A Delegation from the Birzeit University (Palestine) visited the University of Crete (November 2024)
Within the framework of the International Credit Mobility (KA171) of Erasmus+ program two members of the academic staff, Ms. Fardous Salameh (Chairperson) and Ms. Mai Albzour (Director of the M.A in Community Psychology Program) of the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences of the Birzeit University (Palestine), visited the Department of Sociology of the University of Crete for training issues as well as for establishing and further developing educational and research synergies.
The two members of the delegation were welcomed by the coordinator of the aforementioned program, Ms. Stefania Kalogeraki (Associate Professor) from the Department of Sociology.
The training program of Ms. Fardous Salameh and Ms. Mai Albzour included meetings with faculty members of the School of Social Sciences during which constructive discussions took place on issues related to the scientific fields of social and behavioral sciences. At the same time, the possibilities of further collaborations at the educational and research level were explored. In addition, two open lectures were held in which a large number of academic members and students of the School of Social Sciences participated. The lecture of Ms. Fardous Salameh was entitled: "The Impact of Witnessing Bloody Scenes through Social Media and Lived Reality on the Formation of Secondary Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in 10–13-Year-Old Children in the West-Bank". The lecture of Ms. Mai Albzour was based on two research studies. The first study concerned the concept of normalization and its representations within the political discourse of Arab states. The second study explored Palestinians' attitudes towards resistance and normalization.
The visit of Ms. Fardous Salameh and Ms. Mai Albzour sparked a fruitful academic dialogue and laid the foundation for further research and educational collaborations between the University of Crete and Birzeit University.
On behalf of the International Relations Dept. in Rethymno