Abu-Ghazaleh Inaugurates Bishop's School's First Youth Conference 'Yalla Shabab'
12 May 2013
I ask you to enjoy your days at school because in the coming future your sons and daughters will enjoy the blessings of virtual schools and universities- HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh
AMMAN------May 12, 2013-------Under the patronage of HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, president of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh University (TAGIUNI), the Bishop's School's first youth conference "Yalla Shabab" was inaugurated at the School's headquarters in Amman.
In his keynote speech, Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh encouraged students to embrace knowledge and expect upcoming change to the educational process.
"I ask you to enjoy your days at school because in the coming future your sons and daughters will enjoy the blessings of virtual schools and universities," he said.
"The Tsunami of information technology is a threat to the conventional methods of teaching around the world and you have to prepare for it by embracing knowledge. Wealth is in knowledge and not oil," he added.
Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh stated that TAGIUNI, the gateway to the world’s best education, partners with leading international education institutions to deliver accredited, world-class education to a global student body, "Access to elite, world-class education, however, remains exclusive and unaffordable to the majority of students around the globe. We are in a position to do something about it. Access to world-class education is an inevitability whose time has come."
"New information and communication technologies have not only created unprecedented opportunities for democratizing education and making universal access to education possible but these technologies are also transforming the whole environment for knowledge creation, dissemination, and acquisition — thereby reinventing the very concepts on which traditional education and pedagogy are based," he said.
He added, "Talal Abu-Ghazaleh University is our endeavor to democratize education, promote global citizenship, and empower citizens who have been disenfranchised by the technological revolution. Our mission is to make accredited educational programs accessible to everyone, everywhere. Instead of competing with institutions, we are a global educational alliance — collaborating with elite universities to deliver their education, online, to achieve our mission."
HE Ms. Haifa Najjar, member of the Jordanian Upper House and Superintendent of the Ahliyyah School for Girls and the Bishop's School for Boys welcomed Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh saying:"If we want to talk about a unique experience then we have to talk about HE Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh; a person who suffered a lot and made changes to the world to become a leader in almost everything."
She added:" You’re an inspiration to all of us."
The opening ceremony included musical performances by students, book fair in addition to lectures and workshops which covered Leadership, Health and Media topics which were addressed by youth, professionals, and experts.
About the Bishop's School
The Bishop's School for Boys was established in 1936. It is considered one of the oldest schools in Jordan that holds both a sense of heritage and a constant ongoing process to improve based on the latest methods of education. To date, the school has graduated many students who have become leading members of the community. The Bishop's School Amman was created under the notion of servicing the Jordanian public by contributing to the social and intellectual empowerment of its future generations. Utilizing the most effective educational tools, the school endeavors to raise individuals that make a difference, instilling in them a love for education, development and effecting change in their respective environments.
About Talal Abu-Ghazaleh University
Talal Abu-Ghazaleh University (TAGIUNI) is the cloud-based gateway to the world’s best education. TAGIUNI partners with leading international education institutions around to deliver accredited, world-class education to a global student body. TAGIUNI began securing partnerships in mid-2012 and has since then signed agreements with Thunderbird School of Global Management, Canisius College, Walden University, the University of Liverpool, Marconi University, Bowling Green State University, the British Council, the International Training and Development Group, Open Thinking, inlingua Cheltenham, Genashtim Innovative Learning, and Pearson-Edexcel.
