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DAAD Jordan held a workshop for EDU-SYRIA beneficiaries of the Graduate Studies Scholarship Program (GSSP), as this program is managed by DAAD Jordan, on Saturday 25th of February 2023. The workshop was opened by Mr. Benjamin Schmäling, the Director of DAAD Regional Office Amman, who delivered a welcome note and Dr. Dhiah el Diehn Abou-Tair, EDU-SYRIA Project Manager, who introduced EDU-SYRIA Scholarship Program and invited the beneficiaries to apply for the Entrepreneurship Training Scholarship Program (ETSP).   The workshop came to hold an information session about Studying in Germany and DAAD PhD scholarship by Ms. Zeina Abdo as the GSSP …

Luminus Jordan Start held an information session to introduce the Entrepreneurship Training Scholarship Program (ETSP) funded by EDU-SYRIA and its conditions on Thursday 23rd of February 2023 from 12:00 – 13:00 pm in Luminus Jordan Start campus in Irbid. The Entrepreneurship Training Scholarship Program (ETSP) targets Syrian refugee and vulnerable Jordanian entrepreneurs to turn their ideas, in manufacturing, textiles, handicrafts, and service-based hardware with other related services, into actual businesses that could serve the local community. It is worth mentioning that EDU-SYRIA funded 20 teams so far and will fund 20 more to reach the target of enrolling 40 teams, …

Specto held the final conference of the Digital Empowerment and Entrepreneurship for Refugees (DEER) that brought together over 100 representatives of key partners, universities, NGOs, and beneficiaries on Monday 20th of February 2023. The DEER project is one of the “Bottlenecks Alleviation Program (BAP)” selected projects. BAP is implemented by Nuffic and funded by EDU-SYRIA through the European Union Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis “Madad”. The overall objective of the DEER project is to equip Syrian refugees and underprivileged Jordanians with digital skills to become independent entrepreneurs, work as freelancers, and be qualified to enter the …

The Technical Vocational Training Academy held a graduation ceremony for EDU-SYRIA beneficiaries of the Vocational Diploma in Hybrid and Electrical Cars (HE Cars) on Thursday 16th of February 2023. The HE Cars training diploma course provided the beneficiaries with the skills required to maintain Electric and Hybrid vehicles and training encompassing all aspects of working in vehicle maintenance including safety and professional development. A virtual learning portal was also developed that included all training materials and case studies to ensure the project’s sustainability. A collaboration network with vocational training centers as well as EV/HEV maintenance workshops was also established to …

A total of 982 applications were submitted to EDU-SYRIA III Bachelor Scholarship Program for the academic year of 2020/2021. A net of 282 applicants were accepted with 194 from the urban setting (outside refugee camps) and 88 applicants from refugee camps. In addition of being (i) Syrian refugee, (ii) has a Jordanian magnetic security card, (iii) resident of Jordan, (vi) has a registration document for refugees issued by the UNHCR, and (v) younger than 28 years, the following criteria were used.  Accepting Criteria for Granting EDU-SYRIA III Scholarship in Urban Setting (Outside Refugee Camp): No. College Tawjihi GPA Criterion 1. College of Pharmacy Greater …

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