Brussels, Belgium. On June 19th 2018, EDU-SYRIA team took part in an event hosted by the EU in Brussels entitled “Europe’s response to the Syrian refugee crisis: delivering effective aid in partnership with the region” to address successes and challenges in the delivery of help to people affected by the crisis and to explore ways to better include them when designing and implementing aid programmes. During the event, Maram Melsi represented EDU-SYRIA Students and participated in a Panel discussion moderated by Mr. Nadim Koarkutli, the Manager of the EU regional trust fund “Madad” in response to the Syrian crisis, on how it is best …
Amman, Jordan. On Sunday 10 June 2018, The High Representative/Vice-President of the EU. Federica Mogherini, visited the German Jordanian University to attend the recognition of achievement ceremony of the second batch of EDU-SYRIA graduates. The HR/VP visit was accompanied by the EU Ambassador to Jordan Andrea Matteo Fontana, the German Ambassador Birgitta Siefker-Eberle, the representative of Ministry of Higher Education and the German Jordanian University president Prof. Manar Fayyad. Today 145 Jordanian and Syrian students participated in the graduation ceremony of EDU-SYRIA. They represent different study levels on higher vocational, bachelor and master degree. During the graduation ceremony Ms. Mogherini engaged in …
Zarqa, Jordan. On Tuesday, ay 22nd and June 4th, 2018, EDU-SYRIA organized Iftar banquets for 400 students enrolled in the program. The Iftars were held at Zarqa University and Al-Quds College, respectively with the presence of “Madad” team, representatives of the EU Delegation in Jordan, representatives from the German Embassy in Jordan, the German Jordanian University (GJU) team and both EDU-SYRIA Zarqa and Al-Quds teams. The Project Manager Dr. Dhiah Abou-Tair stressed the importance to engage with the students in different activities. He also added that Edu-Syria provides Syrian and Jordanian students with a distinguished opportunity to complete their higher education in …
On Monday, 7 May 2018, EDU-SYRIA graduates joined a career fair organized by the School of Architecture and Built Environment (SABE) at the German Jordanian University. This career fair targets graduates and students who major in Architecture, Interior Architecture, Design and Visual Communication. EDU-SYRIA students got the chance to network with representatives of companies/offices, and discussed with them jobs and internships offers.
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Zarqa, Jordan. On Sunday 22 April 2018, representatives of the EU Delegation to Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Mr. Job Arts and Ms. Paulina Gajewska, along with Ms. Maria Rosa Vettoretto from EU Regional Trust Fund, ‘Madad’, opened the EDU-SYRIA academic corner in Zarqa University. The Academic corner is an area where EDU-SYRIA students at Zarqa University can gather, study, discuss and exchange knowledge and experience. The facility is located in the middle of Zarqa University in the Al-Farouk Building, room 138 with an area of 85m2.The facility is equipped with 20 laptops, 2 printers and 1 copier. Moreover, a library …
On Wednesday 18 April 2018, EDU-SYRIA graduates joined a career fair organized by the German Jordanian University (GJU). EDU-SYRIA project continuously tries to support the Syrian refugees by encouraging all the programme graduates to participate in the GJU job fair, which introduced the students to the Jordanian industrial companies, and gave them the chance to interact with companies representatives, and discussed with them potential job opportunities and internships. After the job fair, the representatives of EU delegation to Jordan; Mr. Job Arts, Mr. Oscar Casamian-Marco and Ms. Paulina Gajewska, along with EDU-SYRIA team discussed over lunch with the graduated students …
on Thursday, April 12th, 2018, EDU-SYRIA team in Zarqa university in coordination with the Deanship of Student Affairs and Injaz Center, under the supervision of King Abdullah II fund for development, has organized a course entitled ” Skills to get a job ” for Edu-Syria programme students. The course will continue to the end of the second semester 2017/2018. 20 students from different majors joined the workshop, which is presented by Ms. LubnYaseenen. The course was centered around three axes: The first axis: Preparing CV and writing cover letter The second axis : Skills of success in the job interviews The third axis …
On Wednesday 28 March 2018, Mr. Michael A. Köhler -Director Neighbourhood, Directorate-General for Development Cooperation, European Commission, visited the German Jordanian University to attend the recognition of achievement ceremony of the first patch of 47 graduates from EDU-SYRIA. In the ceremony, Mr. Ibrahim Hariri, one of EDU-SYRIA graduates, gave a speech about his journey out of Syria and in Jordan. During the ceremony Mr. Köhler praised the Syrian students to finalize their studies in the challenging conditions and lauded the commitment of Jordan to provide a safe learning environment. In addition, Prof. Manar gave a speech about the Syrian crises and how …