AMMAN – The Arab
Organization for Quality Assurance in Education (AROQA), chaired by HE Dr.
Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ramah
Center for Research and Studies to cooperate in the field of scientific
research, in holding conference, and marketing services.

The MoU, signed by
Dr. Maria Tawalbeh, AROQA executive director, and Dr. Khaled Al-Khatib,
Director General of the Ramah Center, aims at enhancing collaboration between
the two sides in promoting quality at the educational institutions in Jordan
and the Arab region.

AROQA Consultant,
Mr. Loay Abu-Osbeh, stated that the MoU was signed to serve educational
institutions, promote scientific research, and empower students with the
necessary skills to conduct scientific research that advances progress in the
Arab community. He affirmed that the cooperation would include spreading the
culture of scientific research, managing scientific journals, organizing and
holding scientific conferences and seminars for young researchers, in addition
to holding science competitions in schools, and marketing AROQA’s accreditation
services and capacity-building programs.

For her part, Dr.
Tawalbeh said that AROQA has devoted all its resources and expertise to
spreading the culture of scientific research in schools through its standards
and indicators that guide the school administration to activate schools’
scientific research. She referred to publishing a free-of-charge biannual
journal that focuses on education and learning: quality, and innovation and
creativity, in accordance with the highest local and international standards.

For his part, Dr.
Al-Khatib expressed his thanks to AROQA represented by its Chairman, Dr.
Abu-Ghazaleh, for the efforts exerted in spreading the culture of quality
education, management and quality control in accordance with international
standards. He pointed out that the Center provides its services to educational
institutions in order to boost the education sector and raise the level of
education in accordance with local and international standards, noting that
this cooperation will contribute to achieving the objectives of the Center at
local, Arab and international levels.

The signing
ceremony was attended by Dr. Emad Al Khateeb, member of the Editorial Board of
the Arab Journal for Quality Education, Dr. Emad Al-Saidi, Executive Director
of Ramah Center, and Dr. Saeb Al-Lala, Deputy Executive Director of the Center.

It is worth
mentioning that the Arab Organization for Quality Assurance in Education
(AROQA) is an international non-profit independent association founded in
Belgium in 2007. Its main objective is to promote the quality of higher
education with a particular focus on the Arab world under the honorary
presidency of the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States at the local,
Arab and global levels.

The Ramah Center for Studies and Research conducts
research and studies for government and private bodies and departments. It
provides training courses for employees at all levels and organizes
conferences, as well as publishes a scientific international journal
specialized in the social, human, administrative and political sciences.