Amman — Director of the Unified Admissions Unit at the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development Muhannad Al-Khatib announced Monday the closing dates for unified admissions applications for bachelor's and intermediate diploma programs, along with the number of students accepted into medicine and details on the Jordanian mothers' children admission process. Al-Khatib said applications for bachelor's degree unified admissions close at 12:00 PM on Thursday, August 20. Applications for intermediate diploma admissions close at 12:00 PM on Sunday, August 23. He noted that 52,656 students have applied so far for bachelor's programs, while 12,746 have applied for intermediate diploma programs. The Higher Education Council has decided to admit 41,844 students into official universities for bachelor's programs. Jordanian students with an average of 65% or higher can access the admissions website, submit their application, and their preferences. They must then pay a 15 JD application fee to official Jordanian universities via electronic payment through the Central Bank of Jordan's eFAWATEERcom bill payment service, using their national ID number as the payment reference. Al-Khatib also revealed the Higher Education Council's decision to admit 10,173 students into official universities and colleges for intermediate diploma programs. Regarding medicine, Al-Khatib said the council decided to admit 640 students into medicine, and confirmed 320 students will be admitted into dentistry. Al-Khatib had previously noted that medicine and dentistry have become saturated fields, nearing stagnant-major status, due to the large number of graduates both from within Jordan and abroad. He pointed to a number of other saturated and stagnant fields, particularly in engineering — with the exception of new, in-demand specializations such as renewable energy engineering and fields related to electric vehicle maintenance and electromechanical engineering. He noted that humanities and social science majors — including Arabic language, history, geography, and political science — are also considered saturated and stagnant fields. On newly introduced majors, Al-Khatib said 69 new specializations have been introduced across bachelor's and intermediate diploma programs. He said August 25 is the final deadline for holders of foreign certificates to upload their equivalency certification to their unified admissions application. Regarding admissions for children of Jordanian mothers, Al-Khatib said this process will be announced after the unified admissions list for Jordanian students is released. He noted that around 3,500 students combined the health field with the science and technology field, out of roughly 45,000 students registered in the health field under the General Secondary Certificate track. Al-Khatib explained that the field system allows students to combine multiple fields, noting some students combined health with science and technology, others combined engineering with science and technology, and others combined business with languages and social sciences. He added that some students combined three fields, describing this as reflecting a level of flexibility in the system that gives students broader options in choosing their paths and specializations. He noted the academic track includes the health field, engineering field, science and technology field, business field, languages and social sciences field, and sharia and law field. Starting next year, the field system will be reduced from six fields to four, as part of adjustments made by the Ministry of Education to expand options and flexibility for students. Al-Khatib confirmed that health-field students can compete for more than 151 bachelor's degree specializations, including medicine, dentistry, doctor of pharmacy, and pharmacy, along with allied health fields and majors in biology and chemistry, in addition to similar options at the intermediate diploma level. He explained that medicine is available to health-field students at 6 universities, dentistry at 4 universities, doctor of pharmacy at 2 universities, and pharmacy at 5 universities, stressing that limiting one's choices to only medicine and dentistry doesn't reflect the full range of options available. He urged health-field students to broaden their choices when filling out their unified admissions application and to rank specializations and universities according to their preferences, noting that all ten official universities are open for student competition. Al-Khatib predicted that competitive admission averages for engineering specializations will decline, noting that some engineering majors have had vacancies in recent years, and expecting the field system to affect admission rates in these specializations. He noted that the intermediate diploma remains an available option for students, explaining that the comprehensive exam has been eliminated and that bridging to a bachelor's program is now available at a cumulative average of 68%, or 70% for some specializations. He added that the Universities Law, published in the official gazette, includes a provision recognizing intermediate diploma certificates for purposes of bridging, employment, and professional practice, noting that coordination is underway with the Ministry of Health regarding implementation mechanisms. Al-Khatib explained that health-field students can take the mathematics exam during the supplementary session, and if they pass, can qualify for the science and technology field — a possibility available only to academic-track students, not vocational-track students. He said the field system experiment has succeeded at a rate of 80 to 85% so far, noting that a final evaluation of the experiment will take place once unified admissions results are released. He confirmed he does not expect the field system's implementation to negatively affect unified admissions results or reduce the number of accepted students, explaining that acceptance numbers are ultimately tied to institutional capacity and how student numbers are distributed across it.
Amman — Director of the Unified Admissions Unit at the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development Muhannad Al-Khatib announced Monday the closing dates for unified admissions applications for bachelor's and intermediate diploma programs, along with the number of students accepted into medicine and details on the Jordanian mothers' children admission process. Al-Khatib said applications for bachelor's degree unified admissions close at 12:00 PM on Thursday, August 20. Applications for intermediate diploma admissions close at 12:00 PM on Sunday, August 23. He noted that 52,656 students have applied so far for bachelor's programs, while 12,746 have applied for intermediate diploma programs. The Higher Education Council has decided to admit 41,844 students into official universities for bachelor's programs. Jordanian students with an average of 65% or higher can access the admissions website, submit their application, and their preferences. They must then pay a 15 JD application fee to official Jordanian universities via electronic payment through the Central Bank of Jordan's eFAWATEERcom bill payment service, using their national ID number as the payment reference. Al-Khatib also revealed the Higher Education Council's decision to admit 10,173 students into official universities and colleges for intermediate diploma programs. Regarding medicine, Al-Khatib said the council decided to admit 640 students into medicine, and confirmed 320 students will be admitted into dentistry. Al-Khatib had previously noted that medicine and dentistry have become saturated fields, nearing stagnant-major status, due to the large number of graduates both from within Jordan and abroad. He pointed to a number of other saturated and stagnant fields, particularly in engineering — with the exception of new, in-demand specializations such as renewable energy engineering and fields related to electric vehicle maintenance and electromechanical engineering. He noted that humanities and social science majors — including Arabic language, history, geography, and political science — are also considered saturated and stagnant fields. On newly introduced majors, Al-Khatib said 69 new specializations have been introduced across bachelor's and intermediate diploma programs. He said August 25 is the final deadline for holders of foreign certificates to upload their equivalency certification to their unified admissions application. Regarding admissions for children of Jordanian mothers, Al-Khatib said this process will be announced after the unified admissions list for Jordanian students is released. He noted that around 3,500 students combined the health field with the science and technology field, out of roughly 45,000 students registered in the health field under the General Secondary Certificate track. Al-Khatib explained that the field system allows students to combine multiple fields, noting some students combined health with science and technology, others combined engineering with science and technology, and others combined business with languages and social sciences. He added that some students combined three fields, describing this as reflecting a level of flexibility in the system that gives students broader options in choosing their paths and specializations. He noted the academic track includes the health field, engineering field, science and technology field, business field, languages and social sciences field, and sharia and law field. Starting next year, the field system will be reduced from six fields to four, as part of adjustments made by the Ministry of Education to expand options and flexibility for students. Al-Khatib confirmed that health-field students can compete for more than 151 bachelor's degree specializations, including medicine, dentistry, doctor of pharmacy, and pharmacy, along with allied health fields and majors in biology and chemistry, in addition to similar options at the intermediate diploma level. He explained that medicine is available to health-field students at 6 universities, dentistry at 4 universities, doctor of pharmacy at 2 universities, and pharmacy at 5 universities, stressing that limiting one's choices to only medicine and dentistry doesn't reflect the full range of options available. He urged health-field students to broaden their choices when filling out their unified admissions application and to rank specializations and universities according to their preferences, noting that all ten official universities are open for student competition. Al-Khatib predicted that competitive admission averages for engineering specializations will decline, noting that some engineering majors have had vacancies in recent years, and expecting the field system to affect admission rates in these specializations. He noted that the intermediate diploma remains an available option for students, explaining that the comprehensive exam has been eliminated and that bridging to a bachelor's program is now available at a cumulative average of 68%, or 70% for some specializations. He added that the Universities Law, published in the official gazette, includes a provision recognizing intermediate diploma certificates for purposes of bridging, employment, and professional practice, noting that coordination is underway with the Ministry of Health regarding implementation mechanisms. Al-Khatib explained that health-field students can take the mathematics exam during the supplementary session, and if they pass, can qualify for the science and technology field — a possibility available only to academic-track students, not vocational-track students. He said the field system experiment has succeeded at a rate of 80 to 85% so far, noting that a final evaluation of the experiment will take place once unified admissions results are released. He confirmed he does not expect the field system's implementation to negatively affect unified admissions results or reduce the number of accepted students, explaining that acceptance numbers are ultimately tied to institutional capacity and how student numbers are distributed across it.
Amman — Director of the Unified Admissions Unit at the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development Muhannad Al-Khatib announced Monday the closing dates for unified admissions applications for bachelor's and intermediate diploma programs, along with the number of students accepted into medicine and details on the Jordanian mothers' children admission process. Al-Khatib said applications for bachelor's degree unified admissions close at 12:00 PM on Thursday, August 20. Applications for intermediate diploma admissions close at 12:00 PM on Sunday, August 23. He noted that 52,656 students have applied so far for bachelor's programs, while 12,746 have applied for intermediate diploma programs. The Higher Education Council has decided to admit 41,844 students into official universities for bachelor's programs. Jordanian students with an average of 65% or higher can access the admissions website, submit their application, and their preferences. They must then pay a 15 JD application fee to official Jordanian universities via electronic payment through the Central Bank of Jordan's eFAWATEERcom bill payment service, using their national ID number as the payment reference. Al-Khatib also revealed the Higher Education Council's decision to admit 10,173 students into official universities and colleges for intermediate diploma programs. Regarding medicine, Al-Khatib said the council decided to admit 640 students into medicine, and confirmed 320 students will be admitted into dentistry. Al-Khatib had previously noted that medicine and dentistry have become saturated fields, nearing stagnant-major status, due to the large number of graduates both from within Jordan and abroad. He pointed to a number of other saturated and stagnant fields, particularly in engineering — with the exception of new, in-demand specializations such as renewable energy engineering and fields related to electric vehicle maintenance and electromechanical engineering. He noted that humanities and social science majors — including Arabic language, history, geography, and political science — are also considered saturated and stagnant fields. On newly introduced majors, Al-Khatib said 69 new specializations have been introduced across bachelor's and intermediate diploma programs. He said August 25 is the final deadline for holders of foreign certificates to upload their equivalency certification to their unified admissions application. Regarding admissions for children of Jordanian mothers, Al-Khatib said this process will be announced after the unified admissions list for Jordanian students is released. He noted that around 3,500 students combined the health field with the science and technology field, out of roughly 45,000 students registered in the health field under the General Secondary Certificate track. Al-Khatib explained that the field system allows students to combine multiple fields, noting some students combined health with science and technology, others combined engineering with science and technology, and others combined business with languages and social sciences. He added that some students combined three fields, describing this as reflecting a level of flexibility in the system that gives students broader options in choosing their paths and specializations. He noted the academic track includes the health field, engineering field, science and technology field, business field, languages and social sciences field, and sharia and law field. Starting next year, the field system will be reduced from six fields to four, as part of adjustments made by the Ministry of Education to expand options and flexibility for students. Al-Khatib confirmed that health-field students can compete for more than 151 bachelor's degree specializations, including medicine, dentistry, doctor of pharmacy, and pharmacy, along with allied health fields and majors in biology and chemistry, in addition to similar options at the intermediate diploma level. He explained that medicine is available to health-field students at 6 universities, dentistry at 4 universities, doctor of pharmacy at 2 universities, and pharmacy at 5 universities, stressing that limiting one's choices to only medicine and dentistry doesn't reflect the full range of options available. He urged health-field students to broaden their choices when filling out their unified admissions application and to rank specializations and universities according to their preferences, noting that all ten official universities are open for student competition. Al-Khatib predicted that competitive admission averages for engineering specializations will decline, noting that some engineering majors have had vacancies in recent years, and expecting the field system to affect admission rates in these specializations. He noted that the intermediate diploma remains an available option for students, explaining that the comprehensive exam has been eliminated and that bridging to a bachelor's program is now available at a cumulative average of 68%, or 70% for some specializations. He added that the Universities Law, published in the official gazette, includes a provision recognizing intermediate diploma certificates for purposes of bridging, employment, and professional practice, noting that coordination is underway with the Ministry of Health regarding implementation mechanisms. Al-Khatib explained that health-field students can take the mathematics exam during the supplementary session, and if they pass, can qualify for the science and technology field — a possibility available only to academic-track students, not vocational-track students. He said the field system experiment has succeeded at a rate of 80 to 85% so far, noting that a final evaluation of the experiment will take place once unified admissions results are released. He confirmed he does not expect the field system's implementation to negatively affect unified admissions results or reduce the number of accepted students, explaining that acceptance numbers are ultimately tied to institutional capacity and how student numbers are distributed across it.
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