Community college deans protest decision to freeze some specialties

AMMAN — The Lower House Education Committee on Tuesday held a meeting with deans of private community colleges to listen to their demands, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

MP Mohammad Al Haj, who chaired the meeting, said the deans presented the committee with a memorandum on the decisions of the Higher Education Accreditation Commission, which include stopping admission for academic and humanitarian majors like Sharia (Islamic Law), Arabic, English and child education because of the lack of job opportunities.

Haj said the deans asked the committee to call for reversing the decision for its “illegality” and because there is no logical reason for it, in addition to its negative repercussions. MP Ahmad Jaloudi, rapporteur of the committee, said a meeting will be held next week with Higher Education Minister Labib Khadra to discuss the decision.