Jordan Education Sector Research Highlights

Overview

Technical and vocational training key to improving employment rates in the Philippines
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Although priorities vary when it comes to economic development, the increasing need for skilled labour is both a cause of and a requirement for accelerated growth that spans markets and continents. This demand for technical specialists from Mexico to Indonesia is often most concentrated in the sectors that are vital to economic advancement, including infrastructure, oil and gas exploration…

Overview

Comprehensive reforms and comparative advantage to provide solid base for Jordan's education system
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Jordan benefits from a well-developed, advanced education system, with literacy rates among the highest in the region, enrolment in the K-12 and post-secondary levels rising, and a large, diverse population of graduate students and researchers. However, the system is simultaneously dealing with rapid population growth and rising demand for post-secondary degrees, which has strained public universities,…

Overview

Ongoing reforms and mid-term strategy keep Jordan's health care sector dynamic and robust
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A regional leader in service delivery and speciality care, Jordan’s health sector benefits from a large skilled workforce; a high-quality, low-cost medical tourism segment; and a robust pharmaceuticals manufacturing base. Expenditure on health care provision has risen consistently over the last decade, supporting strong improvements in indicators and outcomes. The sector does face significant…

Analysis

New initiatives driving technology use among students and teachers in Jordan
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In its most recent Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, published in 2015, the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IAE) reported that ICT is essential for the development of a knowledge economy. The IAE highlighted Jordan as a regional model for the use of ICT in education, despite the newness of many initiatives. ICT Benefits The…

Interview

Labib Khadra, President, Al Hussein Technical University: Interview
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Interview:Labib Khadra How can higher education institutions adapt to the changing demands of the private sector? LABIB KHADRA: Modifying academic programmes and degrees to the needs of the private sector has been a challenge for years, and this issue has become even more crucial as youth unemployment reached more than 18% in the first quarter of 2017. Thus, there is continuous dialogue between…

Chapter

The Report: Jordan 2018: Health & Education
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Country Report

The Report: Jordan 2018
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The country has made progress in key areas, reducing its fiscal deficit from 10.3% of GDP in 2014, to 3.2% in 2016 and an estimated 2.5% in 2017. Real GDP growth has also seen improvement, rising from a 25-year low of 2% in 2016 to 2.2% the following year. Moving forward the focus is set to shift towards green and digital expansion in line with the country’s new mid-term economic agenda, the Jor

Economic News

Jordan moves to modernise education sector
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Efforts to increase Jordan’s digital literacy rates against a backdrop of changing demographics and skills gaps in the labour market are beginning to yield results. In early May, the Queen Rania Foundation announced plans to join forces with Google.org, a non-profit subsidiary of the world’s largest search engine, to create an online learning platform targeting the kingdom’s pre-university-level…

Interview

Dr Fawzi Al Hammouri, Chairman, Private Hospitals Association (PHA): Interview
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Interview: Dr Fawzi Al Hammouri What has been the impact of regional turmoil on Jordan’s health care sector? DR FAWZI AL HAMMOURI: Jordan played a major role in helping hundreds of thousands of injured patients, saving lives from those Arab countries which were affected by the so-called “Arab Spring”. Private hospitals were overwhelmed by the number of incoming patients received in a short…

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Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan, President, Royal Scientific Society: Interview
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