Spring School in Agricultural & Environmental Economics: A Collaborative Effort
Collaborating with Humboldt University of Berlin and the University of Jordan, the Research Center of Energy, Water, and Food Security, the Continuing Education Center, and An-Najah Innovation Park at An-Najah National University is hosting a specialized spring school in agricultural and environmental economics.
Through the Regional Centre for Sustainable Adaptation to Global Change in the Middle East (SAGE-Centre), supported by DAAD Foundation, Energy, Water, and Food Security Research Center at An-Najah National University organized a specialized spring school in agricultural and environmental economics in collaboration with experts from Humboldt University in Germany.\
Energy, Water and Food Security Research Center, in cooperation with the School of Agriculture at the University of Jordan - Amman - Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Management(DAEA), conducted a spring school program. This Program featured a series of lectures over 9 days from February 19 to February 29, 2024. The initiative was supported by DAAD and involved a collaboration with experts from Humboldt University in Germany.
The training sessions covered topics in agricultural economics, macroeconomics, and environmental economics. They were aimed at graduate students, with 7 participants from An-Najah National University and 12 students from the University of Jordan specializing in agricultural economics and environmental sciences taking part in these lectures.
Dr. Anan Al-Jayousi, Director of the Energy, Water, and Food Security Research Center and Project Director, emphasized that the objective of these lectures is to enhance the proficiency of graduate students in linking macroeconomics principles with environmental concerns using various modeling approaches.
Upon completion of the training program, participants were awarded certificates in partnership with the Continuing Education Center at An-Najah Innovation Park, at An-Najah National University.