A Swiss tourist delegation has visited the university, within its current tour to Palestine. The visit is part of the delegation's path which started from Nazareth to Bethlehem by foot.
The delegation was welcomed by the Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Zaki Saleh, and from Public Relations dept. Ms. Samah Dawhadi and Mr. Raed Abu Bakr.
Dr. Saleh gave an introduction presentation about the university its goals and mission, and its educational, cultural and social services, referring to the services it provides in the sports field.
A delegation from the University participated in a training course organized by Ljubljana University in Slovenia entitled "Governance Practices in Palestinian Higher Education Institutions", funded by the European Union, in the presence of a number of Palestinian, European and American universities.
The delegation included the Vice President for Planning and Quality Dr. Mouth Sabha, and his office manager Nadia Zeidan, the director of Quality Department Ms. Mays Awwad, and Mr. Sami Awad from Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology.
A delegation from the National Commission for Accreditation and Quality from Ministry of Education and Higher Education visited Arab American University to see its academic programs and its correspondence with the local, regional and international market, as well as to see scientific research development and publishing scientific research in various specialized fields in Local, Arab and international scientific journals.
The delegation consisted of its President Dr. Waleed Sweileh, the Head of the Program Accreditation Department Mrs. Nisreen Al-Khafash and Eng. Iyad Abu Samra, where they were weclomed by the Vice President for Planning and Development Dr. Moaz Sabhah and Dean of Scientific Research Dr. Mahmoud Manasra.