AMMAN – Middle East University has notably improved its ranking in the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities, which is based on webometric and bibliometric indicators and ranks more than 20 thousand universities from around the world. According to the Department of Information Technology, the University’s World Rank moved up from rank 4609 to rank 3617,

AMMAN – Researcher and Faculty of Arts and Sciences student Loai Sa’eed Shadeed defended his Master’s thesis, titled [the impact of financial aid granted by donor countries on Palestinian national solidarity between 1988-2020], via telecommunications. The researcher investigated the amount and source of international aid given to the Palestinian people, and the hidden agendas lying

AMMAN – Researcher and Faculty of Media student Haifa Helmy Ghaith defended her Master’s thesis, titled [Patient Protection Coalition’s activities and role in raising awareness of patients’ rights], via ZOOM. The researcher investigated PPC’s role in raising awareness of patients’ rights through their social media platforms and other means of communication. The researcher conducted a

AMMAN – The Acting President of Middle East University, Prof. Ala’aldeen al-Halhouli, declared that the University will be observing Eid al-Adha holiday starting from Thursday, July 30, 2020, till Monday, August 3, 2020. Prof. al-Halhouli added that university operations will resume as usual on Thursday, August 4, 2020, excluding units of work nature that requires

AMMAN – Researcher and Faculty of Media student Faisal Nayef al-Qa’aydah defended his Master’s thesis, titled [The public’s level of satisfaction with the Social Security Corporation’s media discourse in raising insurance awareness]. The researcher investigated the public’s level of satisfaction with the media discourse dedicated by the SSC to raising awareness of the benefits of

AMMAN – The Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, H.E. İsmail Aramaz, said the region continues to witness tensions on multiple fronts, which require intricate solutions and plans. He remarked that Jordan, with its wise leadership and while being on the frontline of these tensions, retains a set of

AMMAN – Researcher and Faculty of Educational Sciences student Muntaha Yahia Abduljawad defended her Master’s thesis, titled [the effect of employing educational games in developing reading skills for second grade students in al-Quwaysimah district], via telecommunication. The researcher investigated the effect of employing the said games in developing second grade students’ reading skills using the

AMMAN – The Chairman of Middle East University’s Board of Trustees, Dr Yacoub Nasereddin, said, ‘Distance learning has become an integral part of our higher education system. Academic propensities are moving towards facilitating and continuing the employment of distance learning’. Dr Nasereddin believes that despite the negativity surrounding the experience, schools and universities’ set objectives

AMMAN – Researcher and Faculty of Law student Ibrahim al-Rawashdeh defended his Master’s thesis, titled [the formalities and procedures of rescinding decisions in the Jordanian legal system compared to the Egyptian legal system]. The researcher investigated the process of rescinding faulty administrative decisions, as administrations are allowed to practice this right in order to self-correct

AMMAN – Researcher and Faculty of Law student Nimer al-Baddawi defended his Master’s thesis, titled [crimes of a sexual nature committed online], via telecommunication. The research paper is considered the first of its kind to be conducted in the Arab world. Supervised by the Dean of Law, Dr Ahmad al-Louzi, the researcher investigated online sex