The Palestinian Basketball team “Al Feda’i” has organized a training camp in the sport hall court in AAUP as it is the only certified court in Palestine as a home court for the national team. The camp came as part of the preparation procedures for the 6th group that contains the teams of Palestine, Jordan Sri Lanka and Kazakhstan that have reached the Asian Basketball Championship finals that will be held in India in 2021.
Eng. Bara Asfour- the Assistant to the President and Mr. Uday Daraghmeh- the Director of Sports Facilities had a checkup tour in the court to see the players, the training crew and the American trainer that the Palestinian Federation assigned to supervise the Palestinian team training.
The Palestinian team will play against Sri Lanka team in the Sport Hall in AAUP on the 24th of the coming month.
Students of the Interior Architecture program in AAUP that is offered as collaboration with the Academy of Fine Arts of Verona – Italy, organized a field trip to Kofor Aqab old town – Jerusalem, as this trip contributes in enhancing the practical side of their specialization and it is part of the students’ project in the Design Elements course.
Eng. Rinad Shqairat, who teaches the “Design Elements and Forming” course at AAUP said that: “this visit to the old town aims to enhance the awareness of students of the main elements for forming through the architecture space, by watching and analyzing the Palestinian way of traditional buildings and traditional architecture.” She indicated that she invited Eng. Yara Bamia from Rawaq Institution, an institution works on reviving the old towns in Palestine, and Eng.
The Sports Facilities Department at AAUP concluded the first Squash championship that the interior fields in the sport hall AAUP where in addition to many staff, faculty members and students many other players participated. This championship was the first to be organized in the Palestinian universities.
Dr. Ma’en Zakarneh and Mr. Dergham HamdAllah reached the finals after all the excited games that players competed in.
The last game witnessed a great competition between both players and ended in two rounds with no response and then the winning of Dergham in the championship fair and square.
In the conclusion ceremony, Mr. Oday Daraghmeh- the Director of Sports Facilities honored the winners of the first and the second places.
Some students from the Faculty of Administrative and Financial Sciences in AAUP went in a field trip to some of the institutions and companies in Hebron City accompanied by Dr. Sharif Abu Karsh and Dr. Mohammad Abu Sharbeh.
This trip comes as part of the strategic plan that the faculty in AAUP depends aiming to enhance the relation between AAUP and the labor market, and to introduce students to the main Palestinian companies and their products and services.
Dr. Ahmad Sadqa- AAUP VP for Planning and Development and Dr. Ma’moun AlHelo- Al Isteqlal University President Assistant to Planning, Development and Quality had a meeting to discuss means of cooperation and experience mobility between both universities.
During the visit to AAUP that a delegation from Al Istiqlal University did, Dr. Sadaqa- VP for Planning and Development talked about the university and its academic plans, and explained how AAUP always seeks to enhance the joint academic cooperation and relations with local and international universities. Dr. Sadaqa talked also about how AAUP provides new specializations that meet the needs of the labor market, and asserted that AAUP is ready to start a joint cooperation with Al Istiqlal University that includes many aspects such as joint training courses.
Arab American University and the Palestinian International Cooperation Agency (PICA) sign a cooperation agreement that serves both parties. The agreement contributes in improving the Palestinian staff in the Palestinian universities and in improving the developmental skills in PICA by benefitting from professional experts in universities. This agreement comes as part of the educational programs and expert mobility.
Prof. Ali Zeidan Abu Zuhri- AAUP President and Mr. Imad AlZuhari- the General Manager for PICA signed the agreement with the presence of Prof. Waleed Deeb- the Academic Advisor of the Board of Directors and the Founding President, Dr. Dalal Iriqat- VP for International Relations and a delegation from PICA.
Attended by Dr. Samer Arqawi- Advisor to the Minister of Higher Education, Dr. Hasan Yaseen- the VP for Administrative and Financial Affairs, Dr. Nizam Diab- VP for Training Affairs and representatives of the continuous education departments from all universities and AAUP academic and staff members, the Continuous Education Department in AAUP has organized a workshop entitled “Continuous education in the Palestinian universities: Reality and Ambition”.
The workshop aimed to discuss the role that the continuous education programs in the Palestinian universities do in enhancing the community responsibilities, the main problems and obstacles that the centers face and the future of the continuous education and its effect on the local and international community.
Student Union Council and Shabeba in AAUP have organized the ceremony of lightening the Christmas tree for the coming Christmas and the New Year.
The speeches in the ceremony asserted on the social unity in the university in specific and in Palestine in general, indicating that all the Palestinian people of all colors and religions must stand hand by hand for the State of Palestine and its capital Jerusalem.
The ceremony included artistic shows by AAUP choir, and Christmas candies were given to the audience.
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