AMMAN —
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research spokesman Muhannad Al-Khatib said that 70,000 people
graduate annually from universities in Jordan, and that even when they are
specialized in certain disciplines, the local labor market is unable to absorb
them all, local media outlet reported.
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However, he stressed that the ministry is keen on
ensuring that university graduates are qualified to join the local labor market
only, and global and regional ones.
Khatib added that over the past two years, the
Higher Education Council adopted a set of measures aimed at addressing some
challenges, such as not allowing additional saturated or stagnant
specializations at universities.
He said that the council cannot issue a decision
stopping admission in such disciplines completely, since the issue is not
purely academic, but must take into account social and economic variables.
Khatib pointed
out that there are still those who want to enroll in saturated or stagnant
disciplines, adding that this is their right and the council cannot deprive
them of it.
The council’s decision regarding such majors aims at
reducing admission by 50 percent in all public universities, while the Higher
Education Accreditation Commission took the decision to gradually reduce the
admission to these majors in private universities as well.
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