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Amman – Under the patronage of His Excellency the Minister of Labor Nayef Stetieh and in the presence of the Dean of Luminus Technical University College, Dr. Ayman Al-Maqableh, and the administrative and academic staff, 42 beneficiaries of the EDU-SYRIA Project which is funded by the European Union Regional Trust Fund for the Response to the Syrian Crisis “Madad” were graduated, within the framework of the graduation ceremony of the fortieth cohort of Luminus Technical University College from various disciplines, which took place at the University of Jordan Stadium.The Minister of Labor, Nayef Istitieh, congratulated the students for their achievements, …

Edu-Syria/Jordan Program was honored by the visit of His Royal Highness, Prince El-Hassan bin Talal accompanied by the president of the German Jordanian University, which was part of the visit of his Highness to the German Jordanian University on Monday, July 4th 2022.  His Highness met the program team and a few students from the program, where Dr. Dhiah el Diehn Abou-Tair, the program director presented the achievements of the project; indicating that the program has provided more than 3,000 grants to Syrian and Jordanian refugees.  His Highness also exchanged conversations with a number of students who benefits from the …

The EDU-SYRIA/EDU-JORDAN programme -funded by EU through the regional trust fund in response to the Syrian crisis: the EU ‘Madad’ Fund, and managed by the German Jordanian University- announce that the door is now open to apply for scholarships to study for “Teacher Education Professional Diploma” at the Queen Rania Teacher Academy, for Jordanians for the academic year 2022/2023. The application is now closed 1. Scholarship applicant needs to meet the following requirements: The applicant must be Jordanian. The applicant should be a beneficiary of one of the following organizations: National Aid Fund Tkiyet Um Ali Al-Zakat Fund Al-Aman Fund …

Higher Education for refugees: A necessity, not a luxury! On Thursday, April 28, 2022, In the context of the 6th Brussels Conference on supporting the future of Syria and the Region, EDU-SYRIA together with its partners DAAD, Campus France, Nuffic, and SPARK, organized a side event on the importance of higher education during and post-conflict. During the event, The Minister of Education, Higher Education and Scientific Research of Jordan H.E Minister Wajih Owais explained that currently, 115,000 Syrian students are in the education system of Jordan. 5,800 are enrolled in higher education. The government of Jordan tries very hard to …

On Thursday 14 April 2022, EDU-SYRIA Programme organized an Iftar banquet for 250 students affiliated with the Program from Zarqa University and Luminus Technical University College. The Iftar banquet took place at Zarqa University in the presence of the German Jordanian University President Prof. Ala’aldeen Al-Halhouli, representatives of the EU Delegation to Jordan, the Chairman of the University’s Board of Directors, and the President of Zarqa University also attended the event. The banquet included a variety of music and cultural activities by the Program’s students. The Iftar aimed at bringing together students who benefitted from the Project and all those …

On April 14th, 2022, the EDU-SYRIA team held the sixth consortium meeting for the EDU-SYRIA III project. The meeting, which is held each quarter, aims at reviewing the project’s progress and discussing the implementation of the actions. EDU-SYRIA program manager, Dr. Dhiah Abou-Tair welcomed the consortium partners and the representatives from the EU Delegation in Jordan (the educational program manager and the attaché of the regional trust fund in response to the Syrian crisis, the MADAD Fund ), then he presented an up-to-date project summary.  Moreover, the project partners presented the progress of their actions and their plans for the …

Under the patronage of the European Union ambassador to Jordan her excellency Maria Hadjitheodosiou, EDU-SYRIA / EDU-JORDAN program held the closing ceremony of the second project of the program, which is funded by the European Union through the European Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis (Madad Fund), and managed by the German Jordanian University. During the ceremony, H.E. noted that education has been a priority sector of support for the EU in Jordan for more than a decade through programs such as EDU-SYRIA / EDU-JORDAN program that has become a well-known and respected brand and its scholarships …