Professor Ali Zaidan- the university President received the Board of Trustees member Mr. Waleed Al-A’fifi who visited the university to see the progresses that the university has reached and to discuss means of support to develop it.
The Deanship of the students’ Affairs organized a workshop about the reasons behind the psychological stress at Al-Yamoon Secondary School. The workshop was organized with the help of the psychological and social guidance department at the school. Miss Jihan Samoudy- the School’s Principle started the workshop by appreciating the role that the Arab American University does at the local community and the schools.
The Arab American University participated at the 26th Arab union conference for libraries and information that was held in Jordan under the name “libraries and information specialists”. The Arab American University was represented by Mr. Hasan Al-Said- the library manager. The conference aims to follow up the development at the library and information sciences and to know the different Arabian and international publishing houses.
Professor Ali Zaidan- the university president received the Palestinian businessman Nazih Ibrahim who visited the university to discuss means of collaboration to build a rehabilitation centre that will serve the north cities of the West Bank. They both discussed ideas of development projects and agreed on making special studies and the possibilities of implementing the projects.
The Arab American University organized a workshop along with Sharek Youth Forum about the Palestinian labour law under the name “your right”. The workshop aimed to raise the students’ awareness about the work cases and the labour rights to guarantee their rights at the Palestinian labout market. Dr. Nitham Thiab- the Assistant to the President for the Community Affairs started the workshop and clarified that the university always seeks to host experts and specialists so that students will be benefited from them.
A group of law students from the Faculty of Law at the Arab American University participated at the second annual symposium for the law students for the Palestinian universities that was organized by Al-Haq institution for 6 days at Ramallah under the name “Introduction to the international law”. The symposium contained many subjects concerning the international law, human rights, the humanitarian international law and refugees’ issues and the training was by trainees from Al-Haq institution.
The Arab American University organized the chess championship for the Palestinian universities where it hosted the teams for the third year. The university’s team got the second place while Birzeit University got the first place at the championship. The championship comes as part of the activities of the athletic union for the Palestinian universities. 6 teams from 6 universities participate at the championship.
The deanship of the students’ affairs with collaboration of the Palestinian centre for Peace and Democracy organized a training symposium about “counter narcotics”. The symposium aims to raise the students’ awareness about the bad effects of the drugs on the Palestinian community in order to limit their use between the Palestinian youth.
The Arab American University hosted a delegation from Dot Media Company who visited the university in order to make television reportage under the name of “the orientation at the university and the factors that affect students in choosing their specialities”. The company’s staff made interviews with students among “bridges ... to enhance the positive behaviour” program under cooperation with Hanz Zaidle institution.
Dr. Yousef Asfour- the Head of the Board of Directors at the Arab American University made a visitation to the centre of the graduate studies at Ramallah to see the progress of the constructions at the site which is considered an integration to the university’s plan and an enhance to start new academic programs in Palestine.
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