Cooperation Agreement with Jordanian University
Prof. Abu-Obeid of German Jordanian University signs a cooperation agreement with Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg in Germany
Sankt Augustin – Germany – In an effort to foster international links and strengthen ties with German Universities, president of GJU – Prof. Dr. Natheer Abu-Obeid signs a cooperation agreement with Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, Germany for a mutual exchange program between the Master Programs in Autonomous Systems and in Computer Engineering.
This cooperation translates the vision of His Majesty King Abdullah II, with regard to modernizing the teaching and learning and reflects GJU's emphasis on programs that will bring about positive results by bridging the gap between the output of education and research, on the one hand, and the needs and demands of the job market, on the other.
The agreement will open up venues of cooperation in all academic matters including joint scientific research, student and staff exchange as well as co-teaching assignments, workshops, and joint supervision of theses. Students enrolled at the Master of Computer Engineering at GJU shall have the option to spend one exchange semester at Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg (H-BRS) and vice versa.
Prof. Dr. Natheer Abu-Obeid, president of GJU stated: “The university's mission has been to strengthen links with German universities to build highly skilled labor force capable of contributing to Jordan's development and economic prosperity. Through the cooperation with H-BRS, GJU will be able to establish new expertise and knowledge in the specialization of autonomous systems known as one of the most important disciplines in today’s industry in manufacturing automation, transport technology, and robotics”.
Prof. Dr. Hartmut Ihne, president of H-BRS said: “We are looking back on a long-standing cooperation between GJU and H-BRS dating back until the founding year of GJU in 2005. Since then it has been our constant endeavor to elaborate and consolidate the liaison of our two institutions, which has lead to various joint projects and collaboration in many fields. We are very proud of our strong cooperation and we will take advantage of this cooperation agreement to consolidate our common efforts towards mutual student and staff exchange on the Master of Autonomous System”
Prof. Dr. Salem Al-Agtash, dean of graduate studies at GJU, indicated: “This cooperation will add a new international dimension to the graduate programs and will allow students to spend a semester or more at H-BRS as part of their academic career towards enriching their research experience. Exchanges of students and staff in the framework of this agreement will commence in the Spring semester of 2016”.
Prof. Dr. Rainer Herpers, director of graduate institute at H-BRS, emphasized: "These new activities are adding up on the already existing ones but now open the doors to strengthen collaborative research in dynamic scientific fields like Robotics and Computer Engineering. We are looking forward to attract highly skilled graduate students from both institutions to take advantage of this unique opportunity."
About GJU
GJU was established in 2005 as a public institution based on the German model of applied sciences. The applied methodology of instruction was adopted alongside the theoretical aspect by means of increasing the academic load of the student, and intensifying the curricula, yet providing, at the same time, a sound academic environment. GJU offers over 20 programs, with faculty body of around 300 and a student body of around 5,000, drawn predominantly from Jordan, but also including international students. The programs are designed to bridge the gap between the needs of the local industry and the outcome of these programs, thus, offering programs with direct bearing on the industry, the business world, and the market place. GJU has forged several partnerships with industry to create opportunities for greater collaboration in the areas of research and exchange of ideas and experiences. This has given GJU a niche and a potential to meet market demands for highly skilled labour and provide an incentive for further investment and partnerships. Its educational model is becoming a pioneer and its mission is to serve as an elite institution educating students to play a significant role in developing creative business, technology, and engineering solutions to meet local and global challenges and issues.
About H-BRS
The Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg (H-BRS) was founded in 1995. It is a dynamic and research-driven university with almost 8,000 students, approximately 145 professors and 201 research associates. They are supported by more than 260 highly qualified lecturers from the fields of academia, business and industry. An additional 206 employees work for the Administration, the Library and the Language Centre. The University campus is located in Hennef, Rheinbach and Sankt Augustin. In Bonn, the University of Applied Sciences runs the B-IT Universities Institute of the Bonn-Aachen International Centre for Information Technology jointly with Bonn University and Aachen Technical University (RWTH).