Amman Ahliya sponsors and participates in the 12th Hearing and Balance Health Conference
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Amman Ahliya University, in cooperation with the Arab Academy for Hearing and Balance and Lubeck University of Germany, participated in organizing the activities of the 12th Hearing and Balance Health Conference 2026, which was held under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Muna Al-Hussein.
The university was represented at the conference by the Deputy President for Academic Affairs, Professor Dr. Bashar Al-Trawneh, on behalf of the President of the University, Professor Dr. Ahmed Hamdan, who confirmed in his speech the university's continued support for the conference for the twelfth consecutive year, and conveyed the greetings of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Dr. Maher Al-Hourani, and the President of the University, welcoming the participants and guests coming from a number of Arab and foreign countries.
Al-Trawneh pointed to the academic role undertaken by the university in the field of hearing and speech, explaining that the hearing and speech major was launched at the university in 2003 and has witnessed development over the past years, along with the establishment of the master's programs in hearing sciences and speech sciences and communication disorders, as the first two programs of their kind at the level of Jordan and the Arab countries.
He highlighted the community role of the university through the Amman Ahliya University Hearing and Speech Center, which was opened in 2005 and provides free diagnostic and therapeutic services to members of the local community, residents, and refugees, especially children, including assessment and treatment of speech and language disorders, examination of hearing and balance disorders, and fitting of hearing aids free of charge for cases unable to afford treatment costs.
The conference witnessed active participation from the university's cadres, where Professor Dr. Ghaleb Araiqaat, former Dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, Dr. Fadi Al-Suwaity, Head of the Hearing and Speech Department, and Professor Dr. Mohamed Al-Masry, Secretary-General of the Arab Academy for Hearing and Balance, participated in the scientific and organizational committees of the conference.
Lecturer Leila Qanawati, Head of the Speech and Language Therapy Department, and lecturer Rama Al-Asir presented a research paper on the knowledge and perceptions of hearing loss among university students in Jordan, while the conference witnessed the participation of bachelor's and master's students in the Hearing and Speech Department through the presentation of a group of scientific posters.
The conference formed a scientific platform for exchanging knowledge and expertise in the fields of hearing, balance, speech, language, swallowing disorders, and ear, nose, and throat diseases, with the participation of more than 320 researchers from more than 40 countries, and the discussion of more than 150 research papers, in addition to the organization of a number of specialized scientific workshops over the days of the conference.
At the conclusion of the conference activities, Professor Dr. Ghaleb Araiqaat received the commemorative shield presented to Amman Ahliya University, in appreciation of its role and contribution to organizing the conference and supporting its scientific activities.
