Amman, November 21 (Petra) -A total of 11,814 Arab and foreign students has recently joined Jordan's higher education institutions at the beginning of the current academic year 2024-2025 in all programs, specializations and degrees, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research announced.

In remarks Thursday, the Ministry's Secretary-General/Head of the Committee for Attracting Foreign Students, Dr. Mamoun Debi'e, said following this increase, a total of 51,647 international students enrolled so far in Jordan's higher education institutions, who came to study in the Kingdom from 113 countries across the world.

Debi'e noted the total number last year stood at 46,362 overseas students, marking an increase of 5,285 degree seekers.

According to a ministry statement, this increase was due to Jordan's "excellence" in providing multiple "feasible" privileges and opportunities in the higher education field, including its "distinguished" reputation, quality of higher education outcomes, and the Kingdom's security and safety.

The ministry also referred to a slew of political, social, and economic factors, which are "lucrative" drivers to attract overseas students, as well as the ministry's "tremendous" efforts in this regard.

The ministry , in cooperation and coordination with Jordan Tourism Board (JTB), its strategic partner in the process, recently launched a package of activities for current non-Jordanian students in the Kingdom's higher education institutions, under the theme: "You are Jordan's Ambassadors," which serves to achieve their interests and attarct additional numbers to study in Jordan.

To achieve this goal, the ministry and the JTB outlined the Executive Plan for the International Student Attraction Strategy for the years (2023-2027), which was approved by the Council of Ministers, the statement pointed out.
//Petra// AG


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