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Monday, December 23, 2019
AAUP Hosts the Ceremony of Honoring the Winners of Hassib Al Sabbagh and Sa’id Khoury Awards for Engineering

AAUP Hosts the Ceremony of Honoring the Winners of Hassib Al Sabbagh and Sa’id Khoury Awards for Engineering

Monday, December 23, 2019
AAUP and the Palestinian International Cooperation Agency (PICA) Sign a Cooperation Agreement for Development and Mobility

Arab American University and the Palestinian International Cooperation Agency (PICA) sign a cooperation agreement that serves both parties. The agreement contributes in improving the Palestinian staff in the Palestinian universities and in improving the developmental skills in PICA by benefitting from professional experts in universities. This agreement comes as part of the educational programs and expert mobility.

Prof. Ali Zeidan Abu Zuhri- AAUP President and Mr. Imad AlZuhari- the General Manager for PICA signed the agreement with the presence of Prof. Waleed Deeb- the Academic Advisor of the Board of Directors and the Founding President, Dr. Dalal Iriqat- VP for International Relations and a delegation from PICA.

Saturday, December 21, 2019

Attended by Dr. Samer Arqawi- Advisor to the Minister of Higher Education, 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. 

Monday, December 16, 2019
Lightening the Christmas Tree in AAUP

Student Union Council and Shabeba in AAUP have organized the ceremony of lightening the Christmas tree for the coming Christmas and the New Year.

The speeches in the ceremony asserted on the social unity in the university in specific and in Palestine in general, indicating that all the Palestinian people of all colors and religions must stand hand by hand for the State of Palestine and its capital Jerusalem.

The ceremony included artistic shows by AAUP choir, and Christmas candies were given to the audience.

Monday, December 16, 2019
AAUP is the First Palestinian University to Provide TLD Device to Measure X-Ray Dose During Training

AAUP was the first Palestinian university to provide the TLD device among its philosophy to build a safe training environment for its student, as the Radiography Department in the Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences in AAUP has provided this device in order to measure the X-Ray dose that students are exposed to during the practical training.

The Thermoluminescent dosimeter (TLD) is a device to measure the X-Ray doses that individuals either Medical Imaging Technicians or students in their practical training can be exposed to. TLD work depends on measuring the ionizing radiation by measuring the intensity of the visible light that comes from Calcium Fluoride and Lithium Fluoride crystals when being heated.

Sunday, December 15, 2019
The Participants in the meetings of the UniMed General Assembly for the Mediterranean Universities Union

Represented by Dr. Moayad Abu Saa’ – VP for Academic Affairs and Dr. Dalal Iriqat- VP for International Relations, AAUP participated in the UniMed General Assembly Meetings for the Mediterranean Universities Union in Rome.

During the meeting, participants discussed different issues including the collaboration between universities in the northern and southern of the Mediterranean in order to find solutions and put joint strategies to direct researches and projects for the benefit of the Mediterranean area.

Sunday, December 15, 2019

The Palestinian Federation for Racquet Games concluded the Palestinian Badminton Championship 2019 that was hosted in the closed sport hall in AAUP.

In the presence of Mr. Uday Daraghmeh- the Director of Sports Facilities and the Head of the Palestinian Federation for Racquet Games, Mr. Naser AbuHabib- the Assistant Secretary-General of the Olympic Committee, Eng. Bara Asfour- the Assistant to the President, Dr. Saba’ Jarrar- the Dean of the Faculty of Sport Sciences, Mr. Fathi Imour- the PR Manager, Dr. AbdelRahman Nuerat- the Head of the Federation and Mr. Ya’qoub Al Issa- the Badminton Secretary General, the championship activities has concluded.

Sunday, December 15, 2019
During the receiving of the Distinguish Institution Award - 2019

In a ceremony organized by the Scientific Society of Arab Nursing Faculties/ Association of Arab Universities

In a ceremony in Alexandria- Egypt, organized by the General Secretariat of the Scientific Society of Arab Nursing Faculties/ affiliated to the Association of Arab Universities, the Faculty of Nursing at AAUP – Palestine, has won the Distinguish Institution Award for the year 2019 superior to 115 other nursing faculties registered in the association.

Dr. Mohammad Asia- the Assistant to the President of Medical Schools and Dr. Imad Abu Khader- the Dean of the Faculty of Nursing have received the award in the ceremony that was attended by Arab universities representatives and the head and members of the Association of Arab Universities.

Saturday, December 14, 2019
The University President welcoming Social Youth Center of Jenin Camp delegation

Prof. Ali Zeidan Abu Zuhri- the University President welcomed a delegation from the Social Youth Center of Jenin camp. The delegation contained Mr. AbdelRaheem Farhat- the Head of the Center and other members of the center visited the university to enhance collaboration in sports and youth aspects.

Prof. Ali Zeidan AbuZuhri- the University President explained during the meeting the readiness of the university to collaborate for the benefit of the center and the youth in the university. He added that the sports village in the university is always ready to provide services for the local community including athletes and gyms in the governorate of Jenin and in Palestine in general.

Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Lunching and Publication Ceremony for a Book Entitled " Field Guide of the Biodiversity in Faqo’a Mountains "

Under the auspices of Mr Akram Rjoub- Jenin Governor, and with the attendance of Academic and Administrative staff, representatives from directorates of Local Government, Jenin Agriculture, Culture, Environmental Quality Authority, Global Environment, Faqo’a Village Council, Wildlife Association in Bet Sahour, Security Services representatives and Official and Environmental institutions, AAUP hosted the lunching and publication ceremony of a book entitled “Field Guide of the Biodiversity in Faqo’a Mountains”

The “Field Guide” book was prepared and written by a specialized researchers team who have observed the biodiversity in Faqo’a Mountains series. The introduction of the book explains the Palestinian nature in general and Faqo’a Mountains and Marj bin Amer in specific. The book also covered the biodiversity, the plants, birds, wild animals, reptiles and arthropods in the area by briefing what was found and attaching them to their English and Scientific names.

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