Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation, ASU offer 550 scholarships for online courses

AMMAN — The Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education and Arizona State  University (ASU) have partnered to increase Jordanian and Arab youth access to higher education through the launch of new scholarships to complete high-quality master’s degrees online, a joint statement said.

Up to 550 students will be eligible to a full scholarship to enrol in one of 28 specialisations at ASU in engineering, technology, health, education and more. Other programmes still unavailable in the region will also be included, such as business analytics, sustainable engineering, science of healthcare delivery and curriculum development, with a focus on early childhood education.

Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair was quoted in a statement to The Jordan Times as saying that “Offering quality online master’s programmes will allow us to train our next cadre of Jordanian youth while simultaneously ensuring that they earn the necessary work experience to become leaders in their respective fields.”