Jordan Times

ZARQA - Third-grader Afnan Mohammad, who used to "hate" going to school, on Wednesday said she now looks forward to attending her classes at Hai Al Hadiqa Basic School, which is now safer and cleaner, as well as beautiful, thanks to the Madrasati initiative.

AMMAN - The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Prosecutor General Abdulilah Assaf on Wednesday decided to release Balqa Applied University President Omar Rimawi and his deputy for academic affairs, Abdullah Zu'bi, on bail, an ACC official said on Wednesday.

It is back to school month, and for the first time in 10 years I was not looking forward to see my kids start.

By Taylor Luck
AMMAN - The Ministry of Education has formally exempted Iraqi students from school fees this year in an effort to facilitate their entry in the Kingdom’s public school system. The ministry’s decision, which was made earlier this month, comes in light of a Royal makruma exempting Jordanian students from the symbolic school fees.

By Hana Namrouqa
AMMAN - Tearful Osama Hassan dragged his mother out of the school premises, begging her to take him home as he started his first day as a student on Monday. The first grader at Al Rashid Public School in Jabal Hussein neighbourhood resisted all efforts made by his mother, his new teacher and even his peers to convince him to enter the classroom.

JAFR (Petra) - His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday directed the government to exempt public school students from paying symbolic annual fees for the 2008-2009 academic year to mitigate the difficult economic conditions citizens are currently undergoing.

AMMAN - Despite the growing need for professional geologists in Jordan and abroad, the Jordan Geologists Association (JGA) says there are too many women going into a profession where more men are needed.

AMMAN - Despite the growing need for professional geologists in Jordan and abroad, the Jordan Geologists Association (JGA) says there are too many women going into a profession where more men are needed.

By María Font de Matas
AMMAN - At a time when globalisation is reaching out to more and more areas of people’s lives, international exchange programmes between universities in the fields of science and research can play a key role in the development of a country like Jordan, German Federal Minister of Education and Research Annette Schavan said.

It is said that youth are the future. The youth with us today, and their peers throughout the Middle East, remind us that the future is now. Their generation is facing immediate challenges. We need to support them in every way possible. To prepare them to lead. To provide opportunities to excel. To open the way to share in global progress.

AMMAN - Holders of community college diplomas in science, math and computer had biggest slice of jobs created in the second half of 2007, according to a survey by the Department of Statistics.

AMMAN - Educational authorities are moving ahead with plans to improve and expand facilities for both gifted and special needs students in the Kingdom in order to ensure their needs are fully met.

AMMAN (JT) - Advancing access to science education as a critical driver of economic growth and social progress will be the central topic at the conference of Nobel laureates this spring. More than 30 Nobel laureates will meet in Petra June 17-19 to lend their insights to addressing this issue, a Royal Court statement said.

HRH Princess Basma on Thursday emphasised that the output of the education sector should match the needs of the labour market, as a means to lower unemployment.

IRBID - An all-girls secondary school which reaches out to community residents and produces excelling students received a well-deserved visit from Her Majesty Queen Rania on Wednesday. The surprise visit was in support of teachers and staff and also served to shed light on the nationwide “application phase” for the 3rd annual Queen Rania Award for Distinguished Teachers.