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Call for Proposals – Bottleneck Alleviation Programme

September 15, 2021

The call is closed now Context As a result of the prolonged Syrian war, more than half a million people fled to Jordan, with an estimated 67 percent residing outside refugee camps. According to UNHCR, a total of 669,497 Syrian refugees are currently (July 2021) registered in Jordan, with the highest percentage of people – around 29 percent – living in the capital Amman. These registered numbers are far below the Jordanian 2015 Census estimate of a total of 1.27 million Syrian refugees. The Government of Jordan, in partnership with the international community, is committed to improving the living conditions, …

EFE courses for EDU-SYRIA Students

September 2, 2021

The EDU-SYRIA programme started a new cooperation with The Education For Employment (EFE) organization to provide short training online courses for the program studenst and graduates from Zarqa University. On Thursday, 2nd September 2021, A committee composed of the Dean of Student Affairs at Zarqa University, and the EDU-SYRIA officer at Zarqa University, along with the EFE team interviewed around 500 EDU-SYRIA students and graduates who applied for these online courses, at Zarqa University. the students were divided into separate groups to follow the safety regulation, and those who could not come to the university they were interviewed over a telephone …

Academic Meeting Via ZOOM

August 11, 2021

On Wednesday, 11 August 2021 EDU-SYRIA Scholarship Program held an academic meeting with the scholarship students at Zarqa University through the ZOOM virtual communication platform. The meeting was divided into two separate sessions headed by the Scholarship coordinator Dr. Ala’ Khalifeh, and the scholarship officer at Zarqa University, Mr. Ibrahim Al Hariri. The two sessions were attended by more than 100 students. Dr. Khalifeh started the meeting by welcoming the students and introduced them to the Academic Committee. Then he drew attention to the necessity of adhering to the program’s instructions, which guarantee a successful study for students within the …

HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal patronize the Closing Ceremony of EDU-SYRIA I Project

July 6, 2021

Amman, July 6, 2021 – On behalf of His Royal Highness Prince El Hassan bin Talal, Her Royal Highness Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan patronized the Closing Ceremony of the first project of the EDU-SYRIA / EDU-JORDAN Scholarship programme, which the European Union funds through the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI) and the European Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis (Madad Fund), and managed by the German Jordanian University In her keynote speech, Her Highness noted during the virtual ceremony, which was organized by the German Jordanian University, the importance of this programme and highlighted the significant achievements …

EDU-SYRIA meet partner Aid Funds

June 24, 2021

On 24 June 2021, EDU-SYRIA Scholarship program team met with the national aid funds representatives (Al-Aman Fund, Al-Zakat Fund, Tikyet Um Ali, and National Aid Fund) at Luminus Shamal Start to introduce them to the collaboration between EDU-SYRIA and ShamalStart in the Entreprunership Scholarship Programme. The team presented a brief about EDU-SYRIA history, projects, achievements, and challenges. One of the most difficult challenges is reaching the target audience; the Jordanian youth beneficiaries of the national aid fund. ShamalStart also presented their work plan for the EDU-SYRIA Entreprunership scholarship programme, the means of collaboration with the Aid Funds, as they will …

“Bottleneck Alleviation Programme” Approve 5 Projects

June 21, 2021

Bottleneck Alleviation Programme  (BAP) managed by Nuffic is one of eight Actions of EDU-SYRIA III. The main objective of BAP is to alleviate three critical transition points (i) transition from  high school to higher education degree programmes, (ii) successfully completing and graduating from higher education degree programmes, and finally (iii) transition from higher education to the labour market. Nuffic has selected 5 projects for the BAP programme to be implemented, which will help improve livelihood opportunities through access to higher education and the labor market in Jordan. June 21st, Nuffic met with the 5 new partners in an Induction Workshop. …

WORLD REFUGEE DAY

June 21, 2021

On world refugees day, EDU-SYRIA / EDU-JORDAN scholarship program renews its commitment to stand #WithRefugees, as we believe that education has the power to transform the refugees’ lives and it will give them the chance to contribute to their host communities, and rebuild their home countries. Our strategy in EDU-SYRIA / EDU-JORDAN is to provide Syrian refugees in Jordan with fully-funded scholarships to study for Vocational Training or Bachelor’s or Master’s degrees, to shape a more stable and secure future through higher education. EDU-SYRIA Programme has provided so far more than 2000 higher education scholarships for Syrian refugees in Jordan, …

EDU-SYRIA / EDU-JORDAN Handout 379 Laptops to Students

April 1, 2021

The current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is having a profound impact, not only on people’s health, but also on how they learn, work and live. As COVID-19 started to spread across Jordan, forcing Universities to shift to virtual learning, many students were left without the technology they required to continue their education EDU-SYRIA Scholarship program launched its initiative aiming to provide needy students with the requisite tools to function in the online learning environment by presenting laptops to students, marking 379 e-learning ENI funded device, i.e., laptops, distribution to EDU-SYRIA/EDU-JORDAN scholarship beneficiaries. Delivering these laptops is one of the remedies of …

EDU-SYRIA honors outstanding students

March 25, 2021

Thursday 25.3.2021, EDU-SYRIA scholarship programme has granted its outstanding students at Zarqa University, Certificates of Distinction and Excellence signed by the Academic Committee in the Programme. The Programme issues these certificates at the end of the First and Second Semesters of each Academic Year. Accordingly, the outstanding students in each major obtain Certificates of Distinction symbolizing the appreciation of the Programme’s Management for its outstanding students. It is noteworthy that the academic performance of the Programme’s students at Zarqa University is excellent in general, as most of the students obtain excellent or very good merit. This is a clear indication …