AMMAN — A
large number of university students who were studying in Ukraine have lost a
significant part of their educational journey as a result of the dangerous
global conditions created by the Russian-Ukrainian war.
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Many lost contact
with their universities, and all are unsure how long the uncertain situation
will last. MP Bilal Al Momani urged the Ministry of Higher Education and
Scientific Research to accept these students at their current educational
levels, without excluding any of them.
Some 700
Jordanians were studying in Ukraine when the war started, a figure Momani
believes can be absorbed by Jordanian universities.
“This demand is
what logic says, and for one reason: these students are our sons,” Momani said,
adding that “whether the students’ return is positive or negative, they will
eventually return to Jordan, and since the war does not appear to be ending
anytime soon, there are no better options than enrolling them in universities
in their mother country at their exact educational levels without having to
re-evaluate them.”
Momani said that
in Ukraine, the next semester begins on April 1, so a decision must be made
before that date “so that students can return to school without wasting any
additional time”.
He stressed that
Jordanian universities are able to accommodate these students, which study for
various specialties, adding that although the number of medical students
outnumbers the number of students in other specialties, Jordanian universities
can distribute the students among them with ease, “especially since a large
part of them completed more than half of their school years”.
There may be an
issue with the language, said Momani, who believes that it may be difficult for
students who have completed many years of study in Russian to enroll for their
majors using the English language.
He went on to
say that Jordanian Honorary Consul in Hungary Zaid Naffa offered these students
the chance to finish their studies in Hungary, at the same educational levels,
but the language barrier seems to be an issue in this situation as well.
According to
Momani, transferring students to Hungary is only a theoretical solution, “due
to a fact that most people overlook”, which is that some Jordanian students who
traveled under the student exchange agreement reached by the two countries
encountered significant language difficulties, with a large number returning to
Jordan before finishing their studies.
The Ministry of
Higher Education’s media spokesman Muhannad Al-Khatib told
Jordan News that all the returning students may visit Jordanian universities and enroll if
found to meet the universities requirements, adding that universities have
specific guidelines with which the government never interferes.
He added that
Jordanian students in Ukraine were distributed across dozens of universities
and that it is impossible to apply a single system for them to enroll in
Jordanian universities, particularly when it comes to calculating the subjects
studied and assessing the students’ levels.
Khatib said that
the ministry told all these students about the possibility of taking an exam
that defines their level, after which, depending on their test results, they
can apply to Jordanian universities and continue their education.
Furthermore, the
ministry recommended that students look for foreign universities that follow
the Ukrainian education system so that they can benefit the most without having
to worry about language or losing topics/subjects they have already taken.
Khatib commended
the Hungarian offer to Jordanian students, and highlighted the fact that the
educational system there is largely identical to that in Ukraine, which would
save students time that would be lost in Jordan due to differences between the
two educational systems.
Former minister
of higher education Walid Al-Maani told
Jordan News that allowing
returning Jordanian students into Jordanian universities at the level of
education at which they arrived without having them do a test that determines
their abilities “is totally unfair”, adding that the Jordanian education level
and strength must be maintained.
According to
Maani, the first prerequisite for receiving students at Jordanian universities
is to pass an assessment exam that has been in effect in Jordan for 10 years.
The second condition is that a student should have studied at university for at
least two full years, as the Jordanian Universities Law states that no
university can award an educational degree to a student who has not attended
for two academic years.
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