An-Najah Professors Conclude a Scientific Visit to Southeast University in China
Dr. Ahmad Ghadieh, Head of the Graduate Studies Department for Humanities and instructor in the Geography Department and Mr. Obaida Assida, Lecturer in the Geography Department of An-Najah National University have recently concluded a scientific visit to Southeast University in China during from December 15, 2018 to January 13, 2019.
The visit was part of "Planning Industrial Zones in the Middle East and Palestine" cooperation project, which was signed between An-Najah and Southeast University (SEU) in 2017 and is funded by the Chinese Government to carry out a joint research project on planning industrial zones in Palestine.
During the visit, Dr. Ghadieh gave a lecture on urban planning in Palestine and Mr. Assida gave a lecture on spatial planning in Turkey. They also attended many lectures and discussions on urban and spatial planning and organization in the industrial zones of China and the Middle East region, including Palestine.
Field trips to a number of industrial areas in Nanjing, China were organized to learn about the Chinese experience regarding planning and the establishment of industrial cities with high technical and environmental standards.
An-Najah professors also visited Guangzhou Design Institute in China and met with the president of the Institute who updated them on recent developments and activities of the Institute.
At the end of the visit, Dr. Ghadieh and Mr. Assida discussed possible means of mutual cooperation between An-Najah and Southeast University to build further relations with the University.