Ministry of Education

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department-Amman) In recognition of some talented and ambitious students in Jordan, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah met today with winners and participants of the Intel Science Competition-Arab World 2012, which took place in December in Dubai and drew 130 students from 11 Arab countries.

During the meeting, first place grand prize winner Shatha Al-Sabbah from Jumana Bint AbdelMutaleb School in Irbid spoke about her project which tests the effect of methanol in basil plants on the oxidation and toxification of the liver.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department- Irbid) Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah paid a visit to three schools in Irbid today, prior to the launch of Madrasati Phase V, which targets schools in the northern governorate and second largest city in the Kingdom. Her Majesty checked up on the conditions in the schools, and was briefed on the improvements and refurbishment work that’s planned to take place in them.

Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah launched Phase V of the Madrasati initiative today, which will cover a hundred of the most disadvantaged schools in the governorate of Irbid. During the launch ceremony, which took place at the Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), Her Majesty focused on the importance of education, its outcomes, and the caliber of skills it instills in its graduates.

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Thank you. And thank you to the Korean Educational Development Institute, the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology, the OECD, UNESCO, and World Bank for gathering us together today.

There’s a wealth of experience and expertise in this room. Years of research and field work… countless degrees and doctorates… all directed towards one dream: to give every child a quality education.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department- Amman) Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah on Monday announced the launch of Madrasati Phase II which seeks to renovate and upgrade an additional 100 schools in Jerash, Ajloun, Balqa and Madaba. The schools were selected in collaboration with the Ministry of Education.

(Mahmoud Habboush, Jordan Times – Amman) – Schoolchildren across the country on Tuesday presented their visions of how to empower the use of technology in education at the Creativity Festival, organised by the Ministry of Education and World Links Arab Region (WLAR).

More than 500 projects, 30 online newsletters and 30 designs for ideal schools, all completed by students from 400 schools in the country, were celebrated at the event, which Her Majesty Queen Rania and Sudanese Vice President Silva Kiir Mayardit attended.