F-33/2018

Press Release

Visit by Prof. Mahmoud F. Al-Shetawi Al-Shara’ah, Dean, Faculty of Foreign Languages (FFL), University of Jordan, to India from 19-28 February 2018 under ICCR’s Academic Visitors Programme

          With an aim to strengthen academic and scholarly cooperation between India and Jordan and develop better mutual understanding and cooperation, Prof. Mahmoud F. Al-Shetawi Al-Shara’ah, Dean, Faculty of Foreign Languages (FFL) has been has been invited by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) under its Academic Visitors Programme for an exchange visit to India from 19-28 February 2018.

           Besides meeting various Indian dignitaries during his visit, Dr. Al-Shara’ah would be delivering lectures at the prestigious Indian centres of academic excellence such as the Jawahar Lal Nehru University, the Delhi University, Jamia Milia University, University of Mumbai and the Bangalore University. During the visit, Prof. Al-Shara’ah is scheduled to deliver following lectures :-

• “Appropriating Arabic matters in Shakespeare” at JNU
• “Appropriating Shakespeare in Arabic literature, especially drama”  at Delhi University
• “Higher education and cultural studies in Jordan”  at Jamia Milia Islamia

        India’s relationship with Jordan has always been characterized by warmth and goodwill based on mutual respect. Exchange visits by cultural experts, academicians and scholars contribute to better understanding between the two countries.

          Under ICCR’s AVP programme, reputed academicians are invited to visit India for a period of 7 - 10 days. The selected academicians are provided single international airfare with full local hospitality and programme in India is also arranged by ICCR.

Amman,

13 February 2018