AMMAN- HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh and Hashemite University President Professor Kamal Al Din Bani Hani signed a cooperation agreement covering number of areas though with a specific focus on training.
The signing ceremony occurred during Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh’s special visit to the University, which also included an interactive panel discussion attended by the University students, which Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh chaired.
Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh expressed his pride in the Hashemite University as it continues to stand out in various educational, organizational, and community service fields. He highly commended Professor Bani Hani's leadership of this educational institution saying, "I am proud of our partnership as well as earning His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein trust being honored with the Order of Independence."
"We will keep on working in accordance with His Majesty's directives, under his wise leadership which has succeeded to keep Jordan stable and safe for his citizens; the matter that makes it easy for all of us to work and exert more efforts to achieve our goals."
Dr. Bani Hani pointed out that the Hashemite University is an extraordinary model among public universities in the Kingdom; this is attributable to its significant achievements, which are considered a quantum leap in the development of the University to be in the ranks of the prestigious international universities.
He underscored the fact that the University has not received any direct financial subsidies from the government for six years, and it enjoys a comfortable financial situation with no debts or budget deficit, unlike most of other public universities. Furthermore, he stated that the University is carrying out major pilot and urban projects valued at JD100 million JD, 86 million out of which are self-financed. These projects include establishing modern classrooms and complexes, as well as high-tech laboratories that serve the educational process.
He stated that the Hashemite University has achieved the best record of academic staff compared to administrative staff among other public Jordanian universities stressing that such figures make the University compete with the most prestigious international ones.
Prof. Bani Hani believes that the secret behind the University’s success is attributed to the good management of available resources and planning which enabled them to execute major and strategic infrastructure and urban projects, besides the development of academic and student leadership through supporting the existing programs of scholarship, scientific research projects, and founding new programs.
In this regard, Prof. Bani Hani stated, "The University allocates nearly JD 2 million for scientific research projects. In the past few years, we allocated 6% out of the University budget for scientific research and scholarships though it should be 5% according to Universities Law. The University also provides material incentives to researchers from the faculty members who publish their researches in scientific magazines, as well as settling the fees of researches publishing in international journals. Moreover, we allocate amounts for improving living conditions of the University staff to achieve job satisfaction at a high rate."
"The Hashemite University examined ways to reduce the cost of the JD 2 million annual elect
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