The European Union and the United Nations will co-chair the fifth Brussels Conference on “Supporting the future of Syria and the region” on 29 and 30 March 2021. In view of COVID-19 restrictions, the Conference will take place in a virtual format. The overarching objective of the Brussels Conferences is to continue supporting the Syrian people and mobilise the international community in support of a comprehensive and credible political solution to the Syria conflict, in line with UN Security...

Thursday, 25 march 2021 EDU-SYRIA / EDU-JORDAN Programme handed out 221 laptops to its students from Syrian refugees who are studying for Bachelor’s degree at Zarqa University. Most of the laptops were distributed to students living in refugee camps, where 101 students from Zaatari camps and 26 from Al-Azraq Camp and 17 from Al-Emirati camp received a laptop. Furthermore, the programme also awarded 77 students, who are the top three students in each major by handing them a laptop t...

Tuesday, 23 march 2021 Under the patronage of the German Jordanian university president, Prof. Dr. Manar Fayyad, EDU-SYRIA / EDU-JORDAN Programme handed out 23 laptops to its Master’s students from Syrian refugees and underprivileged Jordanians at the German Jordanian University. This awarding is part of the EDU-SYRIA / EDU-JORDAN programme initiative to support its students during online learning by providing access to their lessons. The initiative will hand out 379 Lenovo laptops, value...

EDU-SYRIA / EDU-JORDAN Programme handed out 61 laptops to its students from the underprivileged Jordanians who are studying for a Master's degree at Jordan University of Science and Technology and Yarmouk University. This awarding is part of the EDU-SYRIA / EDU-JORDAN programme initiative to support its students during online learning by providing access to their lessons. The initiative will hand out 379 Lenovo laptops, valued at Euro 150,000, to the programmes’ students at Jordan University...

EDU-SYRIA/EDU-JORDAN in partnership with Luminus ShamalStart is launching the Entrepreneurship Training Scholarship Program (ETSP) today the 7th of March 2021. This program focuses on giving entrepreneurs, both Syrian and Jordanian an opportunity to innovate and create, to turn their ideas into a start-up. EDU-SYRIA III, a cooperation between Luminus ShamalStart and EDU-SYRIA is a European Union funded project that aims to educate and empower. Luminus ShamalStart will help train and incubat...

On Thursday, 25 February 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 int...

EDU-SRYIA has participated in HOPES-LEB Regional Stakeholder Meeting which emphasized the importance of facilitating exchange between alumni networks connected to the EU with focus on educational programs to build relationships and provide market opportunities.

A group of EDU-SYRIA students participated in Hult Prize international at Zarqa University level, and won the second place. The students Fatima al-Rayyes, Rahma al-Masri, Ayat al-Hussein and their Jordanian colleague Malak Murshid formed the team “Passion MARF, which discussed the sustainable nutrition and food security. It is worth noting that these three students were not the only ones among our students who participated in this competition. Three other students participated in the ECO...

EDU-SYRIA wishing all of you who celebrate, a Merry Christmas and happy new year full of prosperity and success!

Amman, on December 15th, 2020, the EDU-SYRIA team held virtually the first consortium management meeting for the EDU-SYRIA III project. The meeting aims at discussing the project’s progress and opens a discussion venue among the partners. EDU-SYRIA programme manager, Dr. Dhiah Abou-Tair welcomed the the consortium partners and introduced EDU-SYRIA Management team. The GJU president and director of EDU-SYRIA programme Prof. Fayyad opened the meeting by expressing her gratitude for the team an...