The President of Arab American University Prof. Ali Zeidan Abu Zuhri, welcomed the Deputy Director of General Intelligence Major General Azzam Zakarneh, who visited the university and gave a lecture to its students about the importance of student awareness to be updated with the latest technology and its challenges.
The Assistant President for Community Affairs Dr. Iyad Dalbeh, Dr. Jamal Hanishih, Mr. Ekamil, and the President of Student Council, and the coordinator of Al-Shabibih Movement and the Mufti Mohammad Salah Abu Saed also welcomed the Major General Azzam Zakarneh.
The university at Ramallah campus celebrated the acceptance of the first batch of Ph.D students in business the first of its kind in Palestine with the joint cooperation of Indiana University , Pennsylvania – USA. The ceremony was sponsored by the Prime Minister – Designate of the State of Palestine Dr. Mohammad Ashtayyeh.
The ceremony of handing over the acceptance letters in the doctoral program was attended by the Chairman of the Board of Directors Dr. Yousef Asfour, the President of the University Prof. Ali Zidan Abu Zuhri, the Dean of Faculty of Graduate Studies Dr. Abdul Rahman Abu Libdeh, the Academic Adviser Prof. Walid Deib, members of the Board Mrs. Sabah Asfour, Mr. Osaid Asfour, Mr. Bahaa Asfour, and former Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr. Khawla Al-Shakhshir, the former University President Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Abu Mwais, the VP for Administrative and Financial Affairs, Mr.
Arab American University organized a conference entitled "The role of the national movement in the 48 Palestinian Territories to strengthen the Palestinian national identity" sponsored by the University President Prof. Ali Zidan Abu Zuhri. As it highlights the important role played by the Palestinians in the 48 territories to maintain the national identity and to remain on their lands. In the presence of the governor of Jenin Governorate MG Akram Rajoub, and President of Joint Arab Establishment Mr. Ayman Odeh; Minister of Local Government Dr.
"Ana Jawwal" team at the university organized a closing ceremony of its training program, while competing for the first place in the program with the participated Palestinian universities.
The ceremony included contests where students participated in, awards were distributed to the winners. The ceremony also included artistic and entertainment activities, also many young students presented their talents and withdraw prizes.
The organizers of the ceremony praised the success of the ceremony, as the students commended the artistic and entertainment activities, and the representatives of Jawwal assured that the ceremony was unique and expressed their admiration the student’s interaction.
The researcher Hala Mohammed Abdel-Hafiz Shalbaya, a student in conflict resolution and development program at the faculty of graduate studies at the University Campus Ramallah, discussed her thesis entitled “Arresting Palestinian Children, the Dual Israeli Law, Discrimination by Nationality and Violation of Children's Rights in East Jerusalem - case study”
The researcher referred in her thesis to the children as "criminals" according to the Israeli narrative, and "the victims" according to other narratives, and "not classified" according to our novel, The chapters of the thesis focused on arresting, attacking and investigation.
The University in cooperation with the Ministry of Education & Higher Education, a Guidance day for “Al-Injaz” high school students, with the participation of 20 high educational institutions of Universities and colleges, and more than 3000 students from different schools from the directorates of education in Jenin, Tubas and Qabatiya.
The Guidance Day which was held at the sports hall in the university, was part of a meeting series organized by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education in eight Palestinian governorates. The aim of this day is to introduce high school students to the specializations available in educational institutions and to help them choose the university and the appropriate specialization that suits their needs and the market needs.
The University organized a lecture for its students about the Samaritan community living in Palestine, in order to introduce them to the oldest community in the world and their customs and traditions, hosted by the Samaritan community priest and director of the Samaritan Museum in Nablus the priest Husni Wassef.
The lecture was opened by the president assistant for Community Affairs Dr. Iyad Delbah, welcoming the attendees, as he pointed out that the Samaritan community is part of the Palestinian community, where in this lecture the students are introduced to the Samaritan community, their customs and traditions.
The university launched Erasmus Project, where the Policy and Conflict Resolution Studies Center has won the Erasmus Project award under the title of “Strengthening National Research Capacity in Policy, Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation in cooperation with Palestinian and European universities”.
The first meeting for launching Erasmus project was held in Dublin in cooperation with Hebron and Islamic universities in Gaza, as well as the Friedrich Schiller University of Germany and the Trinity University of Ireland. The delegates discussed the projects and performance indicators for all activities, research and outputs that will emerge from the project.
The Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology at the University hosted the 13th National Championship for Educational Robotics in Palestine, "First Lego" organized by Fiker institution entitle "Space", in which 30 teams of students participated from the Directorates of Education in the northern West Bank
The First Lego World Robotics Competition is a global scientific competition held in more than 88 countries in the world, and all teams deal with the same title and operate on the same standards. It is also one of the most exciting and fast-paced competitions. It is a combination of education and creativity, on the other hand it is designed for the age group of 9 years and up to 16 years old of school students, each team consists of "2 - 10" students in addition to the coach and supervisor.
The second phase of the TESLA project was launched at the university, in the presence of representatives of the Palestinian universities participating in the project funded by the European Agency for Culture. The announcement came during a meeting with the technical team from the participating local universities.
The project, which also involves European universities aims to integrate virtual reality technology into the educational process in the Palestinian higher education sector.
The meeting included a presentation by Dr. Ahmed Awais from Arab American University where he discussed the practical plan for the second phase of the project, which will be managed by the university team to develop and construct a software based on virtual reality.
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