Malaysians studying in Jordan up by 60% this year
Afterschool
September 12, 2012
- Over 3,000 Malaysian students are expected to study in Jordan by the end of this year. It is the highest figure since 1997.
- At present there are about 1,700 Malaysian students in Jordan majoring in different fields.
- Another 1,329 is expected to arrive in the country. These students will join various universities pursuing studies in Medicine, Dentistry, Islamic Theology, Islamic Finance, Banking and Dentistry among other subjects.
- Jordan is becoming an attractive educational destination for Malysians due to its stability and safety, said Malaysian Ambassador Dato Abdul Malek Bin Abdul Aziz.
- Malaysia and Jordan have strong educational cooperation which not only extends to students but to lecturers as well.
- This October, academicians and university presidents from Jordan and other countries will visit Malaysia for the First ArabMalaysian Global Higher Education Summit.
- The summit will try to tackle the issues related to education quality, promotion and accreditation methods and establishment of scientific research centres.
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