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Today the EDU-SYRIA II project delegation visited Zarqa University, during this meeting they met with student candidates for admission, totaling 300 students for the first semester of the academic year 2016/2017. This meeting was attended by EDU-SYRIA project manager (Dr. Dhiah Abou-Tair), the academic supervisor (Dr. Ala’ Khalifeh), a representative from the UNHCR (Dr. Awad El-Shiekh) and the British Council, and the students’ questions and inquiries were answered. The Admissions and Registration Unit director Dr. Khalid Al-Zaidin, explained how students have gone through the process of enrolling in to the programs and applying for the scholarship at the Zarqa University. …

The European Union (EU) officially approved the New starting of EDU-SYRIA II which is funded by EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian crisis, the ‘Madad Fund’. The EU and its Member States have come together to create the EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis, also called the ‘Madad Fund’ (‘Madad’ is Arabic and means ‘helping together’) to increase immediate and much needed aid to the millions of Syrian refugees in the Middle East and their host communities. Launched in December 2014, the EU Trust Fund is a regionally driven and managed fund that …

The Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation – Jordan (MOPIC) officially approved EDU-SYRIA II project.

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EDU-SYRIA conducted the interviews for the second cohort in the scholarship program in Zarqa University. The total number of received applications is 1069 and after a verification and filtering process 150 applicants were interviewed, out of which 46 Syrian were granted an EDU-SYRIA scholarship.

A team from German Jordanian University , Zarka University and UNCHR visited Camp to conducted interviews with candidates who interrupted their studies in Syria. The committee interviewed 21 candidates, 18 were offered conditioned admission given they finish all documents.  

Starting from 3/6/2016 and till 18/6/2016, EDU-SYRIA scholarship program is accepting applications for the second round of the program which is targeting interrupted students seeking a Bachelor degrees. Notice that the priority will be given for the Syrian students living in the refugees camps and those who satisfy the following requirements: Scholarship requirements The applicants should have a Syrian nationality and have a refugees certificate from UNHCR. The applicants should have the Jordanian magnetic security card. The applicants should have the original secondary school certificate officially certified. The applicants should be interrupted from their Bachelor university study programs with a …

On Thursday, April 21, the German Jordanian University organized a ceremony to honor the students who received Edu-Syria Scholarships, in the presence of a representative of HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal, Dr. Hakam Al-Alami, Advisor to HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal on Water and Sanitation. During the speech of HRH Prince El Hassan that was delivered by his representative Dr. Al-Alami, HRH Prince El Hassan commended on EDU-SYRIA program objectives of helping the Syrian refugees in Jordan and Jordanians from the refugees host communities, and admired EDU-SYRIA unique model in cooperating the public and private academic sectors which combines …

A visit was made to Zaatari Refugee Camp by the EDU-SYRIA team from GJU, Zaraqa University, and Al-Quds College on 22 February 2016. The purpose of the visit was to interview new Syrian candidates for studying/completing their studies at either Zarqa University or Al-Quds College. The UNHCR hosted the operations of this round at their Zaatari Basecamp office. They provided the project team with the logistical support necessary for completing the interviewing process. Over 80 applicants have been interviewed. The biggest challenge was to have all necessary documents (i.e. certificates and transcripts) of the applicants legalized by the institutions that …

EDU-SYRIA announces the first batch of accepted students in the scholarship program. The total number of accepted students at Zarqa University is 142. The first batch of EDU-SYRIA scholarship is focused on Syrian students who are interrupted in their University study. EDU-SYRIA applicants from Zatari camp will be invited on Monday 22/2/2016 at UNHCR in the camp for an interview. Furthermore, the list of accepted students in Al-Quds College will be announced soon. It is worth to say that, the European Union Delegation in Amman in cooperation with EDU-SYRIA works hardly to provide new scholarships to students who obtained a …