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The EDU-SYRIA/EDU-JORDAN program, funded by the EU through the regional trust fund “Madad” in response to the Syrian crisis and managed by the German Jordanian University, announces that the door is now open for youth from underprivileged Jordanian and Syrian refugees to apply for Entrepreneurship Training Scholarship Programme” (ETSP) in Partnership with Luminus ShamalStart. The Entrepreneurship Training Scholarship Programme” program in Partnership with Luminus ShamalStart aims to provide proper entrepreneurial training and office space for 40 groups formed of Jordanian and Syrian youths to transform their progressive ideas into actual projects that can best serve their local communities. The Entrepreneurship Training Scholarship …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 (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. …
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, …
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 …
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 Council Resolution 2254. As with the four previous editions, Brussels V will also address the most critical humanitarian and resilience issues …
