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Sunday, May 27, 2018
From the conference

on the anniversary of Edward Said’s passing

The Arab American University took part in the international conference “Orientalism, Neo-Orientalism and Post-Orientalism in African, Middle East, Latin American, Asian/Chinese Studies” which was held at the University of Shanghai – China, on the 15th anniversary of Edward Said’s passing and the 40th anniversary for the publication of his infamous book “Orientalism.” 

Dr. Nahed Habiballah presented a paper “National Identity and Post-Orientalism” in which she distinguishes between two types of nation-states in relation to their integration into the global world in an era of Globalization. Those nation-states are defined by their roles as either “producers” or “consumers” of knowledge.

Wednesday, May 23, 2018
From the Prof. Dr. Imad Abd Elkhaliq participation in the International Board of Orthodontics meeting

Dr. Imad Abd Elkhaliq, Professor at the Faculty of Dentistry at the Arab American University, participated in a special meeting for the International Orthodontic Board's Board Licensing Committee held in Washington, DC.

Dr. Abd Elkhaliq pointed that the International Federation of Orthodontists has formed a scientific committee specialized in orthodontic examinations worldwide, they are only 16 countries including the State of Palestine. The Orthodontic Program is the only one in Palestine offered by the Arab American University. Pointing, the university has recently established a new campus in the city of Ramallah specialized for this program and fully equipped with the latest technologies.

Monday, May 21, 2018
From the ceremony

Hassib Sabbagh Center for Information Technology celebrated the graduation of 70 participants who joined several courses held at the Center in cooperation with the Directorate of Education and Higher Education in Qabatiya, Al-Israa Programming Company, and Expert Company.

The ceremony launched by the Acting Director of Hassib Sabbagh Center Dr. Muath Sabha speech, where he welcomed the attendees and introduced the Center as a non-profit organization seeking to develop local community through the optimal use of technology. Explaining that the participants will be honored for their participation in the Comprehensive Accounting Program, Computer Operating License, Young Leader, and Ethical Hacking courses.

Sunday, May 20, 2018

Researcher Areej Waleed Adeeb Shalbak, Conflict Resolution and Development student in the faculty of graduate studies at the Arab American University, defended her master thesis entitled, “Violence among Universities Students: Arab American University as Case Study.”

In her thesis, the researcher highlighted the phenomenon of violence among university students to answer the study’s main questions, namely; the types of violence in the Arab American University, the main reasons behind this phenomenon, and its consequences on the students’ academic achievement and the university.

The researcher concluded in her study that physical violence is the most visible form of violence and there are several reasons behind this phenomenon.

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Researcher Khalid Akram Zriki, student at the Faculty of Graduate Studies at the Arab American University, defended his master degree thesis in strategic planning and fundraising, entitled “Field Examination of the Relationship between Corporate Governance and Profit Management Practices by Companies Listed on the Capital Market Authority”.

The researcher addressed the relationship between corporate governance and governance standards with profit management. Several variables were examined including; the company's CEO, number of members of the board of directors, quality of audit, concentration of ownership, and the board of directors independence.

Monday, May 14, 2018
Researcher Abeer Zarour, a Computer Science student at the Faculty of Graduate Studies

Researcher Abeer Abdullah Zarour, Computer Science at the Faculty of Graduate Studies at the Arab American University, defended her master thesis entitled “Building a Methodology Based on the Terminology Classification to Separate the Applicants Resumes and Compare them to the Job Announcements”

The researcher pointed to the importance of extracting information from CVs in activating and accelerating the automatic screening of candidates, and the process of directing resumes towards the functional categories affiliated with them and arranging them automatically according to their fulfillment of the job announcements’ requirements.

Sunday, May 13, 2018
From the voting process

The Supervising Committee of the student council elections at the Arab American University announced the winning of Yasser Arafat's Party by a majority of the 33 council seats in the general conference.

The Martyr Yasser Arafat's party got 24 seats, the students’ initiative party won 6 and Martyr Ahmed Al-Kilani party, an alliance of the student unity party and independence, got 3 seats.

The election supervision committee said: “The number of students who voted was 4618 students representing 45.9% of the students who are entitled to vote, which are 10,061 students. The martyr Yasser Arafat party received 3215 votes, the students’ initiative party got 756, the martyr Ahmed Al-Kilani party won 410 votes, and the blank papers were 237.

Sunday, May 13, 2018
From the meeting

The Arab American University/ Faculty of Graduate Studies “Ramallah Campus” held a meeting regarding the joint Business PhD Program in partnership with the Indiana University in Pennsylvania, the first of its kind in Palestine.

The meeting included an open discussion in the presence of Dr. Prashanth Bhardwaj Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration at Indiana University, Pennsylvania, the Arab American University Academic Advisor Dr. Waleed Deeb, Dean of Faculty of Graduate Studies at the Arab American University Dr. Abdulrahman Abu Libda, some of the MBA program graduates, some public and private sector employees and those interested in the PhD program in Business Administration.

Sunday, May 13, 2018
Director of University Library Mr. Hasan Al-Saied participating in the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair events

The head of the university library Mr. Hasan Al-Saeed in the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair which was held recently at the UAE capital Abu Dhabi, with the participation of many International and Arab publishing houses.

Mr. Al-Saeed purchased the university library a collection of books and modern references, which serves the university research and teaching process and many disciplines especially the masters in contemporary public relations, sports sciences, and law.

Abu Dhabi International Book Fair has become one of the largest exhibitions to present books and welcome its visitors with the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority encouragement and support.

Sunday, May 13, 2018
From the Event

The Faculty of Engineering and IT at the Arab American University organizes a geographical information systems day, where some organizations related to the specialization participated, to enhance the GIS department students’ experience.

The opening session attended by Acting Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology Dr. Mujahid Aliyat, Head of Geographic Information Systems Department Dr. Jacqueline Abu Daoud, representatives of Palestinian universities in the West Bank, representatives of some ministries and related institutions and municipalities in the West Bank and the 1948 lands, the Arab American University academic and administrative staff and students of the University GIS Department.

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