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“My dreams are big” I grew up in an average class family. I know what I want and that was to build a career in the mechanical engineering field. Therefore, I am currently studying Mechanical Engineering. My dreams are big and I have always wanted to complete my higher education even further after I finish my Bachelor Degree. Because of my difficult financial situation and failing to find a scholarship that would cover my educational expenses I returned to the work environment and put my dream on hold. Like every Jordanian, I could not find a job in Engineering and …

“ As a traumatized war victim, I was searching for a way to improve my life ” I am a Syrian student who fled her country at the age of 13. As a traumatized war victim, I was searching for a way to improve my life. After many years of psychological warfare at school in Syria because of my family’s political position towards the war, I made it my mission to achieve a high average at school and continue my higher education. I came to Jordan when I was 13 years old and was suffering from depression because of the …

“I realized that there is no impossible if effort prevails” I am a student who worked and studied while completing my Bachelor Degree in modern languages at Yarmouk University. During that time, my part-time job was teaching Arabic for non-native speakers at the university’s language centre and I gave private Italian lessons as a private tutor. Despite the hard times during high school, I was ranked first in my class. Hence, this was just the first stop in my journey towards success. At the time, I realized that there is no impossible if effort prevails. My dream was to study …

“The EU restored my faith in miracles!” I am a Syrian student. I completed my secondary certificate in 2010 and studied economics and politics at Beirut University. In 2012, I transferred to Damascus University and then the crisis began while I was finishing my third year. The living conditions in Syria became very dangerous so I had to move with my family to Jordan in 2014. My life in Jordan began by me working at a gold store. After a year of working there, I found myself back at Zaatari camp where I lost hope in completing my higher education. …

“I am now a Master’s student who aspires to attain a PhD” At the age of 13, my father passed away, leaving me and my family with no fixed monthly income. I grew up with my family, my mother and siblings, trying to cope with the difficult living conditions that were out of my control. My life took a positive turn when I turned 18. During this time, I was able to complete my public secondary certificate with a high average of 92.2. As a result of my perseverance and hard work, I managed to fulfil my father’s dream of …

“I am an example of a girl who did not allow her living situation become an obstacle in achieving her dream” I am a student from a village in Irbid. Despite the challenges a girl faces in any village in the Arab world, I am an example of a girl who did not allow her living situation to become an obstacle in achieving her dream. My academic excellence began at a very early age when I wrote a research paper in the 9th grade about why students struggle in learning mathematics from a student and teacher perspective. I studied psychological …

“Dreams never end because the desire for success is never ending” I was raised in an unstable family environment where I lost my father at the age of 10. I dreamed of becoming a doctor but my public secondary certificate average failed me and I could not pursue my dream. I applied to many universities and received nothing but several rejections until I got accepted to study Nursing at Al Al-Bayt University. Thereafter, I received a scholarship from JUST to study Agricultural Engineering. Hence, this major began to grow on me and I really started to like and perfect it. …

“My dream is to establish a music academy” My love for music began at a very early age. I refused studying languages after achieving an average of 84.4 in my public secondary certificate-scientific stream. As a result, I opted to study music which I excelled in and attained a merit status every semester. I completed my Bachelor Degree with a merit average of 91.2. My dream in further completing my higher education has always been on my mind but I have always feared how my dream would become a financial burden on my family due to the financial difficulties they …

“I hope to participate in rebuilding my war-torn country” I am a student from Syria. I was forced to leave my country because of the war. In Syria, I was a law student and could not continue my studies as a result of fleeing with my family to Jordan. I felt lost, frustrated and depressed believing that my life had ended until one day I came across the EDU-SYRIA scholarship which enabled me to study Business Administration at Luminus Technical University College (LTUC). As a result, I now aspire to further complete my higher education by making it a goal …