HEAC president, Yemeni official discuss higher education cooperation

AMMAN — Higher Education Accreditation Commission (HEAC) President Bashir Zu’bi met with Mazen Jafri, deputy of the Yemeni Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research on Monday.

The two met to discuss the potential of Yemen benefitting from Jordan’s expertise on issues of accreditation and quality assurance within higher education.

In a statement carried by the Jordan News Agency, Petra, the two officials discussed ways in which Jordan could help Yemen’s higher education institutions rank universities and hold university qualification examinations.

Zu’bi called for an increase in the number of Yemini students studying at Jordanian universities, in light of the HEAC and ministry’s plan to attract foreign students to the Kingdom.