The Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Jerash University that aims to improve the cooperative activities in various areas of mutual interest. The ASE's CEO Mr. Mazen Wathaifi, signed the agreement with Prof. Zyad AL-Rabie, Vice President for Jerash University.
The memorandum included the development of cooperative activities in the academic and professional fields of common interest, for the purposes of conducting joint researches in the field of stock exchange, trading and the capital market, and the help of the expertise and capabilities of the ASE staff to hold an open day, training workshops and lectures in areas related to the capital market, in addition to establishing a trading simulation room with the aim of training university students on securities trading and on the mechanisms and trading rules applied in the ASE, and how to use trading screens to increase efficiency of university students and improving their career opportunities.
Wathaifi praised the leading role of Jerash University in society and the qualitative addition it achieves in providing and supplying the labor market with qualified competencies. He stressed that the signing of this memorandum comes within the Exchange’s policy for its social responsibility and its keenness to strengthen its partnership with national universities due to the importance of this partnership between the two parties, and in an effort to enhance knowledge and culture in everything related to the capital market and investment in securities among students.
In turn, Dr. Rabie expressed his pleasure at signing this agreement, stressing that Jerash University seeks to cooperate with various institutions of society in all fields in order to achieve its mission aimed at contributing to the building and developing the knowledge of the society by creating a university environment and community partnership that stimulates creativity and freedom of thought and expression, and keeps pace with technical developments in the field of education, In turn, Dr. Rabie expressed his happiness at signing this agreement, stressing that Jerash University seeks to cooperate with various community institutions in all fields in order to achieve its mission aimed at contributing to building and developing a knowledge society by creating a university environment and community partnership that stimulates creativity and freedom of thought and expression, and keeps pace with technical developments in The field of education, and providing society with what it needs of qualified human resources that are appropriate to the needs of the labor market.
After the signing of the agreement, shields were exchanged between the two sides in the presence of the Vice President for Scientific Faculties Prof. Ahmed Al-Hawamdeh, the Dean of the College of Business Dr. Hamza Al-Hawamdeh, the Dean of Scientific Research and Graduate Studies Dr. Haitham Hejjazy, the Head of the Finance and Banking Department Dr. Mohammad Al-Afif, the Director of Public Relations Department Ms. Nisreen Abu Ashour, and on behalf of the ASE, the Director of the Communication and Media Department Mr. Amjad Al-Qudah.
