Archbishop Atallah Hanna and Creighton University Official Nasir al-Sharif Talk Cooperation with Birzeit University
Greek Orthodox Archbishop of
Sebastia Atallah Hanna
and a representative of Creighton University
in Omaha, Nebraska, Nasir al-Sharif
visited Birzeit University on March 18, 2013.
The guests met
with Acting President and Vice President for Administrative Affairs
Adel Zagha and director
of Birzeit University’s Pharmacy program Hani Shtayyeh. The two parties
discussed spheres of cooperation between
Creighton University and BZU.
The officials discussed ways to promote academic exchange and joint
research, as well as meeting students’ needs through seminars
and lectures. They also discussed
helping the faculty of the Pharmacists program at
BZU to obtain grants in order to obtain their
doctoral degrees and providing training opportunities for BZU students at Creighton University.
Both parties decided to start discussions with other Arab universities in order to establish a body of accreditation for pharmacists
and health professions programs
at Arab universities.
