Zarqa University (ZU) was founded in 1994 with just six colleges and 150 students enrolled in twenty majors. Since then, the university has grown exponentially, adding many more colleges, undergraduate programs, and graduate programs, attracting students from over 37 nationalities across the globe, creating a rich and unique blend of cultures. Today, ZU comprises 13 colleges, 3 deanships, 38 undergraduate programs, and 11 master’s programs, with more than 25,000 graduates. Located in Zarqa, a relatively underprivileged region, the university aims to serve and empower the local community to thrive and improve living conditions. ZU promotes itself as an institution that …
A comprehensive second roundtable discussion was held by EDU-SYRIA and UNHCR on Monday, 5th of June 2023, focusing on the critical role of higher education and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programs in empowering refugees and enhancing their self-reliance. The discussions, held with key stakeholders including; British Council, Goethe Institute, The World Bank, Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation (AGF), The European Union, NUFFIC, The Friedrich Naumann Foundation, DAAD, UNICEF, Embassy of Canada, Australian Embassy, German Embassy and Yarmouk University, aimed to identify unmet needs, highlight opportunities, and foster collaboration to address the challenges faced by refugee students. This second …
This action, HSSP, feeds into the Educational Pathway Approach is a model that all projects’ programs are based on. High school, Syrian refugee and vulnerable Jordanian, youths will be enrolled in different pre-college programs during summertime at ZU. The core of summer program is to familiarize high school students to the transition stage to the college life, inspire them to continue post-secondary education, build confidence in being a college student, leave them capable of thinking critically and communicating confidently-skills that lead to success at school, in college, and in his/her career. HSSP’s Statistics All data refers to September 2023 Total …
As a result of the Syrian conflict, approximately 1.5 million Syrians fled to Jordan. The social and economic situation of most refugees in Jordan is precarious. For them there are only few legal job opportunities and options for vocational education. At the same lime, there is a high rate of youth unemployment in Jordan, which already was one of the country’s most pressing problems before the refugee crisis. The reason for the high rate of youth unemployment is among other things, is the limited number of the available jobs compared with the large number of yearly graduate students, and the …
This action will target to enroll Syrian refugees and underprivileged Jordanian candidates via implementing several projects. BAP tackles the following objectives: (i) improved access to technical and vocational education and training opportunities; (ii) improved student employability and increased access to labor market opportunities in relevant sectors; (iii) institutional capacity building through linking and learning among implementing partners and relevant stakeholders in technical and vocational education and training. To address the first two objectives, NUFFIC will carry out aforementioned activities by designing and managing calls for proposals for Jordanian and international stakeholders to submit short projects tailor-made to alleviate three …
Overall Description This action, implemented by Luminus Technical University College (LTUC), aims to: · Prepare 170 Syrian refugees and 80 vulnerable Jordanians for the labor market by creating labor readiness training programs that will find the gap between Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) centers’ output and labor market needs. Potential Majors Various up-to-date training programs are currently offered by LTUC (EDU-SYRIA III) in the LMP action. The offered programs are based on the findings of the market research that was completed and published during an event held at Amman Chamber of Industry back in November 2021 (Labor Market Study). …
The Teacher Certificate Scholarship Program (TCSP) will enable trainees to obtain a certificate of trained teachers. Based on different sources of evidence, obtaining this certificate significantly is a turning point to the beneficiaries’ lives. The reason is that many practicing teachers do not have any special preparation for the teaching profession. This is true almost across the region thus, TCSP increases the opportunity of improving beneficiaries’ professional path. The certificate prepares teachers for the challenges of the 21st century classroom, preparing future educators to treat classrooms as more than mere space, but as the birthplaces of innovation, leadership, intellectual curiosity, …
The intent of this action is to acquaint vulnerable Jordanians and Syrian refugees of bachelor’s degree holders with a full scholarship to pursue graduate studies, a Master’s degree. The length of the Master’s study programs runs between 2 to 3 years. The GSSP will be implemented at the following institutions: Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), Yarmouk University (YU), Mu’tah University (MU), GJU, Princess Sumaya University for Technology (PSUT), The action will be managed by DAAD. Getting a Master’s degree in Jordan, in general, and for the cluster of underserved Jordanians and Syrian refugees is a major launching pad …
The purpose of this action, implemented by ZU and PSUT, is to provide high school-Tawjihi- Syrian refugee holders with a full scholarship to earn their bachelor’s degree. The duration of the study program is around 4 years, depending on the field of study. The action BSP is exceptionally crucial as it proffers those vulnerable youths with opportunities to continue their education, obtain their degree from national and international accredited programs at a four-year university. Furthermore, involving PUST being a leader in ICT education in Jordan to offer ICT BSP programs to the Syrian students is an added value to the …
The VESP action, implemented by LTUC, aims to provide (i) BTEC Level 5 Diploma and (ii) allowing diploma graduates of EDU-SYRIA I-& II, III, among others, to bridge to a bachelor’s degree program in (a) automotive engineering technology, (b) digital media design, (c) dental techniques, (d) logistics and supply chain, and (e) management of hotels, restaurants, and events. The second sub-action, bridging to a bachelor’s program, is a way to build on one of the achievements of previous projects, where a financial, human, and social capital was invested. Further, this transition from high school to an associate degree study program …