“IDEA” Business Incubators for supporting small projects signed a memorandum of cooperation with Hassib Sabbagh Information Technology Center of Excellence at AAU. The memorandum comes as part of economic recovery project implemented by Palestinian Consultative Commission for developing non-governmental institutions PCS to contribute in social and economic empowerment for youth and marginalized groups, provide business development for entrepreneurs and innovators in establishing and developing small economic projects.
The memorandum was a supportive move for continues partnership among Palestinian Higher Education sector and civil society organizations and the two parties different roles in build and support Palestinian economical sector especially youth’s sector.
The memorandum includes the two parties cooperate to support small Information Technology projects sector in Jenin, provide technical and financial support to the projects owners in terms of ideas development and preparing business and market plans, provide grants and loans and building in entrepreneurial and business concepts.
Arab American University President Dr. Ali Zeidan Abu Zuhri welcomed the German Academic Exchange Service organization “DAAD” Jerusalem Office Manager Christina Stahlbock who visited the university to enhance academic and scientific research cooperation between the two parties and introducing the scholarships requirements at German and Jordanian universities offered by the organization.
The university President met the organization manager in the presence of Vice President for Training Affairs Dr. Nizam Diab. Dr. Abu Zuhri presented detailed explanation for the manager of the DAAD’s Jerusalem office on AAU, its faculties and academic programs, discussing ways to enhance cooperation, academic and student exchanges, scientific research projects between the university and the organization and mechanism for developing and increase the awarded scholarships size.