The President of Yarmouk University, Prof. Islam Massad decided to reconstitute the Council of the Center for Refugee, Displaced and Forced Migration Studies at the University. This is headed by the Vice President of the University for Administration, Prof. Riad Al-Momani. The members are: the former Minister of Education Dr. Ibrahim Badran, Senator Dr. Ahmed Al Hindawi, former Minister of Youth Dr. Mohammad Abu Rumman, Director General of the Jordan River Foundation Ms. Enaam Al-Brishi, and the Executive Director of the Foundation for the Integration of Ms. Mai E’leimat.

 The council's membership also included many Deans of Faculties which are: the faculty of Arts, Economics and Administrative Sciences, and Law, as well as the Director of the Centre for Refugee, Displaced and Forced Migration Studies as a member and rapporteur.

Massad expressed his confidence in providing sincere efforts and drawing on the expertise of the council members in order to achieve the goals and aspirations of the Center and to carry out its mission to the fullest. The goals also involve motivating its career in order to contribute to the development of projects, research and mechanisms for providing qualitative services to refugees and host communities in accordance with national visions and the scientific strategies.

The Center is one of the scientific centers at the University. The University's interest in asylum began through the establishment of the Refugee Studies Program in 1992. Then in 1997, the center was established to be the first center in the Arab region and the Middle East which is specialized in issues of asylum, displacement and forced migration. The vision of the Center involves supporting decision makers and researchers on issues of asylum, displacement and forced migration by conducting studies, qualitative research, surveys and implementation of the related projects, as a national and regional research reference.