Selected Topics and Presentations of the Center are as follows:

1-New Trends in University Teaching.
2-New Technology in University Education.
3-Orientation Sessions for New Faculty Utilization of Statistical Programs in Research (SPSS).
4-On-Line Learning and Teaching .
5-Computer-Aided Instruction.
6-Safety Measures at Laboratories.
7-Multimedia Development and Presentation.
8-Developing Effective Blackboard Utilization.
9-Use of Microsoft Excel in Statistics.
10-Web-site Design.
11-On-Line Surveys, Quizzes and Examinations.
12-ICDL.
13-Power-Point in University Teaching
14-Management of Human Resources in the Administrative Departments in Universities.
15-Interdisciplinary, Virtual Education, etc.

1. Develop a plan to identify the training needs to develop the academic and administrative skills of the academic and administrative staff in line with the university's strategic objectives.
2. Innovating unconventional teaching and learning methods to ensure the quality of educational outcomes to develop the capabilities of faculty members.
3. Focusing on developing teaching skills, innovative and creative learning, and critical thinking because of its impact on the outcomes of the educational process.
4. Supporting partnership projects with community sectors that improve the level of academic and administrative skills of the teaching and administrative staff.
5. Develop development plans for all training programs.
6. Start implementing training programs for academic and administrative jobs within the university.
7. Implementation of a set of development programs aimed at developing and developing the skills of human cadres at the university to improve the quality of academic and administrative work.

8. Establishing a mechanism for evaluation and measurement of academic programs.

The Vision:

To become a pioneer and distinguished locally and regionally in the development of leaders and academic and administrative cadres.

The Message

The Center seeks to develop cadres, academic and administrative leaders and to bring about continuous development in the skills of faculty members in the field of teaching, scientific research, and the use of digital technology to advance the educational process and to provide continuous support and development of the skills of the administrative staff to ensure outstanding job performance.

The Values ​​

• Justice: Dealing fairly with everyone and respecting the value, dignity, and legitimate freedom of the individual
• Transparency: dealing clearly in all university operations with students, faculty, and staff
• Integrity: full commitment to ethics and professional ethics in a framework of trust, honesty, and sincerity
• Affiliation: a sense of responsibility and loyalty to the university, society, and country
• Cooperation: teamwork among university employees in all its operations, as well as with students
• Creativity: absorbing, encouraging, and nurturing innovative ideas and solutions in the fields of teaching, learning, and scientific research
• Professional: The ability to demonstrate knowledge, skill, and adequacy in a specialty

Prof. Qadri Hamarsheh, Director of the center

Continuous development and commitment to quality standards are among the most important ways to advance academic institutions, and this represents a roadmap for Philadelphia University to achieve its future ambitions. The Academic and Administrative Development and Training Center at the university is considered one of the essential pillars of the academic and administrative development process by organizing activities, forums, and discussion panels that are concerned with developing the teaching and research process for all faculties in addition to rehabilitating and developing the university's administrative body. The Center builds bridges of communication in all sectors and branches of the university to meet the required training needs, evaluation, and measurement of academic and administrative units by providing everything appropriately and updated in the educational, teaching, administrative, technological, and research fields. The Center is also concerned with the academic and administrative leaders to raise their performance in their administrative tasks in the academic and administrative units.