Yearbook 2017

GERMAN JORDANIAN UNIVERSITY YEARBOOK

CLASS OF 2016 | 2017 GERMAN JORDANIAN UNIVERSITY YEARBOOK

CLASS OF 2016 | 2017 Published in 2017 by: German Jordanian University Publications Amman, Jordan

Copyright 2017 © German Jordanian University. All rights are reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or recorded, or utilized in any form by any electronic, mechanical or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the university. GERMAN JORDANIAN UNIVERSITY YEARBOOK

CLASS OF 2016 | 2017 GOVERNANCE

The PresidentH 10 Board of TrusteesH 14 Vices PresidentH 18 Project DirectorH 22 Deans’ Council H 24 University Council H 30 Assistants to the PresidentH 36 President’s AdvisorsH 40

UNIVERSITY VISITORSH 42

SCHOOLS AND DEANSHIPS

School of Architecture and Built Environment H 58 School of Applied Medical SciencesH 98 School of Applied Technical SciencesH 126 School of Electrical Engineering and Information TechnologyH 168 School of Natural Resources Engineering and ManagementH 200 School of Applied Humanities and LanguagesH 228 School of Management and Logistic SciencesH 248 Talal Abu Ghazaleh Graduate School of Business Administration 288 School of Basic Sciences and HumanitiesH 298 Deanship of Graduate Studies and Scientific ResearchH 312 Deanship of Student AffairsH 334

THE GERMAN DIMENSION

Project OfficeH 358 Office of the Vice President for International AffairsH 362 German Language CenterH 368 TABLE OF International OfficeH 374 CONTENTS Office for Industrial LinksH 380 CENTERS AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS

Information Systems and Technology CenterH 390 Consultation and Training CenterH 392 Vision Training CenterH 394 The Study of Natural and Cultural Heritage CenterH 396 Presidency and Councils’ Affairs DepartmentH 398 Admission and Registration DepartmentH 400 Finance DepartmentH 402 Human Resources DepartmentH 404 Supplies and Tenders DepartmentH 406 Public Relations and Marketing DepartmentH 408 University LibraryH 410 Assistant to the President for Campus AffairsH 412 Engineering DepartmentH 414 Maintenance DepartmentH 416 General Services DepartmentH 418 Internal Control and Auditing DepartmentH 422 Quality Assurance and Accreditation DepartmentH 424 Legal Consultant OfficeH 426 Advisor to the President for Local Community AffairsH 428

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Higher Education for Young Syrians and Jordanians ProjectH 432 5th Evening of ExcellenceH 440 EventsH 450

YEARBOOK COMMITTEEH 456 HIS MAJESTY KING ABDULLAH II “Dear Chancellor Merkel, I can say that I am very satisfied with our cooperation on a bilateral level. Above all, with such successful projects as the German Jordanian University. This is certainly one of the most successful projects I’ve seen in my country in the last ten years. We hope that we can move forward on this basis even further.”

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS CROWN PRINCE AL-HUSSEIN BIN ABDULLAH II

The President

PRESIDENT OF THE GERMAN JORDANIAN UNIVERSITY Prof. Natheer Abu Obeid 10 | 11 The President | Message

Dear Graduating Students,

Warm greetings to all … I would like to congratulate you for your great achievement of graduation from our great institution; GJU. I am sad to say that when you leave I will not be witnessing that as a president of GJU. But, I will be following this dear event to me with my heart and soul, and with great pride. As I’m leaving GJU, it’s my pleasure to say that it was a great honor to carry the responsibility of leading this great university, and I hope I was merited during my presidency period. The least we can do to our country is to contribute in preparing human cadres who are qualified and capable of building 12 | 13

and developing our society, just like a great job in supporting you. My yourselves; our beloved graduates gratitude goes to your parents that we cherish. We worked for their non-stopping support together as one family to achieve all through your journey with uniqueness, despite all challenges, us. I also thank our country’s and reach this great moment. institutions which contributed in Now I leave my position with pride the university’s success, especially of all of you, hoping to continue Higher Education Institutions. And rising in our society and in the of course, many thanks go to our whole region, good ambassadors German friends for their great who could bridge between us continuous support. and the German and European Dear Graduates, you are our hope, culture, and shining stars of hope keep learning and working as your to the society for better future. I good efforts will always pay off. thank you all for your tremendous I look forward to seeing you our efforts and for being up to the future leaders. expectations of GJU. I also thank my colleagues in GJU for doing Congratulations! BOARD OF TRUSTEES CHAIRMAN Eng. Othman Bdeir 14 | 15 Board of Trustees | Members

H. E. Birgitta Maria H.E. Eng. Shafeeq Siefker-Eberle Zawaideh

Prof. Abdullah Prof. Moawiyah Zoubi Ibrahim

Mr. Klaus Eng. Omar Olbricht Abu-Weshah 16 | 17

H.E. Prof. Amal Prof. Atef Farhan Kharabesh

Prof. Andreas Dr. Stephan Geiger Geifes

Mr. Zahi Prof. Natheer Al-Masri Abu Obeid Vice President

VICE PRESIDENT Prof. Manar Fayyad 18 | 19

“THIS INSTITUTION HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO BE A STORY OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND WE ALL LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO PRESERVE THIS LEGACY.” Vice President for International Affairs

VICE PRESIDENT FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS Prof. Dorit Schumann 20 | 21

“GJU IS A GREAT EXPERIENCE AND JOURNEY OF INTERCULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE. LET’S MOVE ON JOINTLY IN AND BETWEEN BOTH WORLDS: JORDAN AND GERMANY.” Project Director

PROJECT DIRECTOR Prof. Anne Lequy

Photo: Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal | Harald Krieg 22 | 23

“THE PRACTICAL AND APPLICATION-ORIENTED TEACHING OF THE GJU IS BASED ON THE MODEL OF GERMAN UNIVERSITIES OF APPLIED SCIENCES. WITH GREAT JOY WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING OUR SUCCESSFUL COOPERATION WITH GJU.” Deans’ Council | Members

DEANS’ COUNCIL 24 | 25 Deans’ Council | Members

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Prof. Natheer Abu Obeid President

Prof. Nabil Prof. Ziyad Ayoub Haddad SBSH SABE 26 | 27

Prof. Dorit Schumann Prof. Manar Vice President for Fayyad International Vice President Affairs

Prof. Ma’moun Prof. Salem Akroush Al-Agtash TAG DGSSR Deans’ Council | Members

Prof. Ala’aldeen Dr. Adnan Al-Halhouli Al-Lahham SATS SAMS

Dr. Jochen Dr. Munjed Pleines Al-Sharif SAHL SNREM 28 | 29

Dr. Loay Dr. Sahel Salhieh Alouneh SMLS SEEIT

Dr. Omar Shubailat DSA ” University Council | Members

Prof. Natheer Abu Obeid | President Prof. Manar Fayyad | Vice President

Dr. Rami Alazrai | REP | SEEIT Dr. Reem Al-Rabbadi | REP | SAHL Dr. Husam Abu-Safe | REP | SBSH

ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR ADMISSION AND REGISTRATION AND FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE AND ACCREDITATION Dr. Laila Yaghi 36 | 37

ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR CAMPUS AFFAIRS | PRESIDENT’S ADVISOR FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY Abedalhkeem Arabiyyat Assistants To The President

ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS Sana Farraj 38 | 39

“I STARTED WITH GJU EVEN BEFORE IT WAS BORN, SO FOR ME GJU WAS A DREAM COME TRUE AND WHAT A DREAM! IN TEN YEARS ONLY, GJU WAS ABLE TO BUILD FOR ITSELF A WONDERFUL REPUTATION. I WATCH OUR NEW STUDENTS COMING IN AND I SEE GJU’S DISTINGUISHED IMPRINT WHEN THEY GRADUATE, AND THAT MAKES ME FEEL HAPPY, PROUD AND ENTHUSIASTIC.”

Dr. Laila Yaghi President’s Advisors

PRESIDENT’S ADVISOR Prof. Salem Al-Agtash 40 | 41

PRESIDENT’S ADVISOR Christof Muehlberg UNIVERSITY VISITORS 42 | 43

UNIVERSITY All of our words seem to fail us to thank the visitors that we had in the previous years. So, to H.E. Dr. Edelgard Bulmahn, and to all of the other great leaders and VISITORS visionaries that graced us with their presence, we say, thank you. University Visitors 44 | 45

“THIS UNIVERSITY HAS ESTABLISHED INTENSIVE SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION AND REGULAR EXCHANGES. IT HAS DEVELOPED AS A WELL RECOGNIZED PLACE FOR CULTURAL MEETINGS AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING.”

H.E. Dr. Edelgard Bulmahn The Vice President of the German Parliament University Visitors 46 | 47

“FREE RESEARCH AND TEACHING ARE THE SUPPORTING PILLARS OF AN OPEN AND MODERN SOCIETY”

H.E. Mr. Sigmar Gabriel The Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany University Visitors

• John Davies | The South African Ambassador to Amman visits • H.E Christian Schmidt | The German Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture

• H.E Imad Fakhoury | The Minister of Planning and International Cooperation • H.E Engineer Haditha AlKhraishah | The Minister of Youth • Ravishankar Bhooplapur | The President of Xavier University 48 | 49 University Visitors

• Prof. Ursula Reutner | The Vice President of University of Passau • Ms. Elke Kaschl Mohni | The Regional Director of Goethe-Institute

• Dr. Elke Kaschl Mohni | Chair of the Management Board of GIZ • Mr. Fawaz AlShahwan | Director of Civil and Citizenship Department 50 | 51 University Visitors

• German Bundestag | Delegation regarding the International Parliamentary Scholarship of the German Bundestag” IPS • The German Parliament | German Bundestag

• Russian Delegation • Fulda University of Applied Sciences Delegation • Education and Research Committee from the German Bundestag Parliament 52 | 53 University Visitors

• Honoring the Jordanian Innovator Dr. Sadeem Qdaisat • A group from the German-Jordanian Friendship Society

• Dr. Mohammed Hajjiri lecture on “Building Tomorrow” • Students and Professors from Bremen City University of Applied Sciences 54 | 55 SCHOOLS AND DEANSHIPS School of Architecture and Built Environment | SABE School of Applied Medical Sciences | SAMS School of Applied Technical Sciences | SATS School of Electrical Engineering and InformationTechnology | SEEIT School of Natural Resources Engineering and Management | SNREM School of Applied Humanities and Languages | SAHL School of Management and Logistic Sciences | SMLS Talal Abu Ghazaleh Graduate School of Business Administration | TAG SCHOOLS AND School of Basic Sciences and Humanities | SBSH Deanship of Graduate Studies and Scientific Research | DGSSR DEANSHIPS Deanship of Student Affairs | DSA SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT DEAN Prof. Ziyad Haddad 58 | 59 ACTING VICE DEAN Dr. Maram Altawil 60 | 61

UNIQUE FEATURES

• Unique and inspiring location in the olden sectors of Jabal Amman. • Excellent cultural and intercultural communication skills. • Faculty members with international and industry experience. • Highly competitive entrance exam for applicants to the bachelor programs. • Academic programs, of a multi-disciplinary nature at the undergraduate and graduate levels, tailored to meet the local needs. • Market-ready graduates. ACTING HEAD OF DEPARTMENT Dr. Feda Salah 62 | 63

DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE

B.Sc. ARCHITECTURE M.Sc. SPATIAL PLANNING M.Sc. ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION SABE | Department of Architecture and Interior Architecture | Academic Staff

Prof. Natheer Abu Obeid Dr. Anna Kudriasheva Dr. Omaimah Al-Arja Dr. Maram Altawil Dr. Raed Al Tal

Leen Fakhoury Rejan Ashour Amani Malhas Bishr Zreiqat Raed Naber

Tha`er Qub`a Tala Awadallah Kawthar Alrayyan Tala Almukheimer

Amer Elmousa

* first in major 66 | 67

“I FIND GJU EXPERIENCE, BOTH AS A STUDENT AND A TEACHER ASSISTANT, A COMPREHENSIVE POSITIVE ATMOSPHERE; IT’S A GOOD EXAMPLE OF INTEGRATION BETWEEN ACADEMIC AND REAL LIFE, WHERE YOU CAN ENJOY THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE.”

Shams Kattab SABE | Department of Architecture and Interior Architecture | Graduates | First Semester

“MOTIVATION AND AMBITION, ARE THE CORE OF WORKING TOGETHER AND LEARNING

FROM EACH OTHER TO Ameera Issa* PRODUCE PROJECTS THAT Laith Attar STUDENTS CAN BE PROUD OF TEACHING IS A REAL REWARD. THE SATISFACTION Lujain Alkawasmi I GET FROM SEEING MY Nawar Sabe Eleish STUDENTS AS THEY SUCCEED Nebal Gammoh IN OTHER COURSES OR IN THEIR CAREER IS WHAT

MAKES TEACHING SO Rasha Al-Sharqawi Sarah Alqal’awi ENJOYABLE.” Yassin Al-Tubor

Kawthar Alrayyan * first in major 68 | 69

Ahmad Jobran Areen Abu Raddad Ayah Hammad Batoul Alrsadhan

Dina Khateeb Emad Belle Farah Maayta Firas Abu Dahab

Hasan Atamish Hatem Abuteen Hussien Al-Telawy Issa Khoury 70 | 71 SABE | Department of Architecture and Interior Architecture | Graduates | Second Semester

Lana Jeries Lara Albadaineh Margarita Al-Walidi Mazen Jubeihi

Narmeen Marji* Nour Abusada Omar Sabella

Reef Qubailat Reema Essa Roa`a Alja`fari Rua Al-Sharif

* first in major 72 | 73 SABE | Department of Architecture and Interior Architecture | Graduates | Second Semester

Saeed Kokash Salma Al Qatawneh Sama Fraij

Samar Abohijleh Sarah Rehawi Shayma Naji Tawfeeq Al-Najjar

Touma Hamarneh Yasmeen Barakat Yazan Aljahmi Yazan Set abouha 74 | 75

Hala Haddadeen | Rand El Halaseh | Yusof Bataineh ACTING HEAD OF DEPARTMENT Rawan Majzoub 76 | 77

DEPARTMENT OF DESIGN AND VISUAL COMMUNICATION

B.A. DESIGN AND VISUAL COMMUNICATION SABE | Department of Design and Visual Communications | Academic Staff

“SABE HAS PERFORMED EFFECTIVELY AS A Prof. ”Moh’d Ali” Yaghan TRANSFORMATION Prof. Ziyad Haddad INSTRUMENT UPON MY ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION, SKILLS, Dr. Feda Salah Servet Golbol PASSION, CHARACTER Mahmoud Hendawi AND PERSONALITY AND PERSPECTIVE TOWARDS THE DISCIPLINE OF Rawan Majzoub Loozan Hussain ARCHITECTURE.” Hazar Marji

Aysheh Albnniah*

Samia Alawi Taimour Alrabadi

Mais Tibi | Rama Amr | Yasmeen Al-Kayed

Awn Tweissi**

* first in major | 1st sem. ** first in major | summer sem. 80 | 81

“THE ACTIVE REAL LIFE EDUCATIONAL SETTING MIXED WITH ALL ASPECTS OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY LIFE AT THE HEART OF AMMAN DIFFERENTIATES THE GJU AS THE LEADING HOME OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN TEACHING IN THE AREA.”

Prof. Ziyad Haddad SABE | Department of Design and Visual Communications | Graduates | Second Semester

Abdelrehman Al Halawani Darin Abu Shaqra*

Evon Alwazani Haya Al-Baqaeen Haya Al Kubaysi

Nada Elbitar Rasha Tabbalat Zein Aksoy Zina Hammad

* first in major 82 | 83 SABE | Administrative Office

Amal Dahmoos Dana Al-Massarweh Hasan Hamdan Lina Haddadin Linda Mazahreh Lubna Alawneh Rawan Al-Twal Saba Tarawneh Tamam Shaban Lama Alkhoshman Yahia Al Agtash Basheer Almufleh Fadi Amer 86 | 87 SABE | Support Staff | Jabal Amman

• The Vice-President of the German Parliament visiting SABE 92 | 93 SABE | Activities

• The Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany visiting SABE

• The launching of MSc. Program of Architectural Conservation • Honoring Ceremony for SABE students and supervisors for wining local, national and regional awards • Signing MoU with The Department of Antiquities of Jordan 94 | 95 SABE | Activities

• Architecture and Design Days (Dag Almani) • Winners at the Arab Student StarPack Competition 2017 in Beirut • Immigration integration in Urban Settings,Aarhus School of Architecture, Denmark • China trip

• AA Visiting School Jordan 96 | 97 SCHOOL OF APPLIED MEDICAL SCIENCES ACTING DEAN Dr. Adnan Al-Lahham 98 | 99 ACTING VICE DEAN Dr. Eyad Hamad 100 | 101

UNIQUE FEATURES

• State-of-the-art laboratories. • Unique integrated programs between chemistry, biochemistry, pharmacology and engineering. • The Vision Rehabilitation Program bringing together various disciplines, delivered by international experts that help students to understand the needs of people with visual disability in a practical framework. • Faculty members with excellent international and industry experience. • Market-ready graduates. ACTING HEAD OF DEPARTMENT Dr. Nasim Alnu`man 102 | 103

DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

B.Sc. BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING M.Sc. VISION REHABILITATION PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA IN VISION REHABILITATION SAMS | Department of Biomedical Engineering | Academic Staff

“GJU IS ONE OF THE BEST APPLIED Dr. Akeel Al-Kazwini UNIVERSITIES IN THE Dr. Adnan Al-Lahham MIDDLE EAST THAT COMBINES THE GERMAN AND JORDANIAN EXPERIENCES IN A Dr. Nasim Alnu`man CREATIVE ENVIRONMENT Dr. Eyad Hamad WITH A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH THE

INDUSTRY.” Dr. Hussam Kloub Dr. Walid Al-Zyoud

Farah Manna’

Rawan Al-Muhtaseb

Alma Nasereddin | Husam Ghanem | Lana Maraqa | Yara Baslan*

* first in major | summer sem. 106 | 107

Alice Hattar*

Baha’eddin Eleisawi Hadya Yassin

Lujain Alkhaldi Nada Al-Armaly

Ali Salah | Talal Awad

* first in major | 1st sem. SAMS | Department of Biomedical Engineering | Graduates | Second Semester

Ghadeer Hawamdeh Hazem Alkazemi Majd Al Wazani

Merna Haddad Mohammed Alkhatib Muhannad Abdullah

Sarah Hajjaj Talal Albaseit Yousef Yousef*

* first in major 108 | 109

Khalid Aser | Rayan Bater ACTING HEAD OF DEPARTMENT Dr. Moh`d Khanfar 110 | 111

DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

B.Sc. PHARMACEUTICAL AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SAMS | Department of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Engineering | Academic Staff

“GJU IS A GROWING INSTITUTE THAT

GATHERS THE BEST Prof. Manar Fayyad Prof. Munib Saket OF THE TWO WORLDS Dr. Samer Al-Gharabli AND CARES ABOUT BOTH STUDENTS AND Dr. Malyuba Abudaabes EMPLOYEES. JOINING Dr. Ibrahem Altarawneh THE GJU COMMUNITY Dr. Balsam Mohammad IS A PRIVILEGE THAT EVERYONE ENJOYS

AND FEELS PROUD Dr. Moh`d Khanfar Dr. Ziad Abu El-Rub ABOUT.” Dr. Esra`a Albarahmieh

Aseel Al-Zurba

Christine Aghabi*

Walid Rabah

Ghassan Zoraikat | Ibrahem Hasbat | Rand Samara

* first in major 114 | 115

“GJU IS A GREAT GERMAN JORDANIAN UNIVERSITY IN A BEAUTIFUL AND THRILLING COUNTRY. GJU STAFF AND STUDENTS HAVE A DRIVING AMBITION TO DISCOVER AND DISSEMINATE KNOWLEDGE, TO MAKE EDUCATION ACCESSIBLE TO ALL THOSE WITH PASSION AND ABILITY TO SUCCEED.”

Prof. Munib Saket SAMS | Department of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Engineering | Graduates | First Semester

Abdelrahman Budair*

Anas Bader Karam Mas’adeh

Edmon Qusar | Jumanh Apokaoud | Juwana Al-Twal | Mohammad Abuobeid | Tala Abughoush

* first in major 116 | 117

“JOINING THE GERMAN JORDANIAN UNIVERSITY WAS ONE OF THE BEST ACADEMIC DECISIONS I HAVE EVER MADE. IT WAS A LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE AND IT HAS OPENED NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FUTURE. THE QUALITY OF TEACHING AND THE NUMBER OF EXCHANGE PROGRAMS BETWEEN JORDAN AND GERMANY HAVE MADE ME A STRONG CANDIDATE ON AN INTERNATIONAL LEVEL.”

Abdelrahman Budair SAMS | Department of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Engineering | Graduates | Second Semester

Bana Kanaan Farah Nafi` Farah Abuhantash

Ghaida’a Almutaireen Hind Al-Haj Jamal Daboul*

Labiba Abu Ammouneh Nazli Janab Samah Shawa

* first in major 118 | 119 SAMS | Administrative Office

Amira Abu Rabea Ali Bani Fayyad Alshaima Qunees Eslam Alqasem Fahed Rummaneh Maryam Saqer Masarra Mallah Nour Al-Bataineh Orouba Abu Naseer Ranya Khader Reham Al-Attal Yazeed Aloufee Waed Al-Saweer 122 | 123 SAMS | Activities

• Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research honors Dr. Ziad Abuelrub | GJU Honoring Award Winner Dr. Ziad Abuelrub • SAMS meeting with the new students

• Two GJU Students were awarded the First Place in feasibility study competition during the Coca-Cola Summer Entrepreneurship Scholarship Program 124 | 125 SCHOOL OF APPLIED TECHNICAL SCIENCES DEAN Prof. Ala’aldeen Al-Halhouli 126 | 127 ACTING VICE DEAN Dr. Safwan Altarazi 128 | 129

UNIQUE FEATURES

• State of the art labs and workshops. • Interdisciplinary educational foundation with a system engineering perspective, steering students to meet local needs. • Strong theoretical and practical experience obtained through hands-on learning technologies. • Faculty members with excellent academic credentials and industrial experience. • Market-ready graduates. ACTING HEAD OF DEPARTMENT Dr. Nidal Al-Shwawreh 130 | 131

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

B.Sc. INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING SATS | Department of Industrial Engineering | Academic Staff

“MY EXPERIENCE AT GJU WAS A LIFE CHANGING ONE THAT HAS OPENED Dr. Safwan Altarazi THE DOORS OF MY Dr. Iyas Khader FUTURE. I CAN’T BUT BE GRATEFUL Dr. Rula Allaf FOR EACH AND Dr. Anas Atieh EVERY ONE WHO Dr. Nidal Al-Shwawreh HAD A ROLE IN MAKING THIS

EXPERIENCE WORTH Dina Alayan Sarah Qareish REMEMBERING.” Emad Alzu`bi

“THE POLITICAL INTEREST IN GJU HAS STEADILY GROWN, AND IT WAS

CERTAINLY CROWNED BY Basil Habash THE VISIT OF THE FEDERAL PRESIDENT OF GERMANY MR. JOACHIM GAUCK IN

DECEMBER 2015. GJU HAS Dina Ba’ara BECOME A TRUE CENTER Fadia Abedrubh FOR INTERCULTURAL AND ACADEMIC EXCHANGE AND I AM PROUD TO BE A Haya Bakeer* MEMBER OF GJU FAMILY.” Zaid Masa’d

Dorothea Jecht * first in major 134 | 135

“GJU IS ONE THE BEST UNIVERSITIES IN JORDAN WITH A PLEASANT ATMOSPHERE Hala Abu Alshair OF ACADEMICS AND Leen Hijazi STUDENTS, MANY FACILITIES, NEAT

BUILDINGS AND Maha Alkhatib* INFRASTRUCTURE. IT’S Moh’d Rasoul Kailani A PLACE THAT WILL GIVE YOU LOVELY MEMORIES. IT TRULY FEELS LIKE Rima Almehdawi Shahed Alzu’bi HOME TO ME.” Yazan Imsaih

Nour Al-Bataineh * first in major 136 | 137

Abeer Hasan Ala’ Hejazin Aseel Hamdan Dana Samra

Lamis Tarif Lara Rashed Lubna Amad Mariam Rahman

Norhan Aburuqaia Sarah Muhamadieh* Tala Obeidat

* first in major 138 | 139

Amro Haddadin | Mohannad Aljbour Almajali | Yazid Elkurdi ACTING HEAD OF DEPARTMENT Dr. Ma`en Sari 140 | 141

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL AND MAINTENANCE ENGINEERING

B.Sc. MECHANICAL AND MAINTENANCE ENGINEERING SATS | Department of Mechanical and Maintenance Engineering | Academic Staff

“AS A FRESH GRADUATE, I’M UP FOR MY NEXT CHALLENGE TO LEARN AND GROW PROFESSIONALLY. Prof. Ziyad Masoud AFTER BUILDING MY Dr. Ismael Al-Hinti FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS IN GERMAN AND ENGLISH Dr. Aiman Alshare FOR BUSINESS AND Dr. Ra`fat Al-Waked COMMUNICATIONS I’M Dr. Ma`en Sari MORE THAN CONFIDENT TO HAD BUILT AN

EDUCATIONAL SECURITY Dr. Ahmad Almuhtady Ahmad Hammad FOR MYSELF.” Shuruq Shawish

Reem Abbas Dr. Wahib Owhaib 142 | 143 SATS | Department of Mechanical and Maintenance Engineering | Graduates | Summer & Second Sem.

Hamam Alaloul*

Walid Al Hazaa

Husam Al Sahhar** | Omar Ghanem | Yazan AbuAlhayja | Yazeed Tuffaha

* first in major | summer sem. ** first in major | 2nd sem. 144 | 145

“GJU IS CONTINUALLY IMPROVING ITS TEACHING CURRICULA, LABORATORIES, AND RESEARCH CAPABILITIES. WE ENJOY A STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR GERMAN PARTNER UNIVERSITIES IN STUDENT EXCHANGE, PROFESSOR VISITS, AS WELL AS JOINT PROJECTS AND STAFF TRAINING.”

Dr. Nathir Rawashdeh SATS | Department of Mechanical and Maintenance Engineering | Graduates | First Semester

“I JOINED GJU IN 2005. EVER SINCE, GJU HAS GROWN INTO Abdulaziz Kadri ONE OF THE LEADING Ahmad Qudah UNIVERSITIES IN JORDAN. ITS PECULIAR GERMAN DIMENSION, Ali Ruziyeh ALONG WITH ITS Muneer Abous APPLIED SCIENCES APPROACH HAS CONTRIBUTED TO ITS Obada Yaghi SUCCESS.” Zaid Mubaydin*

Prof. Nabil Ayoub * first in major 146 | 147

DEPARTMENT OF MECHATRONICS ENGINEERING

B.Sc. MECHATRONICS ENGINEERING SATS | Department of Mechatronics Engineering | Academic Staff

Prof. Ala Aldeen Al-Halhouli Dr. Lamyaa Al-Chalabi Dr. Wael Al-Kouz

Dr. Louy Qoaider Dr. Nathir Rawashdeh Dr. Jumana Abu-Khalaf Dr. Mutaz Ryalat

Dr. Hisham El Moaqet Dr. Mariam Ibrahim Dr. Hani Muhsen Natheer Almtireen

Nazeeh Sheikh Ali*

Abdulwahhab Abdulwahhab Albara’ Shaqra | Bader Alafaghani | Hisham Alwanni

* first in major 152 | 153

“REAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH WITH RELIABLE EDUCATION AND CONTINUOUS LINKS TO INDUSTRY ARE THE DRIVERS OF THE FUTURE OF EXCELLENCE. GJU HAS IN ADDITION STRONG INTERNATIONAL LINKS WITH A VERY SPECIAL PARTNERSHIP TO GERMANY. THIS MAKEGJU UNIQUE AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO LEAD THE FUTURE OF EXCELLENCE.”

Prof. Ala Aldeen Al-Halhouli SATS | Department of Mechatronics Engineering | Graduates | First Semester

“MY EXPERIENCE AT THE GJU IS NOT ONLY ABOUT Ghaith Al Shishani TEACHING, BUT ALSO Hadi Abu-Snineh* LEARNING. FOR ME, THE GJU IS AN Hassan Daradkeh ABUNDANT SOURCE Laith Al Salameen FOR INSPIRATION Naim Kawwa AND KNOWLEDGE, MOTIVATED BY Reem Khashaman UNIQUENESS.’’ Saif Mansour

Dr. Louy Qoaider * first in major 154 | 155

“THE PRACTICAL APPROACH OF COURSES, THE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Faisal Omari OF TEACHERS, ATMOSPHERE AND INTERNATIONAL FEEL Maher Alkhatib* ALONG WITH THE LINKS Mohammad Qalaji THAT WE CONSTANTLY FORGE MAKE MY

UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE Omar Alkurdi Salem Al Masa’afeh MEMORABLE.” Shafiq Swais

Salem Almasa’afeh * first in major 156 | 157

Ammar Sunoqrot SATS | Administrative Office

Ahmad Alkousheh Mohammad Futian Ala`a Alshubbak Mohanad Batarseh Amani Al-Bdour Ohoud Aljaloudi Aseel Ammari Qamar Al-Tarawneh Aya Alofi Shahenaz Al-Rajfi Diala Bani Mustafa Yazeed Kokash Faisal Al-Matar Bahjat Abushaerah Firas Al-Hindawi Khader Amro Hala Qitouqa Laith Freih Haneen Abboud Mohammad Al-Jayyousi Haneen Saadeh Muheeb Sae`d Mahmoud Al-Maghribi Nader Qatuni Marwa Al-Faouri Yousef Jumah Mohammad Ayyash 160 | 161 SATS | Activities

• SAT’s Open Day 2017 162 | 163 SATS | Activities

• Introduction to HORIZON 2020 Framework Program • A lecture on “The Prospect of Magnetic Resonance Microscopy to Determine Metabolomics Rates in Vivo” for GJU students • 3D Printing workshop

• A lecture by Dr. Mohammed Hajjiri • A lecture by Prof. Hiroshi Kobayashi

• Workshop on Socio-Economic Impacts of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in Jordan • GJU visit to Jordan Airmotive Company • MoU with Jordan Engineers Association 164 | 165 SATS | Activities

• The Association of Energy Engineers recognition to Dr. Ismael Al-Hinti • SATS Little Professors: learn to program Microcontroller

• Mideast Aviation Academy • Aramex Motivational speech to GJU’s Students 166 | 167 SCHOOL OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACTING DEAN Dr. Sahel Alouneh 168 | 169 ACTING VICE DEAN Dr. Raed Mesleh 170 | 171

UNIQUE FEATURES

• Profound understanding of computer science and engineering built on a foundation of physical science, mathematics, computing, and technology. • Industry-oriented educational partnership. • Integrated and applied knowledge in informatics and computing. • Highly qualified graduates who can conduct their adequate leadership training within the local and global markets. (Graduation and capstone projects initiated from industry needs in Germany and Jordan). • Faculty members with outstanding international and industry experience. ACTING HEAD OF DEPARTMENT Dr. Samer Nofal 172 | 173

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

B.Sc. COMPUTER SCIENCE M.Sc. ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SEEIT | Department of Computer Science | Academic Staff

Dr. Dhiah Abou-Tair

Dr. Samer Nofal

Dr. Ahmad Barghash

Dr. Ismail Hababeh 174 | 175

“THE PROFESSORS AND LECTURERS ARE SUPPORTIVE AND COOPERATIVE. THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT GJU OFFERS CAN BOOST UP STUDENTS’ CAREERS.”

Motassem Jalal Aldeen SEEIT | Department of Computer Science | Graduates | Summer, First & Second Semester

Wesam Rafidi*

Motassem Jalal Aldeen**

Omar Albarbarawi

Ahmad Al Amer | Mohammad Shana’ah | Rashed Haddadin

Yahya Khlifat***

* first in major | 2nd sem. ** first in major | 1st sem. *** first in major | summer sem. 176 | 177

“I WAS INTENDING TO STUDY COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING BUT MY FIRST PROGRAMMING COURSE AT THE UNIVERSITY MADE ME LOVE HOW THE COMPUTER WAS DESIGNED TO THINK AS A MACHINE. I AM PROUD TO BE A COMPUTER ENGINEER GRADUATE FROM GJU.”

Omar Al-Fataftah ACTING HEAD OF DEPARTMENT Dr. Rami Al Azrai 178 | 179

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING

B.Sc. COMPUTER ENGINEERING M.Sc. COMPUTER ENGINEERING SEEIT | Department of Computer Engineering | Academic Staff

“AS A DEAN AND A MEMBER OF GJU FAMILY, Prof. Salem Al Agtash THE FEEDBACK Dr. Sahel Alouneh I RECEIVE FROM STUDENTS’

FAMILIES AND Dr. Mohammad Daoud EMPLOYERS IS Dr. Feras Al Hawari OVERWHELMING! AND THAT MAKES Dr. Rami Al Azrai Dr. Omar Hiari ME PROUD.” Dr. Ammar Gharaibeh

Dr. Sahel Alouneh 180 | 181 SEEIT | Department of Computer Engineering | Graduates | Summer, First & Second Semester

Abdullah Al-Husseini*

Manar Batarseh

Oweis Al-Agtash**

* first in major | summer sem. ** first in major | 2nd sem. 182 | 183

Bdour Alzeer*

Omer Al-Fataftah Sarah Hasan

* first in major | 1st sem. ACTING HEAD OF DEPARTMENT Dr. Ala’ Khalifeh 184 | 185

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

B.Sc. ELECTRICAL AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING SEEIT | Department of Electrical and Communication Engineering | Academic Staff

“AS A DEPARTMENT HEAD, AND A FORMER GJU SCHOLAR, GJU IS A PLACE WITH AMPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP Prof. Labib Khadra PROFESSIONAL Prof. Nihad Dib RESEARCH AND EDUCATION TRACKS THAT CAN GREATLY Dr. Raed Mesleh ENHANCE OUR Dr. Ala` Khalifeh SOCIETY.”

Dr. Rami Alazra Dr. Bassam El-Asir 186 | 187 SEEIT | Department of Electrical and Communication Engineering | Graduates | Summer Semester

Dania Alsawalmeh

Adham Khair Eddin | Moayad Al-Refai | Najeeb Haddadin* | Omar Haddad

* first in major 188 | 189

“WORKING AS A TEACHER ASSISTANT GIVES YOU THE EXPERIENCE AND PLEASURE OF DELIVERING KNOWLEDGE TO YOUNG STUDENTS WITH EAGER MINDS TO LEARN ABOUT ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY THROUGH CLENCHING THEORETICAL SCIENCE INTO ACTUAL IMPLEMENTATION.”

Mohammad Abu Muhana SEEIT | Department of Electrical and Communication Engineering | Graduates | First & Second Sem.

Maisam Zidan

Majd Es Salim

Mustafa Alamro

Anas Mreizeeq | Fadi Nassar | Faisal Ismail | Umar Al-Sammarraie* | Yazid Khorma

* first in major | 1st sem. 190 | 191

Farah Fallouh*

Issa Alqaisieh Luai Al Matari

Malik Al-Ighrair Shams Al-Rubaye

Mirna Kiwan | Yazeed Al Smadi

* first in major | 2nd sem. SEEIT | Administrative Office

Anas Alashqar Atta` Alkhalil Bilal Flaieh Dima Alsbeih Hala Abu Salah Hend Bataineh Mansour Alhlalat Mohammad Abu Muhana Omima Mashalh Rawan Al Satry Samira Khraiwesh Wala Abu Sweilem Khaldoun Ayoub 194 | 195 SEEIT | Activities

• Agreement to establish Cisco Academy at GJU • Dr. Ala’ Khalifeh, the team leader of the project Teletera, has recently won the first prize in Queen Rania Entrepreneurship competition for the year 2016 for the track Software as A Service (SAS)

• MoU with Jordan Skills Standardization Organization (JSSO) 196 | 197 SEEIT | Activities

• Arabic Creativity” Award to Dr. Raed Mesleh | Honoring Award Winner • The 10th National Technology Parade

• GJU Enrolls in the ARM University Program 198 | 199 SCHOOL OF NATURAL RESOURCES ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT ACTING DEAN Dr. Munjed Al Sharif 200 | 201 ACTING VICE DEAN Dr. Arwa Abdel Hay 202 | 203

UNIQUE FEATURES

• State-of-the-art laboratories and workshops. • Academic Programs addressing all energy, water, and environment challenges in Jordan and the region. • A new BSc Program in Civil Engineering • Joint Master Program in Environmental and Renewable Energy Engineering with both departments. • Interlinking theory with practice at all stages of the learning process. • Applied research in the area of energy, water, and environment solutions. • Many exchange programs at the Master level available. • Strong linkages with many industrial partners in the area of renewable energy, water, and environment. • Pilot Plants for renewable energy and water quality management. • Green technology solutions for campus. • Faculty members with excellent international and industrial experience in different fields of energy, renewable energy, water resources, climate change, and environmental engineering and management. • Market-ready graduates. ACTING HEAD OF DEPARTMENT Dr. Zakariya Dalala 204 | 205

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ENGINEERING

B.Sc. RENEWABLE ENERGY ENGINEERING B.Sc. ELECTRICAL POWER ENGINEERING SNREM | Department of Energy Engineering | Academic Staff

“THROUGHOUT THE PAST FIVE YEARS AT GJU, I WAS ABLE TO Prof. Ahmad Harb GAIN KNOWLEDGE Dr. Mohammad Al-Addous AND EXPERIENCE IN EDUCATION

AND LIFE; FROM Dr. Ammar Alkhalidi EARNING MY Dr. Zakariya Dalala BACHELOR’S DEGREE TO

MAKING LIFELONG Dr. Mohamad Khawaja Dr. Yaqoub Alkhasawneh FRIENDS.” Firas Alawneh

Abdul-Karim Bibi Hussein Abu Zeitoon

Omar Rabab’a Omar Al Aref Rahaf Elfayez

Yara Dalbah* Zaid Barghouti Zaid Al Sharif

Farah Atour | Mustafa AlZubaidi | Yazeed Al-Mousa

* first in major | 1st sem. 208 | 209

SUMMER SEMESTER

* first in major | summer sem. SNREM | Department of Energy Engineering | Graduates | Second Semester

“EVENTUALLY, I CAN SAY THAT I AM LUCKY TO CHOOSE REGISTERING IN

A MASTER’S PROGRAM Ahmad Al-Najdawi IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND Ahmad Aburish RENEWABLE ENERGY ENGINEERING AT GJU. GJU FACULTY ARE INCREDIBLY Mohammad Alghazzawi FRIENDLY AND EAGER TO Mohammad Alqaisi HELP EVEN WHEN THEY Mohammed Hindash ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY INVOLVED IN WHATEVER PROJECT YOU ARE Rama Abu-Alghanam* WORKING IN.” Yanal Aqeel

Mohammad Al-Hashem * first in major 210 | 211

Naser Al-Malkawi ACTING HEAD OF DEPARTMENT Dr. Arwa Abdel Hay 212 | 213

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND THE ENVIRONMENT

B.Sc. CIVIL ENGINEERING B.Sc. WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SNREM | Department of Civil Engineering and the Environment | Academic Staff

“IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES, THE HARDEST SOMETIMES AND THE GREATEST Prof. Nizar Abu-Jaber ROLLER COASTER RIDE THAT I WILL

NEVER REGRET Dr. Muna Hindiyeh HAVING. I WILL Dr. Arwa Abdel Hay ALWAYS BELONG TO MY GJU. THANK YOU FOR Dr. Munjed Al Sharif EVERYTHING.” Dr. Qasem Abdelal

Razan Alsharqawi

* first in major 216 | 217

“THE JOURNEY DOES NOT START AT THE BEGINNING, IT BEGINS AT THE END.”

Shatha Alazab SNREM | Department of Civil Engineering and the Environment | Graduates | First Semester

Alanoud Almashny Bahaa Al-Qatanani Dina Abu Arideh

Duaa Sadaqa Nubras Almuslamani Sarah Abu Dheir

Tala Al-Russan Tala Kakish Yara Hiassat*

* first in major 218 | 219

“AND WHEN YOUR JOURNEY SEEMS TOO HARD, AND WHEN YOU Anwar Abdo RUN INTO A CHORUS OF Nour Abu Hazim CYNICS KEEP BELIEVING. YOU MIGHT SAY TO

YOURSELF A LITTLE Rana Etaiwi PHRASE THAT I’VE Shatha Alazab FOUND HANDY THESE LAST FIVE YEARS: I MUST KEEP GOING AND YES, I CAN.” Suzan Suleiman*

Sarah Abu Dheir * first in major 220 | 221

Faisal Gammoh | Kareem Saudi | Omar Doughan SNREM | Administrative Office | Teaching & Research Assistants and Lab Technicians

• Chair of the Management Board of GIZ Visit

• Workshop by Dr. Kristina Baziene • Closing Ceremony of “Utilizing hyperspectral imaging techniques to evaluate key surface water quality parameters” project 224 | 225 SNREM | Activities

• The 8th International Renewable Energy Congress IREC’2017 • Energy Efficiency Potential in Jordanian Buildings Seminar

• Opening Ceremony of “Biogas lab” 226 | 227 SCHOOL OF APPLIED HUMANITIES AND LANGUAGES ACTING DEAN Dr. Jochen Pleines 228 | 229 ACTING VICE DEAN Dr. Reem Rabadi 230 | 231

UNIQUE FEATURES

• High command of three working languages (Arabic, German and English). • Theoretical knowledge and practical skills in translation and communication. • Excellent cultural and intercultural communication skills. • Qualifying professionals to work in national and international companies as well as cultural and educational institutions. • Professionalization of Social Work in Jordan and in the region. • Enhancing national and international support for dealing with challenges in the fields of migration and refugees. ACTING HEAD OF DEPARTMENT Dr. Reem Rabadi 232 | 233

DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES

B.A. GERMAN AND ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATION B.A. TRANSLATION (GERMAN-ENGLISH-ARABIC) M.A. GERMAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE SAHL | Department of Languages | Academic Staff

Prof. Salah Al-Salman Dr. Reem Rabadi Dr. Hassan Ramadan Dr. Haytham Thawabih Dr. Nicola Huson

Dr. Karin Leich Dr. Mohammad Alhroot Dr. Gerhard Jaiser Dr. Dorothea Jecht Dr. Ragab Abdelaty

Dr. Oliver Ritter Dina Omar Kinana Nasra Osama Salaita Dr. Thelal Oweis

Omar Al-Alami Abdulrahman Lafi

Farah Yousef* Maryam Issa | Wajd Samara*

Rawan Aljundi*

Raya Dabbas Reem Abbas

Raya Alwreikat | Sara Bakir | Siwar Malkawi

Mohammad Alshafei**

* first in major | German and English for Business and Communication | 1st sem. ** first in major | Translation 1st sem. ACTING HEAD OF DEPARTMENT Dr. Sahar Almakhamreh 238 | 239

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK

DIPLOMA IN SOCIAL WORK /MIGRATION AND REFUGEES M.A. SOCIAL WORK FOR MIGRATION AND REFUGEES SAHL | Administrative Office

• Honorary Doctorate for H.E Mrs. Edelgard Bulmahn, The Vice-President of the German Parliament

• Social Work department conducted a summer course of MA Students from University of Würzburg • The Graduation Ceremony of the Professional Diploma Social Work “Migration and Refugees 2016|2017 242 | 243 SAHL | Activities

• Social Work Department, conducted a cetwork workshop for social field training • Royal Jordanian welcomes SAHL GEBC students

• Social Work in the Context of the Arab Refugee Crisis Conference • Signing an agreement with UNHCR • MoU with Jordan River Foundation 244 | 245 SAHL | Activities

• GJU Professional Diploma Social Work Migration and Refugees Students conduct Activities on the occasion of World Refugee Day

• SAHL GEBC Students visit 4P’s IMC • UPB welcomes SAHL GEBC Students • Zain Jordan welcomes SAHL GEBC Students • SAHL GEBC students visit Abdali Investment & Development PSC • Adpro Communications welcomes GEBC Students • GEBC Students visit Arabia Weather Inc • Signing MoU with UNICEF Jordan • Signing MouU with Balqa’ Applied University • Signing MoU with NCFA • Signing MoU with IFHNHF • Signing MoU with Caritas • ALC Program Students visited the Jordanian House of Representatives ALC program hosted Ms. Rana Nejem the author of “When in The Arab World”. 246 | 247 SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT AND LOGISTIC SCIENCES ACTING DEAN Dr. Loay Salhieh 248 | 249 ACTING VICE DEAN Dr. Malek Alsharairi 250 | 251

UNIQUE FEATURES

• Academic programs developed to enrich knowledge and competencies within an international setting. • The first Bachelor’s and Master’s programs in Logistic Sciences in Jordan and the region, by which graduates can receive an additional certificate by the European Logistics Association. • Highly qualified graduates who can conduct their adequate leadership training within the local and global markets. • Faculty members with excellent international and industry experience. • Students are prepared to receive globally recognized professional certificates along with their university degrees. • A wide international network of industry partners to boost the employability of our alum. ACTING HEAD OF DEPARTMENT Dr. Mohammad Alomari 252 | 253

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING

B.Sc. INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING SMLS | Department of International Accounting | Academic Staff

Dr. Malek Alsharairi Dr. Bassam Maali

Dr. Mohammad Alomari Luai Abu Rajab

Lama Obeidat Balkis Set Abouha

Dr. Ali Al-Attar Dr. Ahmad Abu-Alkheil 254 | 255

“WE PROVIDE OUR INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STUDENTS WITH AN INCOMPARABLE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL MODEL. OUR STUDENTS BECOME TRILINGUAL AND RECEIVE THEIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY ACCORDING TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS. WE PREPARE THEM TO OBTAIN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES SO THEY CAN COMPETE IN INTERNATIONAL JOB MARKETS.”

Dr. Malek Alsharairi SMLS | Department of International Accounting | Graduates | Summer Semester

Abdullah Abu Shaikha

Mustafa Shaban

* first in major 256 | 257

“FROM WALKING THROUGH THE CORRIDORS FOR THE FIRST TIME AND UP UNTIL THE LAST, I’VE BEEN ENRICHED WITH AN EVER GROWING KNOWLEDGE OF MY STUDIES, OF THE GERMAN CULTURE AND OF HOW TO INTERACT WITH PEOPLE. ONLY THROUGH ATTENDING SUCH A PRESTIGIOUS UNIVERSITY COULD I HAVE GAINED ALL THE EXPERIENCE I HAVE NOW.”

Jeyana Al-Sawalha SMLS | Department of International Accounting | Graduates | First Semester

Hala Naji Jeyana Al-Sawalha*

Mohammad Al-Nouti Mohammad Almasri Mohammed Al-Qadi Mo’men Abu Saleh Oday Abu-Ghalluos

Saif Al-Hawamdeh Salman Alkharaz Suhaib Khalaf Zaid Alakasheh Zaid Al Mufleh

* first in major 258 | 259

“ALONG THE PATH OF KNOWLEDGE SEEKING, BEGINNING WITH BIRTH

AND UP TO THE POINT OF Dana Estaitia THIS BACHELOR’S Husam Khasawneh DEGREE, I HAVE WITNESSED THE GROWTH INTELLECTUALLY WITHIN, AND THE GERMAN Mira Asir JORDANIAN UNIVERSITY Qusai Rabadi PLAYED A HUGE ROLE. THE PATH OF LEARNING HAS LONG BEGAN AND IT Sami Khirfan* SURELY WILL NEVER END.” Taher Yassin

Tareq Sheikh Ali * first in major 260 | 261

DEPARTMENT OF LOGISTIC SCIENCES

B.Sc. LOGISTIC SCIENCES M.Sc. LOGISTIC MANAGEMENT SMLS | Department of Logistic Sciences | Academic Staff

“LOGISTIC STUDIES PROVIDE STIMULATING LECTURES AND CASE Prof. Dorit Schumann STUDIES THAT APPLY Dr. Loay Salhieh IN THE REAL WORLD. Dr. Moh`d Al- Shboul STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THEIR ACQUIRED Dr. Omar Al-Shubailat KNOWLEDGE THROUGH Dr. Ismail Abushaikha BOTH THEIR LOCAL Dr. Abdelrahim Alsoussi AND INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIPS TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING Dr. Luay Jum`a Imad Al Hatamleh IN LOGISTICS.” Maha Ali

Amir Alqudah Bayan Zaitoun

Layla Thawabi Mahmoud Almawanees Mohannad Salameh

Omar Froukh Sarah Abu Jamma’ah Yahya Zarour 266 | 267

SUMMER SEMESTER

Ahmad Alshattel Arwa Alaqqad Hala Abu Halimeh Hamzah Tabbalat

Haya Albokhari Haya Ofishat Joud Abu-Abed Layan Tuffaha Mohammad Al Khayyat

Moh’d Alshawabkeh Mu’taz Sanduka Rand Olayan Saba Abu Shehab Yazan Arar 268 | 269

* first in major ACTING HEAD OF DEPARTMENT Dr. Raed Alkhasawneh 270 | 271

DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

B.Sc. MANAGEMENT SCIENCES SMLS | Department of Management Sciences | Academic Staff

“THE DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES AIMS TO EQUIP BUSINESS STUDENTS WITH A Dr. Serena Sandri Dr. Ghazi Samawi ROBUST KNOWLEDGE OF Dr. Metri Al-Mdanat BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, ECONOMICS, TECHNOLOGY AND MARKETING NOT ONLY TO QUALIFY THEM TO Dr. Mohammad Ta`amnha Dr. Raed Alkhasawneh WORK AT INTERNATIONAL Dr. Aziz Al-Madi INSTITUTIONS, BUT ALSO TO TURN THEM INTO REAL ENTREPRENEURS WHO CAN

CREATE JOBS AND SUPPORT Dr. Fathi Al Arabi Omar Bwaliez OUR ECONOMY.” Rasha Alababseh

Jude Nabulsi*

* first in major 274 | 275

“JOINING GJU FOR MY BACHELOR’S DEGREE HAD AN EXTENSIVE EFFECT ON THE COURSE OF MY LIFE AND CAREER. NOT ONLY HAVE I GAINED A HUGE ACADEMIC UPLIFT, BUT IT ALSO AFFECTED MY EVERYDAY LIFE. SPENDING ONE YEAR ABROAD EXPOSED ME TO A DIFFERENT CULTURE, ENVIRONMENT, AND FOR SURE SCULPTED THE WAY I LOOK AND DEAL WITH MY EVERYDAY LIFE. THIS EXPERIENCE HAS CONTRIBUTED TO CHANGEING ME FROM A GIRL TO A WORKING WOMAN.”

Sarah Abu Jamma’ah SMLS | Department of Management Sciences | Graduates | First Semester

Abdullah Abdullateef Dana Nimri Deren Dabbagh Edy Yasmineh

Issa Assaf Kareem Rabieh Luna Abdelhadi* Majd Jmeian

Maria Thneibat Tareq (Sheikh Ali) Yasmeen Alqatawneh Yasmin Alsha’bani Zena Al-Khalidi

* first in major 276 | 277

Abdullah Habib Ayla Jabasini Diala Abumoh’D

Farah Omari Jude Khalil Luma Haddad Moawiah Alhmoud

Ramzi Oumeish Shahad Al Saadi Suzan Abaza Zaid Bader 278 | 279

* first in major SMLS | Administrative Office

Aseel Almatar Eman Khasawneh Haitham Khresheh Lara Nassar Walaa Altwaijer 282 | 283 SMLS | Activities

• A Lecture on “Road Safety Management Master Program” • GJU signs an MoU with Al Ahli Holding Group’s Corporate

• Aqaba Logistics Village – A Company Presentation 284 | 285 SMLS | Activities

• GJU students participated in Refugee Code Week

• The Launch of the 14th edition of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Initiative at GJU • Visit of Prof. Ralf Cremer from Lübeck, teaching strategic management and change management • Visit of Dr. Martin Kuetz Schönebeck (Elbe) OT Plötzky, teaching project management and Technology Management • “International Entrepreneurship Promotion at Higher Education Institutions” Leipzig, Germany, by Leipzig University. • The launch of Master’s Program in Logistics Management • MoU Signing with Aqaba Logistics Village • SMLS-GJU and HTW Dresden Launch a joint project on “Intercultural Dialogue with the Islamic World” at Plekhanov Russian University of Economics in Tashkent, Uzbekistan 286 | 287 TALAL ABU GHAZALEH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEAN Prof. Mamoun Akroush 288 | 289 ACTING VICE DEAN Dr. Majdy Zuriekat 290 | 291

UNIQUE FEATURES

• The first public/private partnership in higher education in the region. • Highly qualified graduates who can conduct their adequate leadership training within the local and global markets. • Faculty members with international and industry experience. • Confidence of stakeholders in both the private and public sectors. • High employment rate of graduates with the highest starting salaries. • Unique location on Mecca Street, Amman.

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PROGRAMS

MBA MANAGEMENT MBA MARKETING MBA HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT MBA QUALITY MANAGEMENT MBA BANKING AND FINANCE MBA LOGISTICS TAG | Academic Staff

Prof. Mamoun Akroush Dr. Majdy Zuriekat

Dr. Loay Salhieh Dr. Muhammed Alnsour

Dr. Abdallah Abdallah Dr. Muhannad Atmeh

“THE GJU, THROUGH ITS COOPERATION WITH TAG-ORG, RENDERED ME SUCCESS AND ALLOWED ME TO ACCESS THE EUROPEAN MARKET BY UTILIZING THE GERMAN LANGUAGE. THIS UNIVERSITY IS A BRIDGE BETWEEN THE EAST AND THE WEST. THE LECTURES WERE INTERACTIVE AND FOCUSED ON SHAPING BRIGHT MINDS.”

Yasmin Shabani TAG | Graduates | First & Second (Expected) Semester

MBA|M MBA|QU ANAGE ALITY|M MENT ANAGEM MBA | MANAGEMENT ENT Salma Samawi* Suheir Khalil MBA | QUALITY MANAGEMENT Yassir Al-Masoudi Abeer Abu samra Adhraa Abbas Ramzi Nunu Ahmad Haddad Nada Al-Madi Zaher Al-Jayyousi* Ahmad Al-Abbasi Nedal Sober Ahmad Othman Nujud Al-Soudani Adli Hasasneh Alsi Kassicieh Rasha Kabar* Ahmad Abu Sada Areen Alhadied Rula Al-Kaisi Batoul Elkhatib Bayan Alomari Saba Rjoub Dalia Shadid Dima ahouri Salem Zoumot Dina Alshanty Dina Madfai Sarah Albalbaisi Hanan Jaber Hadil Alkayyali Seif Almadanat Hazem Qaqish Haneen Al-Zraiqat Sharf Al-Kohlani Mahmoud Tuweiq Hani Al-Abdallat Shireen Janbek Mohammad Alabdallah Ikhlas Al-Bustami Sohair Odeh Nima Al-Dulaimy* Lamia Alzoubi Summer Alatiyat Raghad Alhawamdeh Lubna Nshewat Suzan Haddad Rana Alminawi Miada Mohammad Wala Tawalbeh Ruba. Alrahahleh Mohammad Makahleh Wesam Hamdan Salma Alzyod Mohammad Al-Hattab Yousef Baseet Sarah Abu Sair Mugeun Sohn Wafa’ Alkayid

* first in major 296 | 297

MBA|BA MBA|MA MBA|HU NKING|A RKETING MAN|RE ND|FINA MBA | MARKETING SOURCE Bara’ah Choiaqo Layal Hammad* NCE Majed Odeh S|MANA MBA | BANKING AND Malisa Asfour FINANCE Zaid Haobsh GEMENT Majd Abu Hantash Bashar Khalil MBA | HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT Mohanad Khamash Hana’ Aljabali* Noor Ghanameh* Haneen Dababneh Anna Chemakina* Rafat Qassem Mira Elkour Tamer Al-Kfouf Nermeen Asfour Abdallah Salem Yousef Theeb Ola Haddad Rayya Abu Ghosh Funda Dabash Saja Al-Radawna Lara Barham Sandra Al-Asakryeh Lama Bakhit* Rameen Al-Rameeni MBA|LO Shefa’a Shadid GISTICS MBA | LOGISTICS

Ala’ Allawi Eman Khasawneh Fadia Al-Abbadi Mohammad Al-Theeb Nour Al-Heresh Omar Abu Arqoub Rawan Aldabbas* Shereen Hijazin SCHOOL OF BASIC SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES DEAN Prof. Nabil Ayoub 298 | 299 ACTING VICE DEAN Dr. Haytham Thawabih 300 | 301

ACTING VICE DEAN Dr. Omar Al-Omari ASSISTANT DEAN Iman Sha’sha’a 302 | 303

UNIQUE FEATURES

• Preparing our students to become proficient in the English language by their third academic year. • Training our students to face the real world through promoting intercultural communication, soft skills, leadership and emotional intelligence, and entrepreneurship and enterprises. • Arming our students with the basics of Physical Sciences and Mathematics that will help them think critically of the various engineering problems that they will face in their professions. • SBSH faculty members are heavily involved in interdisciplinary research projects with most of the engineering specializations faculty members at GJU. • SBSH faculty members were able to obtain funds for many research projects from many international research funds such as DAAD, Erasmus plus, Jordanian Scientific Research Fund, DFG, among others. • National Education faculty members at SBSH were pioneers in achieving an online National Education course through the EDRAAK platform, which eventually will be shared by many other Jordanian Universities. SBSH | Academic Staff

Prof. Nabil Ayoub Dr. Husam Abu-Safe Dr. Haytham Thawabih Dr. Abdallah Al-Raggad

Dr. Sameer Arabasi Dr. Omar Al-Omari Dr. Mohammad AlQudah Iman Sha’sha’a

Bassmah Al-Taher Eva Haddad Vera Khamashta

Hadeel Abu Sammour Issra` Hammoudeh Laila Habash Razan Esseili 308 | 309 SBSH | Activities

• The Language Lab Opening

• Professor Peer Ueberholz from the Niederrhein University of Applied Science visits the German Jordanian University to seek collaboration 310 | 311 DEANSHIP OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH DEAN Prof. Salem Al Agtash 312 | 313 ACTING ASSISTANT DEAN | ACTING HEAD OF PROJECTS OFFICE Rasha Al-Homoud 314 | 315

UNIQUE FEATURES

The deanship encourages high caliber research that has a profound impact on the researchers, the students, the institution, and the country. Research in general stimulates thought, expands horizons, enhances reputations, solves important problems, and explores new thesis topics for graduate students. The deanship, therefore, promotes international research collaboration and provides seed funding for research, incentives for scientific publications, and grants for conference participation.

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GRADUATE STUDIES PROGRAMS

M.Sc. ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION MA. GERMAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE M.Sc. VISION REHABILITATION M.Sc. SPATIAL PLANNING MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION | MBA M.Sc. COMPUTER ENGINEERING M.Sc. ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING M.Sc. ENVIRONMENTAL AND RENEWABLE ENERGY ENGINEERING DGSSR | Graduate Studies | Graduates | Summer, First & Second (Expected) Semester

Anas AlSalkini* Dima Abu-Aridah

Basma Anas Dina Hawash Hala Ghanem* Isra’ Ayasrah

Tariq Bdair*

Ayah Mohammad Ma’moun Mansour* Medya Othman Razan Sawalha 318 | 319

Asmaa Qaddumi* Hibah Sari

Mohammad Melhem*

* first in major

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SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

Administrating and facilitating research activities at GJU. Seed funding for academic staff and graduation projects. Project unit to support national and international funding. DGSSR | Scientific Research | Researchers

Dr. Adnan Al-Lahham SCHOOL • Carriage of streptococcus pneumonia in age 2-4 years in the winter seasons of OF APPLIED (2016-2017) \(2017-2018) in the local cities MEDICAL of Jordan Dr. Ziad Abuelrub SCIENCES • Elimantion of Tar Produced Form Biomass Gasification Using Jordanian Low Cost Mineral Catalysts

Dr. Mohammad Alnaief • Ultra low density nonporous materials for innovative drug delivery routes: dry powder inhalationl

Dr. Nasim Alnu’man • Development of prototypes and experimental testing of modular feet with adjustable adaptive ankle joints

Dr. Esra’a Albarahmieh • Development of eco-efficient porous filters and membranes via a novel hybrid milling-molding process for potential water purification application 322 | 323

Dr. Mohammad AlDaoud SCHOOL OF • A Data Mining Approach for Localizing the Needle in Ultrasound Image Based on COMPUTER Ultrasound Radio-Frequency and Doppler ENGINEEING & Signals Dr. Ala’ Khalifeh INFORMATION • A Private and Secure video conferencing TECHNOLOGY platform for e-health services Dr. Raed Mesleh • Single RF Chain MIMO Index Modulation Techniques

Dr. Raed Mesleh • Acousto Optical Modulators for Free Space Optical Communication

Dr. Omar Hiari • Implementation of Index Modulation Transmitters for IoT Wireless Applications

Dr. Ammar Alkhalidi SCHOOL OF • UV light generation from solar energy for NATURAL water disinfection RESOURES ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT DGSSR | Scientific Research | Researchers

Dr. Mohammad AlQudah SCHOOL • Symbolic and Numerical Algorithms for Simulating Non-Linear Partial Differential OF BASIC Equations: Computations and Applications SCIENCES & Dr. Mohammad Abudayah • Eigenspace of an Integral Cayley Graphs HUMANITIES over an Abelian Group

Dr. Omar Alomari • Self-Complementary Network

Dr. Malek Alsharairi SCHOOL OF • The Influence of Country Logistics Performance on Companies, Working MANAGEMENT Capital: An International Investigation

& LOGISTICS Dr. Louy Salhiah • “Aligning business strategies and SCIENCE operational purchasing practices for improved performance”

Bassam Ma’ale • “Accounting Curriculum in Jordan Universities and Market Needa” 324 | 325

“THROUGH RESEARCH AND THEORY, THE MANAGEMENT SCIENCES STUDENTS GAIN A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THE BASIC AND AUGMENTED ROLES OF MANAGEMENT. THE DEPARTMENTS HOLD A DISTINGUISHED FACULTY AND A MULTICULTURAL STUDENT BASE.”

Dr. Metri Mdanat DGSSR | Scientific Research Council | Members

Prof. Salem Al-Agtash Prof. Ma’moun Akroush Prof. Ziyad Haddad Prof. Ahmad Harb Dr. Adnan Lahham Dr. Raed Mesleh Dr. Reem Rabadi Dr. Dureid Mahasneh Eng. Aiman Mazahreh 326 | 327 DGSSR | Graduate Studies Council | Members

Prof. Salem Al-Agtash Prof. Ziyad Haddad Dr. Adnan Lahham Dr. Munjed Alsharif Dr. Loay Salhieh Dr. Reem Rabadi Dr. Rami Alazrai Dr. Muhannad Atmeh Fatima Almashaleh 328 | 329 DGSSR | Administrative Office | Teaching & Research Assistants and Lab Technicians

• The First Annual Research Day • 3D Micro Grid Project Launch • Lecture on National Qualifications Framework, Diploma Supplement and Degree Profile” by Prof. Issam Zaabalawi • Seminar on Alexander von Humboldt Fellowships by Dr. Hani Hayajneh • USA Fulbright Scholarships • Workshop on Quality Assurance and Accreditation

• GJU Launches a Technology Center • Agreement Signing to establish a “Scientific Research and Innovation Fund” • GJU ranks the top in research funding from Jordan’s Scientific Research Fund • MicroGrid: Design, Development and Demonstration of a future-proof active smart MicroGrid system 332 | 333 DEANSHIP OF STUDENT AFFAIRS ACTING DEAN Dr. Omar Al-Shubailat 334 | 335 ACTING VICE DEAN Dr. Aziz Al-Madi 336 | 337

“GJU HOLDS ALL THAT MEANINGFUL CONCEPTS OF EXCELLENCE, CREATIVITY, SENSE OF BELONGING AND SCIENCE TO BE THE KNOWLEDGE GATE BETWEEN JORDAN AND THE WEST, AND THE SUCCESS STORY OF MANY PEOPLE THAT WOULD BE LOOKING FORWARD.” Abedalhkeem Arabiyyat ASSISTANT TO THE DEAN | DIRECTOR OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES DEPARTMENT | ACTING DIRECTOR OF KING ABDULLAH II FUND FOR DEVELOPMENT KAFD Fawwaz Al-Saqqar 338 | 339

ASSISTANT TO THE DEAN Mohammad Qaaqa DSA | Departments and Office

The Deanship of Student Affairs (DSA) is in charge of all non-academic affairs in the university It encompasses providing help for students through training and career counselling, financial support of students in need, organizing all extra-curricular activities and student trips, networking and follow up with alumni, sport, art, and music activities, including student clubs and teams, psychological and empowerment services, international and Arab student affairs to facilitate their studies at GJU, organizing student elections and polls, overseeing relationships with student bodies and organizations. COUNSELLING & EMPOWERMENT SERVICES (CAPS)

The office provides counseling and psychological support to all students at GJU, either through its qualified staff or through its wide spread referral system. STUDENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT

This department is responsible for providing a number of services for the students such as student fund, student’s ID, car permits, student housing and student consulting… etc 340 | 341

KING ABDULLAH II FUND FOR DEVELOPMENT | CAREER GUIDANCE & ALUMNI OFFICE

The department is responsible for providing high quality training and career counseling services based on individual assessment. This helps students understand their strengths and career personality fit. KAFD also supports students’ academic related travel. STUDENT ACTIVITIES DEPARTMENT

The department is responsible for providing services related to student funds and financial support, issuing student ID’s, car permits, Arab and international student affairs, and international students exhibition. DSA | Administrative Office

• Blood Donation Campaign • GJU students and staff express solidarity with Palestinian resistance • Orientation Day for New Students 344 | 345 DSA | Activities

• Mobile Bus for the Occasion of the Great Arab Revolt • Independence Day Celebration • Robotics Show on Campus 346 | 347 DSA | Activities

• Employees Championship Closing Ceremony • Honoring GJU Mothers • Workshop about “Universities against Corruption Initiative” 348 | 349 DSA | Activities

• Gju Multi-Cultural Evening 350 | 351 DSA | Activities

• A Lecture on Decentralized Elections Law by the Minister of Yout • Book Busters Club for Kids • Prisoner in my Prison Cell Play 352 | 353 DSA | Activities 354 | 355

• Hosting the mobile van station for Smart Cards Issuance • Alshahwan visit to the mobile van station for Smart Cards Issuance • Workshop about Elections by the Independent Election Commission • Laughter Yoga Session with Mr. Nabil Sawalha • The Opening of the Counseling and Empowerment Services (CAPS) • Breast Cancer Awareness Day THE GERMAN DIMENSION 356 | 357

Project Office Office of the Vice President for International Affairs THE GERMAN German Language Center International Office DIMENSION Office for Industrial Links PROJECT OFFICE PROJECT DIRECTOR Prof. Anne Lequy 358 | 359

Photo: Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal | Harald Krieg The German Dimension | Project Office | Administrative Office 360 | 361

PROJECT OFFICE | MISSION

The five employees of the project office coordinate the whole German consortium and participate with Prof. Dr. Anne Lequy in the strategic planning of the GJU. Among other responsibilities, the total German budget of the project is supervised in Magdeburg, including managing and accounting for scholarship payments and reporting to the German Academic Exchange Services as well as other stakeholders. The team is as well responsible for all business contacts in Germany and the student support during the German Year of all GJU students.

Prof. Anne Lequy | Project Director Josefin Hahn | Director of Project Office Jenny Engelmann | Financial Manager Alexandra Horn | Project Assistant Katrin Bombitzki | Corporate Relations Manager Stefanie Luniak | Students and Industry Relations Manager Katharina Eisen | Student Assistant OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS VICE PRESIDENT FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS Prof. Dorit Schumann 362 | 363 The German Dimension | Office of the Vice President for International Affairs | Administrative Office 364 | 365

OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS | MISSION

The international and the German dimension at GJU – this is what the Vice President for International Affairs and her office are responsible for. Building and strengthening bridges between Jordan and Germany, is the main mission of GJU’s Vice President for International Affairs. Students, lecturers, researchers, cooperation partners, and politicians can travel on these bridges and meet in between with regard to international, intercultural, scientific and application-oriented exchange and knowledge transfer. Networks arise from bridges and friendships arise from travellers.

Prof. Dorit Schumann | Vice President for International Affairs Ban Mueller-Thiab | Assistant to the Vice President for International Affairs The German Dimension | Office of the Vice President for International Affairs | Activites

• GJU at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania • From Politics to Policy- Building Regional Resilience in West Asia and North Africa, panel on a book presentation from WANA Institute and Friedrich Ebert Foundation 366 | 367 GERMAN LANGUAGE CENTER DIRECTOR Dr. Dorothea Jecht 368 | 369 The German Dimension | German Language Center | Academic Staff

Dr. Dorothea Jecht Margarethe Nofal Samir Haskic Tarik Boutaib

Achim Engler Ruth Hopfenmueller Barita Sitanggang Omar AlDuais

Fatima Moussaoui Susanne Gutsche Abdulnaser Al-Baadani Elena Kleist

GERMAN LANGUAGE CENTER | MISSION

The German Language Center (GLC) was established in summer 2012. Today it’s the largest university-based German Language Center world-wide with more than 60 lecturers and experts. It is considered to be a central institution serving all departments and all students of GJU. Its primary task is teaching of German as a foreign language up to the level B1 (GER). Teaching and learning are performed in close cooperation with the Goethe Institute Amman as well as the related language programs of the School of Applied Humanities and Languages at GJU.

INTERNATIONAL OFFICE | MISSION

The mission of the International Office is to support the internationalization of GJU by developing and maintaining strong partnerships with universities mainly in Germany. The IO is responsible for the academic placement and visa procedures of GJU students in their German year.

• Official Welcome of the Summer Course • Kick Off for the Outgoing Week 2016

OFFICE FOR INDUSTRIAL LINKS | MISSION

One of GJU’s main features is the university’s strong cooperation with the industry. To foster this collaboration, the Office for Industrial Links (OIL) was established in 2009. It is responsible for building up and facilitating sustainable university-industry partnerships by organizing special business events, lectures, workshops, and company presentations, and providing career services for its students and graduates. Further, it is strongly involved in GJU’s alumni and entrepreneurship activities.

• Conference on “Career Service and Career Guidance in National and International Context” • The 7th GJU Annual Career Fair • Green Hackathon 384 | 385 The German Dimension | Office for Industrial Links | Activites

• GJU visit to Coca-Cola • Adapt2Job - 2win Employability Training • Official Opening of GJU Innovation Space

• Industry University Workshop on Dual Study Programs • “Your Entrepreneurship Career Path: Success Stories” • Global Entrepreneurship Week @ GJU • Aqaba Logistics Village – A Company Presentation • GIZ Appraisal Mission for Funding of Dual Study project • Berlin Entrepreneurship Foundation as Flying Faculty at GJU • Opportunities for GJU Graduates at Microsoft • Visit of JORAMCO Academy • Field trip for IT students to Mixed Dimensions • 3D Printing Workshop • Visit to Maani Ventures Factories 386 | 387 CENTERS AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS 388 | 389

Information Systems and Technology Center Consultation and Training Center Vision Training Center Darat Othman Bdeir for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center for the Study of Natural and Cultural Heritage University Library Presidency and Councils’ Affairs Department Admission and Registration Department Finance Department Human Resources Department Supplies and Tenders Department Public Relations and Marketing Department Assistant to the President for Campus and Logistic Support Engineering Department CENTERS AND Maintenance Department General Services Department Internal Control and Auditing Department ADMINISTRATIVE Quality Assurance and Accreditation Department Legal Consultant Office DEPARTMENTS Advisor to the President for Local Community Affairs Centers and Administrative Departments

INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER DIRECTOR Dr. Feras Al Hawari 390 | 391

CONSULTATION AND TRAINING CENTER DIRECTOR Dr. Abdallah Abdallah 392 | 393

VISION TRAINING CENTER DIRECTOR Dr. Nathalie Bussieres 394 | 395

FULL TIME LECTURER | Sami Shublaq | Maisaa Masoud | Yosur Qutishat HEAD OF RECORDS | Rania Makanai Centers and Administrative Departments

THE STUDY OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE CENTER DIRECTOR Prof. Nizar Abu-Jaber 396 | 397

ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR | Anwer Gheith CSNACH was quite active in the previous year, with special emphasis on the expansion of the ancient hydrological terraces project. This project strives to explore and expand on our knowledge of how our fore bearers managed water and landscape using various terracing approaches. This helped them to avoid drought and flooding, and potentially hold important lessons for our future. In the past year, a number of research activities, publications and public lectures were conducted to both expand our knowledge on this issue and to explain the implications to the general public. Centers and Administrative Departments

PRESIDENCY AND COUNCILS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR Ikram Al-Naji 398 | 399

ADMISSION AND REGISTRATION DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR Dr. Ahmad Barghash 400 | 401

FINANCE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR Sana Farraj 402 | 403

HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR Mahmoud Irbeihat 404 | 405

SUPPLIES AND TENDERS DEPARTMENT ACTING DIRECTOR Imad Al-Hatamleh 406 | 407

PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MARKETING DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR Muneer BaniYounis 408 | 409

ADMINISTRATIVE | Luma Mohammad | Muath Abu Mohana NEWS EDITOR | Amani Al-Rosan OFFICE WORKER | Yazeed Al-Halhla Centers and Administrative Departments

UNIVERSITY LIBRARY ACTING DIRECTOR Dr. Abdallah Al-Raggad 410 | 411

ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR CAMPUS AFFAIRS ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT Abedalhkeem Arabiyyat 412 | 413

ADMINISTRATIVE | Shaher alshwabkah TECHNICAL SUPPORT | Zaid Arabiyyat SECRETARY | Doa’a Alhabahbeh Centers and Administrative Departments

ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT ACTING DIRECTOR Natalia Al-Gharribeh 414 | 415

MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT ACTING DIRECTOR Rami Alatrash 416 | 417

GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT ACTING DIRECTOR Abedalhkeem Arabiyyat 418 | 419 Centers and Administrative Departments 420 | 421

INTERNAL CONTROL AND AUDITING DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR Malek Al-Dabbas 422 | 423

ACTING ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR | Mohmmad Alshra’h ACTING HEAD OF FINANCE AUDITING SECTION | Amr Aljazzazi ADMINISTRATIVE | Bara’ Al Qudah SECRETARY | Noor Abujreeban Centers and Administrative Departments

QUALITY ASSURANCE AND ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT ACTING DIRECTOR Dr. Anas Atieh 424 | 425

LEGAL CONSULTANT OFFICE ADVOCATE AND LEGAL CONSULTANT Omran Hawawsheh 426 | 427

We serve GJU with the highest quality of legal services on both local and international levels. Furthermore, among our duties is to coordinate, follow up and close monitoring of all legal issues with the GJU departments. We advise GJU on all legal issues related to its operations and activities including drafting, reviewing and monitoring all kinds of agreements, contracts and memorandums of understanding with third parties. Centers and Administrative Departments

ADVISOR TO THE PRESIDENT FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY AFFAIRS ADVISOR Abedalhkeem Arabiyyat 428 | 429

ADMINISTRATIVE | Ayman Ajarmeh | Hayel Alhlalat GJU+ 430 | 431

Higher Education for Young Syrians and Jordanians Project + 6th Evening of Excellence GJU Events HIGHER EDUCATION FOR YOUNG SYRIANS AND JORDANIANS PROJECT 432 | 433

HIGHER EDUCATION FOR YOUNG EDU-Syria and EDU-Jordan is a project funded by the European Union, which provides a framework for helping Syrian refugees as well as Jordanians in communities hosting Syrian refugees, to get access to SYRIANS AND higher education through a set of scholarship programs, and give the young individuals the opportunity to pursue an academic degree or JORDANIANS acquire vocational skills. The project is led by the German Jordanian University with four partner institutes: Jordan University of Science and PROJECT Technology, Zarqa University, Yarmouk University and Al-Quds College. GJU+ | Higher Education for Young Syrians and Jordanians Project

PROJECT DIRECTOR Prof. Natheer Abu Obeid 434 | 435

PROJECT MANAGER Dr. Dhiah el Diehn Abou-Tair GJU+ | Higher Education for Young Syrians and Jordanians Project | Team Members

6th ANNUAL CEREMONY

Under the patronage of Her Excellency, The Secretary General of the DAAD Dr. Dorothea Rüland, The German Jordanian University celebrated the Sixth Annual Evening of Excellence that was held at GJU Campus - Water Wheel Garden on Thursday 28th of July 2016.

The Annual Evening of Excellence is the most successful and anticipated event at GJU. It aims at honoring distinguished students, distinguished faculty members, and distinguished administrative staff members, distinguished Industry partners, distinguished professors, and distinguished GJU entrepreneurs. GJU+ | 6th Evening of Excellence

GERMAN JORDANIAN UNIVERSITY

Prof. Natheer Abu Obeid Farewell EVENTS First GJU Alumni Reunion First Summer School for the Community Kids 16 | 17 Mini MBA Graduation Ceremony GJU+ | Events 452 | 453 GJU+ | Events

• First GJU Alumni Reunion • First Summer School for the Community Kds

• Mini MBA Graduation Ceremony 454 | 455 YEARBOOK COMMITTEE 456 | 457

Thanks to everyone who contributed to producing this book; this documentation of hard work and accomplishment. We would also like to thank our photographers who worked hard to capture all these moments of pride and your beautiful smiles. YEARBOOK It was a pleasure creating this book. Hope it will be a lifetime companion that keeps a memory for all the people you have met, COMMITTEE befriended, and worked with in your journey at GJU. Yearbook Committee | Team