Al-Ajlouni Receives a Delegation from the Sultan Qaboos Academy for Police Sciences to Learn about Al-Balqa Applied University's Experience in the Diploma of Correctional and Rehabilitation Centers

The delegation was headed by Brigadier Dr. Khalifa bin Hamid Al-Furaei, Commander of the Sultan Qaboos Academy for Police Sciences, and included Major General Qais bin Suleiman Al-Harasi, Director of the Officers' Institute, Professor Dr. Jassim Muhammad Al-Sheikh, Academic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Expert, Dr. Amjad bin Saud Al-Khuraisha, Lecturer at the Sultan Qaboos Academy, Major Asri bin Khalifa Al-Hinaei, Legal Researcher, Major Haitham bin Salem Al-Asatri, Assistant Director of the Audit and Performance Monitoring Department, and Captain Ghaith bin Harib Al-Khatri, Head of the University and Higher Studies Section.

From Al-Balqa Applied University, the meeting was attended by the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Technical Education, Professor Dr. Zaid Al-Anbar, the Vice President for Centers and Community Service Affairs, Professor Dr. Khaled Al-Za'abi, the Dean of Princess Rahma University College, Professor Dr. Munther Al-Sweilmeen, and Dr. Nasreen Al-Karki.

Professor Dr. Ahmed Fakhri Al-Ajlouni welcomed the visiting delegation, affirming Al-Balqa Applied University's pride in its academic and specialized cooperation relations with educational and training institutions in the Sultanate of Oman, and the importance of enhancing the exchange of expertise and experiences in academic, professional, and practical fields, which contributes to the development of educational programs and raising the quality of their outputs.

Dr. Al-Ajlouni pointed out that Al-Balqa Applied University, by virtue of its nature and mission in applied, technical, and vocational education, pays great attention to achieving integration between academic knowledge and practical application, and developing professional and specialized programs that respond to the needs of the labor market and national institutions, according to quality and academic accreditation standards.

For his part, Brigadier Dr. Khalifa bin Hamid Al-Furaei, Commander of the Sultan Qaboos Academy for Police Sciences, expressed his appreciation for Al-Balqa Applied University, pointing to the importance of the visit in learning about the academic and practical experiences provided by the university, and benefiting from its expertise in designing and developing specialized programs and qualifications related to police sciences and related fields of work.

Brigadier Dr. Al-Furaei emphasized the importance of exchanging expertise between academic and specialized institutions in the Sultanate of Oman and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, especially in the fields of developing curricula and educational programs, quality assurance and academic accreditation, specialized training and qualification, which enhances the integration between scientific and practical aspects.

During the visit, the delegation was briefed on Al-Balqa Applied University's experience in preparing and designing academic, professional, and specialized programs, and mechanisms for quality assurance and academic accreditation. They also listened to a detailed presentation on the diploma of correctional and rehabilitation centers, which is offered through the Rehabilitation Centers Management under the umbrella of the university, where the program components, study plan, academic and specialized content, implementation and evaluation mechanisms, and graduation requirements were reviewed.

During the meeting, a number of topics of mutual interest were discussed, and opinions and experiences were exchanged on the development of specialized programs and linking their outputs to the practical needs of institutions, in addition to reviewing experiences in the fields of quality, academic accreditation, and professional training and qualification.

This visit comes within the framework of strengthening the bonds of cooperation and exchange of academic and specialized expertise between educational and security institutions in the Sultanate of Oman and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and benefiting from experiences and practices in developing specialized programs and qualifications, which contributes to raising the levels of education, training, and qualification in related fields.