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Jordan news

Jordan slashes seats at public universities

Jordan: Monday, February 08 - 2010 at 10:21

Jordan's unified admission committee has decided to almost halve the number of students accepted in public universities, from 6,900 seats to 3,864 seats for the spring semester of the 2009/2010 academic year, Jordan Times has reported. Walid Maani, higher education minister told the newspaper that the decision was taken due to overcrowded classrooms. He said the decision is in line with the universities' accreditation criteria to lower the number of students accepted in the Kingdom's public universities in accordance with their capacity.

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Jordan press releases

Royal Jordanian to open regular, scheduled route to Madinah Munawwarh

Jordan: 13 hours, 57 minutes ago

On March 28 this year, Royal Jordanian will inaugurate regular direct flights to Madinah Munawwarh, Saudi Arabia, with initial two weekly flights.

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Analysis

Jordan's medical tourism revenues topped $1bn

Jordan pushes medical tourism industry

Jordan: Sunday, December 20 - 2009 at 11:45

After establishing itself as a popular destination for medical care among Arabs in the Middle East, Jordan is now looking to attract more patients from outside the region in a bid to tap the growing market for medical tourism worldwide. With revenues topping $1bn annually, medical tourism is now considered one of the main contributors to the kingdom's economy. A study conducted by Jordan's Private Hospitals Association (PHA) found that 210,100 patients from 48 countries received treatment in the kingdom in 2008, compared to 190,000 in 2007.