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.
AAUP hosted Bader AlHuda Khan- an international expert on a workshop about e-learning. The workshop aimed to concentrate on the modern orientation of e-learning in the institutions of the higher education. Many of the interested academics and others attended the workshop.
Prof. Ali Zeidan Abu-Zuhri- the University President, Dr. Mo’ayad Abu Saa’ – the VP for the Academic Affairs, Dr. Ahmad Owais- the Head of e-learning Committee were on the reception of the international expert. Prof. Abu Zuhri explained the training techniques of AAUP and how the university always seeks to develop and expand the e-learning. Additionally, Prof. Abu Zuhri talked about the university and its BA, Master and PhD degrees.
A delegation of academics, administrators and students from AAUP participated in the virtual exchange workshop that was held in Ramallah and organized under collaboration with the European- Palestinian Cooperation Office and the Mediterranean Universities Union. Mr. Marsilio Scalisi – the Head of the Mediterranean Universities Union network, Dr. Nidal Jayousi- the Head of Erasmus Office, representatives of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and representatives from the Palestinian universities all attended the workshop.
Representations for projects and its techniques were discussed during the workshop along with a discussion about the chances for future cooperation concerning the virtual exchange and how to encourage it in Palestine.