The President of Yarmouk University, Dr. Islam Massad, and the Secretary General of the Jordanian National Commission for Women, Engineer Maha Al-Ali, signed a memorandum of understanding, with the aim of institutionalizing cooperation between the two sides, exchanging experiences, and building partnerships in the field of enhancing the role of women and youth in social and economic life, in addition to empowering a conscious generation to actively participate in Political and civil life.
The memorandum was signed at the Yarmouk University Liaison Office in Amman, in the presence of representatives of the economic and legal teams in the committee, which includes Al-Ain Ihsan Barakat, head of the legal team, Dr. Reem Al-Baghdadi, member of the committee’s economic and advisory team, and director of the Princess Basma Center for Jordanian Women’s Studies at Yarmouk University. Dr. Batoul Al-Muhaisen.
Al-Ali stressed the importance of this cooperation, which embodies the effective partnership with educational institutions, noting that institutionalizing cooperation with Yarmouk University, which includes the Princess Basma Center for Jordanian Women’s Studies, will contribute to achieving the goals and aspirations of the committee in enhancing the role of women in various fields, considering this memorandum a step. Important in the path of participatory work towards implementing the initiatives of the executive plan of the National Strategy for Women.
She added that this "plan" includes six axes that focus on political and economic projects, encouraging social patterns that support women's role in the family and society, institutionalizing the concepts of gender equality and equal opportunities at the level of public and private sector institutions, confronting violence against women and girls, and promoting women's human rights.
Al-Ali pointed out that “the Jordanian National Commission for Women’s Affairs seeks during the year 2024 to expand cooperation and partnership with educational institutions in implementing a number of its programs and projects.”
For his part, Massad expressed his happiness at the signing of this memorandum between the Jordanian National Commission for Women’s Affairs and Yarmouk University, as the first Jordanian university to sign with it, pointing to its importance in building a conscious and responsible generation, capable of facing the challenges of the future, stressing the importance of integrating efforts between the academic sector and institutions. National initiative to enhance the role of women and youth in building a society based on justice and sustainable development.
He pointed out that Yarmouk University seeks to achieve the lofty royal vision, the vision of economic modernization, and the outcomes of the Royal Commission to Modernize the Political System, through cooperation with the Jordanian National Commission for Women’s Affairs, and exchanging experiences and knowledge, which constitutes an opportunity to organize and implement awareness programs targeting university students, youth, and the local community.
Massad stressed the university’s endeavor and vision, through this partnership with the “Committee,” to encourage scientific research on women’s issues, enhance their participation in scientific and research fields, and invest their creative and intellectual energies in serving society and the Jordanian state.
It is noteworthy that the areas of cooperation between the two parties include the preparation of a joint annual work plan that includes the programmes, activities and events that will be implemented by the two parties. The areas of cooperation also include the exchange of studies and research and providing the Jordanian National Commission for Women’s Affairs with studies, research and graduate theses that address women’s issues and affairs, so that they can be invested in preparing Strategic and operational plans. The two parties will also prepare and implement awareness campaigns targeting university students and the local community.
