Damascus, Nov. 10 (SANA) Syria and Jordan signed an executive program for cooperation in higher education and scientific research for 2027–2029, providing for reciprocal scholarships, academic visits and stronger ties between universities and research institutions in the two countries.The program was signed Monday in Damascus on the sidelines of the third session of the Syrian-Jordanian Higher Coordination Council. Syrian Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Marwan al-Halabi signed on behalf of Syria, while Jordanian Minister of Education and Human Resources Development Azmi Mahafzah signed for Jordan.A copy of the program received by SANA states that the two sides will encourage cooperation between universities and educational institutions, extend existing partnerships to all public universities and establish university twinning agreements.
Scholarships and study places
Under the program, the two countries will exchange scholarships and study places annually.Syria will offer Jordan 16 undergraduate study places, five postgraduate places, four undergraduate scholarships in human medicine and five postgraduate scholarships in various disciplines, based on requests from the Jordanian side.Jordan will offer Syria 20 undergraduate places, five postgraduate places and five postgraduate scholarships in various disciplines, based on requests from the Syrian side.Undergraduate places will be exchanged on a reciprocal basis in all disciplines except medical specializations. The two sides will agree on their annual allocation in April through diplomatic channels.Each country will submit lists of undergraduate nominees at the beginning of August. Final admission decisions are to be issued within two months of receiving the lists.Lists of postgraduate nominees will be submitted in the second half of July, with final admission decisions likewise due within two months. Admissions will be subject to the laws, regulations and instructions in force in both countries.
Expanding scientific research cooperation
The program calls on universities and their affiliated research centers to pursue joint scientific research through exchanges of academic experts and researchers, the secondment of specialists under mutually agreed financial arrangements, and joint project proposals to international funding bodies.It also provides for supporting participation in seminars and conferences, organizing visits to exchange expertise, sending trainees to training courses, promoting joint peer review of research and supporting collaborative scientific projects.The two sides will work to activate a joint fund to finance scientific and technological cooperation activities.The program further provides for the secondment or reciprocal visits of university professors to teach and deliver lectures. It encourages the exchange of publications, university textbooks, bulletins, educational studies and statistics issued by universities and educational institutions in both countries, as well as regular exhibitions of university books published in Syria and Jordan.
Scientific terminology and student exchanges
The two sides will exchange information on standardizing scientific terminology across different fields, with the aim of promoting its unification across Arab countries in cooperation with the Arabic language academies in Syria and Jordan.The program encourages cooperation between university students and reciprocal visits by student delegations to take part in scientific, cultural and sporting activities.It takes effect upon signature by both sides and will remain in force until a subsequent executive program is signed.
Established in May 2025, the Syrian-Jordanian Higher Coordination Council provides an institutional framework for bilateral cooperation. It aims to coordinate policies and strengthen integration across sectors through meetings held every six months, with specialized committees following up on the implementation of their outcomes.
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