Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization and University of Petra Sign Cooperation Agreement

09 May 2017 AMMAN - Under the patronage of HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, chairman of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAG-Org), and in the presence of the President of the University of Petra Prof. Marwan Al Muwalla, the Science Day organized by the Faculty of Administrative and Financial Sciences at the University was inaugurated.

During the event, TAG-Org and the University signed a cooperation agreement that authorizes and enables the University to hold training courses and diploma programs offered by TAG-Org.

In his statement, Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh stressed the significance of digital learning saying that the educational institutions will cease to exist in the future without embracing digital education.

He also called for the introduction of a new mandatory course at the universities that emphasizes the significance of smart utilization of ICT.

Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh noted that the most valuable trademarks in the world belong to knowledge and ICT-based companies, topped by Google, pointing out, “The future will be for knowledge based on ICT.”

For his part, Dr. Al Muwalla said that, “the business world of today is characterized by the continuous change and transformations which contributed to enhancing competition between institutions and motivating them to find the appropriate solutions that require an academic methodology enhanced by a creative and innovative environment.”

He also said that the University of Petra seeks to provide an environment that ensures the development of qualitative learning opportunities to guarantee the graduation of candidates capable to compete, excel and be productive in the labor market.

Dr. Al Muwalla added that the University has established a business unit at the Faculty of Administrative and Financial Sciences which aims at developing creative ideas and inventions of both students and professors, to bridge the gap between academia and businesses and to drive creative capacities of the youth towards the service of business environment.
 
Dean of the Faculty of Administrative and Financial Sciences, Dr. Saheer Al-Jaghoub, stated that the Faculty is always willing to use such specialized events for the benefit of the students by enabling them to share the expertise of successful individuals and firms by meeting them face to face.

At the end of the event, Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh and Dr. Al Muwalla exchanged honorary shields.