Amman. Prof. Manar Fayyad, EDU-SYRIA Project Director and President of the German Jordanian University, signed the grant agreement for an extension on EDU-SYRIA II Program (VET & Higher Education Programme for vulnerable Syrian youth and disadvantaged youth from host communities (EDU-SYRIA II)) on June 23rd, 2019. The grant is worth 2.6 million Euro, provided from the European Union Re...

Berlin, Germany. On 18 and 19 June 2019, The president of the German Jordanian University Professor Dr. Manar Fayyad and EDU-SYRIA Project Manager Dr.Dhiha Abou-Tair participated in an international expert conference titled “The Other 1 Percent – Refugees at Institutions for Higher Education Worldwide”. The conference was organized by the German Federal Foreign Office (FFO), the German Academic E...

Zarqa, Jordan, On Thursday 23 May 2019, EDU-Syria Project organized an Iftar banquet for 250 students affiliated with the Program. The Iftar banquet took place at Zarqa University in the presence of the German Jordanian University President Prof. Manar Fayyad, and representatives of the EU Delegation to Jordan. The Chairman of the University’s Board of Directors and the President of Zarqa Uni...

On Wednesday 24 April 2019, EDU-SYRIA graduates joined the annual career fair at the German Jordanian University (GJU). EDU-SYRIA project continuously tries to support the Syrian refugees by encouraging all the project's graduates to participate in the GJU job fair, which aimed to introduce the students to the Jordanian industrial companies, and give them the chance to interact with compan...

Amman. On April 18th, 2018, EDU-SYRIA team held the seventh Quarterly Management meeting at Luminus Technical University College (LTUC) to discuss the Programmes' progress. The dean of the LTUC, Dr. Ayman Magableh welcomed the president of the German Jordanian University and the Director of EDU-SYRIA Programme Prof. Dr. Manar Fayyad, and EDU-SYRIA Management team. Prof. Fayyad opened th...

On Sunday 14 April 2019, The Deputy manager of EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis "Madad", Ms.Danielle Keulen, visited EDU SYRIA at Luminus Technical University College and opened the EDU SYRIA corner. The EDU SYRIA corner is a study area designated for the program students (almost 500) at Luminus Technical University University (LTUC) to study and gather, thus the fa...

On Wednesday, April 3, 2019, A delegation from the University of Reykjavik in Iceland visited the German Jordanian University (GJU) to meet EDU SYRIA Team and discuss the possible cooperation. During the meeting, the delegation listened to a presentation about EDU-SYRIA message, goal, and achievements. the delegation was also introduced to "My story" initiative, that aims to give voice to ...

EDU-SYRIA Social work students at German Jordanian University meet with EDU-SYRIA management team, Dean of the School of Applied Humanities and Languages Prof. Dr. Alaaldeen Alhalhouli, and the Head of Department Social Work Prof. Dr. Christine Hildebrandt, to discuss the challenges they face in their studies and explore the possible solutions. After the meeting, The Dean of the ...

A delegation of Syrian and Jordanian students from the EDU-Syria Program participated in the Third Brussels Conference on Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region in Belgium on March 13th and 14th. The conference aims to discuss a number of political and financial issues as well as humanitarian aid to Syria and the region. A number of Arab and European Union representatives attended t...

Amman, Jordan - February 24, 2019: Under the Patronage of H.E. Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Dr. Walid Maani, the European Union and the EDU-SYRIA Program, funded by the EU’s Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis, the EU 'Madad' Fund, in cooperation with the GIZ’s Project “New Perspectives through Academic Education and Training for young Syrians and Jordania...