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Tuesday, November 16, 2021
AAUP Participates in a Seminar in Egypt Entitled "The Sports' Preventive and Curative Role to Face the Diseases of the Age"

Dr. Saba’ Jarrar- the Lecturer in the Faculty of Sport Sciences represented Arab American University in a symposium that was organized by the Arab Sport Culture Association in Helwan University in Egypt, entitled “The Sports’ Preventive and Curative Role in Facing the Diseases of the Age”

Dr. Jarrar represented her scientific paper that focused on some aspects including the preventive curative role in facing the diseases of the age especially related to the occasion of the pink month and the sports’ role in achieving sustainable development. She emphasized on the importance of changing the regular daily lifestyle by reorganizing and regulating the physical activity and diet especially for women. In addition Dr. Jarrar talked about the role of sports in supporting the efficiency of the immune system and how it works.

Sunday, November 14, 2021
H.E President of Palestine Mr. Mahmoud Abbas Receives the Founding Chairman of the Board of Directors of AAUP Dr. Yousef Asfour

H.E Mr. Mahmoud Abbas the President of the State of Palestine welcomed Dr. Yousef Asfour- the Founding Chairman of the Board of Directors of Arab American University in his presidential office in Ramallah.

Dr. Asfour explained to H.E the current situations in Arab American University and its future plans of developments that will serve the Palestinian academic journey.

President Abbas praised the efforts of Arab American University and its role in developing the academic and education section in Palestine.

Mr. Ziad Abu Amro- the Member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization also attended the meeting.

Wednesday, November 10, 2021
AAUP Organizes a Workshop about the Empowerment of Women and Local Development

Under joint collaboration between Arab American University, the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation and the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, the Deanship of Student Affairs in Arab American University organized a training workshop about Empowering women to participate in the Student Council Elections in universities.

The audience stressed the importance for women to participate in the elections in order to develop the student’s women movement in universities.

Speakers in this workshop explained that these activities are part of the series of project World 3 that is planned in 13 universities to encourage students to participate in the extracurricular activities and enable them to compete in the elections of the student union council.

Monday, November 8, 2021
Hassib Sabbagh Center in AAUP and Under Collaboration with the Faculty of Engineering and IT and IEEE Organize a Workshop Entitled “Investable Ideas” Related to DocTech Competition

Hassib Sabbagh Center has organized the first training meeting for the university students who are participating in the DocTech competition to introduce them on the importance of investing ideas to create pioneering and creative projects. The workshop was presented by Dr. Samah Abuoun- the Director of the Paltel Group Foundation, under collaboration with the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Eng. Ahmad Fouad- the Manager of Hassib Sabbagh Center  welcomed the guests and talked about the importance of choosing the best pioneer idea at the beginning of each project and the importance of the team work and the variety of specializations and fields in the same group which reflects on the quality of the performance of the project.

Monday, November 8, 2021
The Continuing Education Center in AAUP Announces the Renewal of the Accreditation of Courses Certificates for Educational Project Management

With the presence of Mr. Wasef Mualla- the Director General of Arab Economic Integration Foundation in Palestine, Dr. Khalid Atyeh- the Director of the Continuing Education Center in Arab American University represented the center to sign a contract with SWAC Association represented by Eng. Mohammad Hassoun to renew the accreditation of courses certificates to the educational project management. 

Dr. Atyeh- the Director of the Continuing Education Center in Arab American University explained that this renewal comes after the success that the center witnessed in the courses that held previously, and said that those courses prepare participants to obtain internationally certified training certificates that are certified by more than 14 global bodies, and that such courses target university students, school students and the local community in general.

Thursday, November 4, 2021
The Representative Office of the Republic of Hungary Visits AAUP

Dr. Dalal Iriqat- the VP for International Relations was in the reception of Dr. Csaba Rada- the Representative of the Republic of Hungary and his Deputy Mr. Ronald who visited Arab American University.

Dr. Iriqat talked about the different programs and projects of the university, its establishment and the different facilities and buildings in both campuses in Jenin and Ramallah.

Dr. Iriqat and Dr. Rada shared thoughts on cooperation in the field of higher education with Universities in Hungary and discussed the importance of the academic mobility between students and professors through Erasmus +.

Tuesday, November 2, 2021
AAUP and PYALARA Organize a Training Course Entitled "Youth Journalists Defend their Rights"

Among Tawasol Project, Arab American University and PYALARA organized a training course entitled “Youth Journalists Defend their Rights” that targeted students of the Arabic and Media Department in the Faculty of Arts in AAUP.

In the opening session, Mr. Sudqi Mousa- Tawasol Project Coordinator in AAUP welcomed the participants and praised the role that PYALARA does in activating the youth role in the society.

Dr. Mosadaq Barahmeh- the Dean of the Faculty of Arts in AAUP emphasized on the importance of such courses and workshops, and asked students to participate as this will benefit them in blending in the labor market, and thus be distinguish and this is what Arab American University aspires that its students will be.

Sunday, October 31, 2021
The Graduation Ceremony of Students of the Faculty of Graduate Studies in AAUP

Three-day celebrations for the graduates of the Faculty of Graduate Studies in Arab American University celebrated- the Masters’ degree holders of the cohorts 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 for the departments of the Law Sciences, Media and Communication, Social Sciences, Health Sciences, Medical, Engineering and Technological Sciences, Administrative and Financial Sciences and the High Diploma in Oral Implantology in great ceremonies in AAUP- Ramallah Campus.

AAUP Speech

During the three days of the ceremonies, Dr. Shahinaz Najjar- the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies represented Arab American University in her speech and said: “today, you complete your current journey and leave AAUP, and you will have new challenges in making balance between success in work and happiness in life. However, the hardest part of this journey will be that this life is full of obstacles and mystery and the question remains: Can the joy of success reached when being achieved at work or on the way to achieving it?”

Thursday, October 28, 2021
The Policy and Conflict Resolution Studies Center in AAUP Concludes the Activities of its 2021 Annual Conference Entitled "The Age of Populism"

The Policy and Conflict Resolution Studies Center in AAUP concluded the activities of its 2021 Annual Conference entitled “The Age of Populism” that was held with the participation of some local, Arab and international intellectuals and academics. Some of the main speakers in the conference were Dr. Carlos de La Tour, Prof. Andrew Arato, Prof. Jane Cohen, Prof. Nadia Urbinati, Prof. Mohammad Abu Nemr, Prof, Khalid Hroub, Dr. Nahed Habiballah, Dr. Omar Ghazzi, Dr. Hasan Obaid and Dr. Abedrabbo Anzi.

In his opening speech for the “The Age of Populism” Conference, Prof. Ali Zeidan Abu Zuhri- the University President talked about the importance of populism especially “under the global decline of traditional democratic political forces” and he said that this conference “comes in line with AAUP’s philosophy and its future vision that is based on positive interaction with research developments in the social and natural sciences”.

Tuesday, October 26, 2021
AAUP Hosted a Diplomatic European Delegation to Learn about the Faculties and Academic Programs of the University

A diplomatic delegation of representatives from Norway, Austria, Belgium, Malta, France, Italy, Czech, Slovenia and the UN visited Arab American University to learn about its faculties, academic programs and educational and research centers, and to discuss continuous collaboration and future academic joint relations with universities and educational centers in these countries.

Prof. Ali Zeidan Abu Zuhri- the University President, Dr. Dalal Iriqat- the VP for International Relations, Dr. Muayad Abu Saa- the VP for Academic Affairs, Prof. Mohammad Asia- the VP for the Medical Schools Affairs, Dr. Adli Saleh- the University Advisor for Planning and Development Affairs and Dr. Fadi Jumaa- the Public Relations Manager were in the reception of the European delegation.

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