‘Number of foreign students at higher education institutions increased by 115%’

By JT - Jan 09,2018 - Last updated at Jan 09,2018

AMMAN — The number of non-Jordanian students at higher education institutions increased by 115 per cent in the first semester of 2017/2018, compared to the same semester in 2016/2017, Higher Education Minister Adel Tweisi said on Tuesday.

He added that the ministry seeks to increase the current number of Arab and foreign students from 40,000 to 70,000 by 2020, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Ministry Secretary General Ahed Wahadneh said that Arab students with the highest increase rates are Qataris, Kuwaitis and Omanis, while non-Arab foreign students are from Ghana, China and Kirghizstan.

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