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.
Continuing Education Center at the University received an international accreditation in the field of professional training from the Accreditation Council (SWAC) for trainees, which is responsible of reviewing the training quality offered by the university or institution or training program. Where the advisor Mohammed Hassunih the representative of the Council in Palestine handed over the accreditation to the Director of the Continuing Education Center, Dr. Khaled Attieh.
Dr. Attieh Head of the center said that this accreditation allows the students who enrolled in the training courses to internationally equivalent their certificates with 13 international specialized institutions, as it allows them to enter higher quality training on a global level, allowing them to achieve their professional goals and aspirations.
Continuing Education Center at Arab American University graduates its participants from the training course entitled "Advanced Communications" which aims at introduce communication systems and connecting these systems through fiber optic cables and microwave devices, as well as the international connection systems in Palestine (DWDM).
The graduation ceremony was attended by Dr. Khalid Attiah, Director of the Continuing Education Center, Dean of Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology Dr. Mohammad Hamarsheh, Head of Communications at the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, Mr. Mahdi Barhoush, faculty members, and the course's trainer Eng. Fadi Sarhad.