Prime Minister Dr. Rami Al-Hamdallah welcomes in his office a delegation from Arab American University that included Dr. Yousef Asfour CEO and Prof. Dr. Ali Zedan Abu Zuhri President of the University where they discussed higher education situation and the means of enhancing it.
The Prime Minister expressed his pride to Arab American University at its role in providing unique education, enhanced by all modern educational means based on the need of the market, and strengthening our nationals resilience in the Palestinian territories in 1948 by embracing them.
The Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr. Sabri Sidem and the President of Arab American University, Dr. Ali Zeidan Abu Zuhri, signed a cooperation agreement, containing training Graduate students specialized in occupational therapy within a number of the Ministry's schools in the West Bank.
The Undersecretary Dr. Othman Saleh, Assistant Undersecretary for Higher Education Dr. Ehab Al-Qubaj, attended the signing ceremony. In addition of Dean of the Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences and Nursing Dr. Mohammed Assia, Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences for Training and Laboratories Jumana Daeibes, General Director of International and Public Relations Nadeem Sami, General Director of Guidance and Special Education Mohammad Al Hawash and Dr. Murad Murshd from Special Education Department.
The International Research Conference currently held in Germany organized by the Jena Center for Settlement Studies at the University of Frederick Schiller has announced the launch of the Academic Alliance for Settlement and Conflict Resolution in the Middle East and North Africa, including the major important universities, research and conflict centers in those areas. Which Vice President for International Relations of Arab American University Dr.
Arab American University was selected to be the representative for Palestine state to be a part of the academic alliance for settlement and conflict resolution in the Middle East and North Africa.
Dr. Erekat presented at the international research conference entitled " Reconciliation in the Middle East and North Africa: multidisciplinary research", a research entitled: Diplomacy in the Perspective of Peace Building: From Coercion to Dictation
Diplomacy in the Perspective of Peace Building: From Coercion to Dictation.