Amman- 27 August 2017

On Saturday 26th of August the German Jordanian University (GJU) celebrated the graduation of the 8th batch of GJU students under the patronage of Prof. Natheer Abu Obied, with the presence of Her Excellency the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany Mrs. Brigitta Maria Siefker-Eberle, His Excellency the Chairman of Board of Trustees, Engineer Othman Bedeir, and Board of Trustees Members.

Dr. Natheer Abu Obied shared with the graduates some of his experience and lessons learned throughout his professional and academic journey at GJU, such as flexibility in learning and teaching, the principle of specialization and potential; stressing that the successful projects are the specialized and executable ones with the consideration of realistic conditions, while the third lesson is networking; saying that many accomplishments were achieved due to partnerships with the Jordanian and German universities, institutions and others.

The President of GJU Dr. Manar Fayyad said that GJU has a reputed position among universities not just in Jordan but in the whole region, clearing that this position would not be achieved without the dedication of the university’s leaders, employees, academics, administrators and technicians.

She added that GJU participated in developing the relationship between Germany and Jordan and worked very efficiently and closely with educational and industrial German institutions in order to improve and support the university like the German Academic Exchange Service(DAAD), Magdeburg University, besides the local support from the government and industrial fields.

Ramzi Omaish, Farah Ma’aytah and Maryam Hussain delivered speeches on behalf of the graduates, where they expressed their joy and excitement on the occasion pointing to the university’s role in preparing them to the next phase in their lives and strengthening their skills and knowledge.

At the end of the ceremony that attended by The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Dr. Adel Tweissi, the President of Al Hussain Technical University Dr. Labib AlKhadra and a large crowd of invitees, Abu Obied handed the certificates to the graduates.