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On Sunday, July 26, 2020, The President of the German Jordanian University (as consortium leader), Prof. Manar Fayyad, and the Chairman of Zarqa Corporation for Education and Investment Mr. Mahmoud  Abu Shaera signed the agreement of EDU-SYRIA/EDU-JORDAN scholarship programme, funded by the European Union through the regional trust fund in response to the Syrian crisis: the EU ‘Madad’ Fund to support 470 Syrian refugees. This agreement will provide young Syrian refugees with the opportunity to pursue their Bachelor’s degree in a variety of the programmes. During the signing ceremony, Fayyad praised the distinguished partnership between the two parties and the …

Amman, Tuesday, July 21, 2020 – The President of the German Jordanian University, Prof. Manar Fayyad, and the Dean of Luminus Technical University College, Dr. Ayman Maqableh, signed the agreement of EDU-SYRIA/EDU-JORDAN scholarship programme, funded by the European Union through the regional trust fund in response to the Syrian crisis: the EU ‘Madad’ Fund to support 310 vulnerable youth (60 Jordanians and 250 Syrian refugees). In addition, the agreement will provide financial support for 40 entrepreneur teams to establish startup projects at the Luminus Business Incubator, Luminus ShamalStart. This agreement comes within the project “Supporting Higher Education for the Disadvantaged …

The EDU-SYRIA/EDU-JORDAN programme – funded by EU through the regional trust fund in response to the Syrian crisis: the EU ‘Madad’ Fund – announce that the door is now open to apply for Master’s scholarship for vulnerable Jordanian youths ( the beneficiaries of: National Aid Fund (NAF), Tkiyet Um Ali Fund, Al-Aman Fund and Al- Zakah Fund), for the academic year 2020/2021. EDU-SYRIA/EDU-JORDAN programme for graduate studies is a component of the larger project “Support to Higher Education for Syrian Refugees and Vulnerable Jordanian Youth”, that has eight other programs, is implemented by DAAD as part of a the project’s consortium …

Due to the difficult situation, we are all experiencing because of Covid-19 pandemic; the scholarship programme management has decided that the registration for the summer semester will be optional for all student at all partner universities: Zarqa University, Luminus Technical University College, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Yarmouk University, German Jordanian University. If you have, any question send us a direct message to the page or an email to info@edu-jordan.eu

Amman,  May 7 2020 –  On Thursday, Her Excellency Ms. Maria Hadjitheodosiou, EU Ambassador to Jordan, and Prof. Manar Fayyad, President of the German Jordanian University, signed a bilateral grant agreement for EUR 15 million to support 2245 vulnerable Jordanians and Syrian refugees with fully funded scholarships  to higher education.  The EU-funded project “Support to Higher Education for Syrian Refugees and Vulnerable Jordanian Youths-EDU-SYRIA III” will give young students the opportunity to pursue higher education (bachelor and master levels), vocational education, technical training, preparing teachers , special entrepreneurial training, labour market oriented courses as well as summer programs for high …

The Arizona State University(ASU) and the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education مؤسسة عبد الله الغرير للتعليم (AGFE) are now receiving applications for the 13th cycle of online master’s degree in 33 different specializations (engineering, technology, mathematics, health, education, tourism, etc.), for the first semester (fall) of the academic year 2020-2021. Applicants must be of Arab citizenship, between 15 and 29 years of age, have received their Bachelor’s degree with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 (or 85%) or higher, be willing and able to provide proof of need for financial assistance for a college education, and have never received a Master’s degree. Priority will …

Amman. Prof. Manar Fayyad, EDU-SYRIA Project Director and President of the German Jordanian University, signed the grant agreement for an extension on EDU-SYRIA II Program (VET & Higher Education Programme for vulnerable Syrian youth and disadvantaged youth from host communities (EDU-SYRIA II)) on June 23rd, 2019. The grant is worth 2.6 million Euro, provided from the European Union Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis, the ‘Madad Fund’, raising up the overall EDU-SYRIA Project fund to 17.6 million Euros. This extension will offer 200 additional scholarships to Syrian refugee youth and vulnerable Jordanians (140 scholarship for Syrian students …

Berlin, Germany. On 18 and 19 June 2019, The president of the German Jordanian University Professor Dr. Manar Fayyad and EDU-SYRIA Project Manager Dr.Dhiha Abou-Tair participated in an international expert conference titled “The Other 1 Percent – Refugees at Institutions for Higher Education Worldwide”. The conference was organized by the German Federal Foreign Office (FFO), the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), on the occasion of World Refugee Day. The objective of the conference is to emphasize the importance of expanding access to higher education for young refugees, as only one per cent of …

On Wednesday 24 April 2019, EDU-SYRIA graduates joined the annual career fair at the German Jordanian University (GJU). EDU-SYRIA project continuously tries to support the Syrian refugees by encouraging all the project’s graduates to participate in the GJU job fair, which aimed to introduce the students to the Jordanian industrial companies, and give them the chance to interact with companies representatives, and discussed with them the potential job opportunities and internships. After the job fair, EDU-SYRIA team discussed over lunch with the graduated students the employment opportunities and after graduation future plans.