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Young Women`s Christian Association (YWCA – Jordan) held a graduation ceremony on Tuesday 14th of March 2023 for Syrian refugee and vulnerable Jordanian beneficiaries who completed Health Caregiver Vocational Training for elderly accredited by Technical and Vocational Skills Development Commision. The ceremony was attended by Ms. Lara Nassar, the Regional Nuffic Office Representative, Dr. Abdelkareem Al-Lasasmeh, the Project Manager, and Ms. Nawal Qusar, President of YWCA. The YWCA’s project is one of the “Bottlenecks Alleviation Program (BAP)” selected projects. BAP is implemented by Nuffic and funded by EDU-SYRIA through the European Union Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian …

EDU-SYRIA held the first group discussion with refugee students’ beneficiaries of EDU-SYRIA and DAFI scholarships in collaboration with UNHCR on Thursday 09th of March 2023. The main objective of such collaboration is to highlight needs and demands and to support achieving the 15by30 Goal; increasing enrolment of refugee youth in higher education to 15% by 2030, through recognizing the significance of scholarship programs funded by The European Union and other donors in supporting access to higher education of Syrian refugees in Jordan, and strongly advocating increase the number of scholarships dedicated to Syrian refugees, as the number of refugees who …

DAAD Jordan held a workshop for EDU-SYRIA beneficiaries of the Graduate Studies Scholarship Program (GSSP), as this program is managed by DAAD Jordan, on Saturday 25th of February 2023. The workshop was opened by Mr. Benjamin Schmäling, the Director of DAAD Regional Office Amman, who delivered a welcome note and Dr. Dhiah el Diehn Abou-Tair, EDU-SYRIA Project Manager, who introduced EDU-SYRIA Scholarship Program and invited the beneficiaries to apply for the Entrepreneurship Training Scholarship Program (ETSP).   The workshop came to hold an information session about Studying in Germany and DAAD PhD scholarship by Ms. Zeina Abdo as the GSSP …

Luminus Jordan Start held an information session to introduce the Entrepreneurship Training Scholarship Program (ETSP) funded by EDU-SYRIA and its conditions on Thursday 23rd of February 2023 from 12:00 – 13:00 pm in Luminus Jordan Start campus in Irbid. The Entrepreneurship Training Scholarship Program (ETSP) targets Syrian refugee and vulnerable Jordanian entrepreneurs to turn their ideas, in manufacturing, textiles, handicrafts, and service-based hardware with other related services, into actual businesses that could serve the local community. It is worth mentioning that EDU-SYRIA funded 20 teams so far and will fund 20 more to reach the target of enrolling 40 teams, …

Specto held the final conference of the Digital Empowerment and Entrepreneurship for Refugees (DEER) that brought together over 100 representatives of key partners, universities, NGOs, and beneficiaries on Monday 20th of February 2023. The DEER project is one of the “Bottlenecks Alleviation Program (BAP)” selected projects. BAP is implemented by Nuffic and funded by EDU-SYRIA through the European Union Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis “Madad”. The overall objective of the DEER project is to equip Syrian refugees and underprivileged Jordanians with digital skills to become independent entrepreneurs, work as freelancers, and be qualified to enter the …

The Technical Vocational Training Academy held a graduation ceremony for EDU-SYRIA beneficiaries of the Vocational Diploma in Hybrid and Electrical Cars (HE Cars) on Thursday 16th of February 2023. The HE Cars training diploma course provided the beneficiaries with the skills required to maintain Electric and Hybrid vehicles and training encompassing all aspects of working in vehicle maintenance including safety and professional development. A virtual learning portal was also developed that included all training materials and case studies to ensure the project’s sustainability. A collaboration network with vocational training centers as well as EV/HEV maintenance workshops was also established to …

EDU-SYRIA students of the Bachelor Scholarship Program (BSP) at Zarqa University, Tasneem Halawani and Shaimaa Al-Asimi from the College of Technology Engineering, Department of Architecture won the first place in The Community Innovation Challenge: The Inclusive Early Education Hackathon on Sunday 12th of February 2023. The Community Innovation Challenge: The Inclusive Early Education Hackathon was organized by Leaders of Tommorow in partnership with Early Childhood Education for Jordanian and Syrian Children in Jordan – ECE (HEROES), implemented by The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The project …

Zarqa University hosted an information session of the “Japanese Initiative for the Future of Syrian Refugees (JISR)” at the academic corner designated for EDU-SYRIA beneficiaries at Zarqa University on Thursday 26th of January 2023. A total of 50 EDU-SYRIA students attended the information session presented by Nozomi Ohashi and Rawan Salhi. Ms. Salehi provided a thorough description of the Japanese scholarship and the application process that would be useful for students who deemed eligible to apply for the scholarship. It is worth mentioning that the EDU-SYRIA program, the Japanese Scholarship (JICA), and Zarqa University have been working together for five …

The “Japanese Initiative for the future of Syrian Refugees (JISR)” offers scholarships for Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon to complete their master’s degree in Japanese universities. Applicants need to send their application online by Friday, 10th of March 2023. Application link available in the Application Guidelines: https://www.jica.go.jp/syria/english/office/others/c8h0vm0000ahd5fa-att/guidelines.pdf More information on the scholarship and the eligibility criteria is available here: https://www.jica.go.jp/syria/english/office/others/jisr.html Contact email: jisr.apply@gmail.com

EDU-SYRIA held the Ninth Consortium Management Meeting at Jordan University of Science & Technology on 26th of January 2023. The meeting was attended by EDU-SYRIA management team, the EU representative and the project partners of ZU, LTUC, QRTA and DAAD. Throughout the meeting, an update on EDU-SYRIA project was presented. EDU-SYRIA contribution to the Study and Career Opportunities Virtual Fair and EDU-SYRIA Beneficiaries Satisfaction Survey were introduced. Moreover, the partners presented the progress and challenges of their actions and their future plans and recommendations for the next quarter. The meeting concluded with an open discussion that addressed the different matters …