Arab American University hosted the Independence Championship for 5-a-side football in which Jenin governorate institutions participated. It’s organized by Sports Federation for All under the auspices of the Higher Council for Youth and Sports, Fateh in Jenin Region, and Jenin’s Sports Committee.
This championship is part of the central championship for institutions held in all the West Bank governorates, coinciding with the commemoration of independence.
Eight teams participated in the championship representing national institutions in Jenin. They were divided into two groups, consisting of 4 teams, each group first and second teams qualify for semi-finals.
Faculty of Law at the Arab American University held an introductory workshop on Israeli laws in the occupied Palestinian territories in 1948, presented by the lawyer and president of Adalah Organization specialized in protecting the minority rights in the 1948occupied territory Hussein Abu Hussein, in presence of a group of students from the departments of Law and Jurisprudence.
The workshop was attended by Dean of the Faculty of Law Dr. Bashar Daragmeh and Head of the Public Law Department Dr. Hikmat Amarneh who started it by introducing Mr. Abu Hussein and its importance in enhancing students' culture and informing them about the Israeli laws inside the 1948 Palestine.
Samar Hamdan, student at the Arab American University Arabic Language and Media Department, won the third place in the Research Contest entitled “Entrepreneurship, Innovation and 21st Century Challenges”, organized by the 19th Students Creativity Forum. Annually the Arab Council for Training Arab Universities Students, part of the Arab Universities Union, organizes the forum.
American University at Ras Al-KHaima, UAE, hosted the forum with the participation of 36 research from the 80 research submitted to the contest in August of this year.
Her participation came in the focus of the social media impact on individuals behavior in a research entitled “The Direction of Palestinian News Sites Handles the Palestinian Youth Entrepreneurship: Analytical Study of Wafa, Maan and The Economic Websites”, under the supervision of the Arab American University media lecturer Mr. Said Abu Moalla.