Jordan | Universities suspend face-to-face attendance on Sundays due to the heat wave

Weather of Arabia - Many universities in Jordan decided to suspend daily attendance on Sunday and transfer it remotely due to the upcoming heat wave

Below are the universities that decided to suspend working hours on Sunday:

Yarmouk University

The President of Yarmouk University, Dr. Islam Massad, decided to suspend student attendance on Sunday, 8-13-2023, due to expected weather conditions, provided that his attendance will be compensated on Thursday, 8-17-2023.

It was also decided to postpone the paper exams, which were scheduled for “Sunday 8-13-2023” to “Thursday 8-17-2023”.

In a related context, it was decided to postpone the computerized exams that were scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday 12-8-2023, and the day after tomorrow, Sunday 13-8-2023, until further notice, which will be announced later.

Tafila Technical University

The President of Tafila Technical University, Prof. Dr. Bassam Zaal Al-Mahasneh Transforming teaching to be remote for Sunday 13/8 Due to the expected weather for next Sunday 8/13/2023, it was decided to convert face-to-face teaching to distance teaching

Examinations are postponed to a later date. The working hours are from 8:30 to 1:00, except for those whose work nature requires otherwise

Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

The President of Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Atef Al-Kharabshe, decided to suspend face-to-face attendance for students on Sunday, and transfer all lectures to distance education (online), to deal with the heat wave in order to preserve the safety of students and their workers, following the heat wave that casts a shadow over Jordan.

It was decided to postpone the exams scheduled for Sunday 8/13/2023 to another date to be determined by the Admission and Registration Unit.

The university president also decided that the official working hours for the workers will be from eight o’clock in the morning until one o’clock in the afternoon, with the exception of those whose work nature requires otherwise, in coordination with their officials.

Al-Bayt University

The President of Al al-Bayt University, Dr. Osama Naseer, decided to reschedule the exams scheduled for next Sunday due to the heat wave and transfer all lectures on the same day to study remotely.

The decision, announced by the university on its official page on the social networking site Facebook, stipulated that the practical laboratories be compensated through academic divisions and that the College of Graduate Studies reschedule thesis discussions in coordination with the heads of the committees and the concerned deans.

It was also decided that the working hours will be until one o’clock in the afternoon, unless the nature of his work requires otherwise, and the postponement of the level exams that will be held on Sunday 8/13 to become Thursday 8/17 at the same time and place.