Amman- 26 March, 2014
The School of Applied Technical Sciences (SATS) at GJU in collaboration with Amman Chamber of Industry and the European partners ( The University of Ljubljana- Slovenia, KTH –Sweden, Berlin University- Germany) , in addition to An-Najah National University and Beirzeit University- Palestine organized a workshop in order to discuss technical training solutions and maintenance methods and techniques, as well as some future technical training courses for aircraft maintenance engineers and technicians.
Prof. Anton Mangstl, the Vice President for International Affairs, greeted the participants in this workshop, and emphasized that GJU is always strive to extend its network with European countries and build intercultural bridges between students and experts from GJU and from other institutions. He went express his belief that academic institutions should not only focus on the theoretical, but also on training, while also expressing the need to provide training courses, especially in the field of maintenance, while enhancing the efficiency of students.
From his side Dr. Peter Krajnik, Tempus Project Coordinator, thanked GJU for being the host of this event, and spoke about the Middle Eastern Partnership in sustainable Engineering, which includes Jordan, Palestine, Sweden, Slovenia and Germany. This project will contribute with lifelong learning and short-courses to develop skills and educate professionals in the maintenance field.
In his segment, Dr. Hazem Kaylani, GJU Project Coordinator, welcomed all Tempus visitors and participants in the workshop, and proceeded to introduce the workshop as part of the activities of the Tempus project titled “Middle Eastern Partnership in Sustainable Engineering”.
He went to present the results of a survey, carried out by GJU in cooperation with University of Jordan and Amman Chamber of Industry, which was sent out to several engineers and companies in Jordan. The results of this survey suggested that short training courses might be offered to improve the competencies of maintenance engineers and technical staff.
In spite of their evident knowledge of the importance and role of maintenance function, many companies were shown to have maintenance difficulties, often seeking external assistance in solving their maintenance issues. This showed a clear need for the establishment of a training center for maintenance, with the capability of providing short training sessions in various topics.
The workshop carried out on with several sessions and discussions among the participants concerning the approaches to maintenance and spare parts manufacturing, as well as programmable logic Controllers. Participants shared thoughts and experiences with each other.
It is worth mentioning that the Maintenance Training Center is going to be fund by the European Union and the GJU within the framework of the Tempus Project “Middle Eastern Partnership in Sustainable Engineering”.