JUST Newsletter December 2015 Issue

Jordan University of Science & Technology JUST

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Contents• The Alumni Relations Office• Ambassador of France to Jordan Visits JUST• Launching JUST Branch of the Association of Energy Engineers Opening Ceremony of the 10th IEEE International Design & Test Symposium (IDT'15)• Workshop on Paramedic Future Horizon at JUST• Open Day at the Health Center on the Occasion of World Diabetes Day• Cooperation Agreement in Public Private Partnership (PPP) Project “Grey Water Recycling in Mosques”• “I Excel Because I Am Jordanian” Initiative at JUST • Official Launch of the MOSAIC-MASHRIQ ICT TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM• Under the Patronage of Minister of Water & Irrigation, JUST Queen Rania Center for Environmental Science and Technology (QRACEST) Convenes a Workshop on Water Integrity Management • Opening of Veterinary Clinical Skills Lab• A Health Awareness Campaign by the Faculty of Nursing• Free Medical Days by the Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences• Free Dental Day by the Faculty of Dentistry• Poetry Sessions at JUST with Larger Audience• Candidature for Student sport Clubs• Faculty Achievements• Academic Promotions• Snapshots

Reem Taifour Arch. lina ShunnaqArch. katia HaddadCollege of Architecture & Design

Dr. Amer AL- Magableh

Muhannad MalkawiDirector of Presidency Unit

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Hend AlfoqahaOffice of the President

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Prof. Hani Abu Qdais.

Dr. Mohammad Al- WidyanAssistant to the President

Director of Academic Development & Quality Assurance Center

The Alumni Relations Office at Jordan University of Science and Technology was established in 2012 in response to the University's vision to excel as an academic institution on the international academic arena and achieve world class status.The main role of the Alumni Relations Office is to to build a lifelong, interactive and mutually-beneficial relationship between JUST and the alumni, and to manage communications and fundraising among graduates for the purpose of promoting the interests of the university and enhancing the student culture of engagement and support to the university. In the following years the alumni relations office will pursue several strategies

to achieve its goals of inspiring alumni to maintain a lifelong connection with the University, engage alumni to support the university by acting as advocates and ambassadors on behalf of the University and finally to establish and promote the culture of giving and philanthropy by alumni and JUST friends.The Alumni Relations Office will launch several projects in 2016 in order to support the office’s role of being the main alumni relations entity responsible for building and engaging a broad alumni community that supports the University. These projects include building an efficient and updated alumni database with existing work positions, emails and work addresses to serve as a contact list for alumni communication. When completed the database will be utilized to advance the University’s international ranking & initiate an online alumni direc-tory to help graduates and students to reconnect with each other and with the university. The office will also be responsible for performing student employability studies. The employability studies will provide the university with the data needed regarding the employment rates of JUST graduates in various sectors locally and on the regional and international levels in order to identify the specialties with the highest and lowest employment rates and the current needs of the employment market. Additionally the office is planning to establish an official annual fund for the purpose of enabling alumni and friends to donate what they can each year to generate a powerful collective fund capable of enhancing the student experience. The student annual fund can provide the university with a stream of revenue needed to enhance the quality of student experience at JUST. Finally, the Alumni Relations Office plans to utilize social and business media platforms for the purpose of reconnecting alumni with each other and with the university and thus creating a virtual community for everyone to contribute to. The administrative, career and social needs of our graduates will also be targeted by the office.

Director of the Alumni Relations Off iceDr. Ammar Almaaytah

The Alumni Relations Off ice

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JUST President, Prof. Mahmoud Al-Sheyyab, met the French ambassador to Jordan, Mr. M. David Bertolotti and discussed aspects of mutual academic and scientific collaboration between JUST and its French counterparts. The President presented JUST progress and important developments since establishment calling for further cooperation and partnerships with French HEIs. On his part, the French ambassador expressed his admiration of JUST saying that his visit comes to strengthen collaboration horizons between the two parties and highlighting the depth of Jordanian-French relations that is based on mutual respect and reiterating the continued support of Jordan by

the French government especially in the education sector. The meeting was attended by JUST VP, Prof. Osama Nusier, and the Cultural Attaché in the French embassy and JUST Engineering Dean, Prof. Yahya Qawasmi

The Launching of JUST Branch of the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE)

JUST branch of the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) was officially opened under the patronage of JUST President, Prof. Mahmoud Al-Sheyyab. The President said that this activity comes as part of JUST efforts to build the integrated student character by involving students in such initiatives for which JUST provides all needed support. He added that the JUST AEE branch is an example of a promising student club that addresses one of our most pressing national challenges, i.e., energy, calling upon its student members to play an important role in serving this issue on and off campus by organizing well planned activities. Professor Al-Sheyyab also indicated that JUST has given the energy issue a prime priority and established a dedicated energy center besides creating a graduate program in renewable energy. On his part, the chapter’s academic faculty advisor, Prof. Mohamad Al-Widyan, highlighted the purpose and goals of the branch indicating that its members are mostly of energy aware students to better the energy issue for sustainable development. In turn, Engr. Samir Zawaydeh, the President of the National AEE in Jordan, touched on the opportunities and potential benefits of the association membership highlighting his own experience urging JUST students to get engaged in the chapter and be active in all activities and national and international contests. The event was attended by JUST VPs Prof. Ahamd Beteiha and Prof. Osama Nusier, as well as Assistant-to-the-President Prof. Hani Abu Qdais and Dean of Engineering, Prof. Yahia Qawasmi besides a large faculty and student audience including Omayma B. Salman and A. Hayajneh, the President and VP of JUST AEE Chapter. It was concluded by handing in the official JUST membership certificate to JUST President by Eng. Zawaydeh.

Ambassador of France to Jordan Visits JUST

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Under the patronage of His Excellency Professor Mahmoud Al-Sheyyab, President of Jordan University of Science and Technology, the Opening ceremony of the 10th IEEE International Design & Test Symposium (IDT'15) will be held at Movenpick Hotel in the Dead Sea - in the period 14-16 of this month.This symposium is an international IEEE symposium held annually in one of the MENA countries to be a global forum for scientists, engineers, specialists in all areas of design and test of electronics and the technologies related, to present their research, ideas, and contributions. This is the tenth edition of the series of symposiums, which were successfully held to discuss the latest technical developments in this field. Jordan has been selected in 2015 to hold the symposium; it is co-organized by Jordan University of Science and

Technology and Amman Arab University in cooperation with the Jordan Competitiveness Program (USAID-JCP). IEEE TTTC Council which sponsors this symposium has appointed Dr. Khaldoon Mhaidat from the of Department of Computer Engineering at JUST to be the General Co-Chair of the Symposium.The popularity of the symposium has been excellent; thirty seven research papers have been accepted from more than 17 countries. The symposium will be held over three days and will include keynote speakers and experts from world-class companies and universities such as Mentor Graphics, Synopsys, Intel, University of California, Irvine - US, and Delft University of Technology - Netherlands. Proceedings of the symposium will be published in IEEE Explore database and some of the papers may be considered for publication in the IEEE Design and Test journal. IDT'15 is technically sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society TTTC and IEEE CEDA.

Workshop on Paramedic Future Horizon at JUSTProfessor Mahmoud Al-Sheyyab, President of JUST, patronized the opening ceremony of the First Conference of Ambulance and Emergency entitled “The Future Prospects for the Paramedics” organized by the Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences in collaboration with Monash University of Australia and the General Directorate of Civil Defense. The ceremony was attended by the Vice President Dr. Osama Nusair, Director of Princess Basma Hospital, Dr. Akram Khasawneh, and the Director of North Area Rescue, Brigadier Maan Maghaireh. The conference included a series of lectures and workshops by a number of experts in the field of ambulance and emergency from the Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Civil Defense and the Royal Medical Services and King Abdullah University Hospital and Monash University, Australia. The Dean of the Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Prof. Dr. Yusuf Khader, said that this conference shows the university's eagerness to develop medical personnel and create an incubator environment for experts, specialists and exchange experiences and ideas and to identify the scientific developments in the field ambulance and take advantage of international experiences of those who came from Australia and from the Arab countries to participate in this conference.Moreover, Dr. Khader mentioned that this conference comes at a time when the effects of wars, disasters and conflicts in our Arab world are overwhelming , and when Jordan embraces the brothers from those countries and their souls and bodies tell the story of tragedy and misfortune. And he pointed to the importance of having such a conference nowadays to show the best practices to refine paramedic skills and the future of this profession under a state of disaster and war. Dr. Khader also praised the efforts done by the paramedics at the national level and in all aspects in the field of accidents and disaster management. He also mentioned that this is part of the strategy adopted by the Faculty of Medical Sciences at JUST to enhancing the services provided by paramedics. The chairman of the scientific committee of the conference, the Vice Dean of the Faculty of the Applied Medical Sciences, Dr. Haytham Ewaidat, mentioned that this conference aims to publicize the importance of the specialization of ambulance and emergency paramedics and the definition of the profession and will be followed by another conference to be held in Australia next year. This was attended by a number of paramedics experts from the General Directorate of Civil Defense, faculty members, and a large number of students of the Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences

Opening Ceremony of the 10th IEEE International Design & Test Symposium (IDT'15)

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On behalf of the President of JUST, the Vice President, Prof. Ahmad Batieha, inaugurated the Open Day held by the health center at the Jordan University of Science and Technology for diabetics on the occasion of the celebration of World Diabetes Day.A number of specialists from JUST Health Center presented detailed explanations to the patients on how to live with this disease, how to follow the required diet, the obligation to take the necessary treatments, and also the importance of maintaining a proper aerobic exercise and weight. The open day included several activities such as the eye and feet care for diabetics and the best approach to give

insulin injections and checking blood sugar and cholesterol levels.The Director of Health Center, Dr. Iman al-Ashqar, said that the university believes always in the importance of continuous communication with the local community in all aspects, such as having several open medical days that reflect the true role and responsibility of the university in serving the society and providing public health awareness.

Cooperation Agreement in Public Private Partnership (PPP) Project "Greywater-Recycling in Mosques"

The operational project of JUST mosque’s grey water treatment plant entitled “Grey Water Recycling” was opened recently under the patronage of the President’s representative to the event, JUST VP, Prof. Osama Nusier. The project is funded by the German DEG and the German company GreenLife, which is specialized in providing integrated solutions to water issues for a green environment especially rain and grey waters, as well as localized small-scale water treatment plants. The purpose of the project is to reduce water consumption and the cost of water treatment besides the exchange of experiences in grey water treatment between the public and private sectors. The Assistant-to-the-Secretary-General in the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, Dr. Adnan Al-Zoubi, addressed the water situation in Jordan and the projects related to grey water recycling in mosques. During the event, participants discussed the significance of the plant and decided to study and evaluate treated water and the relevant national bylaws. It is to be noted that many other similar projects will be implemented in cooperation between all concerned parties. At the end of the event, Prof. Nusier signed a MoU with all involved parties for the establishment of the plant at JUST mosque

Open Day at the Health Center on the Occasion of World Diabetes Day

Jordan University of Science and Technology in collaboration with the Public Security Directorate organized a lecture entitled “Awareness of the dangers of the Internet and social networking sites” as part of the second phase of the initiative "I Excel Because I am Jordanian" launched by the Public Security Directorate in Jordanian universities. The Director of Al-Ramtha Police Department, Colonel Ammar Qudah, said that this national initiative is to educate the students and the public and to provide them with the required guidance for the safe use of the internet and the social sites. He also mentioned the role of the public security in the province and following up of such issues to protect the public from information hackers.

At the end of the lecture, several issues were raised in discussions regarding awareness of the dangers of the

Internet and social networking sites. Along with that, the attendees signed a document titled “Don’t kill me for your happiness” and some educational brochures and flyers were also distributed during the event. The lecture was attended by Vice President, Prof. Osama Nusier, Dean of Student Affairs, Prof. Natheer Rawashdeh, a number of academic and administrative body members, and students of the university.

Off icial Launch of the MOSAIC-MASHRIQ ICT Technology PlatformOn behalf of the President of JUST, the Vice President, Prof. Osama Nusier patronized an introductory workshop defining how to link universities and companies that deal with the IT sector with the European program funded by the European Union within the joint Euro-Jordanian project, MOSAIC, that lasts for Three years 2014-2016. The coordinator of MOSAIC project, Dr. Abdul Rauf Rjoub a faculty member in the Computer and Information Technology College, gave a brief presentation showing the project goals, vision, mission, expected outcomes, and how to take advantages of the upcoming projects supported by the European Union aimed at linking universities and companies in the Mediterranean countries with the European project HORIZON 2020.

Dr. Rjoub added that several topics were discussed during the workshop about various aspects related to the IT field in the health sector, water, energy, transportation, and the technology transfer between the Mediterranean countries, the European Union, as well as the cooperation opportunities for possible partnership in the future. In addition to that, a number of leaders’ companies’ representatives in the field of energy talked about the importance of energy and the most prominent obstacles and challenges with regards to the development project gains and the increasing demands on power sources at various levels as well as the high cost. Experts in the field of energy from Spain, Netherlands, Syria, Lebanon and a large number of interested members from public and private universities and various sectors participated in the workshop.

“I Excel Because I Am Jordanian” Initiative in JUST

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On behalf of the Minster of Water and Irrigation, General Secretary of Water Authority, Engr. Tawfiq Habashneh, opened the workshop that targets decision makers. The event that took place at the Dead Sea resort was organized by JUST QRACEST as part of the regional framework of the project on capacity building in the field of integrity in water management in the MENA region that is funded by the SIDA through Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) that is being implemented in Jordan and other MENA countries. In his opening speech, Mr. Habashneh underlined the importance of the project that starts its third year in light of the fact that Jordan is among the three most water deficient countries in the world.

In turn, JUST VP, Prof. Osama Nusier, praised the partnership between JUST and the Ministry adding that JUST is working hard to graduate highly qualified engineers to contribute to water projects in the country and the region. In his lecture, the SIWI Director, Dr. Hakan Tropp, addressed the project goals and its role in capacity building in member states, while JUST Assistant-to-the-President, Prof. Hani Abu Qdais, presented the project accomplishments in Jordan’s water sector indicating that participants in the project workshops developed plans to enhance integrity in water management in their organizations. A number of discussion sessions followed the opening ceremony in which a number of experts participated including former Minister of Water, Engr. Moh’d. Al-Najjar; AquaTreat Co. CEO; Underground Basins Director in Water Authority; and SIWI’s Director. They discussed relevant issues concluding the significance of creating an alliance that involves private, public and civil society representatives to deepen integrity in water governance.

Opening of Veterinary Clinical Skills Lab

The Clinical Skills Lab in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine was opened under the patronage of JUST VP, Prof. Osama Nusier. The Faculty Dean, Prof. Ehab Abu Basha, said that the lab is part of an agreement between Animal Protection Society (SPANA) and the Faculty to enhance student basic clinical skills. The lab includes animal models that assist in students training in clinical testing and sample collection among other relevant models as instructional instruments. The opening ceremony was attended by SPANA’s Director in Jordan, Dr. Ghazi Mustafa, and the London-based SPANA Director, Dr. Hanna Davis, and a number of faculty members and students.

Under the Patronage of Minister of Water & Irrigation, JUST Queen Rania Center for Environmental Science and Technology (QRACEST) Convenes a Workshop on Water Integrity Management

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A Health Awareness Campaign by the Faculty of Nursing

Free Medical Days byFaculty of AppliedMedical Sciences

Free Dental Day by the Faculty of Dentistry

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The Cultural and Artistic Activity Department in the Deanship of Student Affairs organized two poetry sessions on campus that included a number of poets including Sameer Qdesat, Mohammad Turki Hijazi, Flayeh Alsakri, Morad Alsekh, and Helal Alshorfat. The events involved poetized beautiful national and emotional poems expressing love of Jordan and the King Abdullah II Bin Al Hussein with sweetness and magnificence in large audience. Such events contribute to JUST efforts in supporting cultural activities that develop and enhance student’s talents and abilities.

Candidature for Student Sport ClubsIn light of the importance of activities in reinforcing the sense of responsibility among students, the Deanship of Student Affairs announced for Candidature for Student Clubs during the period 6-7/12/2015. The last date to retreat will be Dec. 9th, 2015. It is to be noted that there are elven clubs at JUST: Environment Protection Club, Creative Science Club, Dialogue and political Culture , Culture and Media Club ,Chess Club Great Arab Revolution Club, Medical Club, leadership and Advanced Club, Volunteer Work and local Community Service Club, Arab and Foreign Students Club, Persons with disabilities Club. More than the half of members must participate in the Election.

Faculty AchievementsPrediction of Human Population Responses to Toxic Compounds by a Collaborative CompetitionDr. Noor Abdu of JUST Medical School participated in the research entitled “Prediction of Human Population Responses to Toxic Compounds by a Collaborative Competition” that was published in the journal Nature Biotechnology that has an impact factor of 41.5. In this work, researchers addressed the response of human body to chemical and pharmaceutical compounds based on the human genetic information or based on the chemical composition of such compounds. The discovery can help in treatment of negative health effects. The study was the result of cooperation between several organizations and researchers from various countries.

Dr. Omar Khabour won the Scientif ic Research Support Fund Prestigious Award for the Distinguished Researcher in the Field of Basic Sciences for 2014

Dr. Omar Khabour, the associate professor in the Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences won the Scientific Research Support Fund Prestigious Award for the Distinguished Researcher in the Field of Basic Sciences for 2014. Dr. Khabour got his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from Houston University in 2005 and has more than 100 published articles in high impact international journals. Dr. Khabour also supervised more than 5 graduate students and participated in many international conferences. His research interests lie in the relationship of genetic patterns with chronic diseases as well as genotoxicity associated with smoking and drugs.

Poetry Sessions at JUST with larger Audience

Academic Promotions

In a new Jordanian medical achievcemnent, Dr. Muhannad Al-Qudah of JUST Medical School, and the ENT consultant, has discovedred an internationally new mdical calssification of sieve plateletts in the bottom of the skull. DR. l-Quda said that the discovery has been approved by the European Society of Anatomic Suregry as a Jordanian discovery adding that his discovery was based on intensive studies on a smaple of Jordainans. The study that took 5 years started with a review of the rare cases that resemble others in the world and comaprison with the rerefrence sample. Dr. Al-Quadh indicated that the new knowledge on these parts in the skull will help physicians prepare before condcuting suregeries and significantly reduce associated risks in addition to opening new horizons or further studies on these plateletts in the future.

A New Medical Accomplishment of a JUST Professor

To Full Professor

To Associate Professor

Prof. Kamel Z. MahmoudFaculty of AgricultureDepartment of Animal Production

Prof. Moh'D M. Al Barbarawi Faculty of MedicineDepartment of Neurosciences

Dr. Raed M. Bani-Hani Faculty of Computer & Information TechnologyDepartment of Network Engineeringand Security

Dr. Ayman G. Mustafa Faculty of MedicineDepartment of Anatomy

Dr. Amin H. Almasri Faculty of Engineering

Department ofCivil Engineering

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Snapshots

Black Comedy Stage Play on the Awareness of Terrorism

Newly Elected Members of JUST Club for Employees

Saudi Arabia Wins the Cup of International Students' Champoinship League


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