Higher Education Ministry launches set of e-services for Jordanian, int’l students

AMMAN — The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research on Sunday launched a set of electronic services that seek to better advise Jordanian and international students willing to enroll into local universities.

Automation of services minimises bureaucracy and cuts down administrative corruption, Higher Education Minister Adel Tweisi told reporters at a meeting held at the ministry.

He noted that the ministry’s plan for automating services includes expanding these services, simplifying some of the already-automated services and raising public awareness on these services.

The new services, accessible on the ministry’s website, include a website informing students on the status of all programmes offered at public universities, including the number of enrolled students and possible local and regional employment opportunities.

“This service helps students build their educational and professional roadmap based on information from the Civil Service Bureau,” said Ahed Wahadneh, the ministry’s secretary general.

He added that the online portal allows students to browse technical education opportunities.

Students who have recently passed the General Secondary Education Certificate Examination (Tawjihi) can start applying via the online unified admission system on Monday until August 21 at midnight.

Another newly automated service is a website that targets international students willing to study at Jordanian public universities.     

The “Study in Jordan” platform provides comprehensive information on Jordanian universities, programmes they offer, the national educational system, as well as relevant cultural, social and tourist information.

While there are currently some 40,000 international students at Jordanian public universities, the ministry plans on increasing that number to 70,000 over the upcoming four years.

The ministry is working on improving its electronic infrastructure to help in advancing the ministry’s website, expand e-services and improving the internal network, Wahadneh noted.