The President of the Arab American University Prof. Ali Zedan Abu Zuhri, and the Secretary of the Qatar Permanent Committee for the Support of Al-Quds, MG Bilal Natsheh, signed a cooperation agreement that aims primarily to provide the educational and cultural sector in Palestine through financial funding to help Jerusalem students.
The university president, Dr. Abu Zuhri, stressed the importance of cooperating with the Qatar permanent committee to support Al-Quds, especially supporting Jerusalem students who face many difficulties.
The Secretary of the Qatar Permanent Committee for the support of Al-Quds, MG Bilal Natsheh said that the cooperation between the two parties will contribute in decreasing the financial burden on Jerusalem students through aid programs and scholarships. where they suffer from occupation policy which targets their identity.
Department of Sports Activities at the Deanship of Student Affairs at the University organized in cooperation with the sports facilities the first Ramadan championship for football, which is considered a sport initiative presented by Eim Al-Fahm students to the university.
Eight teams participated in the championship, which lasted a whole week. it took place in the outdoor stadiums. Al-Wihdat team won first place and was given the gold medals, the Zamalek team won second place and was given the silver medals. Scores were 3 to 1.
Blitz team from AAUP was qualified for the final competition of Hult Prize in Britain, which will take place in Britain after the team competed the competition in Paris and qualified with nine international teams to compete for the prize of one million dollars.
The team included Ahmed Abdulkarim Al-Subu'a, Reda Madi Abu Sheikha, Noor Jihad Kamil and Lana Sami Awad.
The participated team said: “We have been chosen among the best nine teams in the world, after the performance we presented in Paris and our short video in the university campus about our project, where we were qualified for the finals in Britain to spend a training and educational period under supervision Experts, trainers and entrepreneurs for the development of the project and to compete for the project prize, which is worth one million dollars".
The Faculty of Graduate Studies hosted the advisor in health economics of the Palestinian National Institute for Public Health, Dr. Mohammed Khalif, in a lecture entitled "Health Economics and Finance in Palestine".
Dr. Mohammed Khalif discussed the development of health financing for comprehensive health coverage, noting that he is highly interested in research in the areas of health technology assessment, economic evaluation, quality of life and palliative care.
The university hosted two international experts in the evaluation of international academic and quality programs, Prof. Georgios Davalos and Prof. Miltus Petters, from a British university, in a scientific meeting organized by Erasmus Palestine Office in the presence of six Palestinian universities to evaluate the academic program in the fields of engineering, computer science and information technology at both AAUP and Al-Quds University as a model.
The Head of Development Committee at Arab American University, Prof. Mohammed Asia, said that the university seeks through this scientific workshop to reach the highest standards of quality and the best academic programs, as noted by the international experts, who affirmed that Arab American University has international academic, scientific and quality programs, and the outcomes of Arab American University are in line with the requirements of local, Arab and international markets.
The Palestinian Medical Council announced that Arab American University has received the accreditation in dental implants program, in addition to oral and maxillofacial surgery program, considering it a remarkable step in the field of education and training for postgraduate students in dentistry.
The University administration explained that the adoption of the specialization programs in dental implants and oral and maxillofacial surgery is an excellent opportunity for all those wishing to join the disciplines since it’s the first in Palestine. The university provides highly qualified academic staffs, clinics and laboratories to meet the needs of new programs.
The researcher, Jenin Wahib Abu Amouneh, a student in strategic planning program at Faculty of Graduate Studies at the University in Ramallah, discussed her MA thesis entitled "A Strategy overcome Gender Equality and the Situation of Palestinian Women in the Public Sector"
In her thesis, the researcher aimed to overcome gender inequality and the situation of Palestinian women in the public sector. A qualitative analysis was adopted to analyze gender discrimination in the workplace and a strategy to overcome gender discrimination in Palestine. The results of the research questions, which included questions on gender discrimination in the workplace, discussed the effects of sexual discrimination and ways to reduce them.
Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences at Arab American University organized a training course about “how to perform a splint” in modern scientific ways, for students from Occupational Therapy, and employees from medical, health and rehabilitation institutions and centers from different places of West Bank.
with the attendance of the Dean of the Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences Prof. Mohammed Asya, the Acting Director Occupational Therapy Union Mr. Anan Ghabash, and representatives from rehabilitation societies, medical institutions and health centers in different parts of the West Bank.
A basketball match between Arab American University and Al-Najah University in the basketball league championship, organized by the Palestinian Federation for University Sports.
In the match that was held in the sports hall at Arab American University, Al-Najah team won on Arab American University team with a score of 86 points to 51 points, as a result Al-Najah team will move to compete with Al-Quds university, and Birzeit, to win in the top three in the championship.
The Faculty of Graduate Studies organized a workshop entitled "Peace in Ireland and Brexit implications on the Good Friday Agreement", the workshops targeted studdents from Conflict Resolution Master program in the course of Comparative Peace Processes, taught by Dr. Dalal Erekat.
The workshop hosted The Irish consul for Palestine Mr. Jonathan Kunlun, along with the lecturer at the Irish University of Maine Dr. Gary Mayson, and the political consul of the British consulate in Jerusalem Mr. Jack Fletzgerald.
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