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The Jerusalemite delegation included the Ambassador of the State of Palestine to Iraq, Dr. Ahmed Al-Ruwaidi, the Deputy Governor of Jerusalem, Dr. Abdullah Siam, the Advisor to the Governor of Jerusalem, Marouf Al-Rifai, the Vice President of Hilal Al-Quds Club Awad Al-Salaimeh, and the President of the Prisoner Club in Jerusalem, Nasser Qus. At the reception, Dr. Asfour was accompanied by the general manager of the University Company, Mr. Faleh Abu Arra.

The ambassador presented the experience of South Africa in its quest for self-determination, and the most important stations it went through to reach reconciliation and realization of rights, stressing the role of youth and women in the pursuit of freedom and the restoration of lifted political, social and economic rights.

The delegation was received by Dr. Majdi Owda, holder of the UNESCO Chair in Data Science for Sustainable Development and Dean of the Faculty of Data Science, and Dr. Raed Shomali from the Department of Administrative and Financial Sciences at the Faculty of Graduate Studies. During the meeting, the two parties discussed the possibility of creating joint projects to develop and employ data science in various fields. They also discussed some of the challenges and obstacles facing some institutions in employing data science and devoting it to facilitate business and data access smoothly.