AMMAN – The Higher Education Council decided to appoint Prof. Ala’aldeen Tawfiq al-Halhouli as the University President for a four-year term, upon the recommendation of Middle East University’s Board of Trustees. Prof. al-Halhouli holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Mu’tah University (1999), and is the proud recipient of both an MSc and a PhD

AMMAN – The Acting President of Middle East University, Prof. Ala’aldeen al-Halhouli, received the General Director of the Vocational Training Corporation, Eng. Ziad Obdeidat, to establish cooperative relationships between the two parties in academic and vocational training fields. The meeting was also attended by the Director of the Consulting and Training Centre at MEU, Dr

AMMAN – Middle East University signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Jordanian Healing and Health Bank stipulating the implementation of health programmes, projects and initiatives targeted at all groups of the Jordanian society. The two parties also aim to raise MEU students’ awareness of health issues. The MoC was signed by the Acting University

AMMAN – The Council for the Accreditation and Quality Assurance Commission for Higher Education Institutions agreed on approving Middle East University’s request to obtain private accreditation for three undergraduate programmes to be offered starting from the first semester of the 2020/2021 academic year. The said undergraduate programmes are the Formulation of Cosmetic Chemical Products, to

AMMAN – Middle East University, represented by the Faculty of Engineering, participated in the events of the virtual Arab Science Week (ASW), which also witnessed the participation of academics and experts from various sectors in the Arab world. Dr Motasem Darwish, the University’s representative at the event and faculty member at the Faculty of Engineering,

AMMAN – Dr Ismael Mahmoud Isleem, faculty member and researcher at the Faculty of Engineering, authored a research paper titled [a hybrid system composed of a solar chimney and solar cells for generating electricity and desalinating water]. The research paper was approved for publication in the Scopus-covered Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments journal, adding to

AMMAN – Middle East University, represented by the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre, signed a memorandum of understanding with the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) via Zoom. The programme is funded by the Stevens Initiative, an international effort focused on building professional and global competence skills for youth in the United States, the Middle East

AMMAN – The General Union for Arab Producers launched an initiative titled ‘Beirut Lives On’ in solidarity with the Lebanese capital, now a disaster area, which witnesses massive devastation caused by the major explosion that hit its streets and neighbourhoods earlier this August. The initiative was planned in cooperation with the Jordanian Red Cross, and

AMMAN – Middle East University was once again host to the Apprentice Lawyers’ Examination for the summer of 2020, which was taken by more than 1 thousand law graduates. The examination’s single session was held at the University’s lecture halls, under the supervision of an examining committee consisting of the Jordan Bar Association’s council members.

AMMAN – Dr Bassam al-Sharbaji, a faculty member at the Faculty of Information Technology, authored a research paper titled ‘A Cloudlet Based Security and Trust Model for E-government Web Services’, which was approved for publication by the Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology. The research paper discussed the means for ensuring the safety and