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31 August 2025

Al-Ahliyya Amman University Signs Cooperation Agreement with MARA University of Technology (UiTM), Malaysia

AAU has signed a cooperation agreement with MARA University of Technology (UiTM), Malaysia, aimed at strengthening academic and research collaboration between the two institutions. The President of our university, Prof. Sari Hamdan, welcomed the Malaysian delegation headed by Prof. Dato’ Ts. Shahrin bin Sahibuddin (FASc), Vice President of UiTM. Along with Dr. Fazilah Salim, President of PEWANI Association; Prof. Norazah Abdul Rahman, Vice President for Research and Innovation; Prof. Nor Azura Mohd Ghani, Director of the Research Management Centre; and Mr. Mohamed Yusoff Mustafa, Special Assistant to the Vice President. From AAU, participants in the signing ceremony included: Prof. Ahmad Al-Adwan, Dean of Scientific Research and Director of Al-Hourani Center for Applied Scientific Research; Prof. Sultan Al-Masaeed, Dean of the Business School; Dr. Fayrouz Abu Sweilem, Director of the Global Engagement Center; and Dr. Maha Shahadeh from the Business School. The cooperation framework includes two joint research projects: the first, led by Prof. Sultan Al-Masaeed, focuses on cybersecurity risks facing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Jordan and Malaysia; while the second, led by Dr. Maha Shahadeh, examines the impact of entrepreneurial orientation on enhancing SME resilience, with a particular focus on the roles of organizational resilience and absorptive capacity.

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