| | | On Wednesday, the 7th International Conference of the School of Arts was launched at the school of Arts at the University of Jordan, entitled "The Role of Humanities and Social Sciences in Responding to Crises". In his speech, the President of the University, Dr. Nazir Obeidat, said, "The founders lived in the School of Arts, and from it creativity began. Here was Nasser al-Din al-Assad, here lived Nihad al-Musa, and from here the first batches graduated." Obeidat added, "Here were the rebels against the literature of the elders, the thinkers of pre-Islamic and Andalusian literature. The conference, which lasts for two days, includes sessions on the following topics: Arabic language and literature and crises, geography and crises, philosophy and crises, psychology and crises, history and crises, sociology and crises, social work and crises, journalism, media, digital communication and crises.
| | 7/21/2024 | 2/5/2025 | | | | The School of Arts - Department of Geography organized a field visit for 50 students from on 5/20/2024, under the supervision of Dr. Hind Al-Sarayrah and Dr. Wissam Al-Haik. During the visit, the students received detailed explanations from Mr. Hosni Al-Dajjah, Director of the Public Relations and International Cooperation Directorate and the Department's Media Spokesperson, in addition to Dr. Iman Bani Mufrej, Head of the Statistical Analysis Department, and Mr. Fares Al-Fawara'a, Training Coordinator at the Jordanian Statistical Training Center
| | 5/20/2024 | 2/5/2025 | | | | "Population and Development" Seminar for Graduate Students at the "Jordanian Faculty of Arts" The Department of Geography at the College of Arts organized a seminar for postgraduate students today entitled "Population and Development". The department hosted Dr. Tayseer Muqaddadi, Assistant Director General of the Department of Statistics for Technical Affairs and Executive Director of the General Population and Housing Census, which will be implemented in 2025, where he spoke about the role of household data in formulating development policies, pointing out the most important sources of demographic data and household surveys implemented by the department and the most important population indicators that can be used in the process of formulating development policies. Dr. Ahmed Al-Khawaldeh, Professor of Population and Demography from Yarmouk University, also presented to the participants during the seminar how to employ population indicators in comprehensive development plans
| | 5/20/2024 | 2/5/2025 | | | | The University of Jordan (UJ) hosted a workshop on Mobile Journalism for Television and Digital Reports and Its Ethics in the Digital Age, training students to produce high-quality reports using their smartphones. Organized by the Department of Journalism and Digital Media, at the School of Arts, the event highlighted cost-effective methods for creating professional-level stories and documenting events, resembling video productions made with advanced equipment. Conducted by journalist Haider Al-Abdali, a specialist in mobile journalism, the workshop provided practical training, emphasizing ethical practices, storytelling, video editing, and smartphone technology to create engaging reports. Students learned to utilize their phones to produce and share content effectively across digital platforms, catering to the rapid demands of modern media. Chair of the Department of Journalism, Media, and Digital Communication, Dr. Yasmin Al Damen, emphasized the importance of holding such workshops, noting that we live in an era where technology is rapidly advancing and mobile phone has become an indispensable tool not only in our daily lives but also in the field of journalism and media. She added that the small device offers enormous power in gathering, distributing, and analyzing news at incredible speeds, highlighting that dealing with such power requires the use of these tools with high ethical standards, professional competence, and a commitment to accuracy and integrity in reporting. The workshop, held under the patronage of the Dean of the School of Arts, Prof. Mohamed Al Qudah in the presence of the Chair of the Department of Journalism and Digital Media, Dr. Yasmeen Al-Damen, attracted wide participation, including students from journalism and media-related disciplines and ended in a competition for the best student-produced video or report. Al-Abdali, correspondent for Al-Hurra Channel in Amman, and a specialist in mobile journalism, is the receiver of the Golden Peacock Award. Minister of Government Communication and official spokesperson for the government, Dr. Mohamed Al-Momani, handed Al-Abdali the award during the Global Communication Forum held in Jordan in November 2024.
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