Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Jordan University of Science and Technology Irbid, Jordan

FACULTY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IRBID, JORDAN

SELF EVALUATION REPORT

February 2021

Contents of the SER Page

Introduction 3 Standard 1. Objectives, Organisation and QA Policy 6 Standard 2. Finances 23 Standard 3. Curriculum 27 Standard 4. Facilities and equipment 32 Standard 5. Animal resources and teaching material of animal origin 40 Standard 6. Learning resources 52 Standard 7. Student admission, progression and welfare 56 Standard 8. Student assessment 69 Standard 9. Academic and support staff 74 Standard 10. Research programmes, continuing and postgraduate education 85 Addendum explaining how the Covid-19 crisis has affected the academic 92 year 2019-2020 List of ESEVT Indicators 94 List of appendices 96

Introduction

The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine was established in 1990 as the first and only Veterinary College in Jordan and remained so till this moment. It is one of the medical colleges at Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST). JUST is a comprehensive, state- supported university located on the outskirts of Irbid, in northern Jordan, 70 km north to Amman, the capital city of Jordan. JUST was established in 1986 as an autonomous national institute of higher education with the main objective to graduate outstanding professionals in specializations that match the needs of Jordan and the region, conduct high technology research and provide community services. Recently, JUST was ranked in the top 400 Universities in the world according to the QS World University Ranking System. Since establishment, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FVM) at JUST made expansion in human resources and building capacities to support the attainment of excellent graduates’ outcomes, better community services, and innovative research and discovery. The FVM objective is advancing both animal and public health in Jordan and the world. Our mission is to benefit animals and people of the society by training veterinarians who have excellent clinical and public health skills. Our Graduates are committed to competently and ethically carry out their duties of protecting animal health, animal well-being and welfare, in addition to contributing to public health and welfare. Our graduates are also trained to serve in areas of food inspection and food hygiene.

College accreditation plan and history European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education (EAEVE) The FVM had a previous consultative evaluation visit between 12-14 February 2012. As stated in the consultative visit report, the purpose of the visit/evaluation was an appraisal of the overall compliance of the institution with EAEVE evaluation/accreditation standards. The visit was advisory in nature and the result was not listed or made public. An unofficial report was issued, consisting of a detailed letter of recommendation. Reasonable assurance was given that corrective actions in compliance with all recommendations that will render the visited establishment compatible with required standards (EAEVE SOP & EL) directive 36/2005). There were seven findings that were non-compatible or below EAEVE standards. These included findings related to the curriculum, veterinary health centre (junior clinical staff, in patient units, case load, and bio- safety and bio-security measures), and teaching animal farm.

Several progress activities occurred after the visitation including: 1. By a Royal Decree, Dr. Nabil Hailat, a professor of Pathology at FVM was appointed as president of Yarmouk University; the second oldest university in Jordan. 2. The curriculum of the undergraduate degree was re-structured to meet the required standards and proposed suggestions. 3. Competing the building of a new state of art Veterinary Teaching Hospital that encompasses over 6,500 square meter buildings. The new Veterinary Teaching Hospital is designed to handle first opinion and referral cases. It will be fully equipped

to provide services to different animal species (Equine, Food Animals, and Pet Animals) which is expected to be admitted from all geographical locations of Jordan, as well as some neighbouring countries. The Veterinary Teaching Hospital has well designed isolation units and will be operated by senior and junior staff. Bio-safety and bio-security, welfare standards measures were reviewed and main deficiencies were rectified. 4. A new master program in with four clinical tracks was initiated to train graduate students as residents in Equine Clinical Medicine, Poultry Medicine, Small Animals Medicine and Food Animals Medicine

Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) In 2018, a letter of petition was sent to the Board of Directors regarding Affiliate Membership application for the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology. In 2019, the AAVMC Assembly has approved the petition to join the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges as an Affiliate Member.

As stated above, the FVM is the only veterinary education and school establishment in Jordan. It has three main departments, namely, Basic Veterinary Medical Sciences, Clinical Veterinary Medical Sciences, and Pathology and Public Health. The FVM has over 30 well trained, highly specialized faculty members who graduated from elite North American and international Universities. The specializations of the Faculty members are diverse covering different disciplines of basic sciences, epidemiology, infectious and zoonotic diseases, and public health. The FVM has well equipped state of the art, teaching and research laboratories that serve as an essential source for disease investigations and diagnostics in the country and region. Our FVM offers two main programs: undergraduate (Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Surgery (5 years) and graduate (MSc) programs. Both are carefully designed to provide our graduates with the necessary theoretical and practical skills with great competencies to efficiently employ their knowledge to work in the diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control of animal diseases, through better understanding of the mechanisms of transmission and pathogenesis of disease causative agents along with basic research that would help in the understanding the science behind immunity, illness and intervention. Those programs are delivered and supervised by highly qualified and dedicated faculty members who are graduates of reputable institutions in USA, Canada, Europe and Australia. Our current graduate and undergraduate students come from different Middle Eastern countries, representing a diverse and rich multi-cultural educational environment and interaction. All teaching, training and laboratory facilities are appropriately equipped to provide an environment conducive to innovative learning and research. The learning environment includes classrooms, teaching and research laboratories, the Veterinary Health Centre, and the Animal House. The FVM is actively engaged in community services and outreach as well as scientific research. The research outcomes of our faculty members along with their motivated graduate

students contribute to the advancement of knowledge in the broad disciplines of medical and veterinary sciences. The diverse expertise of our faculty members and the advanced facilities of the faculty offer a wealth of opportunities to public and private organizations and communities through continuing education programs, technical assistance, workshops, and consultations. The faculty is committed to providing continuing education opportunities for veterinarians in Jordan and the Arab World, and to increasing the awareness of the public for the role of veterinarians in the society.

Standard 1. Objectives, Organisation and QA Policy

1.1 Vision, Mission, and Objectives Vision: To be an internationally recognized centre of excellence in veterinary education, research and community engagement to enhance animal and human health.

Mission: To graduate competent veterinarians equipped with knowledge, veterinary clinical skills necessary for animal health, welfare and public health through creative and innovative learning, discovery and application.

Mission's goals

1) Recruiting students to our veterinary program from Jordan and neighbouring countries. a) The acceptance criteria to our faculty are set by the ministry of higher education, a minimum grade of an 80% in high faculty is required to submit the application form. The selection of successful applicants is based on their GPA in high faculty. b) Our faculty was able to recruit students from neighbouring countries through our good ties with the educational institutions in those countries and our outstanding reputation.

2) Appling the new techniques in delivering the teaching courses to our students. a) Our faculty continuously update of our teaching materials. In the coming last few years, we established the clinical skill lab through cooperation with SPANA. b) There is a continuous upgrading of our audio-visual equipment. c) Our academic staffs are American and western European alumni. d) Each academic staff has an E-Learning website for interactive communication with the students and for uploading lectures handouts and announcements. e) There is continuous supervision on the academic performance of our students through electronic academic guidance program. This program enables the academic supervisor to guide and be in touch with each student.

3) Enhancing teaching and research capabilities of our academic staff.

a) The majority of our academic staff are alumni of American and Western European universities and most of them were graduated in the last 15 years. b) Most of our clinical academic staff are board certified from either American Colleges c) Our academic staff are always encouraged to get intramural grants from the JUTS- Deanship of Research and extramural grants from local and international funding agencies. d) Our university criteria for promotions are strict, and this is a driving force for our academic staff to public original and strong research articles in internationally recognised and Scopus indexed journals

e) Our Faculty is in charge of the University Animal House for conducting research using laboratory animals and our Dean also chairs the JUST- IACUC. f) All academic staff are required to take specialized and intensive workshops to improve their academic performance. The topics of these workshops are on using modern teaching methods and technologies. g) Our academic staff are eligible for sabbatical leave for one academic year every 5-6 years, where they receive a double salary during the sabbatical year. h) Our academic staff are eligible for summer sabbatical every summer, where they a receive a double salary for 56 days.

4) Improving the animal welfare for both domesticated and wild animals, and also spread the awareness of public health. a) Our faculty offer elective courses for JUST students. The courses include Animal Welfare and Behaviour (for all majors) (3 credit hours), Pet Animal Care (for all majors) (3 credit hours), Animal Health (for non-veterinary and agriculture students) (3 credit hours) And Animal Products and Public Health for non-veterinary and agriculture students) (3 credit hours). b) Our 2019 veterinary curriculum include a compulsory course in Animal Husbandry and Welfare (3 Credit Hours: 2 Theoretical, 3 Practical) and our 2012 veterinary curriculum include a compulsory course in VM 106 Animal Welfare (2H: 2T, 0P) and VM 102 Veterinary Ethics (1H: 1T, 0P). c) In 2009, the Veterinary health centre (VHC) was re-opened in new location; this centre is supplied with required diagnostic and therapeutic facilities in all fields of veterinary medicine. d) Since the location of our faculty in the northern of Jordan, there are plans to open a specialized clinic in the capital (Amman) to provide our services to broader population. e) Our faculty has multiple agreements will all local agencies that care about animal welfare such as SPANA f) We are in the process of implementing an electronic record keeping software in our VHC. This step is important in our focus on clinical research.

5) Serving the surrounding community and engaging with local and international intuitions. a) Our academic staff are members of eleven local government committees such as Animal Health Committee, Drugs and biologics registration committee and several others. b) Our academic staff have been working as scientific consultants for many private companies such as pharmaceutical companies, vaccine producing companies, the Royal Jordanian Society for conservation of wild life and many other agenesis. c) We accept employees of the Ministry of Agriculture, Jordan Food and Drug Administration as graduate students. d) We diagnose diseases and solve issues for private companies. e) We recruit and accept students into our graduate and undergraduate programs from neighbouring countries.

Programs Educational Objectives 1. Graduates will demonstrate the ability to apply basic and clinical veterinary sciences to improve animal health and production. 2. Graduates will demonstrate personal values, leadership qualities and ethical behaviour that maintain the high standards for the veterinary profession. 3. Graduates will engage in self-learning and professional development while demonstrating their ability and commitment to continuously enhance their knowledge and skills throughout their career. 4. Graduates will emphasize the importance and central roles of veterinarians in the One World-One Medicine-One Health concept 5. Graduates will effectively demonstrate their ability to lead multidisciplinary teams to improve public health. 6. Graduates will become competent practitioners and effectively collaborate with other veterinary specialists and health care providers to use and adopt emerging veterinary technologies and practices.

1.2 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine / Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) General Information The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is located within the campus of Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), situated at Irbid in the rural north of Jordan, 70 km from the capital Amman. Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) is a comprehensive, state-supported university. JUST was established in 1986 as an autonomous national higher education institute with the main objective of graduating outstanding professionals in specializations that aligns with the needs of Jordan and the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region. Since its establishment, JUST has been at the forefront of higher education in MENA. It also maintains a high reputation among the Middle Eastern universities due to the high quality of its academic and administrative staff, multi-disciplinary educational program and the broad diversity of its students. The university was described as the best scientific institution in the Kingdom by His Majesty King Abdullah II during his last visit, and it was ranked as the top research university in the country, and amongst the top 50 universities in the Islamic World, according to a study carried out by the Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC). The number of students has increased significantly since the university’s establishment. Today JUST has more than 800 full-time academic staff, with 20,000 undergraduate and 1800 graduate students; in contrast to 2,300 students in the 1986/1987 academic year. JUST comprises more than 5,000 international students of 60 nationalities, rendering it the most cultural-diverse university in Jordan. The university provides a wide range of programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels, many of these programs are not offered by any other university in Jordan. At the present time, the university comprises 12 faculties (Medicine, Engineering, Science & Arts, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine, Architecture, Information Technology, Applied Sciences, Nursing and Graduate Studies) and 55 departments offering 42 undergraduate programs and 95 postgraduate programs. These programs are constantly reviewed to improve their quality and to

ensure that the students are always updated with the latest scientific skills and knowledge. All departments, faculties and service units are working together to ensure that the education we offer is both supportive and rewarding. In 2011, Jordan University of Science & Technology (JUST) has begun to make its mark in the QS World University Rankings which, in return, placed JUST at 601+ according to the QS World University Ranking System. JUST has been ranked 301 according to the following indicators: academic reputation, reviews by recruiters who hire JUST graduates, faculty student ratio, citations of published research. In addition, the university was ranked 71 in recruiting top quality international students. Internationalization is an essential element for the future development of Jordan University of Science and Technology. JUST is advancing its internationalization through the implementation of advanced science and technology, modern communication technologies, and through interaction with communities around the world.

Specific Factual Information Location, space and buildings Geographical location: Irbid governorate, 70 km north of the capital Amman. • The total area of the university is 11,000 dunums (1 dunum = 1000 m2). The campus maximum width is 7 km and its maximum length is 19 km. • The university's total building area 303,950 square meters. • The green area covers 5,000 dunums, of which:

• 550 dunums are planted with 532,200 forest trees, • 2,666 dunums planted with 47,000 fruit trees, • 550 dunums of gardens and • 1,232 dunums planted with field crops. • The University has an artificial lake with a surface area of 40,000 square meters, with a capacity of 137,000 cubic meters. • The university has a winter-filled dirt dam from the surrounding with a capacity of 170,000 cubic meters. • There is a 5 MW solar PV power plant on campus, and there is a plan to build an additional 20 MW plant. • The university hospital has a floor area of 110,300-square-meter, with 588 beds, in addition to a 2,000-square-meter radiology building.

Human resources • 1,006 faculty members, of whom 28.6% are female. • 1282 administrative and technical staff • 781 workers and service workers • Ratio of faculty-to-admin staff is 1:1.27 • By graduation country, faculty members are divided as follows: 50% of the faculty are graduates of the United States of America, 20% of graduates from Europe and the UK, 7% from Canada, 4% from Australia and New Zealand and 17.5% from Jordan.

Faculties, programs and students

• The University comprises of 12 Faculties; one institute, 61 academic departments, 45 bachelor's programs, 98 master's programs and two Ph.D. programs. Total number of graduate: 77,462, including 12,534 non-Jordanian nationals. Current number of students: - 25,094 undergraduate students. - 2,020 master's degree students. 3,664 students of non-Jordanian nationality (51 different nationalities) representing 14% of the total number of students.

University Library • The total floor area of the central library is 12,500 square meters. • The library accommodates 2,500 visitors at the same time. • Self-lending and return service is available through RFID technology and a 24-hour automated return window. This technology also provides arrangement, weeding and automated inventory of books through DLA devices. • The library contains 195,000 books, 50,000 volumes, 433,000 e-books, 58 databases with 103,000 e-journals.

University Ranking/Rating

• The university won first place according to the Jordanian classification of universities • THE Rank, In World University Rankings 2019: 351-400 • THE Rank, in Asia University Rankings 2019: 51 • THE Rank, in Young Universities Ranking 2019: 91 • THE Rank, in Emerging Economies 2019: 58. • THE Rank, In Arab World University Rankings: 2019: 4 • THE Rank, in Jordanian Universities Rankings: 2019: 1 • Shanghai Ranking for Clinical Medicine: 151-200 • Shanghai Ranking for Nursing: 151-200 • Shanghai Ranking for Veterinary Science: 201-300 • QS Ranking: 651-700 in the world • QS Ranking: 13 in the Arab world • US News& World Report Ranking for Best Global Universities:799 • US News& World Report Ranking for Best Global Universities in Asia:170

University Budget: The university's budget for 2019 is around JD 102 million (US$150 million).

Scientific Research: • The University allocates 5% of its budget to scientific research in addition to supporting external research (external, external and global), where the total scientific research budget for 2020 is estimated at (8) million dinars. • Number of published papers since the founding of the university is 11154 to Scopus. • The University ranks first in terms of the scale of publications quoted by the SciVal World Ranking, with more than 47,000 Citations in the last five years.

Global Accreditation/Credits • Faculty of Engineering: ABET accredited • Faculty of Medicine: Avicenna, JCI, WFME, RCP • Faculty of Dentistry: RCSI Accredited • Faculty of Pharmacy: ACPE accreditation • Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences: ASIC Accredited • Faculty of Veterinary Medicine: EAEVE certified • Faculty of Nursing: ACEN, WHO, CIDA • Department of Computer Engineering: ABET accredited. • Software Engineering Department: Accredited by the Institute of Eng. and Tech. (IET). • Department of Life Sciences and Genetic Engineering: ASIIN Accredited

Quality Certificates: • ISO 9001-2015 Quality Certificate.

Organisational Charts (University and Faculty):

Organisational charts of Jordan University of Science and technology and The Faculty of veterinary Medicine can be found in the following pages.

Organisational Chart of Jordan University of Science and Technology

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Organisational Chart

Contact Details of the Faculty: Name of the Faculty: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology Address: P.O. Box (3030) Irbid, Postal Code 22110 Jordan Telephone: +962-2-7201000 Fax: +962-2-7201081 E-mail: [email protected] Website:http://www.just.edu.jo/FacultiesandDepartments/FacultyOfVeterinaryMedicine/

Title and Name of Head of the Faculty: Dean: Mohammad S. Khalifeh, DVM, PhD Professor of Immunology Department of Basic Medical Veterinary Sciences E-mail: [email protected]

Faculty Administration:

Appointments of the Administrative Positions:

• The Dean of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is appointed through the Board of Trustees of JUST. • The vice dean, assistances of the dean, the departments heads are nominated by the Dean and appointed by JUST President. • The faculty council is composed of the Dean, vice dean, assistants of the dean, departments heads, an elected representative from each department, representatives of private sector and a representative from the Ministry of Agriculture. The faculty council is the governing body and in charge of setting the strategic plans. • The faculty council is formed at the beginning of each academic year. • The faculty council is in charge of forming the about 10 committees to take over all the academic and non-academic activities of the faculty such as the committee of higher studies, the committee of scientific research.

• The faculty council meets every 2 weeks or when needed to discuss the different academic and other activities.

Overview of Faculty Departments, Facilities and Degrees:

JUST-FVM is one of 12 academic Faculties at Jordan University of science and technology (JUST). The faculty is funded totally through JUST JUST-FVM buildings consist of lecture halls, teaching labs, academic staff office, Veterinary Health Centre, and the Veterinary Teaching Hospital under construction, all of which are on JUTS campus.

JUST-FVM is regulated through JUST regulations and laws. JUST-FVM has three departments, namely; the Department of Basic Veterinary Medical Sciences, the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, and the Department of Pathology and Public Health. In addition, to the Veterinary Health Centre (VHC) that provides clinical training and veterinary services to the local community. JUST-FVM is furnished with research laboratories serving the different veterinary disciplines. JUST-FVM awards the undergraduate and graduates degrees through regulations set by the Dean's Councils of Jordan University of Science and Technology. JUST-FVM offered are Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, Master of Science Degree in 11 majors and Diploma in some clinical majors. The first batch of undergraduate students was enrolled in 1989 and graduated after the five years in 1994. The first group of graduate students was enrolled in the master program in 1996. A one-year clinical diploma was added to the graduate program in 2001. In 2020, JUST-FVM developed and received the accreditation from Jordanian Higher Education Accreditation Commission.

Veterinary Curriculum, Veterinary Health Centre and Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH) Responsibility A curriculum committee is formed at the beginning of each academic year by the council of JUST-FVM. The committee is responsible for the curriculum improvement and development following receiving suggestions from the council of each academic department. The curriculum for the undergraduate degree is reviewed every four years to make sure that it meets the evolving market changes, international education standards, and adopting new teaching methodologies. All members of the committee are academic staff of JUST-FVM. After the revision is approved at the JUST-FVM, it goes through the channel of curriculum committees at the level of the University, where the final approval is achieved.

Currently, the clinical facility used for practical training is the Veterinary health Centre, which is directed by an academic staff of the department of clinical sciences of JUST-FVM and reports to the Dean. The Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH) is currently under final construction. The proposed Organisational chart is shown in the next page. Briefly, the person responsible for the professional, ethical, and academic affairs will be the Director of VTH and will be an academic staff of JUST-FVM and will report to the Dean of JUST-FVM.

1.3 & 1.4 The Strategic Plan, SWOT Analysis and Quality Assurance The strategic plan including the vision, mission and objectives of JUST-FVM are set by the Faculty council and is incorporated in the University strategic plan which can be found at (http://www.just.edu.jo/ar/aboutjust/Documents/paln1.pdf). The plan to achieve and implement the strategic plan is guided by JUST-FVM Council. JUST-FVM council forms specialized, sub- committees from the academic staff along with the members of the faculty council to implement the plan. The University higher administration request an annual report from JUST-FVM, along with other faculties, detailing the accomplishments that should be aligned with the University strategic plan. JUST-FVM is requested to write annual activity/achievements report, which includes detailed information about each activity or achievement including student events, extracurricular activities, community services, conferences organized, consultations, conferences attended by academic staff, and publications. Once again all the above should align with University strategic plan and its quality assurance policy. Internally and at the students and faculty level, the faculty council has two external members from the private sector and governmental bodies who provide a feedback about the market needs as well as the quality and competence of our graduates. Also, students are requested to assess the course instructors on-line at the end of each class and this procedure is controlled by JUST Academic Development Centre. Each instructor receives his evaluation electronically through his university account after the semester ends and the courses grades made official. This evaluation is an important factor in the academic staff promotion.

SWOT Analysis for Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Strengths Weakness • JUST-FVM is the only Veterinary colleges in Jordan • The lack of some specializations in clinical veterinary medical • The availability of PhD and American Board members of the sciences (anaesthesia, radiology, and horse surgery) faculty in all disciplines from university graduates • Total dependence on the support provided by the university American, Canadian and Western Europe budget • Diversity in accepting students from inside and outside the • The limited and quality of students admitted to the undergraduate Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan program • Availability of teaching and research laboratories, veterinary • Quality measures not being applied more effectively in the vision, centre and animal house mission and goals review process by operating and engaging • The college seeks to obtain accreditation from the European Graduate students, community groups, and employers in their Accreditation Institute for Veterinary Education, which provides assessment to reformulate them. opportunities for admission to students. • Limited cooperation between academic departments and other • The support provided by the university to the college, veterinary colleges within the university centre and animal house • A decrease in the number of cases reviewed by the veterinary • Support for scientific research for faculty members from the centre of horses and small animals Deanship of Scientific Research and the Scientific Research • No annual activity report for academic staff Support Fund in addition to external supporters. • JUST-FVM does not have input or control on the admission • The college singed to memoranda of understanding with several progress for the undergraduate students. international universities in addition to the twinning program with • The stakeholders do not have input on the strategic plan the British Royal College. • The college singed to memoranda of understanding with centres inside Jordan, which enhances training opportunities for college students, identifying the market Job opportunities and community service • The college is in the process of building a modern veterinary hospital with international specifications, which will serve the teaching process of college students and services.

Opportunities Threats • Community leadership in the field of veterinary medicine, public • Inability to maintain and attract qualified faculty health and food hygiene • The high costs of veterinary teaching and the limited students • Providing scientific advice and applied research for local, enrolled in the program international and research companies • insufficient financial support allocated from the university budget • A distinguished scientific centre in the field of training and • Lack of awareness and concern of the community, and the epidemiological diagnosis in the Middle East and North Africa negative perception of the community of the veterinary profession • Developing the administrative and technical staff to keep pace • The highly competitive colleges of Veterinary Medicine from with the college’s vision and mission. neighbouring countries • An opportunity to have sandwich programs with international schools • The college seeks to obtain European accreditation from the European Accreditation Authority for Veterinary Education

1.5 Stakeholders and Society Interaction

The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine has a continuous interaction with stakeholders and the wider society. The Faculty has a bilingual website with an open access to public nationally and internationally. This website is clear and readily accessible with up-to-date information about the study programme, mission, objectives, goals and activities. Students are continuously supported to hold and organize community events about veterinary vision and profession in campus with an open access and invitation to the public. Also they organize similar activities off campus in national fairs and community events. In addition to national and international conferences organized by the Faculty, the Faculty members participate as invited speakers to all national medical conferences to present recent research findings and organize several training and continuing education workshops to practicing veterinarians through the University consultative centre. The Faculty has strong ties with the Jordanian Veterinary syndicate and periodical meetings to obtain feedback about the quality of new graduates and suggestions about veterinary curriculum improvement to meet the evolving market to meet the needs. Moreover, the faculty invites experience alumni periodically to give presentations about the market need and the expected competencies for new graduates and employment sectors. The Faculty provide consultative support to several professional bodies in the country including the private veterinary practices, veterinary services of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization, OIE, pharmaceutical companies, the Royal Society for Conservation of Nature, and Princess Alia Foundation.

1.6 The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine monitoring and periodical review

The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine monitor and periodically review its activities, both quantitative and qualitative, through the annual reports presented to the University higher administration which aligned with University strategic plan and its quality assurance policy as detailed under the above 1.3 and 1.4 subsection to ensure that the Faculty is achieving the objectives set by the Faculty and University. The public has an access to the on line published University Strategic plan, in which the Faculty strategic plan is incorporated. Students and staff participate actively in the provision, analysis and implementation of the strategic plan. The Faculty undergoes a periodical review and monitoring by the National Accreditation Committee, Ministry of Higher Education. The last visit was in 2019 and the college met the national standards and achieved national accreditation.

1.7 External review through the ESEVT

As mentioned above, The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine had a previous consultative evaluation visit between 12 and 14 February 2012. As stated in the consultative visit report, the purpose of the visit/evaluation was an appraisal of the overall compliance of the institution with EAEVE evaluation/accreditation standards. The visit was advisory in nature and the result was not listed or made public. An unofficial report was issued, consisting of a detailed letter of recommendation. Reasonable assurance was given that corrective actions in compliance with all recommendations that will render the visited establishment compatible with required standards (EAEVE SOP & EL) directive 36/2005). There were seven findings that were non- compatible or below EAEVE standards. These included findings related to the curriculum, veterinary health centre (junior clinical staff, in patient units, case load, and bio-safety and biosecurity measures), and teaching animal farm.

Since then, the curriculum was re-structured to meet the required standards and proposed suggestions. A new state of art, Veterinary Teaching Hospital (Fig 1) encompasses over 6,500 square meter buildings in under final stages of construction. The new Veterinary Teaching Hospital is designed to handle first opinion as well as referral cases. It will be fully equipped to provide services to different animal species (Equine, Food, and Pet Animals) that is expected to be admitted for all geographical locations of Jordan, as well as some countries. It has well designed isolation units and will be operated by senior and junior staff. Bio-safety and biosecurity, welfare standards measures were reviewed and main deficiencies were rectified.

Standard 2. Finances

2.1 Expenditures and Revenues

The financial system for JUST-FVM is run in a different way when compared to most European Veterinary Colleges. There is no complete financial autonomy and all financial processes have to go and be approved by the University. The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is totally funded by the Jordan University of Science and Technology. The amount of the annual funding allocated to the faculty of veterinary medicine is determined by the Deans council of JUST.

Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) has a financial system that is called “The financial system of Jordan University of Science and Technology for the year 1999” (http://www.just.edu.jo/aboutjust/Pages/Regulations.aspx). According to this system, the president of JUST is responsible for all the university resources and he represents the person who must approve expenses according to the university budget and according to financial decisions undertaken by the specialized councils at JUST. As well, the Financial Unit at JUST is responsible for all financial processes at the university level including collecting money from all resources and paying financial obligations according to financial system of JUST. The financial year at JUST starts from the 1st of January to the 31st of December. The University has an independent annual budget which comes mainly from its own resources including tuition fees, faculty consultations, workshops, and other projects. The budget is distributed among the various faculties according to certain criteria such as the current faculty situation and its requirements and priorities. Faculty financial allocations are divided into different categories including academic staff salaries and incentives, administrative staff salaries and incentives, requirements and various expenses, equipment and devices and other expenses depending of the faculty requirements during the financial year. At the faculty level, the laboratories and requirement committee is responsible for determining the department requirements of laboratory devices and equipment according to the research needs of the academic staff members and according to the laboratories shortage of such requirements. The committee should prepare an annual final list of equipment and devices, according to the faculty priorities, and submit this list to the Dean for final approval. The annual budget of JUST-FVM is considered adequate for maintaining different laboratory requirements, research activities and other expenses (see the budget and expenses for the previous three years below). Financial resources for major purchases can be made through special arrangements with JUST-FVM or other sources (e.g. Deanship of Scientific Research). The allocated budget is used in total for general, education-related, purposes for the faculty. While, support for other activities are not part of the faculty budget. For example, research is supported by the Deanship of Scientific Research and maintenance of buildings and all general facilities are performed by the Maintenance Unit.

☒ FVM financial resources provide a stable environment in which the school and program can develop and accomplish the mission

The financial resources of JUST are for the whole university as one unit. As mentioned in the previous comment, these include tuition fees, faculty consultations, workshops, and other projects. As well, the annual budget of FVM is part of the whole budget of the University which is divided between all faculties according to their requirements and priorities. So, all faculties of JUST including FVM receive a stable annual budget that may change every year according

to faculty’s requirements and priorities. Because JUST is a governmental university, the country government may also financially support the university in case of decreased resources.

The Ministry of Higher Education has certain policies to financially support governmental universities. These policies are determined by the Council of Higher Education to distribute this support between universities according the shortage in their resources. For example, the governmental financial support for the year 2017 was around 72 million JD. Compared to the University of Jordan that has received around 8 million JD and Yarmouk University that has received around 5 million JD, JUST has received only 1 million JD as a governmental support for that year. The Faculty budget over the previous 3 years was increasing and almost dependent on JUST own resources. This indicates that JUST financial resources can usually cover all university expenses with minimal governmental financial support. This provides a stable environment for FVM to develop its programs and accomplish its mission.

As mentioned above, the main financial resource of JUST is the tuition fees. JUST has a good ranking in the area that makes it as a very attractive institute for local and foreign students. As well, FVM cannot accept all applications for admission in the parallel program because of the limited capacity that is determined by the Higher Education Accreditation Commission. So, JUST accepts the maximum capacity of students every year and this provides a stable financial resource FVM and the university itself. Meanwhile, FVM maintains its autonomy to use and allocate its financial resources. The budget prepared by the Dean and shared with the University administration for approval. All faculty financial allocations except salaries and incentives can be reallocated during the financial year based on changes in faculty priorities and requirements that may occur. In such cases, the dean can write to the university president who should approve budget reallocations from one category to another. All approved budget reallocations are then forwarded to the financial unit which is responsible for their execution and monitoring. FVM has autonomy to use its financial resources (budget) in accordance with the university regulations. JUST has a system for purchasing supplies and services for the whole university including FVM that regulates the process of purchasing which is under rigorous and appropriate oversight by certain committees inside the university and by the Audit Bureau. In brief, faculty staff can submit electronic requests for supplies. These requests should be approved by the Head of the department and then by the Dean before submitting to the Financial Unit of the university. The Financial Unit will check if there are enough financial allocations (the faculty budget) that can cover the cost of the requested supplies. If the financial allocations are enough, the request of supplies will be submitted to the Unit of Supplies of the university which is responsible for purchasing supplies of the best quality and price in coordination with the staff who requested the supply and the faculty itself. In general, if the cost of supply is less than 1000 JD, the request needs Dean’s approval only. If the cost is between 1000 and 5000 JD, the request needs the university president’s approval. If the cost is between 5000 and 10,000 JD, the request should be approved by a committee that is formed by the university President and constitutes of a member from the Financial Unit, a member from the Supplies Unit and a member from the faculty that requested the supply. If the cost is above 10,000 JD, the purchases should be approved by the Central Tenders Committee. The purchase processes are also supervised by the Audit Bureau.

Table 2.1.1. Annual expenditures during the last 3 academic years (in Jordanian Dinar)1

Area of Expenditure 2018 2019 2020 Personnel 614,513.023 595,979.256 628,538.678 (Faculty Members) Personnel 190,125.157 194,916.441 183,775.521 (Supportive Staff) Operating costs* N/A N/A N/A Maintenance costs* N/A N/A N/A Equipment 5,423.249 170,000 150,000 Total expenditure N/A N/A *N/A: Not Available due to the fact that maintenance and operating costs are calculated for the whole university including all Faculties and cannot be calculated for the faculty of Veterinary Medicine alone.

Table 2.1.2. Annual revenues during the last 3 academic years (in Jordanian Dinar)

Revenues source 2018 2019 2020 Tuition fee (standard students) 293,709 355,532 483,294 Tuition fee (full fee students) 213,222 205,980 360,190 Tuition fee (graduate students) 64,264 71,987 72,313 Clinical and Diagnostic services 8710 8008 3900 Animal House 15,089 19,803 2298 Research grants (Internal and 220,843 193,171 186,877 external fund) Continuing Education (share of 7411 15,619 3424 the FVM from consultative centre) Donations 4,000,000.00* 1500 1500 Other sources Total revenues 4,823,248 871,600 1,113,796 *The cost of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital was 4 Million denoted by Abu Dhabi, UAE Fund

The annual balance between expenditures and revenues is hard to precisely calculate due to the unknowns in the expenditure.

2.2 Clinical and Field Services and the Establishment Autonomy As indicated above, the financial system for the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is run in a different way when compared to most European Veterinary Colleges. There is no complete financial autonomy and all financial processes have to go and be approved by the University. The clinical and field services revenues are given back to the University and no direct control by FVM over this part is present. At the beginning of each academic year, a certain amount of the college budget is allocated to support the expenditure and requirement of the clinical and field services.

2.3 Resources allocation must be regularly reviewed to ensure that available resources meet the requirements. The main resource for expenditure is the faculty budget which is proposed by FVM, and reviewed, negotiated, and approved by the University. The budget for each academic year is determined, reviewed and proposed by the Faculty in the previous year. The allocation of the budget granted by the University is decided by the faculty based on the priorities and deficiencies in the relevant year. The major ongoing and planned investments for developing, improving and/or refurbishing facilities and equipment is the new Veterinary Teaching Hospital. It is a new state of art; clinical facility encompasses over 6,500 square meter buildings. The new Veterinary Teaching Hospital is designed to handle first opinion as well as referral cases. It will be fully equipped to provide services to different animal species (Equine, Food Animals, and Pet Animals) that is expected to be admitted for all geographical locations of Jordan, as well as some neighbouring countries. It has well designed isolation units and will be operated by senior and junior staff. The source of funding is external and was achieved through the University. The prospected budget for the next 3 academic years is totally allocated to fully furnish the new hospital and have it fully functional.

Standard 3. Curriculum

The FVM at JUST aims to prepare students for successful career into one of the following career path; 1) Food animal veterinarians, 2) Companion animal Veterinarians and 3) Government involved in public health, veterinary infectious disease control, and food safety. Our educational guidelines are based on Ministry of higher education setting as national degree. The academic year is composed of two 16-week long semesters and one 8-week summer semester. One semester credit hour is defined as 1 hour of contact per week for dedicated or 2- 3 contact hours per week for practical courses. A minimum of 171 semester credit hours is required for obtaining the B.Sc. degree in veterinary medicine distributed as follows : University compulsory courses (16 credits), university elective courses (9 credits), general basic science courses (11 credits), and veterinary College Degree courses (compulsory - 135 credit). Training in FVM enables veterinarians to acquire skills, knowledge necessary for day one competencies as described by the OIE. During the last two years, FVM amended the curriculum to meet the International standard such as the EU-listed subjects.

Table 3.1.1.A. Curriculum hours in each academic year taken by each student The following table only contain the courses and clinical rotations students admitted to the FVM during the years 2012-2018.

Academic years A B C D E F G H Year 1 240 0 0 64 144 0 96 544 Year 2 400 8 0 144 96 0 160 808 Year 3 368 16 8 302 66 4 192 956 Year 4 288 52 52 116 116 240 176 1040 Year 5 176 96 64 112 112 426 224 1210 Total 1472 172 124 738 534 670 848 4558

A: lectures; B: seminars; C: supervised self-learning; D: laboratory and desk based work, E: non-clinical animal work; F: clinical animal work; G: others (office hours); H: total

Table 3.1.1.B. Curriculum hours in each academic year taken by each student The following table only contain the courses and clinical rotations students admitted to the FVM after 2019.

Academic years A B C D E F G H Year 1 320 0 0 80 144 0 128 672 Year 2 368 16 32 396 108 0 272 1192 Year 3 384 40 32 158 58 80 240 992 Year 4 352 56 56 244 132 200 208 1248 Year 5 192 72 72 80 80 520 192 1208 Total 1616 184 192 958 522 800 1040 5312

A: lectures; B: seminars; C: supervised self-learning; D: laboratory and desk based work, E: non-clinical animal work; F: clinical animal work; G: others (office hours); H: total

Table 3.1.2.A. Curriculum hours in subjects taken by each student The following table contains the courses and clinical rotations students admitted to the FVM during the years 2012-2018 must attend.

Subjects A B C D E F G H Basic subjects * Chemistry (inorganic and organic sections) 64 0 0 32 0 0 16 112 Animal biology and cell biology 48 0 0 32 0 0 16 96 Veterinary Biostatistics 16 0 0 0 0 0 16 32 Basic Sciences Anatomy, histology and embryology 64 0 0 48 192 0 48 352 Physiology 80 8 0 56 0 0 34 178 Biochemistry 32 0 0 0 0 0 16 48 General and molecular genetics 32 0 0 0 0 0 16 48 Pharmacology, pharmacy and 80 0 0 8 0 0 34 122 pharmacotherapy Pathology 96 0 0 96 0 0 32 224 Toxicology 32 0 0 0 0 0 16 48 Parasitology 64 0 0 64 0 0 36 164 Microbiology 128 0 0 96 0 0 36 260 Immunology 48 0 0 28 4 0 20 100 Epidemiology 48 0 0 0 0 0 16 64 Professional ethics 8 8 0 0 0 0 16 32 Animal husbandry and welfare 32 0 0 0 0 0 16 48 Animal nutrition 48 0 0 0 0 0 32 80 Clinical Sciences Obstetrics, reproduction and reproductive 64 32 32 88 88 120 80 504 disorders Diagnostic pathology 16 24 16 24 120 0 64 264 Surgery including radiology and 80 38 32 72 72 192 80 566 anesthesiology Medicine and medical therapy in all 240 54 44 40 40 310 80 808 common domestic animal species Animal Production Animal Production, herd health and 16 0 0 32 0 0 32 80 electronic farming Animal husbandry 64 0 0 0 0 48 32 144 Food Safety and Quality Food hygiene and food microbiology 64 0 0 0 0 0 32 96 Practical work in slaughter house 0 8 0 22 18 0 16 64 Professional Knowledge** ** Professional ethics & behavior # 8 0 0 0 0 0 16 24

Veterinary legislation# 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Veterinary certification and report writing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Communication skills 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Practice management & business 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Information literacy & data management 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 1472 172 124 738 534 670 848 4558

A: lectures; B: seminars; C: supervised self-learning; D: laboratory and desk-based work, E: non-clinical animal work; F: clinical animal work; G: others (office hours); H: total

Table 3.1.2.B. Curriculum hours in subjects taken by each student The following table contains the courses and clinical rotations students admitted to the FVM after the year 2019 must attend.

Subjects A B C D E F G H Basic subjects * Medical physics 16 0 0 0 0 0 16 32 Chemistry (inorganic and organic sections) 64 0 0 0 0 0 16 80 Animal biology and cell biology 48 0 0 32 0 0 16 96 Veterinary Biostatistics** 16 0 0 32 0 0 16 64 Basic Sciences Anatomy, histology and embryology 80 8 8 120 200 0 48 464 Physiology 80 4 4 8 0 0 48 144 Biochemistry *** 48 0 0 0 0 0 16 64 General and molecular genetics 32 0 0 0 0 0 16 48 Pharmacology, pharmacy and 80 4 4 8 0 0 48 144 pharmacotherapy Pathology 96 8 8 128 0 0 64 304 Toxicology 32 0 0 0 0 0 16 48 Parasitology 64 0 4 60 0 0 48 176 Microbiology 128 0 8 160 0 0 56 352 Immunology 48 0 4 48 4 0 40 144 Epidemiology 48 0 0 0 0 0 16 64 Professional ethics 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 Animal husbandry and welfare 32 0 0 0 48 0 16 96 Animal nutrition 64 4 4 8 0 0 48 128 Clinical Sciences Obstetrics, reproduction and reproductive 112 20 20 40 40 120 80 432 disorders Diagnostic pathology 16 28 28 160 120 0 96 448

Surgery including radiology and 96 40 40 72 32 240 80 600 anesthesiology Medicine, clinical pathology and medical therapy in all common domestic animal 256 56 56 40 40 440 112 1000 species Animal Production Animal Production, herd health and 16 4 4 20 20 0 16 80 electronic farming Animal husbandry 32 0 0 0 0 0 16 48 Food Safety and Quality 0 Food hygiene and food microbiology 64 0 0 0 0 0 32 96 Practical work in slaughter house 0 8 0 22 18 0 16 64 Professional Knowledge** ** Professional ethics & behavior # 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 Veterinary legislation# 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 16 Veterinary certification and report writing 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 16 Communication skills 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 16 Practice management & business 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 16 Information literacy & data management 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 16 TOTAL 1616 184 192 958 522 800 1040 5312

3.2. Comments

The objectives of the reformed curriculum were meet the international standards and OIE Day one competencies. Students spent less time in clinic and practical activities than theoretical education. Therefore, in the new amended curriculum, especially with the new Veterinary Teaching Hospital, had significant increase on clinic especially small animal medicine and surgery. The excess of students largely makes this situation far worse. A new Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH) is under last stages of construction and will be ready by September 2021. Opening the new VTH will replace the out-patient clinic will allow students more exposure and practice of their basic skills. Moreover, the FVM has high hope for the opportunities that the VTH will offer to inforce students skills and students will spend more hours in clinical and practical activities. In fact, students under the new amended curriculum will have their first exposure to clinic much earlier starting at the summer session of the second year at the FVM. The new curriculum promoted the integration between clinic and basic courses and two course were included (VM300 and VM400: Clinical Application and Integration of Basic Veterinary Sciences 1 and 2). A skills lab is construction and under continuous development to help students developing practical skills before practicing on live animals. To compensate for the lack of visits to swine farms, the FVM in collaboration with the RVC / London created a virtual visit for swine farms for students.

The student guidance plan for the curriculum is present in Appendix 1 for the old curriculum and Appendix 2 for the new curriculum. The calculations presented in tables 3.1.1 and 3.1.2 are as the following A: lectures: The number of contact hours per week is multiplied by 16 weeks for each semester. Note: summer semester is 8 weeks but the number of contact hours is duplicate of the contact hours for the first and second semester. B: seminars: 4 contact hours per semester allocated form each training courses. These hours are mainly presented in the clinical years and some practical courses. C: supervised self-learning: 4 contact hours per semester allocated form each training courses. These hours are mainly presented in the clinical years and some practical courses. D: laboratory and desk-based work; E: non-clinical animal work and F: clinical animal work: one credit hour for the laboratories and clinical and non-clinical work equal 2 or 3 contact hours per week. The exact contact hours for the practical courses are clearly identified in the tables beside each class in the student guidance plans presented in Appendices 1 and 2. The number of contact hours per week is multiplied by 16 weeks for each semester. Note: summer semester is 8 weeks but the number of contact hours is duplicate of the contact hours for the first and second semester. G: others (office hours): for each major presented in the tables 3.1.1 and 3.1.2, office hours are offered for students as one contact hour per week for 16 weeks for each semester. Note: summer semester is 8 weeks but the number of contact hours is duplicate of the contact hours for the first and second semester. Professor announce the office hours for the students in the beginning of the semester. Student(s) can meet with the instructors by appointment or instructors can call for meetings.

3.3. Suggestions for Improvement

Reduction of the number of students should improve the quality of teaching and allow the students more access to the available teaching methods. A Teaching Working Group in the FVM should be established and should evaluate overlaps, redundancies, deficits and inconsistency. The curriculum should be discussed and evaluated by the graduating class and the Stakeholders and revise the curriculum every 3 years or when deemed needed.

Standard 4. Facilities and equipment

• Factual information The faculty of veterinary medicine at Jordan University of Science and Technology has the following facilities:

1. The school building, which is located on the main campus, connected with other faculties. 2. The Veterinary Health Centre (VHC) which is 3 Km off main campus. 3. The Veterinary Teaching hospital with is 1 km off the main campus. 4. The artificial insemination and embryo transfer unit (AI&ET) which is located at the agricultural centre which is about 6Km away from campus. There is a regular minibus transportation and scheduled bus transportation service between campus and the veterinary health centre and the artificial insemination and embryo transfer unit 5. Animal House Which 2 Km off campus

1.The school building, which is located on the main campus has the following A. Department of Clinical Veterinary Medical Sciences B. Department of Basic Medical Veterinary Sciences C. Department of Veterinary Pathology and Public Health D. The deanship of faculty of veterinary medicine E. The veterinary continuing education centre F. The Arab Veterinary Association A. At the Department of Clinical Veterinary Medical Sciences, there are 1. Office of the department head 2. Staff offices 3. Teaching and research laboratories for 4th year students. B. Department of Basic Medical Veterinary Sciences, there are 1. Office of the department head 2. Staff offices 3. Teaching and research laboratories for 2nd and 3rd year students 4. Computer/study room for veterinary students 5. The veterinary continuing education centre 6. Research laboratories a. Pharmacology and toxicology b. Immunology c. Physiology d. Microbiology e. Virology f. Parasitology g. Histology

C. Department of Veterinary Pathology and Public Health 1. Office of the department head 2. Staff offices

3. Teaching and research laboratories for 4th year students a. Nutrition b. Pathology c. Food hygiene d. Poultry

Table 4.1. Teaching lecture halls for teaching in the school building in the main campus, the Veterinary health centre (off campus for 4th and 5th year students) and the artificial insemination and embryo transfer unit

Building location Lecture theatre capacity School building on G2 120 50 campus G2 121 50 G2 122 50 G2 123 50 VHC Lecture theatre 1 80 Lecture theatre 2 50 Lecture theatre 3 50 (AI&ET) Lecture theatre 1 80 Extra University Halls Ibn Rushed Hall 153 AL Ghazali Hall 135 A2122 92 NB49 176 NF37 88 NB72 139 NB53 194

Map of JUST-FVM building in the main campus

2.The Veterinary Health Centre (VHC). The VHC is about 3 Km away from campus. There is a regular minibus transportation and scheduled bus transportation service between campus and The VHC. The VHC is an outpatient centre and provides all outpatient clinical services to a variety of domestic animals and to a lesser extent exotic species

Table 4.2. Premises for clinical work and student training

Small animals Consulting rooms 2 Surgical suites 2 X-ray and Ultrasound 1 Equine Examination areas 4 Surgical suites 1 Food animals Consulting rooms 3 Examination areas 3

Table 4.3. Premises for clinical work and student training

Small animals • Consulting rooms 2 • Surgical suites 2 • X-ray and Ultrasound 1

Equine • Examination areas 4 • Surgical suites 1 Food animals • Consulting rooms 3 • Examination areas 3

Necropsy and • Large and Small animals 1 room Postmortem • Poultry Examination 1 room

Skills LAB For simulations learning 1 room

Others • Anatomy museum 1 room • Dissection room 1 room • Multihead microscope room 1 room

At VHC, these services which are provided as diagnostic services: 1. Hematology 2. Clinical chemistry 3. Cytology 4. Microbiology 5. Parasitology 6. Endocrinology 7. Serology

• Other labs that support the diagnostic laboratory at the VHC 1. Histology lab 2. Immunohistochemistry 3. Immunology 4. Toxicology 5. Postmortem and histopathology These labs are used by the VHC and all departments. Other procedures that require advanced or molecular biotechnologies like PCR technology are provided by staff at the virology lab

• Central clinical support services Anaesthesia: this service is not organized as a single service but surgeons have the experience and they provide this service for themselves for all species requiring surgery at the VHC. Currently, we don’t have anaesthesiologists at FVM but we are planning to sponsor the training of one veterinarian in the near future.

Diagnostic imaging: We have the same situation with anaesthesia but the X-ray service is provided by the surgeons and one technician at the VHC for all species while the ultrasound service is utilized by all staff according to their specialty.

• Health and safety: It is organized through the clinicians and falls under the management of the Dean Assistant who is the director of the VHC. • Pharmacy: we don’t have in reality a pharmacy but the necessary medications are available for patients visiting the VHC. But, we have one in the new Veterinary teaching hospital.

Map of The Veterinary Health Centre (VHC)

3.The Veterinary Teaching hospital It is located 1 km off the main campus, scheduled to open for complete service early 2021

Map of The Veterinary Teaching hospital

4. Artificial insemination and embryo transfer unit (AI&ET): It is located at the agricultural centre which is about 6 Km away from campus. There is a regular minibus transportation and scheduled bus transportation service between campus and the veterinary health centre and the artificial insemination and embryo transfer unit

Map of the artificial insemination and embryo transfer unit within agricultural centre

5. Animal House The animal house is 2 Km off campus. It houses laboratory animals that are used for different research programs by all faculty members from different university colleges and under the supervision of the faculty of veterinary medicine.

Map of the animal house

• Slaughterhouse / dairy and food processing facilities: The faculty of Veterinary Medicine has an arrangement with a big slaughter house which is in the capital, Amman, about 95 KM from campus which enable 4th year students to spend one day/week at the slaughter house during their studying of meat

hygiene course and usually this day is during the weekend. In addition, there is an arrangement with dairy plants and food processing units where there is a regular and scheduled visits by students as part of their teaching in courses of food hygiene (two courses; meat hygiene and dairy hygiene).

• Waste management: Waste is disposed from the VHC and the veterinary faculty through the safety service centre which is directed by the university and according to the rules and regulations of the ministry of environment. We have waste disposal services for clinical waste (in a secure storage containers) provided by the university by approved means. For the manure of animals that are located at the Agricultural centre, the manure is spread over the land as the university has a large land area which reduces the cost of disposal and used as fertilizer.

• Future changes

The future changes include:

1. Moving the Department of Clinical Sciences along with the Veterinary Teaching Centre to the newly-built Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH)

2. Moving the Deanship, Department of Clinical Science and Part of the Department of Pathology and Public Health to a new location (The current location of Faculty of Information Technology) which is across the street from the Veterinary Teaching Hospital

3. The research laboratories of the Department of Basic Veterinary Sciences and Part of the Department of Pathology and Public Health will re-locate to the Veterinary Teaching Centre. The latter Centre will move to VTH and will be renovated to host the research laboratories.

Standard 5. Animal resources and teaching material of animal origin

5.1.1 Animal husbandry and welfare According to the curriculum (first semester), first-year students are trained and taught (animal husbandry and welfare course, both theoretical and practical sessions) the required principles of animal welfare and ethics. Accordingly, instructors address more strategies in each course they teach that include the use of animals and material of animal origin. The general strategy is to act/show ambition to animals and reduce stress to animals as much as possible.

The Veterinary Teaching Farm: Management of this farm is under the supervision of College of Agriculture (Department of Animal Science). Students from both colleges (Veterinary and Agriculture) have full access to the farm animals. It includes the following animals Equine unit: 8 Bovine unit: 27 Goat unit: 10 Ovine unit: 205

Animal House The management of this unit is under the supervision of the Veterinary college. It contains laboratory animals such as mice and rats in addition to chickens. This unit is an experimental unit where scientists and graduate students can perform their experiments after ACUC approval on these animals. Undergraduate students get trained on laboratory animals handling in summer training courses.

Anatomy Material used for practical sessions: Skeletons, bones and mummified carcases. The Veterinary Anatomical Museum includes more than 15 complete skeletons and mummified carcases and hundreds of osseous items, such as: skulls, bones, osseous and articular assemblies. The keeping of these materials consists of a regular cleaning and the conduction of an annual inventory and renewal of the bones. Dog cadavers. Dissections are conducted on dog cadavers. They originate from animals sacrificed for humanitarian reasons. 15-20 animals per year are used in Anatomy courses (in the first and second year courses). Organs and body regions belonging to farm animals, mainly ruminants and poultry are continuously introduced to the practical sessions from the slaughterhouse, butcher shops and from the necropsy room at the Veterinary Faculty teaching clinic.

Pathology Materials for training in pathology are commonly obtained from referral cases to the veterinary health centre (VHC). They are stored in freezers at -20 ℃. Some tissue samples are kept for future examination in 10% buffered formalin. Some of these tissues are used to prepare histopathological slides for training and for diagnosis. Biological waste is kept in special plastic bags marked biological waste and destroyed according to the university strategy of biological wastes.

Table 5.1. Number of necropsies performed in Pathological Anatomy teaching at FVM between 2017 and 2019

Species Cadaver Organs Origin Sheep and Goats 8 40 Sheep farms Cattle 0 6 Slaughter house Horses and 0 6 Post-mortem donkeys Dogs and Cats 90 0 Stray dogs Poultry and 90 Many1 Poultry farms rabbits Rats and mice Many2 0 Wild life 1 0 1 and 2 are cases provided to the pathologist from the animal house or from consultative cases

Table 5.2. Cadavers and organs used in Histopathology 2017-2019

Species 2017 2018 2019 Mean Sheep and Goats 31 66 78 58 Cattle 8 7 8 7.7 Equine 9 13 8 10

Dogs and Cats 21 20 25 22 Poultry and 8 3 2 4 rabbits Rats and mice many Wild life 0 0 1 1

Food Hygiene Students undergo practical training on food inspection and control at slaughterhouses on summer semester and some materials were brought to the faculty from the market and local butchers. At the slaughterhouses, students work on the inspection of animals pre and postmortem. Species and organs that get inspected include bovine, goats, ovine and chickens. Some fresh meat and meat by-product in addition to milk and milk by-products as well as fish from local market were introduced to the faculty laboratories to provide further training for students.

Clinical sciences Clinicians at Veterinary College are well trained in international accredited institutions. They have the capacities, skills and knowledge to apply to clinical patients at different set ups. Although our staff was trained in different institution with different background, they

harmonize their procedures and approaches to make sure that animals are treated friendly, fairly and receive any medical intervention with minimum stress and pain. Students also are trained and received basic information during the preclinical years about animal welfare and animal ethics. Although some students express their interests to work on one animal species, the policy at the VHC that each student should perform some specific procedures and intervention on different available animal species. There is a guideline on which skills and procedures should the students practice. The applied procedure starts with cases arrival to the VHC where students first talk to the owner, collect the history and record it in a specific form. Then, they conduct basic physical exams, collect blood, urine, faecal material, etc. when necessary and send these samples to the laboratory for examinations. After, results are obtained, the supervisor of the case discuss the case with the students, and perform further examinations if needed. At the end, they formulate a clinical diagnosis, and if needed, some animals will be sent for necropsy to make accurate diagnosis in some unclear cases. There is no hospitalization of animals during the past years but with the newly established hospital, this will be an essential upgrade in our services. Students are well trained to deal with clinical individual cases or/and herd problems. The clinical history, samples for examinations, laboratory testing, and proper diagnosis are handled carefully. The treatment and proper vaccination programs and delivery of medications is also explained and discussed with the clinical instructors.

The referral cases that the students are exposed to usually are difficult ones and chronic. The owners usually in complicated cases visit several private or governmental veterinary services with no gain and the problem is persisting before coming to our clinic. They have tried everything possible which may complicate the clinical presentation and the success rate will be reduced.

The Animal Care and Use Committee (ACUC) at JUST oversees all activities related to animals used in research to ensure the health and welfare of animals. The faculty adopted a strategy (when possible without affecting teaching quality) to use alternatives of animals and materials of animal origin. For example, we established “Skill Lab” to deliver various topics in several pre-clinical courses. Researchers from the veterinary faculty or other faculties wishing to conduct research using laboratory animals have to present their proposal to the ACUC committee at JUST and get approval for their procedure that will be applied. Animal tissues and blood used for research are also utilized as teaching materials as well.

Table 5.3. Healthy live animals available for pre-clinical and clinical training at JUST and VHC

Species 2019 2018 2017 Mean Comments Sheep and Goats 246 216 186 216 Some unfixed number of dogs Cattle 28 24 23 25 are available in the VHC (usually stray dogs catch at Equine 5 5 5 5 university campus Dogs and Cats 7 8 6 7

Animals in Table 5.3 are housed in the agricultural research and training unit (ARTU) at the faculty of agriculture at JUST. The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine has access to the ARTU to train students and have hand-on techniques related to animal husbandry, production,

handling, clinical examination, etc.

Table 5.4. Total number of patients seen at VHC

Species 2019 2018 2017 Mean Comments Sheep and Goats 99 169 166 144 Cattle 90 155 182 142 Equine 396 405 327 376 Dogs and Cats 435 310 323 356 Wild life 1 1 We received few cases (including camels) per year.

Table 5.5. Number and type of clinical samples tested in the diagnostic laboratory

Species 2019 2018 2017 Mean Comments Blood samples 575 616 583 591 Bacteriological 186 167 137 163 examination Parasitic 117 115 177 136 examination

Table 5.6. Number of Veterinary Private clinics, Pharmacies and Drug stores, 2019

Private Vet Clinics Pharmacies Drug stores Comments 39 mainly small 143 located 87 mainly These are professional sites animal clinics located mainly in the located in which can provide the primarily in Amman North and Central Amman, Zarka veterinary education of Jordan and Mafraq framework with biological materials and opportunity for student training and internships.

There are about 9 governmental veterinary directorate surrounding the Veterinary faculty which provide routine and daily veterinary services for large animals, pets, working animals, and poultry. They also have basic-moderate laboratories to support their clinical diagnosis. These facilities are available for training and internship for our students.

In the country, there are more than sixteen veterinary pharmaceutical factories which are located also close to the FVM, and are available sites for training and internships. Furthermore, JOVAC, a well-known vaccine producing institution, is also a very important professional site for training our students. Slaughterhouses which belong to the different municipalities are also very essential sites for training our students. Furthermore, several animal feed factories, large dairy and poultry farms preparing their own feeds, and local feed mills, are also in close vicinity to our faculty and definitely can be used for training.

The staff members at JUST conduct yearly several professional regional training workshops. Some of them with the involvement of international experts some of those workshops are about transboundary and zoonotic animal diseases; Foot and Mouth diseases,

Blue Tongue, Pest petit ruminants, Brucellosis, Rabies, etc. Regional professionals are also participating in these workshops, thus providing teaching and training materials that are of great value, and usually are good opportunities available for the students to participate and present some of the clinical cases that were admitted to the VHC.

For pre-clinical training, numbers, variety animals and materials of animal origin are determined mainly by the instructor of the course and overseen by the department chair responsible for delivering that course. Most of the referral cases coming to the VHC are uncontrolled in terms of numbers and variety and may vary from season to another. Sometimes, clinicians and instructors might arrange with private clinics and stakeholders to redirect some of their cases to the VHC to cover the shortage (if any) in some occasions (animal species or special teaching cases). In same occasions, arrangement with private clinics or hospital is made to compensate any needs to provide training opportunity that is not available at the VHC. Many times, it is discussed among different specialties, where a group of specialists can go outside JUST campus for training the students. This is of course occurred with, pre-arrangement with the Department chairman, the Dean of the Faculty and the receiving-hosting institution.

5.2 Practical training at external sites are organised under the direct academic supervision and following the same standards as those applied in the establishment.

As part to deliver the required training, there are regular farm visits each semester. The instructor of a given course (husbandry, management, theriogenology, etc.) selects suitable farms. Students’ involvement varies from observing to sometimes conducting certain procedures under the supervision of the instructor based on flexibility of the farm rules. Some visits are optional for students and depend on students learning tendencies.

Several technical visits by faculty members and students are conducted to treat animals working in tourist cities in Jordan and increase their owners' awareness of animal welfare issues to give a civilized picture of the archaeological sites in Jordan and the Jordanian citizen's civilization, in cooperation with the Petra Region Foundation and Princess Alia Bint Al Hussein Foundation. In addition, free and open service days were held by the College of Veterinary Medicine. The team performed many surgeries and treated cases of colic, lameness, wounds and others, on 9th and 10th of October 2019. In another occasion in Ma'an governorate, the college held a free veterinary medical day to sterilize stray dogs at the governorate in cooperation and supervision of the United States Agency for International Development USAID and with the support of the American Spear of American Foundation and the participation of veterinarians from the Association of Jordanian Small Animal Medicine and Surgery Specialists - Veterinarians Syndicate July 28th 2019. Students of the fifth-year level and veterinarians participated on that day and performed surgeries in the proper manner with high professionalism. The main aim of such activities is to control the spread of stray dogs in a humane manner that leads to preserving the environment, human health and animal rights.

Similar events are conducted every year at different locations in the country. In addition to a continuous visits and cooperation which provides an intensive program that the college undertakes to qualify students for the labor market and to provide services to the local community. Students from the fifth-year level participated in a regular scientific trip to the Department of Vector Control and Animal Care at Amman Municipality to work in the medical day that was held at the center, organized by the center and the Jordanian Small Animal Medicine and Surgery Association, which is attributed to the finest graduates of the college. Surgeries were performed to sterilize stray dogs as part of the ABC program to sterilize and immunize stray dogs against

rabies, and it is among the humanitarian solutions to get rid of stray dogs problem and controlling them.

Some sporadic events for training were beneficiary for some students who seeks further experience in certain species or techniques. For example, the participation of a group of college students in the training workshop organized by the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature and hosted by the Shomary Wildlife Reserve, which aimed to raise the capabilities of local veterinarians and graduate university students in the field of treating and rehabilitating prey birds under the supervision of international experts and with support from bird conservation projects and the conservation project Houbara bird. The workshop was from the date of 12/4/2019 to 12/12/2019.

Many scientific visits in which students from the fourth-year visited pharmaceutical factory such as the one that was done on Tuesday 10/8/2019 to the Veterinary and Agricultural Products Manufacturing Company – VAPCO. Such activities aim to train students and inform them of the reality of work in the field of veterinary pharmaceutical production and the importance of their integration with the local community.

Finally, the students organize a yearly event that is called the Veterinary Tent, which is an activity that deals with pet animals. This activity aimed to spread awareness of how to deal with pets to the university community. Several veterinary clinics participated in this activity and university students get well educated about animals and veterinary services.

Figures for extra-mural activities

5.3 Nursing care skills and instruction in nursing procedures

The nursing and technical skills are provided by trained veterinarians and technicians who are university graduates either from veterinary schools or technical faculties or trained workers. They are supervised by the professional staff and working together side by side. Once the capacities of the technical persons are reliable and trustful, then they can work independently. The undergraduate students learned these technical skills through the practical sessions taught by the academic staff, and have to demonstrate proficiency and to pass the exam. This is mainly done using clinical cases coming to the health centre or using animals belong to the university farm. The students group ranges from six to twelve students in each session. The groups then rotate to another subject and supervised by other academicians for intramural training. The groups in the extra-mural training ranges from twelve to sixteen students. In some cases, the instructors organize farm or outpatient clinics such as visiting animal welfare clinic in Petra. This usually insure more hands- on training, where a group of five to 10 students participate in the training. Students have a great opportunity to have hands on training. Once the farmer or the owner brings his animal to the VHC, senior students are trained to receive the patients, restrain them professionally and friendly, take complete history as requested to be filled in the case form. The students can take rectal temperature, respiratory and heart rate, complete physical examination, etc. Blood samples, urine and faecal samples are taken if students see this is needed. They send the collected samples with a form for this purpose to the diagnostic laboratory. In some cases, sero-spinal fluids rectal biopsy is also conducted if the academic staff request these tests. During the physical and clinical examination, the case is discussed by the clinician and an interactive approach for sharing and discussing is practiced. After the completion of the case discussion and treatment, professors discuss similar cases with a list of differential diagnosis is discussed. This is a practice for the different specialities; surgery, theriogenology, etc. In days where there are no cases present, academic staff either use videos, previous cases, or just bring a virtual case for discussion. In other circumstances, students are asked to present a clinical case that they have participated in its examination, diagnosis and treatment in a class room with interactive approach with their classmate or even with other students from other sessions.

5.4 Medical records

The VHC has established a clinical form composed of the name, address, phone number, type of animal, sex, history, vaccines received, physical examination sign, and treatment, etc. In the other side of the form has one portion for the necropsy findings. A list of differentials should be listed for the ante-mortem and the post-mortem examinations. The names of the responsible clinician and pathologists conducted the task as well as the names of the student involved are listed in the form. There are also other forms for; bacteriological, parasitic, blood and chemistry lab work. Unfortunately, the format is not transferred yet to be in an electronic patient record system. Electronic and comprehensive system will be implemented after the newly established hospital become functional.

5.5 Suggestions for improvement

It is important to restructure the veterinary services provided by the college in order to upgrade the number and diversity of the cases that the students can deal with during their training. This can be achieved after the official opening of the hospital. It is of great importance to put a prospective plan toward joining forces with the nearby veterinary governmental services in the northern part of Jordan. The governmental services suffer from the availability of proper experts and infrastructures to upgrade their quality of services provided to the farmers that are usually place a great pressure on governmental officials. Through the upcoming teaching hospital, we will provide an agreement with many northern governorates to consider the university teaching hospital as a referral institute that should not only cover the shortage in their services, but also help in providing strategic relationship to improve the governmental services.

Standard 6. Learning resources

6.1.Description of the general strategy of JUST on learning resources

The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Jordan University of Science and Technology (FVM-JUST) has a wide range of learning resources and facilities aiming at promoting focused study experience to the enrolled veterinary students. The University is committed to continue developing resources to upgrade the learning experience taking into account utilizing all available technologies. The official teaching language at FVM-JUST is English, this should explain why the majority of the available learning resources are in English language.

First-year students at FVM-JUST, started their academic year by going through a mandatory week of orientation. During this week, students go through extensive training on how to use and utilize the different learning resources that are available for them during their college education. They are given email addresses, usernames and passwords that will allow them full access to the university server including the e-learning system and the library.

At the department and the faculty levels, committees consisting of faculty members are formed to assess available learning resources and to update these resources. In addition, a faculty member can request the procurement of several copies of a text book (that will be kept on the library loan shelf) through his relevant department head. All books and periodicals procurements are handled by the library personnel.

6.2.JUST library:

6.2.1. General description of the library including staff

The library at JUST is located between the two main campuses (the engineering campus and the medical campus). The library is within a walking distance from both campuses. The library building, which is 12,500 square meters, is equally divided into 4 floors. The library has seats that can host up to 2,500 students simultaneously. The library has 14 small rooms for small groups discussions. The strategic plan of JUST library includes the vision of becoming distinguished in terms of resources and services and of being the leading main source of cultural and scientific knowledge at the national and regional levels. JUST Library follows the Library of Congress (LC) classification and Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) which enables users to access all bibliographic records to printed and electronic resources.

Currently, there are 34 full time employees working in the JUST library (this include; librarians, IT engineers and supporting office staff). In addition, the library hires about 80 students (as part-timers) every semester. Student hiring program is handling through the Deanship of Students Affairs.

The library opening days and hours is Sunday to Thursday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

6.2.2. Resources inside the library

JUST Library which follows the Library of Congress Classifications has 195,000 printed Books in its different collections. About 2000 Books are exclusively classified in veterinary medicine. JUST Library has full-text access (unlimited number of users and unlimited number of downloads) to 433,000 e-Books. Part of these collections is perpetual

access to 90,000 Springer e-Books covering the years 2005-to- 2019. About 17,500 e-Books are exclusively classified in veterinary medicine. JUST Library has access to about 103,000 journals in full-text format through active subscriptions to 66 Databases, part of these are: Science Direct, Springer, Taylor & Francis, Sage and many others.

6.2.3. IT resources and management inside the library

JUST Library is availing several advanced technologies and services (below) for faculty staff and students: - The Library Integrated System software is Horizon from Sirsidynix; this software is used for Library automation (including all business roles) for all Jordanian public libraries (Consortium) and it has its own books search tool. - The library has 200 computers available for student needs. - Electrical outlets are available for every study table and inside the small discussion groups’ rooms. - EDS (EBSCO Discovery System) is available as search tool for all collections (electronic and printed) - Full integrated RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) system which is a circulation/return self-service enabling users to borrow and return library materials automatically and independently. - The library has the Digital Library Assistant (DLA) tool, which is employed to arrange and re-shelf books. This device is also used for weeding purposes and searching for missing books. - Online books self-renewal for staff and students. - Library building is fully covered with free Wi-Fi. - Open access computer Labs are available for students in each floor. - Faculty staff Computer lab equipped with high-end PCs, Smart Presentation and Audio system. - Document Delivery System (DDS) service to fulfil staff/researcher’s requests for e- copies of published research articles online. - Library users can borrow any library material via the Door-To-Door and free of charge Inter-Library Loan (ILL) service from any Jordanian public universities. - 24/7 Online access to e resources through Library website and Library Portal for staff and students.

6.2.4. JUST library budget

The Library annual budget for year 2020 is about 1,000,000 USD; this is only operational budget which is spent on resources (Databases, eBooks & printed Books, IT services, and equipment). Staff salaries and other logistics, such as power costs, are covered by the JUST main budget.

Table 6.1. JUST library budget for year 2020 (USD)

Item Budget in USD Printed books and e-books 113,000 Subscription with the different databases 685,000 Subscription with the national canter for 35,000 excellency in library services Book binding and repair 11,000 Office supplies 12,000 RFID tags 6,000 IT equipment and services 138,000 Total 1,000,000

6.3.Other learning resources

6.3.1. E-learning module

The FVM-JUST offers student a 24/7 access to an e-learning module (https://elearning.just.edu.jo/) on the university main network frame. For each course taught at the FVM-JUST (both basic and clinical courses), an e-learning resource site is created. Courses instructors can easily access the site and download power point presentations, cases, videos, recorded lectures or any other digital teaching material. Students can easily access this e- learning site from the university or from home anytime they need. They can even interact with their instructor or with other students. In addition, instructors can execute quizzes and can post homework’s for students. On the e-learning site, videos and PPT presentations are posted by the Information Technology (IT) department at the university to show students as well as instructors how to use this website.

6.3.2. Clinical skill lab

A skill lab was established in year 2016 at the Veterinary Health Center. This lab is open for students during the working hours. Student can practice basic clinical skills in this lab under the supervision of their instructor. In addition, the lab has large learning database resources that are easily accessed by students.

6.3.3. Other learning resources

- Through the Microsoft Team program (JUST is officially subscribed to this program), instructors may interact with students to further discuss cases and teaching materials, especially when physical appearance at college is not possible. - In few courses, such as histology virtual microscope slides are used and can be accessed by students at any time. - In few courses, instructors use educational videos that are published by specialized organization and educational institutes.

6.4.Comments

The FVM-JUST provides good learning resources for both undergraduate and graduate students. The faculty is committed to maintain the ongoing of current resources and to develop new ones. Support to instructors and students is always available upon request.

6.5.Suggestions for improvement - Increase the working days and hours of the university library - Establishing a small library at the newly build animal hospital - Establishing a zero-credit course for teaching student how to search for information and benefit from available resources.

Standard 7. Student admission, progression and welfare 7.1. Factual information 7.1.1. Description of how the educational program proposed by the Establishment is advertised to prospective students The FVM's program and process are described on the homepage of the FVM website: https://www.just.edu.jo/FacultiesandDepartments/FacultyOfVeterinaryMedicine/Pages/Progr ams.aspx?degree=1 Information related to veterinary education in Jordan is presented from several sources such as: 1. Eye on the Future Initiative which is an initiative on the level of Jordan, aims to introduce educational majors and guide students of various stages 2. Multiple student initiatives by students of the FVM (such as; Alpha, VC and VGM) that carry out many activities inside and outside the university including; participating in student carnivals, employment days, visiting schools and appearing in the media in order to define the importance of studying veterinary medicine 3. FVM representatives visit high schools and provide information on the FVM'S program for vocational orientation of prospective students 4. The FVM administration is available for individual questions and conversations through direct visits to the college or through communication via e-mail and various social media. 5. The FVM participates in the public events such as the annual study information days of JUST

7.1.2. Description of the admission procedures for standard students:

7.1.2.1 Selection criteria The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research is responsible for post- secondary education including University education in Jordan. This Ministry includes the Higher Education Council and the Accreditation Council. Admission and selection of FVM criteria at JUST are described on: https://www.just.edu.jo/admission/Pages/default.aspx Admission to the FVM undergraduate programs is granted to Jordanian students who have obtained their General Secondary School Certificate from Jordan (Tawjihi) or abroad. Students who are applying to Faculty of Veterinary Medicine must pass the General Secondary School Certificate (Tawjihi) in either the Scientific or Agriculture branch and must have a minimum GPA of 80% or more in order to apply for the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. The selection process depends on the competition between all applicant based on the highest GPA. International students are admitted to FVM on basis of the Parallel Program. The parallel program also opens the door to Jordanian students who has been excluded from admission through governmental competition.

7.1.2.2 Policy for disabled and ill students Students with disability certificates are exempted from 90% of the credit hour fees.

7.1.2.3 Composition and training of the selection committee The selection process is managed under the supervision of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research The direct admission by the university in the international or the parallel programs are supervised by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. Any violation for the rules will result in legal burden on the university and cancelation of the student admission. The selection is solely depending on student GPA. Exceptional admission is reserved to certain groups where they also compete among each these exceptional group. These include the children and the dependents of the armed forces, less fortunate governorates, university employees, and governmental teachers as well as individuals with exceptional excellence abilities in art and athletics.

7.1.2.4 Appeal process There is no appeal process due to the legal regulation of unified admission. However, after announcing the results of the selection process, applicants who were excluded from the list or chose the wrong major, have the opportunity to submit a new application.

7.1.2.5 Advertisement of the criteria and transparency of the procedures The procedures and requirements are available to view on the websites of the Unified Admission Coordination Unit which belongs to the MHOE http://www.admhec.gov.jo/

7.1.3. Description of the admission procedures for full fee students The parallel program opens for the International students and to Jordanian students who have been excluded from admission through competition. Applying for the parallel program is made directly through the admission and registration unit at JUST. The selection process is made on the basis of competition. After the selection process is finalized, the results with the rates of those accepted students are announced on the university's website. Transfer Students and Transfer Courses Transfer between Faculties at JUST The student may change his specialization if he meets the following requirements: 1. The student’s average in the General High School Certificate (Tawjihi) must meet the competitive grades of the new specialization at the year the certificate was obtained. 2. The admittance average of the specialization to be changed should be higher than the admittance average of the specialization to which the student shall be admitted. 3. The change of specialization is permitted only once all through the period of study. 4. Scholarship students must provide the scholarship sponsor’s approval of changing the specialization.

5. The decision for changing the specialization is decided by the university president and is subject to the available vacancies. 6. The requests for changing the specialization shall be submitted electronically to the Admission and Registration Unit by the students studying in both the Regular and the Parallel programs. 7. The requests shall be submitted according to the following time-table: • The First Semester: During the second half of January every year. • The Second Semester: During the second half of July every year. 8. Arab students may change their specialization to another that requires a lower average GPA for admission. 9. The children of the university’s academic and administrative staff may change their specialization to another that requires a lower average GPA for admission. 10. The students who hold foreign certificates and were admitted in the regular program may change their specialization to another that requires a lower average for admission. 11. The students registered in the Parallel Program may change their specialization if they meet the minimum average requirements depending on the available vacancies. 12. Admission and Registration Unit shall undertake to execute all the necessary actions in this regard.

The admitted student who studied courses in other universities before admission Once the student has obtained the university ID and completed the admissions process and opened the file in the admission and registration unit, the student should submit the following document to the deanship of the faculty at which he/she was admitted: 1. Certified Transcript of the courses studied and issued by the other university that should be certified by the ministry of higher education and scientific research. 2. Studied course description certified by the department/ university where the courses were taught. 3. The university, from which the courses are equalized, must be recognized by the Jordanian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. 4. If the student was accepted in the university and he/she had successfully completed credit hours at another university or college or community college recognized by the Jordanian Ministry of Higher Education, the number of hours equivalent to the course equal or more to the equivalent course at the university and be equivalent in terms of content is more than (60%) or its equivalent, provided that it has not been studied for more than seven years (provided that the submission and completion of the procedures of equivalence during the first semester of enrolment in the university or the new specialization).

Equivalency of the Credit Hours Studied in JUST 1. The student shall not be permitted to transfer from one department to another in the same faculty, neither from one faculty to another in the university unless he is granted a new admission. 2. If a student who is granted a new admission, has previously studied certain courses in another Department/Faculty in JUST, he shall submit to the Admission & Registration Unit within a maximum period of two semesters -including the summer semester- from the date of his admittance, a request for the equivalency of the courses which he has studied in the Department/ Faculty from which he was transferred. The decision for the equivalence of any course shall be in accordance with the study plan of the Faculty/ Department to which he was re-admitted. However, the student may choose one of the following options: a. To count in his records, the courses which he studied in his former Faculty/Department with grades (50%) or more providing that the courses are included in the study plan of the

Faculty/Department to which he was admitted, and that it shall not enter in computing the year’s average (all such grades shall be recorded as exempted courses). In this case, the maximum permitted duration of study shall be reduced with an average of one semester for every (12) credit hours of courses that he/she passed successfully. b. To count in the student’s records, all the courses which he/she studied in his former Faculty/ Department whether the results were “Pass” or “Fail” providing that they are included in the study plan. In this case, the courses’ grades shall be counted in computing his year average, and an average of one semester for every (12) credit hours passed successfully shall be deducted from the maximum permitted duration of the study. c. To be treated as a new student without considering any of the studied courses. 3. In case a student fails to submit his request to the Admission & Registration Unit within the period specified in paragraph (2), then paragraph (2/c) shall be applied to him. 4. 4. With due observance, no course can be equalized if it has been studied previously for more than seven years.

Equivalency of Credit Hours Studied Outside JUST With due consideration to the requirements for awarding the Bachelor’s Degrees in JUST, the University President shall form “The Committee of Courses’ Equivalency” for the new students who have studied courses outside JUST. The committee shall inform the Admission and Registration Unit with its decisions promptly in order to finalize the admission procedure in due time and according to the following regulations: 1. The Credit Hours studied before admittance to JUST: The student who has studied a number of courses in an accredited university before his admittance to JUST may submit a request to the Dean of the Faculty for the equivalence of these courses providing that each course’s average is (50%), or passing grade. 2. The Credit Hours studied after admittance to JUST: a. The student who wishes to study a course/courses after his admittance to JUST, during a summer semester in a Jordanian Public University, must obtain the approval of the Dean of his faculty in advance and in coordination with the Dean of the Faculty that offers the course/courses providing that the total number of credit hours registered inside and outside JUST shall not exceed JUST’s permitted study load. In this case, the Admission & Registration Unit shall be duly informed in writing or electronically. b. The student who wishes to study a course/courses after his admittance to JUST, during a summer semester in a non-Jordanian Public University, must obtain in advance the approval of the dean of his faculty, and in coordination with the Dean of the Faculty that offers the course/courses providing that the total number of credit hours registered inside and outside JUST shall not exceed JUST’s permitted study load. In this case, the Admission & Registration Unit shall be duly informed in writing or electronically. c. The student who has successfully studied a number of Credit Hours as stipulated in paragraphs 2a& 2b may submit a request to the Dean of his faculty and in coordination with the Dean of the faculty that offers the course for the equivalence of these courses provided that the grade of any course is not less than the minimum passing grade in JUST. 3. The equivalence of the Credit Hours in the Bridging program: (for further information regarding the equivalency of Bridging Programs Credit Hours, please check with the Unit of Admission & Registration) 4. However, in all cases, the equalized Credit Hours studied outside JUST must not exceed (60) Credit Hours for the faculty of Engineering. 5. The student is exempted from studying the equalized course which he/she has studied outside JUST providing that its grades shall not be included in computing his yearly average. 6. The permitted duration of study is reduced one semester for every (12) equalized Credit Hours.

7. The Credit Hours studied outside JUST during the period of the student’s postponement of study, or withdrawal, or loss of university seat, shall not be allocated to the student’s record.

7.1.4. Description of how the Establishment adapts the number of admitted students to the available educational resources and the biosecurity and welfare requirements The number applying for admission is controlled by the Ministry of Higher Education through a selection process based on the rules of the Accreditation and Quality Assurance Commission for Higher Education Institutions. However, our University limits the number of student places according to the governmental accreditation division which revise the student capacity for each college in co-ordinance with the available educational resources. The college that violate the determined capacity is taking the risk to hold student admission until correcting the violation by decreasing students’ admission or increase their educational capacity and resources. The Veterinary College went under revision from ministry of education accreditation division on 2019. The allowed students to be enrolled in the college for the whole program (5 years) was 689 students. This number is annually recalculated according to the teaching hours in the curriculum, the student-teacher ratio of the various courses, and the number of core funded faculty which influence the number of students that will be admitted each year. The student Welfare at the College of Veterinary Medicine complies with the extensive Jordan legislation governing health and safety at work, which covers students as well as employees, and with recognized best practice. There are standard operating procedures dealing with the use of equipment of all kinds, including that are used by students in laboratories and clinics. Students are given extensive training in health and safety, through presentations to the whole year group and online materials.

7.1.5.1 The progression criteria and procedures for all students In order to progress to the subsequent years, students should maintain their GPA over 2 (D+). If the student's GPA is below 2 at any semester, a first warning will be issued. The student needs to raise his GPA to 2 or above in the next following semester to avoid getting a second warning. In any case, if the student is not able to raise his GPA to 2 or above after the second warning, the student is required to leave the school. The student is placed on probation if his GPA falls below 2 at the end of any semester other than the summer semester, so that by the end of it, more than 21 credit hours have been calculated in his average, starting from the second semester of student admission. In order for veterinary students to proceed from the third year (basic sciences courses) to the fourth year (clinical sciences courses), they should pass 111 credit hours from their study plan with GPA not less than 2. Attendance is compulsory with a minimum of 80% of the lectures and hours of activity for each course. Students can try the exam without any restrictions. However, they must follow the sequence of prep exams. All information regarding the exams is available on the JUST website, under the "Exam Schedule". https://services.just.edu.jo/ExamsSchedule/ Upon joining the program, an academic advisor, who is a full-time faculty member, is assigned by the department to each student at the beginning of the first week of the first semester. The advisor generally remains unchanged until the student graduates from the program. Each faculty member is assigned a certain number of students to supervise as they

are admitted to the university. Advisors have access to the records of all student advisees. These records contain personal information, incidents of misconduct (if any), student’s probation status, registration schedules, and academic records. Thus, the Academic Advisor’s role is to: • Ensure that the student is following the study plan set by the department properly. • Be available to meet with the students for consultations regarding all academic issues. • Provide any further assistance that is for the benefit of the student.

Many of the tasks that advisors are responsible for are automated by the electronic registration system. For example, prerequisites course check, electives selection, and credit hours’ limits are checked automatically during registration. Students are forced to adhere to all regulations. The student status is automatically updated on the system showing detailed information such as the credit hours that were completed, the remaining credit hours, and graduation status (when the student is about to finish all of the program requirements). Courses are offered during the Fall (first), Spring (second), and Summer semesters. Registration is done online where each level of students is given a specific time slot to register. Students with regular status in terms of academic performance are not required to consult with their advisors before registration. Students with a GPA higher than 3.25, or students in their graduation semester can register for a maximum of 21 credit hours. On the other hand, students with critical status must consult with their advisors to be able to register. This allows the advisor to discuss different issues related to the academic performance of the student prior to registration.

Working collaboratively, the FVM and the Deanship of Students Affairs take a holistic view of the first-year experience. The university has continued to strengthen its undergraduate orientation program over the past few years. On their first day, the admission department prepares the courses that are necessary for each student to register for in his/ her first semester (already programmed). Also, students participate in a coordinated orientation program supervised by a committee nominated by the Deanship of Students Affairs that comprises members of senior veterinary medicine students in addition to staff members from the Deanship of Students Affairs. The orientation program includes activities such as making guided tours on campus, introducing students to campus various academic and administrative entities, meeting the department chairman to familiarize students with the veterinary medicine basic requirements including introducing the curriculum and the study plan, and future prospects including job opportunities nationally and regionally, and at the end they meet the President of JUST. JUST’s Deanship of Students Affairs publishes an annual Student Guide in which students can find all the information needed through their course of stay at JUST. During the enrolment in their first semester, the students in the veterinary medicine are given a consultative study plan for the courses they can take each semester until their graduation. A model study plan is used as a guide. Students are advised of the pre-requisites for each course so they would not be delayed later during their registration for more advanced courses.

7.1.5.2 The remediation and support for students who do not perform adequately Each student once enrolled in the FVM, will receive an email informing him/her of their academic advisor’s contact information. The advisor’s role is to help guide the student’s academic progress. Students under academic probation will not be allowed to register unless they contact the academic advisor. In cases where students have GPA below 2, the Admission and Registration Unit notifies the concerned department and thus the department head assigns a faculty member as a special mentor for the student according to the established principles for

special guidance to assist the student academically and guide him to find out the reasons leading to the low GPA and overcome them.

7.1.5.3 The rate and main causes of attrition The attrition rates are low with an average of 1-5 % over the last three years (the attrition rates were 2%, 5%, and 1.1% in 2017, 2018, and 2019, respectively). In most cases, the main cause of attrition is the transfers of students to a new majors or to a different university. in this case, the free places are filled by approving some transfer request for students from other majors. In a few cases, personal and family issues, as well as financial issues, cause attrition.

7.1.5.4 The exclusion and appeal procedures The exclusion procedure is fixed in the regulations of the Student discipline system for the year 1999 at JUST. https://www.just.edu.jo/aboutjust/Pages/Regulations.aspx The student can appeal against exclusion by submitting an objection to the Deans' Council. However, the student may appeal any decision taken in court.

7.1.5.5 The advertisement to students and transparency of these criteria/procedures The information on criteria and procedures is available at several sites, including the JUST website and the FVM website

7.1.6. Description of the services available for students (i.e. registration, teaching administration, mentoring and tutoring, careers advice, listening and counselling, assistance in case of illness, impairment and disability, clubs and organisations, ..). In the JUST Campus, a broad range of services related to; registration, teaching administration, mentoring and tutoring, career advice, listening and counseling, assistance in case of illness, impairment, and disability, clubs and organizations are available both at the university and the Faculty.

Financial Aid: There are a variety of different types of financial aids from both university and external sources are available. Most scholarships are awarded based on academic merit and some are also based on financial need. The following is a list of financial aid opportunities available for JUST students:

• King Abdullah II fund for development scholarships. (click here for more information)

• Scholarships available for graduate students. (click here for more information)

• University loans (click here for more information)

• Work study program: This program provides opportunities for eligible students to be employed part-time on campus. Work-study jobs pay 1 JD (1.4 US$) per hour for undergraduate students and 3 JD (4.2 US$) per hour for graduate students. JUST encourages students to work, either to help finance their living expenses, to gain work- related skills, or both. The University employs many students on campus, providing flexible opportunities that can help him stay connected to campus activities, explore career options, develop new skills and establish a sense of community. Major campus employers are: Deanship of student affairs, JUST Library, Students' Cafeteria and the laboratory.

Food Service: The University has three cafeterias for the students. Two are self-service and the other one serve a sit down lunch. The University Cafeteria provides hot meals, sandwiches, snacks, and hot and soft drinks at reasonable prices. The typical self- service lunch costs between 0.35 and 0.9 JD while the sit-down lunch costs between 0.6 and 1.5 JD. The Cafeteria also serves breakfast. It opens from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m, Sunday through Thursday. Recently, eighteen cottages had been constructed nearby the students’ gate, and are all rented as restaurants, coffee shops, barbershops, Internet cafés and bookshops.

Health Services: Health services are provided to students through the health care center located at Irbid. Students pay health insurance fees at registration. The insurance covers all services offered by the health center except certain services like plastic surgery, eyeglasses or hearing aids. Walk- in services are available 24 hours, seven days a week by general practitioners and clinics. However, for specialized clinics, appointments are necessary. The regular office hours for general medicine clinic are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and for specialized clinics from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m, Saturday through Wednesday. Hospitalization services are provided through King Abdullah Teaching Hospital (near campus) and Princess Basma Teaching Hospital in Irbid or some private hospitals in Irbid Governorate. The following are links to the main health centers and hospitals available at the university: Health center Dental center King Abdullah Hospital Counseling office

Mailing Services: There is a post office located near the students parking. It provides all postal services: Registered and regular mail, packages, money transfer, national and international telephone services, and telegram services. Distributing mailboxes to students is done under the supervision of Students Services Department.

Deanship of Student Affairs: Deanship of Student Affairs at Jordan University of Science and Technology is to complement the academic mission by promoting and preparing the students for entrepreneurship and lifelong learning. The Deanship works collaboratively with the students to accomplish significant contributions to the neighboring community as well as the society via voluntary work in an attempt to extend the student services beyond the classroom. This duty is accomplished by sponsoring different non-academic programs that foster academic success and promote students’ talents, abilities, hobbies, and skills.

A: Department of Cultural and Social Activities

This department is responsible for students’ clubs, associations, and activities related to Fine Arts, Music, Folklore, Ceramics, Theatre, Seminars, as well as workshops, exhibitions, cultural activities, artistic, religious, social, and voluntary activities and other.

Division of Student Organization 1. Students' Clubs which are formed in the University include: • Environmental Protection Club • Scientific Innovation Club • The Political Culture of Dialogue Club • Culture, Media Club • Chess Club • Create Arab Revolt CLUB • Medical Club • Entrepreneurship and Cutting-Edge Technology CLUB • Volunteer Work and Community Service CLUB • Arab and Foreign Students CLUB • Special Needs Club

2. Students’ Union The Students' Union was established in 1993. At the beginning of every academic year, students of the university elect the Students' Council, which in its part, elect from its members, the chairman and the administrative committee.

3. Division of Artistic Activity which supervises student activities: • ART • Folklore • Music and Singing

• Studio • Theatre

4. Cultural Activity: • Organizing cultural lectures for university students • Organization of workshops and seminars for university students • The organization of cultural and literary competitions for students of the university • Competitions for both the Quran and Hadith. • Organizing cultural competitions at the level of Jordanian universities • Participate in cultural activities organized by the Jordanian universities and cultural institutions in Jordan • Encouraging students to participate in charity bazaars. • Encouraging students to participate in blood donation campaigns

B: Athletic Activities Facilities

• Olympic–sized swimming pools (15 m width and 25 m length), with a depth of 140 cm to 210 cm. The program is available for both males and females. • Fitness center equipped with the latest sports equipment, which helps fitness development among users, thereby allowing students to maintain their health • Sauna and Steam rooms • Two (2) squash courts • 7000-seats soccer stadium • Multipurpose indoor arena

C: Department of Student Services This department provides students with the necessary services on and/or off-campus, through the following responsibilities: • Providing low-income students with interest-free loans to be paid back after graduation • Providing scholarships to Honors students • Providing emergency loans to students, if/when needed • Providing work-study opportunities • Keeping personal records and information regarding students • Issuing and renewals of student identification cards • Distributing P.O Boxes to students • Helping, if/when possible, in solving any problem that students face on and/or off- campus. • Monitoring loans and scholarships offered by the Ministry of Higher Education

D: Career Guidance and Alumni Office / King Abdullah II Fund for Development: Career Guidance and Alumni Office / King Abdullah II Fund for Development was established at JUST in 2003. The aim of the office is to provide the students with professional advice and technical consultation in communication skills and job search. The project is meant

to enhance chances of the university graduates to get jobs and link the student community with private sector establishments and civil society institutions, at the national, regional and international levels.

E: Counseling Office: The counseling office is the university's primary facility for personal counseling and psychological outreach and consultation services. The primary goal of counseling is to help students develop the personal awareness and skills necessary to overcome problems and to grow and develop in ways that will allow them to take advantage of the educational opportunities at the university.

F: Students' (Female) Housing Department The University has created what is considered to be an ideal atmosphere for academic progress. The most significant component of this atmosphere is the on-campus residence for female students available for Arab, Muslim and foreign students along with their Jordanian colleagues. The University offers an engaging and intellectually stimulating multicultural setting where female students, from different cultures, network, and bond.

G: The International Students Office (ISO) Qualified coordinators and students’ affairs staff are available at the office to provide a full range of consultation services including accommodation, cultural, social, and legal services, in addition to organizing trips, social events, and meetings with the president. 7.1.7. Prospected number of new students admitted by the Establishment for the next 3 academic years The prospected number of new students admitted for the next three years is between 150 to 170 per year

7.1.8. Description of how and by who the admission procedures, the admission criteria, the number of admitted students and the services to students are decided, communicated to staff, students and stakeholders, implemented, assessed and revised

Table 7.2.1. Number of new veterinary students admitted by the Establishment Type of students 2019-2020 2018-2019 2017-2018 Mean Standard students 141 107 86 11.3 Full fee students 61 33 6 33.3 Total 202 140 92 144.67

Table 7.2.2. Number of veterinary undergraduate students registered at the Establishment Year of 2020-2019 2018-2019 2017-2018 Mean programme 1st year 198 133 93 141.3 2nd year 133 93 52 92.67 3rd year 93 52 42 62.3 4th year 52 42 60 51.3 5th year 42 60 67 56.3 Total 518 380 314 404

Table 7.2.3. Number of veterinary students graduating annually 2019-2020 2018-2019 2017-2018 Mean 42 60 67 56.3

Table 7.2.4. Average duration of veterinary studies Duration % of the students who graduated on 2019- 2020 + 0** 68.9% + 1 year 21.3% + 2 years 3.5% + 3 years or more 6.6%

Table 7.2.5. Number of postgraduate students registered at the Establishment Programmes 2019-2020 2018-2019 2017-2018 Mean Master 20 17 21 19.3 students Residents n.a. n.a. n.a. PhD students n.a. n.a. n.a. Others n.a. n.a. n.a. (specify)

7.2. Comments • The selection process is subject to a transparent central selection procedure for applicants, in addition, the demanding entry requirements, the competition for limited spaces, and the standard for completion of Veterinary courses are high. The average of undergraduate Veterinary students graduating annually (for the past 3 years is 56.3) indicates the sturdy teaching system to filter only the high-quality students. • The number of students admitted increased the past 3 years. This requires recruiting additional faculty members in the coming semesters. • Student progress is closely monitored through the university's quality assurance processes. • There is a wide range of facilities and support activities available at the University.

7.3. Suggestions for improvement • We plan to decrease the number of undergraduate students to be admitted from Jordan. However, we are planning to open entry for applicants from outside Jordan to increase the number of international students. • The assessment of the number of faculty members should be evaluated to ensure the optimal student-teacher ratio. • The FVM should develop a strategy to reduce attrition rates. To do this, surveys must be conducted on this issue among graduates and students. • Several part time lecturer were employed in the past 5 years to fulfill the shortage in the student-teacher ratio

Standard 8. Student assessment

8.1 The Establishment must ensure that there is a clearly identified structure within the Establishment showing lines of responsibility for the assessment strategy to ensure coherence of the overall assessment regime and to allow the demonstration of progressive development across the programme towards entry-level competence.

The evaluation of students’ performance is a continuous process. It starts by the time the student is admitted to the university, where the student must take English and Computer Placement Tests to determine the student's level in these subjects. Based on the score in these tests, English and computer skills, course requirements are determined. All courses state goals/objectives (general) and course learning outcomes (specific). All instructors are expected to assign grades based on students’ effort to achieve the stated course outcomes. In regular courses, the evaluation and assessment of students' performance follow the University by-laws that specify a grade distribution of 60% semester works (including first exam, second exam, and other activities) and 40% for the final exam. The class activities that are assessed in the undergraduate program courses may include homework assignments, projects, quizzes, lab reports, presentations, etc. For the practical courses, 40% of the grade is set for the final exam. The remaining 60% of the grade is distributed among the activities during the semester, which covers lab work, experiments, reports, quizzes, and a midterm exam. The instructors register the grades of each course in two steps. The first step occurs during the last week of the semester where the semester works grades out of 60% are recorded and posted for students on JUST grading online system. This allows students to check their grades to make sure that no mistakes were made. The second step is recording the final exam grade on JUST grading online system. The final grade for each course is calculated from 100 to the nearest integer and is then converted to a symbol and equivalent points electronically according to the following table:

Table 8.1. Final grade symbols and points

Grade out of 100 English code Equivalent Points 0 - 49 F 0.5 50 - 52 D- 1.5 53 - 56 D 1.75 57 - 59 D+ 2.0 60 - 62 C- 2.25 63 - 66 C 2.5 67 - 69 C+ 2.75 70 - 72 B- 3.0 73 - 76 B 3.25 77 - 79 B+ 3.5 80 - 84 A- 3.75 85 - 94 A 4.0 95 - 100 A+ 4.2

The passing grade, which is in accordance with the University policy, is 50% in all courses, except for the Training course which is Pass/Fail basis. Students must maintain an overall average above 2.0 points to maintain regular student status and to graduate. Students must take at least nine credit hours of classes per semester. Class attendance is compulsory and students

cannot miss more than 20% of classes. If the limit is exceeded, the system automatically dismisses the student from the course which results in a grade of F. This action is explicitly reported in the student's record. The student, department chairman, and the faculty dean are informed of this action electronically. This assures proper follow-up of the university regulations on absenteeism. At the end of each semester, the statistics of the final grades of each course are presented to the department council. If there are any irregular trends of grades, they are openly discussed in this meeting and recommendations are formulated for the following semesters.

8.2 The assessment tasks and grading criteria for each unit of study in the programme must be published, applied consistently, clearly identified and available to students in a timely manner well in advance of the assessment. Requirements to pass must be explicit. The Establishment must properly document the results of assessment and provide the students with timely feedback on their assessments. Mechanisms for students to appeal against assessment outcomes must be explicit.

At the end of the academic semester, the final grade of each course taught is discussed in the department meeting and in the faculty meeting. This done after performing a statistical evaluation of the grades. The statistical evaluation includes number of students, highest grade, lowest grade, passing percentage, failing percentage, arithmetic mean, arithmetic mean for the student who passed the course, standard deviation and histogram of the grades. This done for each section of the course and all students taking the course. At these meetings, course grades approval may take place or the grades may return to the instructor with recommendations.

University by-laws allow for grade appeal the exam grade electronically to the dean with two weeks of announcing the results of the course. The dean in consultation with the head of the department would then form a 3-member grade evaluation committee. The committee inspects the exam booklet and ensures that all questions have been graded and all sub-grade additions are correct. The committee does not “re-grade”, as grading is the sole responsibility of the course instructor. The findings are relayed to the dean in a formal report and the student is then advised electronically of the findings, which becomes final. All booklets of the final exams are stored for a minimum of two semesters, making them available for reference by other faculty and for appeals.

8.3 The Establishment must have a process in place to review assessment outcomes, to change assessment strategies and to ensure the accuracy of the procedures when required. Programme learning outcomes covering the full range of professional knowledge, skills, competences and attributes must form the basis for assessment design and underpin decisions on progression.

Toward the end of the course, the academic development and quality assurance centre in the university conducts a survey for each course taught in the university. The survey consists of different sections. The first section deals with the adherence of the instructor to university regulations and requirements. It acquires information about the distribution and the discussion of the course syllabus, the adherence of the instructor to it, instructor class attendance, course management, office hour availability and class evaluation method. The second part of the survey deals with exams evaluation. This part inquires whether the exam is comprehensive to the material, exam discussed and reviewed took place, time allocation was sufficient, had

different levels of difficulty and is well written. The third section deals with teaching methodology. It inquires information about the suitability of the methods to the course, motivation of the student to think, participate, etc., information gained by the students from basic concept to advanced concept, is the course updated for modern development. The fourth section of the survey deals with instructor attitude. The survey inquires if the instructor becomes a role model for the students, instructor control and discipline the student in the classroom using appropriate means, the instructor deals with student equally, the instructor encourages the student to improve their performance and the instructor understand their needs and concern, the instructor takes into account the individual variations between the students during lecturing and the instructor answers students’ questions.

8.4 Assessment strategies must allow the Establishment to certify student achievement of learning objectives at the level of the programme and individual units of study. The Establishment must ensure that the programmes are delivered in a way that encourages students to take an active role in creating the learning process, and that the assessment of students reflects this approach.

Individual courses have been designed to provide students with the appropriate background knowledge and reinforce basic science concepts. Coursework also familiarizes students with basic skills specific to veterinary medicine. Individual instructors, course coordinators, department chairs, and the faculty curriculum committee use feedback from course evaluations, discrete imbedded formative and summative assessments within courses, to provide a continuous picture of student readiness for day one competence, practice, and team-based care. Specific assessment activities that are being conducted to monitor the achievement of student learning outcomes include the End of each course exam, case studies skills exams, student self-assessment of courses and program outcomes, rotations evaluation, and Kafa’a exam.

The End of each course final exam is usually a knowledge- based exam with questions covering aspects of the curriculum (basic biomedical, social, administrative, and clinical sciences). These exams are administered to veterinary students in all years of the program and passing grades are needed for progression.

Clinical and experiential practice assessments are usually:

1. Practically-based: giving the students a written instruction and have to carry out a task such as animals’ owner counselling. 2. Question-based: Cases are given to students and they have to answer questions on their findings and interpret these findings. The questions may be open-ended or of multiple-choice type.

8.5 Methods of formative and summative assessment must be valid and reliable and comprise a variety of approaches. Direct assessment of clinical skills and Day One Competences (some of which may be on simulated patients), must form a significant component of the overall process of assessment. It must also include the quality control of the student logbooks in order to ensure that all clinical procedures, practical and hands-on training planned in the study programme have been fully completed by each individual student.

A variety of assessment activities are conducted to ensure students meet required competencies throughout the curriculum. Examples of large program assessments include the “Kafa’a” and students’ personal reflections. Classroom activities are both formative (reflections and assignments that include teaching feedback) and summative (written and practice examinations) to ensure all stated program outcomes are met. Summative measures are used in the FVM to evaluate student learning as discussed before in all courses. It includes written exams or online exams usually it takes the form of a multiple-choice questions (MCQ) or true and false questions. Oral and practical exams, research papers, reports, seminars, quizzes etc. have also been used.

Formative assessments are in-class activities such as working through patient cases, answering case questions in class, and drug information responses. Formative measures of assessment are conducted in the school on individual bases and the purpose of it is to monitor the student learning process. It usually takes the form of drop questions such as did you understand the topic, procedure, process etc.? can you describe the procedure? Toward the end of the course, the survey conducted by the academic development and quality assurance centre is considered for formative evaluation of learning to get feedback to improve learning quality.

The Faculty uses a variety of formative and summative assessments to demonstrate student achievement of the educational outcomes. Summative assessments spread throughout the curriculum include course final exams. Formative assessments include in-class activities specifically the practical courses, such as working through patient cases, answering case questions in class, mock owner counselling, and interim course exams. Data from these assessments are used to provide a summary of students’ performance. The grades report end of each semester shows students their progress on achievement of the educational outcomes. Faculty advisors review these grades reports. Specific attention is provided to students identified at risk and advisors discuss areas of weaknesses, strengths and ways for improvement.

Comments on Standard 8

According to university regulations and instructions, all courses taught at JUST must be evaluated using several methods including written exams or online exams. The evaluation may take different forms. The FVM also uses the data to evaluate the student learning process and to improve the teaching process.

Classroom activities are both formative (reflections and assignments that include teaching feedback) and summative (written and practice examinations) to ensure all stated Program Outcomes are met. Current formative curricular assessments in the curriculum include imbedded course assessments such as exam results. We are working to map out all test questions to the ESEVT EAEVE and the Faculty’s educational outcomes. Assessments of

students learning in didactic courses include course assessment grades, GPA data, quizzes, reports and course projects.

Suggestions for improvement on Standard 8

Through the twinning project with the Royal Veterinary College, UK, a log book that contains all activities toward day one competence was formulated. The faculty members are advised to fulfil the topic listed in the log book. The students admitted in 2019 that follow the new curriculum will start using and filling the log book when they reach the clinical years (4th and 5th years).

In the next academic year, the FVM in conjunction with the university will start the process of preparing the course file (portfolio). Each course taught in the school must have a course file. The course file should contain the followings: • Syllabus • Copy of all exams and assessment tools • Samples of students’ exams graded • Course report • Students assessment including exams • Lecture material The file should contain a faculty peer evaluation of the course; exam evaluation conducted by the students after each exam and the course report which documents: course basic information, previous action of improvement, major course outcomes and recommendation for improvement and administration plan. The evaluation of data derived from these assessments is going to be used to improve student learning and curricular effectiveness. The assessment data will not only be going to be used at the course level to improve course quality but also at the educational outcome level to ensure the effectiveness of the entire curriculum

Standard 9. Academic and support staff

9.1. Factual information

The mission of the Jordanian Ministry of Higher Education is to put university education on solid foundations to serve teaching and research. All professors are active in teaching and research and many of them are serving as consultants (for example poultry and food animal industries) members in national committees (ministries of health and Agriculture, Jordanian Food and Drug Administration) and members of international scientific committees (FAO). Faculty members are concerned to implement their acquired knowledge in tackling the country’s challenges; Animal and human health problems (Zoonosis).

The permanent faculty members at JUST-Faculty of Veterinary Medicine include 19 full professors, 8 associate professors and 3 assistant professors. The faculty members earned their PhD degree and/or American Board Certification Degree (Table). In addition, there are 3 full time lecturers who hold master’s degrees and 6 well trained technicians helping in teaching and research activities (Table 9.1 and Table 9.2). In addition, there are several part time lecturers available upon request (Table 9.3).

The faculty members who hold the American Board Certification are mainly involved in clinical work and teaching the clinical courses. Full, associate and assistant Professors are responsible for undergraduate and graduate education and are supervising the Master’s degree students. The faculty members attend obligatory training workshops and/or training pedagogics courses at the Academic Development Centre, Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) to improve their teaching and research skills.

-Professors are involved in undergraduate and graduate education and serve as supervisors for graduate students’ thesis projects. - Senior lecturers are involved in teaching and research. - Lecturers are mainly engaged in undergraduate education. - Postdoctoral: None - Doctoral Studentships: None - Veterinary clinicians are employed for clinical work and may also instruct and supervise undergraduate students. - Researchers academic personnel whose main task is to conduct research work under the supervision of academic staff. Technical and administrative staff includes all posts, regardless of the work undertaken; administrators, laboratory technicians, veterinary technicians, animal caretakers, etc.

9.1.1. Strategy in order to ensure that all requested competences for the Veterinary Medicine Programme are covered and that staff are properly qualified and prepared for their roles The faculty works with a recruitment plan based on retirement schemes, needs for reinforcements, as well as emerging areas for research and teaching. For faculty recruitment, media and university website announced for the needed position. Applicant documents are reviewed using a standard matrix to evaluate the applicant qualifications including research experience, teaching experience and the rank and reputation university from which they earned their degrees. This is then followed up with interviews for shortlisted applicants. New members of staff lacking educational training are expected to undergo a basic course or workshop in

university pedagogics as soon as possible. For senior positions competences and skills are evaluated in detail with the assistance of the faculty committee experts.

9.1.1.2. Who teaches at the Veterinary Medicine Programme? Of the total teaching and tutoring efforts in veterinary medicine subjects (i.e. student – teacher contact hours), more than 90% of the subjects are carried out by teachers holding a veterinary degree.

9.1.2. Formal programme for the selection, recruitment and training to teach and assess students (including continuing education), of the academic staff 9.1.2.1. Selection and recruitment For a position as a professor, the applicant has to show documented evidence of scientific and pedagogic skills. A senior lecturer must have a PhD degree or board certification (for clinicians) and moreover documented evidence of pedagogic skills. A full or part time lecturer must possess an MSc in Veterinary Medicine and documented evidence of teaching and research skills. As veterinary clinicians an MSc degree in Veterinary Medicine is needed.

Indefinite-term employment and temporary positions Most of our faculty members are our graduates who were from the top 5% of their classes in our veterinary medicine program, sent abroad on scholarships to peruse their graduate studies (USA, Europe, and Australia). Upon completion of their graduate programs and coming back home, all are appointed as lecturers or assistant professors. All professors become a permanent employees after their promotion to the rank of an associate professorship (not earlier of 5 years with satisfactory experience in teaching, research and community services). Professors: Tenured faculty members (permanent employee) responsible for teaching research and community services. Associate professors: (permanent employee) These are former assistant professors who have been promoted to the permanent position within the scientific staff “rank of Assistant Professor”. After 5 years, and a positive evaluation of their teaching, research and community services from internal and external evaluators and scientific reviewers. Assistant Professor: (Temporary employee) Newly appointed professors as faculty members, they work for at least 5 years before they are promoted to the rank of associate professor after positive evaluation in teaching, research and community services.

Training to teach Workshops Assistant and associate professors have to attend (mandatory) several educational workshops which are required for their promotion to the following rank as part of a continuation educational program.

Temporary employment (lecturers) - A person employed for short, limited periods.

9.1.3. Formal programme for the selection, recruitment and training to perform their specific duties (including continuing education), of the support staff When a support staff position is advertised, it is clearly described if student supervision will be included in the duties. This is always followed up during the employment interviews. Support staff also attend some continuing education workshops and room conferences that are relevant in their roles and assignments in the veterinary medicine programme.

9.1.4. Formal programme for the appraisal, development, promotion criteria and procedures, support and mentoring of both academic and support staff Staff development review –

All members of staff at JUST shall have an annual prepared and structured discussion with their supervisor (e.g. Head of Department/Division) about their work and their potential to be successful in it. The staff development review aims at bringing individual and departmental development forward by both assessing the past and talking about what can be developed in the future. In this way, the dialogue between the supervisor and the employee becomes an important part of the quality improvement of the department.

Salary discussion - Salaries and annual salary increase are included within the university regulations and by-laws. Salaries and allowances depend on the level of education and type of work conducted by the employee.

Forum for career development at Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), the Centre for Career and Academic Development conducts systematically several work-shops annually to upgrade the university employees’ skills and to improve the quality of work for better use and utilization of the resources present in the university.

Promotion –Full time lecturers employed for an indefinite period may be given the opportunity to be promoted to advanced rank of their employee category, depending on the university's strategic requirements (scientific publications). Based on the information presented by the Faculty, the dean and the head departments usually make decisions on a case-by-case basis as to whether such a promotion is possible. Promotions of the full time lecturers is done by internal experts and the department and faculty appointments committees and in some cases the promotion is completed by the university promotion committee.

Appointment of professors/associate/ assistant professor. There is a committee on the university level responsible for appointing professors. Selection and appointment of professors at the faculties of JUST is an important part of the quality assurance regarding research and teaching. Academic staff holding a PhD degree can apply directly to the Faculty of their specialization. Depends on the position availability candidates document is reviewed by the department by a special committee and also by the faculty committee. Recommendations and decisions are made on the faculty level which go also to the General Appointing and Promotion Committee for the final decision (university level).

Excellent Teacher prize - Excellent Teacher is an important prize at JUST. It is an important part of the University's quality work in education and educational development. The appointment of excellent teachers gives the university an opportunity to reward and highlight skilled educators. Excellent teachers are expected to participate actively in the University's quality work. Those who are qualified to apply for the title of excellent teacher prize at JUST are permanently employed teachers (associate, professor), or permanent employees with equivalent qualifications and duties. Applications are assessed and peer reviewed by an internal expert panel followed by interviews. Excellent Employ prize - Each year, JUST awards a prize for the best worker (not academic staff) Applications are completed and reviewed by a specialized committee on the university level. Prize for Best Master Thesis - The Deanship of Graduate Studies has taken the initiative to award a prize annually to the best master thesis to promote excellent research. Nominations are

obtained from the departments via the Faculties. A designated committee makes the decision regarding the best master thesis.

Figure 9.1. Age distribution among academic staff at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at JUST.

Table 9.1 Academic Staff at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

# Name Rank Degree Area of University Country Specialization 1 Abu-Basha, Ehab A. (On Professor Ph.D. (2002) Pharmacology and Iowa State University USA sabbatical leave since 2018- Toxicology 2019) 2 Al-Zghoul, Mohammad F. Professor Ph.D. (2003) Veterinary Purdue University USA Histology and Anatomy 3 Al-Tarazi, Yasser H. Professor Ph.D. (1995) Veterinary London University UK Microbiology 4 Al-Natour, Mohammad Q. Professor Ph.D. (1997) Avian Diseases Ohio State University USA (On sabbatical leave since 2019-2020)

5 Al–Rukibat, Raida K. (On Professor Diplomate (American Veterinary Purdue University USA sabbatical leave 2017-2018, College of Veterinary Clinical Pathology 2018-2019) Pathologist) (2007)

6 Awawdeh, Mofleh S. Professor Ph.D. (2006) Ruminant Kansas State USA Nutrition, Animal University Nutrition 7 Al-Rawashdeh, Odeh F. Professor Ph.D. Veterinary Internal Leipzig University Germany Medicine 8 AL-Majali, Ahmad M. Professor Ph.D. 2000 Infectious Purdue University USA Diseases and Zoonoses 9 Khalifeh, Mohammad S. Professor Ph.D. (2003) Immunobiology Iowa State University USA

10 Ababneh, Mohammed M. Professor Diplomate (American Theriogenology University of USA College of (Veterinary Minnesota Theriogenologists) Obstetrics and Ph.D. 1999 Genital Diseases) 11 Al-Qudah, Khaled M. (On Professor Ph.D. 1995 Veterinary Internal Vitibsk Vet Institute USSR sabbatical leave 2017-2018) Medicine

12 Abutarbush, Sameeh Professor BVSc, MVetSc, Large Animal University Canada Diplomate Internal Medicine Saskatchewan American College of and Infectious Veterinary Internal Diseases Medicine American Board of Veterinary Practitioner (2005) 13 Alekish, Myassar Associate American Board of Veterinary Purdue University USA (On sabbatical leave and Professor Veterinary Practitioner Production unpaid leave since 2017- 2004 Medicine 2018) 14 Abdulhakeem, Eljarah Associate Diplomate (American Theriogenology Louisiana State USA (On sabbatical leave and Professor College of (Veterinary University unpaid leave since 2015- Theriogenologists) Obstetrics and 2016) Ph.D. 2007 Genital Diseases)

15 Ababneh, Mustafa M. Associate Ph.D. (2005) Virology Purdue University USA Professor

17 Ababneh, Ola full time Msc. Veterinary Jordan University Of Jordan (Joined the faculty on 2018- Lecturer 2018 Medical Science And 2019) Microbiology Technology 18 Bani Ismail, Zuhair (On Professor American Board of Large Animal Purdue University USA unpaid leave since 2019- Veterinary Practitioner Medicine and 2020) 2001 Surgery

19 Daradka, Mousa Associate Ph.D. 2000 Equine Surgery Queensland Australia Professor University

20 Gharaibeh, Saad Professor Ph.D. American Veterinary University of Georgia USA (On unpaid leave since 2017- College of Veterinary Pathology / Avian 2018) Pathologies (2003) Medicine.

21 Gharaibeh Mohammad Assistant Ph.D. 2013 Veterinary University of Berlin Germany Professor Medical Microbiology 22 Hailat, Nabil Professor Ph.D. (1988) Veterinary Wayne State USA Pathology University

23 Hananeh, Wael M Associate Msc. Board (American Veterinary Louisiana State USA Professor College of Veterinary Surgical Pathology University Pathologist) (2011)

24 Lafi, Shawkat Professor Ph.D. (1989) Veterinary Michigan State USA Epidemiology and University Preventive Medicine

25 Mukbel, Rami Associate Ph.D. (2005) Veterinary Iowa State University USA Professor Parasitology

26 Malkawi, Mays (Joined the Assistant Diplomate Veterinary Purdue University USA faculty on 2018-2019) Professor American College of Medicine Veterinary Internal Medicine (2020) 27 Nasr, Abdel Rahman (Joined full time Msc. 2009 Veterinary Jordan University of Jordan the faculty on 2018-2019) Lecturer Pathology Science and Technology 28 Obaidat, Mohammad M. (On Associate Ph.D ( 2008) Food Safety Kansas State USA sabbatical leave 2017-2018) Professor Diplomate of University American Preventive University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine (2010)

29 Talafha, Abdelsalam Professor Diplomate (American Comparative Purdue University, USA College of Theriogenology University of Georgia Theriogenologists) (Comparative (2003) Animal Gynecology and Obstetrics) 30 Shidaifat, Falah H. Professor Ph.D. (1996) Animal Ohio State University USA (Sabbatical leave 2018-2019) Physiology

31 Sharif, Labib Professor Ph.D. (1987) Epidemiology Michigan State USA University

32 Al-Aboudi. Akram (Retired Professor Ph.D. (1982) Food Safety University of Canada 2019-2020) Saskatchewan

33 Al Sukhon, Saeb (Retired Professor Ph.D. (1974) Microbiology The University of Germany 2018-2019) Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Table 9.2. Technical and support staff, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (JUST)

# Name Rank Degree Area of University Country

Specialization

1 Al-Omari, Bilal Technician BSc. 1990 Medical laboratories JUST Jordan

2 Al-Ameri, Omran Technician DVM (1995) Veterinarian JUST Jordan

3 Al-Smadi, Mohammed Technician BSc. (1990) Medical Laboratories JUST Jordan

4 Khanfar, Fidaa Technician BSc. (1989) Microbiological Kuwait University Kuwait Science 5 Sageh Osama Veterinarian DVM 2000 Veterinarian JUST Jordan

6 Nosair, Eqbal Veterinarian DVM 1999 Veterinarian JUST Jordan

7 Shtat, Arwa Technician DVM (1996) Veterinarian JUST Jordan

Table 9.3. Part-time lecturers, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (JUST)

# Name Year Degree Area of Specialization University Country

1 Alaa E. Bani Salman 2019-2020 DVM. Msc Food Safety JUST Jordan

2 Shereen M. Al-Khlouf 2019-2020 DVM. Msc Pathology JUST Jordan

3 Waleed Y. Al-Saleh 2019-2020 DVM. Msc Poultry Diseases JUST Jordan

4 Abed Salam M. Al-Maslamah 2019-2020 DVM. Msc Poultry Diseases JUST Jordan

5 Nadeem Amarin 2019-2020 DVM. Msc Poultry Diseases JUST Jordan

6 Mira Al-Ardah 2019-2020 DVM. Msc Internal Medicine JUST Jordan

7 Tasneem Mahafza 2019-2020 DVM. Msc Microbiology JUST Jordan

8 Ismael N. Malakawi 2018-2019 DVM. Msc Food Safety JUST Jordan 2019-2020 9 Alaa Mukhamir 2018-2019 PhD Pharmacy University of France Montpellier 10 Hani Tafalhah 2018-2019 Bsc, Msc Animal Production JUST Jordan

11 Bahaa Al-Ddin Trad 2018-2019 PhD Physiology University of Germany Leipzig 12 Zain Shaheen 2018-2019 DVM. Msc Internal Medicine JUST Jordan

13 Mohammad Ashram 2018-2019 DVM. Msc Internal Medicine JUST Jordan 2017-2018 14 Huthaifa Ababneh 2018-2019 DVM. Msc Internal Medicine JUST Jordan 2017-2018 15 Sameh Al-Faqih 2019-2020 DVM. Msc Internal Medicine JUST Jordan 2017-2018

Standard 10. Research programmes, continuing and postgraduate education

10.1 The Establishment must demonstrate significant and broad research activities of staff that integrate with and strengthen the veterinary degree programme through research-based teaching.

JUST-FVM is highly-reputable in the Middle East and North Africa for excellence in veterinary research and education. In addition, it has a great reputation among United Nations agencies and several US Government agencies. JUST-FVM has also an international prestige based on its research activities in different fields of the basic as well as the applied veterinary sciences. These activities resulted in an excellent position in international rankings (Shanghai, QS). All academic staff are involved in research programmes and most of them head research laboratories. Further, regular involvement in research programmes and publications in international peer-reviewed journals is mandatory for promotion. Consequently, the academic staff is aware of the importance of having strong scientific bases in both theoretical and practical education programmes. The research activities are funded by intra-mural sources through the Deanship of Research at Jordan University of Science and Technology and by extra-mural sources such as UN Food and Agriculture organisation, USAID and US DTRA. Several of our faculty members have citations of more than 1000 citation each. Intra-mural research is evaluated in a systematic process by review by the department research committee (3 members), Faculty Research Committee (3 members) and finally approved by the council of JUST Deanship of Research. The extra-mural research is not reviewed internally but the funded research is registered at JUST Deanship of Research.

Table 10.1. List of the major funded research programmes in the Establishment which were ongoing during the last full academic year prior the Visitation (2019-2020)

Scientific topics: grant/year Duration (€) (Yrs) A Proposal to enhance the diagnostic capacities of a group of 32000 1 neurological diseases in animals with emphasis on their pathology and epidemiology in Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, Turkey, Afghanistan and Jordan Evaluation of a stable liquid formulation of the Peste des petits 18600 1.2 ruminants (PPR) vaccine in sheep and goats Longitudinal and abattoir-based surveillance of MERSCoV in 33100 0.3 camels in Jordan Metagenomic and targeted next generation sequencing avian 9880 1 pathogens in clinical samples Association of gastrointestinal parasitism co-infection with 4680 0.5 paratuberculosis in a naturally infected small ruminants Prevalence of mcr-1 colistin-resistance gene in 6475 0.3 Escherichia coli in broilers in northern Jordan Occurrence, resistance genes and risk factors of Salmonella 6490 0.67 contamination in broiler chicken farms ant student: integrated poultry company in northern Jordan Pathological and bacteriological studies in kidneys of 6100 0.5 apparently healthy cattle and sheep in central and northern Jordan

Detection of bacterial contamination in different waste sources 5980 0.67 at Mafraq governorate with special emphasis on extended spectrum beta-lactamases Escherichia coli and methicillin and vancomycin resistant Staphylococcus aureus Conjunctival vaccination of Awassi lambs with Brucella 5916 0.83 melitensis Rev.l vaccine and its immunological response Molecular and serological investigation of equine herpesvirus 6460 0.83 types 1 and 4 infections in Jordan Anthelmintics resistance in sheep parasitic infection in Jordan 3500 0.75 Prevalence, virulence, serogrouping and antimicrobial 6000 0.67 resistance of Listeria monocytogenes in sheep and goat in Jordan Prevalence, antimicrobial resistance and virulence of 6500 0.83 Campylobacter jejuni in dairy ruminants farms in Jordan Individual animals and herd-level prevalence of extended 6500 0.63 spectrum beta-lactams and plasmid-mediated colistin resistant Escherichia coli in dairy farms in Jordan Molecular prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of beta- 6500 7 lactam and plasmid-mediated colistin resistant Salmonella in milk of sheep, goat, cow and camel Evolutionary trajectories of mixed respiratory infections in Sabbatical 11 Jordanian poultry proposal- No fund Total 164681

10.2 All students must be trained in scientific method and research techniques relevant to evidence-based veterinary medicine and must have opportunities to participate in research programmes.

Our academic staff discuss and include their research findings in the class material. Therefore, the students are continuously exposed to the current research findings and the research gaps in the areas of animal health and food safety. In addition, in some courses and based on the nature of the course such as VM 596 Case Report Seminar, students present a clinical case along with the background and scientific bases of the diagnosis which helps students to learn the bibliographic search methods. Undergraduate students can work in research laboratories at FVM, but on a voluntary basis. Some of the students are paid either by the research funded of faculty members or by undergraduate employment fund of JUST deanship of students’ affairs.

The Graduate Studies Faculty at JUST, is responsible for setting the rules and regulations related to graduate programs and pursuing the implementation of these regulations. JUST-FVM offers master’s degrees in different disciplines. The study plans are revised regularly to meet the market needs. For example, we recently revised the curriculum for the Master degrees in Veterinary Epidemiology, Food Safety, Pathology and Poultry Diseases. In general, thirty-four credits hours (25 courses and 9 thesis) needed for graduation along with passing the defense. During the last year of the program, a major advisor is appointed for each

student based on an agreement between the students and the advisor, then approved by the graduate committees in the department and faculty, then finally approved by the dean of The Graduate Studies Faculty at JUST. The graduate student with the advisor submit electrically a mini-proposal to be approved by the graduate committees in the department and faculty, then finally approved by the dean of The Graduate Studies Faculty at JUST. Once the mini-proposal approved, the student and advisor submit a research proposal that goes through the approvals channel.

10.3 The Establishment must provide advanced postgraduate degree programmes, e.g. PhD, internships, residencies and continuing education programmes that complement and strengthen the veterinary degree programme and are relevant to the needs of the profession and society. JUST-FVM offers two types of Master programs; a thesis-based clinical master program (Appendix 3) and a thesis-based non clinical program (Appendix 4). The clinical master was recently approved by Jordan Ministry of Higher education and we accepted two students on Spring 2021. The program offers degrees in four main disciplines; Equine Clinical Medicine, Poultry Medicine, Small Animals Medicine and Food Animals Medicine. This program was started to meet the demand of the new educational Veterinary Medicine Hospital that will be very soon put in service. This is the only veterinary hospital in the country and it is a unique one in the region. Enrolled graduate students (residents) in the master of clinical veterinary medicine programs will provide coverage for all needed hospital work and in all specialties by these residents which leads to its operation around the clock. These specialties will lead to a better qualification of the Veterinary Medicine clinical master’s students in terms of practical application than the current master programs, as graduate students have the opportunity to supervise and deal with diseased cases residing in the hospital in terms of the detection, diagnosis, admission of cases, and the necessary surgical procedures and follow-up. These clinical veterinary medicine programs will attract many Jordanian students and students from neighbouring countries and the world, as the hospital is the only one in the region that offers such programs. The FVM seeks to make agreements with international universities that adopt years of training in these clinical specialties as part of their residency programs. In the near future, we expecting 10 residents from Iraq.

The non-clinical master program was started in 2000 and offers Master’s degrees in different disciplines including Food Hygiene, Veterinary Epidemiology, Poultry diseases, Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology, Veterinary Anatomy and Histology, Pharmacology and Physiology, Veterinary Surgery and Internal Medicine. We expect not to admit students to the non-clinical programs in Poultry diseases, Veterinary Surgery and Internal Medicine as we plan to admit the students in the clinical program for these specialities.

Table 10.2. Number of students registered at postgraduate research training

Degrees: 2018-2019 2017-2018 2016-2017 Mean PhD 0 0 0 Master in 20 17 21 19.3 Veterinary Medicine Total 20 17 21 19.3

We expect to admit four master students in the clinical master program (two supported by JUST assistantship and two supported by JUST assistantship). We also expect a continuous admission of graduate studies in the non-clinical master program with about 10 students for each academic year with the next academic years.

The FVM has long standing agreements with several private clinics and hospitals in Jordan. Several field trips are held for the students in different courses. In addition, the academic staff in collaboration with JUST consultative center offer several trainings for veterinarians from the ministry of agriculture and usually these projects either funded by FAO or Ministry of Agriculture.

Pictures show part of contineuing education activities

10.4 The Establishment must have a system of QA to evaluate how research activities provide opportunities for student training and staff promotion, and how research approaches, methods and results are integrated into the veterinary teaching programmes.

Research. Each academic staff freely manages his/her research to decide the orientation and topic of his/her research. All intra-mural proposals are reviewed by the department and faculty research committees. In addition, IACUC, which is hosted at the FVM, is needed to carry some research

activities. The department research committee is appointed by election every at the beginning of each academic year by members of the department council. Meanwhile, the faculty research committee is appointed by election by the council of FVM. Then, the Deanship of Research Members are appointed by the Deans Council. All proposals must be reviewed and approved by these committees.

As part of the promotion process, publishing scholarly work in highly respected journals, preparing and writing grant proposals as well as serving in Faculty and university wide committees and task forces are crucially important. The promotion criteria at JUST are very well-defined and requires the academic staff to publish in journal classified as Q1 and Q2 according to Scopus classification of journals. Our academic staff has published in very well cited journals such as Emerging Infectious Diseases, Veterinary records, Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Preventive Veterinary Medicine and many others.

A unique feature of JUST is the incentives for publications that can go up to 2900 Euro for professors, 2100 euro for associate professors and 1500 euro for assistant professors. There rates are for each publication. In addition, JUST gives incentives for papers that have more than 25 citations and incentives for patents and for publishing books. Any faculty member regardless of his academic track is paid about 6000 euro for being within the first five authors in a publication in Science or Nature or any journal that has impact close for Science or Natures. Meanwhile, JUST encourages attracting extra-mural grants by paying an incentive of about 2300 euro for grants from a local agency.

Addendum explaining how the Covid-19 crisis has affected the academic year 2019-2020

Since the start of the COVID-19 crisis, the FVM followed the regulations of the Ministry of Higher Education and the government and adapted JUST.

Second Semester 2019-2020 • As the cases of COVID-19 started to increase in mid-March, the students were in the second semester of 2019-2020. In response, the government ordered a complete lockdown in the country and the University switched teaching to online learning for both theoretical and practical courses. The lockdown started from March 17th to May 21st. During this period, teaching for both practical and theoretical courses was done using the different online platforms including: Zoom, Face-Life, MS-Teams, YouTube channel, Online discussion groups, WhatsApp, Video recording, Google classroom and the University E-learning platform.

• All exams including short quizzes during that period were made online using: University E-Learning, Google Classroom, MS Teams and small discussion group video conferencing for some practical courses. • The student during that semester had the option to be graded as usual or as pass/fail grading (the grades not to be included in the cumulative total grades).

• The progress in online teaching was monitored by the university through a weekly report for quality assurance and trouble shouting. Weekly report was filled by each academic staff and reviewed by the department heads.

Summer Semester 2019-2020

• The Summer semester started in early July as the regulations by the government were to have the theoretical courses taught online, while practical courses on campus.

• All the practical courses in the FVM were performed on campus as outlined in the curriculum for all years. While no theoretical course was offered by the FVM as no course was required in the curriculum.

• Two weeks before the end of the summer semester, the number of COVID-19 cases increased in Jordan and the regulations were to change all courses to online. So the last part of training and the exams were given online through E- learning, video conference, recorded video and other online platforms.

First Semester 2020-2021

The Semester start date for the University was delayed for 3 weeks and started on the 9th of October. The regulations were to have all theoretical courses were given online and practical courses on campus. Theoretical courses were given through the University E-Learning Platform, MS teams, Google class and YouTube channel including the exams which were delivered online through the E-learning system.

Teaching the practical courses were adjusted to align with the regulations by reducing the number of students per class and by reducing the number of the student on campus at the same time. The Department of Veterinary Clinical Science adjusted the course plan to:

Fifth year students: instead of having the practical training time from 8:30 to 11:30 am for five days, the contact time per day was increased to 8:30 am to 2:30 pm for two days to decrease the time for the students spent in the University in addition to reducing the number of students per group.

Fourth Year student: All practical courses were taught as planed but the number of student per course were reduced and the number of sections were increased. At the time of high alert of COVID-19, the teaching was switched to online teaching.

• All exams for the practical were on campus and for theoretical courses were online.

• All students suspected, infected or in close contact with infected personnel were asked to stay home and changed to online learning.

• In online courses, students had the option to change the grading from regular grading to pass or fail (not included in the cumulative grade of the student).

• All online courses had quality control by the head of the department to insure that the courses were given in the appropriate way. A Weekly report was made by the head of the Departments on the progress of each course. Participation for every student was recorded by each instructor of every course.

ESEVT Indicators

Name of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine/Jordan University of Science Establishment: and Technology Date of the form filling: February 24/2021 3 Calculated Indicators from raw data Establishment Median Minimal Balance 1 2 values values values n° of FTE academic staff involved in veterinary training / n° of I1 undergraduate students 0.066 0.16 0.13 -0.060 n° of FTE veterinarians involved in veterinary training / n° of students I2 graduating annually 0.089 0.87 0.59 -0.501 n° of FTE support staff involved in veterinary training / n° of students I3 graduating annually 0.053 0.94 0.57 -0.513 n° of hours of practical (non- I4 clinical) training 1272.000 905.67 595.00 677.000 I5 n° of hours of clinical training 670.000 932.92 670.00 0.000 I6 n° of hours of FSQ & VPH training 202.000 287.00 174.40 27.600 n° of hours of extra-mural practical I7 training in FSQ & VPH 40.000 68.00 28.80 11.200 n° of companion animal patients seen intra-murally / n° of students I8 graduating annually 6.320 70.48 42.01 -35.690 n° of ruminant and pig patients seen intra-murally / n° of students I9 graduating annually 5.095 2.69 0.46 4.631 n° of equine patients seen intra- murally / n° of students graduating I10 annually 6.675 5.05 1.30 5.377 n° of rabbit, rodent, bird and exotic seen intra-murally / n° of students I11 graduating annually 1.420 3.35 1.55 -0.125 n° of companion animal patients seen extra-murally / n° of students I12 graduating annually 0.444 6.80 0.22 0.220 n° of individual ruminants and pig patients seen extra-murally / n° of I13 students graduating annually 0.763 15.95 6.29 -5.531 n° of equine patients seen extra- murally / n° of students graduating I14 annually 0.308 2.11 0.60 -0.287 n° of visits to ruminant and pig herds / n° of students graduating I15 annually 0.059 1.33 0.55 -0.488 n° of visits of poultry and farmed rabbit units / n° of students I16 graduating annually 0.053 0.12 0.04 0.009 94

n° of companion animal necropsies I17 / n° of students graduating annually 0.391 2.07 1.40 -1.009 n° of ruminant and pig necropsies / I18 n° of students graduating annually 1.172 2.32 0.97 0.201 n° of equine necropsies / n° of I19 students graduating annually 0.178 0.30 0.09 0.085 n° of rabbit, rodent, bird and exotic pet necropsies / n° of students I20 graduating annually 0.077 2.05 0.69 -0.616 n° of FTE specialised veterinarians involved in veterinary training / n° I21* of students graduating annually 0.228 0.20 0.06 0.165 n° of PhD graduating annually / n° I22* of students graduating annually 0.000 0.15 0.09 -0.088

Comments on Indicators

The number of extramural visits to animal farms of different species is low. This is attributed to the biosecurity obstacles in accessing farms, specially accessing poultry farms. However, our students can do externships after completing the fourth year. Thus, they have the chance to access animal’s farms. The exposure of our students to companion animals is low but we expecting this will improve after a small animals professor joined our faculty and following opening the veterinary teaching hospital.

The public awareness about the importance of veterinary medicine lead to the unprecedented high demand on veterinary medicine education, which affected the instructor/student ratio.

Suggestions for improvement on Indicators

It is recommended to sign memoranda of understanding with association that has animals farms such as the military veterans association. These MoU will help to increase the exposure of our student to animal cases.

List of appendices

Appendix 1- Old Study plan for Undergraduate degree 2012 Appendix 2- New (Re-structured) Study plan for Undergraduate degree 2019 Appendix 3- Study plans for clinical master degree Appendix 4- Study plans for non-clinical master degree Appendix 5- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Publications 2018-2020