Prof. Younes Amr, President of QOU discussed with  Mr. Junji Kawashima, the Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency in Palestine (JAICA), ways of cooperation between the two sides, in a meeting held at the university’s presidency in Ramallah.

At the beginning of his visit, Mr. Kawashima met with Prof. Younes Amr, who briefed him about the university's work, its development and its branches. Prof. Amr also thanked the government and people of Japan, for the support they provide to the Palestinian people, especially in the public education sector.

Mr. Kawashima was  briefed on the work of the Information and Communication Technology Center and the Open Learning Center at the university, and met with a number of students at the Ramallah and Al-Bireh Branch.

For his part, Mr. Kawashima thanked Prof. Amr for the meeting and mentioned that JAICA is currently seeking to diversify its sources of support for the Palestinian people after it supported health, public education, tourism, and refugees, and focused on the areas of infrastructure and capacity building," We hope to achieve important cooperation with Al-Quds Open University.”

Prof. Amr thanked Mr. Kawishma for the visit expressing his hope for effective cooperation between the two sides in the framework of cooperation with Palestinian higher education institutions