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The High School Summer Program (HSSP) gives Syrian refugee and vulnerable Jordanian high schoolers a first taste of college life before they ever apply. Delivered by GJU together with partner institutions and specialised providers each summer, the program combines university and TVET exposure, hands-on STEAM activities, and teamwork exercises designed to build the study skills, digital literacy, critical thinking, and confident communication students will need to succeed, in school, in college, and eventually in their careers. Beyond academic orientation, participants gain practical information on admissions, scholarships, and bridging routes into further education, and are paired with EDU-SYRIA alumni who serve …

ETSP equips Syrian refugees and vulnerable Jordanians to launch their own businesses, delivered by GJU’s Deanship of Innovation, Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurship (DI-TECH) alongside a network of employers, incubators, and mentors. The program combines entrepreneurship bootcamps with business validation, incubation, mentoring, and career services, giving particular attention to home-based, small-scale, social, green, and remote-work-compatible ventures, business models well suited to the constraints many beneficiaries face. Participants form teams that move through a structured, competitive pathway: from initial team formation and customer discovery, through business modelling, financial literacy, legal awareness, and digital marketing, to a bootcamp stage where the strongest teams …

The Bottlenecks Alleviation Program (BAP) funds a set of flagship projects designed to close specific, evidence-based gaps between what Syrian refugee and vulnerable Jordanian students learn and what the labour market actually demands. Rather than following a fixed curriculum, BAP issues targeted calls, or procures specialized training directly, based on current labour-market evidence, prioritizing applied digital skills, green growth, healthcare support, smart agriculture, energy efficiency, and advanced manufacturing, alongside other approved areas of demand. Every funded project must involve employers directly, whether through practical assessment, internships, or project-based work, ensuring training translates into real job prospects rather than credentials alone. …

Two considerations shaped the design of the Six-Month Labour Market Oriented Course Scholarship Program (LMP) under EDU-SYRIA III. The first was market evidence: before launch, the curriculum was built on survey research and industry focus groups, developed jointly with Luminus Technical University College (LTUC), the Amman Chamber of Industry, the Amman Chamber of Commerce, and the Technical and Vocational Skills Development Commission (TVSDC), with EDU-SYRIA involved throughout. This produced a set of short, practical courses in fields such as computerized decoration and carpentry, cooling and air conditioning engineering, electrical installations and control machines, industrial fashion design, and mobile phone maintenance. …

The Teacher Certificate Scholarship Program (TCSP) invests directly in practicing teachers already working in Jordanian public schools, equipping them with formal pedagogical preparation many never received on entering the profession, a gap common across the region and one that research shows can be a genuine turning point in a teacher’s career. Delivered by the Queen Rania Teacher Academy (QRTA) in partnership with the German Jordanian University (GJU), the program is highly competitive, with a limited number of seats filled each cohort, and centers on QRTA’s STEAM Higher Diploma, blending theoretical grounding with an extensive school-based practicum. The certificate combines three …

The GSSP action offers vulnerable Jordanians and Syrian refugees who already hold a bachelor’s degree a full scholarship to pursue a master’s degree, in specialised fields tied to Jordan’s labour-market, public-service, and recovery needs, such as digital transformation, engineering, water and energy, health, education, business and entrepreneurship, public policy, and green growth. The programme is led by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and delivered through German Jordanian University (GJU), Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), Yarmouk University (YU), and Mu’tah University (MU), with master’s programmes running roughly three years to completion. A master’s degree remains a major launching …