Deputizing the President of Yarmouk University, the Vice President for Planning, Development, Scientific Research, and Quality Affairs, Professor Samer Samara, sponsored the activities of the symposium "Refugees and Human Rights: The Right to Education", which was organized by the Refugees, Displaced Persons and Forced Migration Studies Center in cooperation with the ALECSO Chair for Asylum, Displacement and Forced Migration, on the occasion of the Human Rights Day. The Director of the Center, Dr. Reem Al-Kharouf, delivered a speech in which she indicated that the convening of the symposium comes on the occasion of the International Human Rights Day, which takes place on the tenth of December of each year pointing out that emphasizing refugees’ right of education stems from the strategic plan of the Center that demands conducting a number of studies and policy papers on the challenges and problems facing the Jordanian youth and refugees in the field of education.
In his turn, Benjamin Schmalij talked about the role of the DAAD organization in the education sector in Jordan, the training opportunities and scholarships it provides to Jordanian and refugee students in various disciplines and scientific fields, and the support provided by the organization for researchers to implement different scientific projects, conduct research studies, and promote German language programs. He also reviewed the programs implemented by the DAAD in Jordan and the number of Jordanian students benefiting from them, calling on university students and faculty members to view all information about the various training and education programs provided by the organization.
Lara Nassar from the regional office of Nuffic's office in Jordan talked about Nuffic's endeavor to transfer educational expertise from the Netherlands to Jordan, considering that Nuffic offers many programs that target students and graduates to enhance their basic skills in a way that bridges the gap between education and the labor market. She then stressed the importance of cooperation in promoting the educational rights of all refugees.
In return, Tamara Bakis, from the Learning Department at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), explained that education is one of the pillars of protecting the future of refugees, pointing out that Jordan hosts 12% of the number of refugees in the world. Compared to the number of its population, she noted that Jordan shows great cooperation in overcoming the obstacles and challenges facing education for refugees at the school and higher education levels, stressing the need to develop vocational training programs to enable young people to engage in the labor market.
