AMMAN — The Ministry of Education recently
announced that it would invite investors from the private sector to enter a joint
agreement which aims to build about 15 schools in different areas in the
Kingdom, according to Al-Ghad News.
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The public/private partnership agreement
"to design, build, finance, operate and maintain buildings, and
convert," includes 15 new school buildings for kindergarten, elementary
school, and high school buildings.
The secretary-general of the ministry’s
financial and administrative affairs, Najwa Qubailat, pointed out that the idea
has been proposed since 2018.
Qubailat added that the proposed project aims
to provide a healthy, safe, and stimulating environment for students, and that
the schools will be built in Amman, Zarqa, and Madaba.
The tenders will be offered in accordance with the money the
ministry allocates for such a purpose, according to Qubailat.
She added that the ministry will be managing and supervising the
schools and the private sector’s role will be limited to providing logistic
services; such as building and maintaining the schools’ facilities, and
providing security, sanitation, and school furniture.
Former minister of education, Walid Maani, stressed that the
agreement is a great push in the face of the current challenges and obstacles
schools face. He added that the ministry has been renting buildings to use them
as schools, due to overcrowding. He also indicated that this project must
proceed further than building only 15 schools.
The former minister also highlighted that the education will be
free in these schools and that the ministry will provide the teaching and
administrative staff.
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