmoud Al-Tamimi22

Faculty Staff Graduated from German Institutions

Sciences- Dep. of Earth &EnvironmentalArchaeology &AnthropologyUniv. of MannheimDr. Lamia El-Khouri23SciencesDep. of Earth & Env.

M.Sc from Hamburg Univ. ofTechnologyDr. Ahmed Al-Taani24

Archaeology &AnthropologyTechnical UniversityDortmund and RathgenResearch Institute in Berlin

Dr. Abdelraheem Ahmad25

Sciences-Dep. of BiologicalSciencesUniversity of SaarlandDr. Ahmed Maslat26

Sciences-Dep. of ChemistryUniversity of KonstanzDr. Mahmoud Al Talib27Faculty of Sciences-Dept ofChemistryUniversity of KonstanzDr. Ibrahim Jibril28

Sciences-Dep of ChemistryUniversity of ErlangenDr. Mohammad Qudah29

Sciences-Dep. of PhysicsTechnische UniversitätDarmstadtDr. Ahmed Al-khateeb30

Sciences -Dep. of Earth &Environmental SciencesKassel UniversityDr. Sameh Gharaibeh31

Sciences/ Dep. of Earth &Environmental SciencesUniversity of HeidelbergDr. Khaled Banat32

Arts-Dep. of Arabic languageUniversity of Duisburg-EssenDr.Mousa Rababah33

Arts-Dep. of Arabic languageUniversity of BonnDr. Khalil Al-Sheikh34

Faculty Staff Graduated from German InstitutionsOut of 942 total faculty members at YU, 40 (4.3%) had graduated fromHE German Institutions)

University of Duisburg-Essen

Arts-Dep. of Arabic languageUniversity of BonnDr. Khalil Al-Sheikh34Arts-Dep. of Arabic languageSaarland UniversityDr. Mahmoud Darabdeh35

Arts-Dep. of Arabic languageUniversity of Duisburg-EssenDr. Ziad Al-Zoubi36

Arts-Dep. of Arabic languageUniversity of Erlangen-NurembergDr. Abed-alhamid Al-Aktash37

Arts-Dep. of Arabic languageUniversity of Duisburg-EssenDr. Salem Al-Hadrousy38

Physical EducationUniversity of TübingenDr. Nabeil Shamrokh40Faculty of economics and businessadministration

Master from Univ. of Dresden ,PhD from Univ. of Potsdam

Dr. Nooh Alshyab41

Staff & Researchers Did Research Funded by GermanAgencies

Year of theProjectHost InstitutionFunding AgencyFaculty

At YUName of Faculty

Member

2012University of AchenDFGSciencesDr. MuheebAwawdeh

2012Bonn-Rhein-SiegUniversity

Erasmus MendusAvempace IITDr. Izzat Alsmadi

2011SaarbruckenDFGHijjawiDr. AbdullahAbabneh

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2011SaarbruckenDFGHijjawiDr. AbdullahAbabneh

2010Munster UniversityDAADITRand Obaeidat

2001Technical University ofMunichDAAD

SciencesDr. Abdel-FatahLahlooh

1999University ofBayrueth,Bvaria,deDAADArtsDr. Fawwaz Al-

Abed Al-Haq

1999University of KielDAADITDr.Ahmad Al-Taani

YU Faculty members & Researchers who collaborated & still with Germany Institutions

Name of staff or researcher Institute in Germany Faculty at YULamia El-Khouri obtained a one year scholarship from the

"Alexander von Humboldt Foundation"Faculty of Archaeology & Anthropology

Amjed Al-Fahoum worked for 6 years with Heidlberguniversity to establish a Biomedical Centerof Excellence. The project was funded by theEU under TEMPUS program

Faculty of Hijawi for Engineering Technology-Biomedical Systems & Informatics EngineeringDept.

Abdel-fatah Deeb Asaed lehlooh exchange visit to Technical University ofMunich through DAAD exchange visitsprogram

Faculty of Sciences-Dept of Physics

Wassef Al Sekhaneh Institute of Photonic TechnologySpectroscopy/Imaging doing research in thefield of Nanotechnology

Faculty of Archaeology & Anthropology

Muheeb M. Awawdeh Project: Groundwater VulnerabilityAssessment in the Area around Al-RamthaWastewater Treatment Plant, North Jordan.Funded by The DeutscheForschungsgemeinschaft (German ResearchFoundation)-DFG

Faculty of SciencesDept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences

Project: Groundwater VulnerabilityAssessment in the Area around Al-RamthaWastewater Treatment Plant, North Jordan.Funded by The DeutscheForschungsgemeinschaft (German ResearchFoundation)-DFG

Hasan Tashtoush Alexander Von Hombuldt ResearchFellowship-Germany

Faculty of Sciences-Dept. Of Chemistry

Mahmoud Al Talib Alexander Von Hombuldt ResearchFellowship-Germany


Ibrahim Jibril Detscher Akademisher Austauschdienst(DAAD) to carry out research in theDepartment of Chemistry/Heidelberg-Germany,


Wisal Al Rabadi Member of WSCA- World SwimmingCoaches Association- Germany

Faculty of Physical Education

Mohammad Bataineh DAAD Scholarship Faculty of Hijawi & Eng.Mohammad Al-Zoubi DFG. University of Kassel Faculty of Hijawi & Eng.Abdallh Ababneh DFG. Zarlant Faculty of Hijawi & Eng.

YU Policy: Scholarships for Best Students (Graduate Studies)

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Names of students with Scholarships from YU toGermany and are still in schools

Name of theUniversityArea of studyDegreeFacultyName

No.

Friedrich-SchillerUniversity of JenaInorganic ChemistryPhDSciencesTaghreed Marwan Al-

Jazzazi

1

2

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The Humboldt Universityof Berlin

Heritage TouristManagementPhDArchaeol

ogySaad Ahmad Braithe'

Al-Saad

2

DortmundMaintenance ofCultural HeritagePhDArchaeol

ogyAbdel Raheem Ali

Saleh Ahmad

3

Free University of BerlinHistory ways ofAntiquitiesPhDArchaeol

ogySahar Mohammad

Khasawneh

4

Mobility Exchange through Erasmus Mundus

Study AreaAt YU

Erasmus MundusProgrammeUniversityName of Student

Arabic as a Foreign LanguageAvempace1Sciences PO Paris/ FranceMaria Raji

Arabic as a Foreign LanguageAvempace1Sciences PO Par1is/ FranceLucie Derniaux

History/Faculty of ArtsAvempace1Sapienza University of Rome/ItalyMeuti Flavia

Department of Mathematics/Faculty of SciencesAvempace1Technische Universitat

Berlin/GermanyJeschke Bjorn

Middle East StudiesAvempace1GermanyJohannes FordalManagement Science

1- AVEMPACE II: (Erasmus Mundus) Scholarship Programme for Academic Exchangebetween EU countries and Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. (Coordinator:Technische Universität Berlin-Germany)- Website: (www.avempace2.eu)

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Middle East StudiesAvempace1GermanyJohannes FordalManagement Science

Avempace 1England (CMU)Julia Fallon

AVEMPACE 1- YUoutgoing Applicants

Name Study FieldHost Country(institution) Degree Type Period

Mohammed Da'san Computer engineering Belgium(BRU)Master (Exchange)

10 months

Saleem Mohammad IT Italy (SAP) Master Degree 20 months

Aldeen Alawad Noor ITItaly (SAP)

PhD degree 34 months

Izzat AlsmadiIT

Germany (BRS) PostDoc 6 months

Mohammad Al ZamilIT

Belgium (BRU) Staff 1 month

Agreements & MOU with HE German Institutions

No.Name of

University/Institution

Type ofAgreement

Areas ofCollaboration

Date ofExpiry

DurationAgreement

1 TechnischeUniversität Berlin MOU

Erasmus MundusPartnership Action 2(AVEMPACE)

2015 4 years

2Friedrich-AlexanderUniversity ofErlangen – Nurenburg

MOU

-Student Exchange-Staff Exchange-joint conference-Research projects

2015 3 yearsFriedrich-AlexanderUniversity ofErlangen – Nurenburg

-Student Exchange-Staff Exchange-joint conference-Research projects

3 Springer Customerservice Center GmbH

License AgreementJournals Access to Journals 2012 re-new

yearly

4Friedrich SchillerUniversity of Jena(FSUJ), Jena

MOU

Collaboration in allareas beginning withScience, Law, IT/CS,Economics, BusinessAdministration, andthe Social Sciences

Automatic renewaleveryyear

Indefinitevalidityunlessterminated

5BrandenburgUniversity ofTechnology, Cottbus

Agreement ofAcademicCooperation*

Collaboration coveringseveral areas XXX Automatic

renewal

Agreements & MOU with HE German InstitutionsNo. Name of University/Institution Type of Agreement Areas of Collaboration Date of

ExpiryDuration

Agreement

6 (DAAD) German AcademicExchange Service

AgreementWith DAAD

Exchange visits by three 'highlyqualified' scientists on bothsides to each other's countries,for 'concrete research projects'that are 'precisely defined inadvance'.

XXX5 year-sautomaticallyrenewed

7 Hochschule Cooperation Agreement

Promotion of cultural relations,exchange of academic staff,students, teaching andinformation materials andresearch

XXX Validity notmentioned.

Rupert Karls University,Heidelberg, Germanyand Palaeontologywith Dep.t of Earth andEnvironmental Sciences and theDep. of Physics

Collaboration of research andteaching, exchange of facultymembers and researchers,exchange of students, exchangeof information

Validity notmentioned8

Rupert Karls University,Heidelberg, Germanyand Palaeontologywith Dep.t of Earth andEnvironmental Sciences and theDep. of Physics

Proposal for Cooperation

Collaboration of research andteaching, exchange of facultymembers and researchers,exchange of students, exchangeof information

XXX Validity notmentioned

9 University of Tubingen Academic Agreement

Cooperation in academic,cultural, scientific, cultural andsocial areas. Exchange offaculty and researchers,students, library staff.Exchange of literature,publications. Joint seminars,graduate programs, etc.

XXX

Valid unlessexpresslyterminated ormodified by eitherparty through a 3month noticeperiod.

10 Universität Dortmund Cooperation AgreementCooperation with the Faculty ofArchaeology and Anthropology,YU

XXX 5 yearsValid until 2010

Teaching German Language at TheDepartment of Modern Languages

• This department was founded in the academic year 1984/1985 tomeet the needs of the country, to qualify candidates in French,Spanish, Italian, German, and Russian and to provide other facultieswith more elective courses. German language is one of thelanguages that have a history of linguistic heritage in the world, andfor this reason they are very privileged position and distinctive in theDepartment of Modern Languages at Yarmouk University. Studentstake advantage of recent educational facilities such as a modernlinguistics lab, audio-visual lab which is connected with a satellite toreceive foreign programs in French and in the other languages thatare taught by the department in addition to two other labs providedwith the recent modern technological devices by the Italian andRussian embassies.

• The number of students who are studying German Language for thisfirst semester 2012/2013 is (54), and for a reason to encouragestudents to learn German Language, the German Embassy in Jordanin cooperation with the Department of Modern Languagesoffer scholarships for students for a short period each year toGermany.

• This department was founded in the academic year 1984/1985 tomeet the needs of the country, to qualify candidates in French,Spanish, Italian, German, and Russian and to provide other facultieswith more elective courses. German language is one of thelanguages that have a history of linguistic heritage in the world, andfor this reason they are very privileged position and distinctive in theDepartment of Modern Languages at Yarmouk University. Studentstake advantage of recent educational facilities such as a modernlinguistics lab, audio-visual lab which is connected with a satellite toreceive foreign programs in French and in the other languages thatare taught by the department in addition to two other labs providedwith the recent modern technological devices by the Italian andRussian embassies.

• The number of students who are studying German Language for thisfirst semester 2012/2013 is (54), and for a reason to encouragestudents to learn German Language, the German Embassy in Jordanin cooperation with the Department of Modern Languagesoffer scholarships for students for a short period each year toGermany.

Joint Graduate Programs WithGerman HE Institution

• Yarmouk University and GottingenUniversity are in the process ofestablishing a partnership cooperationof a joint PhD program inChemistry and ComputerScience .

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Joint Graduate Programs WithGerman HE Institution

• Yarmouk University and GottingenUniversity are in the process ofestablishing a partnership cooperationof a joint PhD program inChemistry and ComputerScience .

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