‘Jordan 2025 aimed at improving ranking of local universities’

AMMAN — Planning and International Cooperation Minister Imad Fakhoury on Saturday said Jordanian universities were not among the top 500 in the 2014 World University Rankings and so the Jordan 2025 economic blueprint aims at including five universities among the first 500, according to a ministry statement.

Fakhoury made his remarks at a workshop held by the Lower House Education Committee in cooperation with the higher education and planning ministries, presidents of universities, and the Audit Bureau.

Fakhoury said the blueprint aims at increasing the number of universities that meet the quality standards set by the Higher Education Accreditation Commission as well as increase annual spending on research and development.