“Aqaba Development” Accepts Scholarship-Related Applications
18 Sep 2006AMMAN – The Aqaba Development Co. along with the Jordan Hashemite Fund for Human Progress–Princess Basma Center for Progress –Aqaba branch, has established Monday as the day to start accepting applications for benefiting from scholarships offered by the company for higher education, at the hall in the Princess Basma Center for Progress-Aqaba branch.
The Aqaba Development Co. via the Jordan Hashemite Fund will continue to accept these applications for a period of three days, namely till the evening of Wednesday September 20, particularly for rare specializations that are approved by the designated committees, in order to be appropriate with the future needs of the labor market.
Members of the local community can benefit from the scholarships granted by the Aqaba Development Co. as long as they meet the standards agreed upon by the company and the Jordan Hashemite Fund for Human Progress–Princess Basma Center for Progress, which are of a competitive nature. The application outcome is also dependent on the results of the interview that takes place with the responsible committee.
The Aqaba Development Co. had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Fund last month that stated the company will provide ten scholarships to members of the local community for the Bachelors degree, three scholarships for the Masters degree, one for the PhD program and three for the Masters degree of the Aqaba College. These are all to begin with the commencement of the 2005-2006 academic year.
It is worth noting that one of the Masters degree scholarships is being offered by the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAGorg), for studies specializing in Business Administration, International Accounting, Quality Administration or Intellectual Property at the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh College of Business in the German-Jordanian University. Additionally, four seats will have a 50% discount for the members of the local Aqaba community, by TAGorg.
Per the agreement, the Aqaba Development Co. will provide thirty thousand JDs to the Jordan Hashemite Fund for the first academic year only, which is the estimated cost of all scholarships granted at various educational stages during the upcoming academic year. The funds will be administered by the Princess Basma Center for Progress-Aqaba branch.
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