Gov’t to secure JD25-30m for university students’ fund — Khasawneh

AMMAN — Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh on Sunday said that the government "has immediately responded" to an order by His Majesty King Abdullah II to enable 27,000 students to access grants and loans from a university students' fund, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.اضافة اعلان

Khasawneh told a lower house session that the government will, in the next two days, "revisit some aspects of capital expenditures" to secure JD25-30 million needed to finance the University Student Fund, which targets students in public universities.

Earlier, His Majesty King Abdullah ordered full access to the fund by registered students following requests from parliament members.


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