AMMAN — Minister of Education, Minister of Higher
Education Azmi Mahafaza inaugurated Tuesday the Jordanian-Korean Industrial
Secondary School for Boys in Zarqa, funded by the Korean government at a cost
of $24 million, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
The school, for 11th and 12th grades, has an estimated
capacity of 600.
Mahafaza said that the ministry seeks to translate the Royal
visions into tangible steps that contribute to radical changes in vocational
education. The ministry, he added, plans to enhance vocational training, and
keep pace with technological advancements, knowledge development, and the needs
of the local market.
At the same time, he said, such steps are in line with the
roadmaps for administrative and economic modernization.
Mahafaza said that the school is a pioneering educational
model, and one of the products of the fruitful cooperation with the government
of the Republic of Korea, through the Korean International Cooperation Agency
(KOICA) and Dong Eui University, the implementing partner, in addition to the
German Agency for International Cooperation and the Ministry of Education.
Korean Ambassador to Amman Lee Jae-wan expressed
appreciation to KOICA and the Ministry of Education for their efforts to make
the school a success.
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