The President of the German Jordanian University (GJU) and director of the Syrian-Jordanian Education Program at the University, Prof. Manar Fayyad, participated in the webinar “Dreams & hopes - education & opportunities, #EU4YOUth”, in the margins of the Brussels IV Conference on “Supporting the future of Syria and the region”, the EU Delegation to Jordan, with support of DG NEAR’s regional communication project EU Neighbours South.
The webinar aimd to talk about the dreams and hopes of Jordan's young generation and the EU's contribution to providing and creating opportunities for this generation through its education projects.
Fayyad said during the seminar, which was attended by The Minister of Youth in Jordan, Dr. Faris Al-Braizat, the Ambassador of the EU in Jordan Maria Hadjithoudcio, and Fatima Mahmoud Al Assi, a graduate of EDU-SYRIA program, that the program allows Syrian refugees in Jordan and Jordanians who benefit from charitable institutions to get access to higher education through a set of scholarship programs.
Fayyad specified that these programs include bachelor and master degrees, vocational education and technical training in addition to the Queen Rania Teacher Academy’s Teacher Education Professional Diploma.
Fayyad explained that EDU-SYRIA/EDU-JORDAN program is led by GJU, in partnership with multiple institutes where it also provides special entrepreneurial training, labor market-oriented courses, as well as summer programs for high school students.
Fayyad pointed out that with the support of EU, GJU has awarded over 1,800 scholarships so far to provide a total of 3,000 scholarships by the end of the project’s tenure, mentioning that EU provided 300 laptops for the program's students during the quarantine to enable them to continue their study remotely.
On the other hand, al-Assi, spoke about her experience with the program, saying that it secured many aspects besides education, such as the psychological, social, and cultural aspects, which allowed them to participate and integrate with their young peers in the society.
