Press Release — The
Jordan Young Scientists (JoYS) initiative and Plan International Jordan (PIJO) signed a memorandum of
understanding solidifying their partnership, and agreeing on the importance of
STEM focused initiatives for young Jordanians across the Kingdom, JoYS said in
a statement.
اضافة اعلان
This event was attended by PIJO’s Country Director
Hamida Jahamah, Ireland’s Ambassador Marianne Bolger and JoYS Chairperson
Mohammad Tahboub.
“JoYS is an exciting new national initiative for
Jordanian youth that is based on a proven model that was originally implemented
in Ireland over 50 years ago,” the statement said.
“Its purpose is to improve the motivation and
rewards for young people who wish to study science and apply it to transform
society,” it said. “It has the potential to transform Jordan by empowering young
people to develop solutions for social, technological and economic challenges —
through the application of evidence-based scientific approaches.”
Over the next year, with the support and cooperation
of PIJO, the JoYS program “will be implemented nationwide with the expectation
that the initiative will become the most paramount national competition for
students studying science-based subjects in secondary schools,” the statement
noted.
With JoYS aiming to provide decent work and
innovation to help create new career paths and economic growth in Jordan, “PIJO
will support JoYS by assisting in the provision of infrastructure to
accommodate any future-planned activities, while helping in linking this
initiative with entrepreneurship and strengthening the role of women and girls
in STEM fields”.
The embassy of Ireland in Jordan will also “continue
its strong role and actively pledge its support to advance the work with the
exceedingly committed partners under the
JoYS initiative umbrella to ensure its
success for many years to come,” the statement concluded.
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