Madrasati, EU agency sign electronic twinning agreement

AMMAN — The Madrasati initiative, one of Her Majesty Queen Rania’s initiatives, and the EU’s Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency on Sunday signed a cooperation agreement to implement a project on electronic twinning in the Kingdom.

Under the agreement, the project will be implemented in 52 public schools across Jordan, in cooperation between Madrasati (“My school” in Arabic) and the Education Ministry, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Local education communities are organising meetings around the Kingdom to provide participating teachers with an opportunity to exchange expertise on what was achieved last year and share their success stories. 

Madrasati Director Tala Sweis said that what distinguishes this programme is “the combination between cultures, technologies and knowledge”, stressing that modern technology has become indispensable in providing modern education and enhancing 21st century students with necessary skills through “project-based education”. 

EU Ambassador to Jordan Andrea Matteo Fontana voiced the EU’s commitment to continue improving the quality of education in Jordan while Nabil Bustanji, head of the educational support and supervision at the ministry, said that the programme will further enhance teachers’ capabilities and highlight their creativity, describing the project as “an opportunity to enhance the Kingdom’s educational status worldwide”. 

Madrasati initiative was launched in 2008 to connect individuals, private companies and organisations, and provide them with support to improve the physical and educational learning environments of Jordan’s most neglected public schools, according to www.queenrania.jo.