Jordan Times
Monday, September 26, 2005
Jordan Participates in International Forum on Higher Education
Cairo, Sep. 26(Petra) -- Jordan is participating in meetings of the 5th International Strategic Forum on higher education, which started in Cairo on Monday. Minister of Education, Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Touqan, who heads the Jordanian delegation to the event, delivered a speech in the opening session in which he outlined the Jordanian strategy in the fields of higher education, computerization and continued education. The three- day Forum will review the strategies of the UK and the Middle East states in the fields of higher education. Around 30 countries are taking part in the event, which will discuss means to support cooperation between universities and business and industry sectors.