Amman: Minister of Education and Human Resources Development Azmi Mahafzah met on Sunday with Lebanese Minister of Education and Higher Education Rima Karami and Lebanese Ambassador to Jordan Brigitte Tawk to discuss bilateral cooperation in education and human resources.
According to Jordan News Agency, the meeting, attended by Ministry Secretaries-General Nawaf Al-Ajarmeh and Sahar Al-Shakhaterah, focused on expanding institutional expertise and technical exchanges between both nations. Mahafzah outlined Jordan's recent structural reform, which combines general education, higher education, and human resources development into a unified ministry. He emphasized that this integration optimizes planning efficiency to meet future market demands, highlighting national initiatives in teacher training and leadership development, including the Queen Rania Teacher Academy and specialized programs for school administrators.
Mahafzah also introduced the National Council for Future Technology, emphasizing its role in incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) and digital systems across educational frameworks and human resources development. Karami, in response, praised Jordan's educational models and administrative reforms, while reviewing Lebanon's higher education sector, preparations for the upcoming academic year, and the operational structure of Lebanese public and private universities.
Karami proposed organizing a joint forum with curriculum directors, university presidents, and educational experts from both countries. This forum would aim to develop collaborative solutions for shared challenges, resource optimization, and crisis management. Discussions extended to pre-service and in-service teacher training in partnership with Jordanian universities, teacher professional licensing, leadership development, quality assurance, and certificate equivalency procedures.
The two sides further explored joint efforts to address learning loss, advance digital learning strategies, and expand reciprocal university scholarships for undergraduate and postgraduate studies. At the conclusion of the meeting, both ministers agreed to reactivate joint technical committees via videoconferencing to establish implementation roadmaps for the proposed agreements and programs.