Amman-14 December 2017

During the period from the 1st of November till the 6th the School of Basic Sciences and Humanities (SBSH) in corporation with the International Office, a Lecture Series in Teaching Methods and Activities in Higher Education and in Applied and Computational Mathematics, was held at the German Jordanian University.

​Professor Andreas Meister from the Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the University of Kassel, Germany, conducted a Lecture Series on “Fast and Stable Methods for Large Linear Systems”. In this course Professor Meister mentioned that the simulation of real-life applications is of crucial importance in a wide variety of scientific as well as industrial areas. Thereby, the performance of the whole numerical method is often decisively depending on the properties of the incorporated solver for linear systems of equations. The course provided a comprehensive introduction to both classical and modern iterative solvers for a stable, efficient and reliable solution of linear systems and was designed for students from Mathematics, Engineering Sciences, Physics, Computer Science and other interested students.

While Professor Rita Borromeo Ferri from the Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Kassel, Germany, gave a Lecture and Workshop Series on “Teaching Methods and Activities in Higher Education” for academic staff and students of GJU.

The teaching methods and activities were learned directly in the course on an active level with theoretical background. Referring to Professor Ferri’s workshop “Problem Based Learning (PBL)” GJU Lecturer Bassmah Altaher said that "It was exciting to see how the participants discussed and how they learned to get straight to the heart of the problem in order to resolve it".

We hope we can organize and host such activities for both students and GJU staff in advancing their academic and professional developments, said Bassmah Altaher.

Both lecture series were supported through the Flying Faculty Exchange Program of GJU in corporation with the International Office at the German Jordanian University.