The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (

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: وزارة التعليم العالي والبحث العلمي) is the government

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that is responsible for maintaining and implementing government policies in higher education in

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. The ministry provides the support, services and organization aimed at guiding higher education sector in Jordan. The current minister is Azmi Mahafzah.

History

The Council of Higher Education was established in 1982 in response to the increased demand of regulating and planning the policies of higher education. In 1985, the council was renamed to the Ministry of Higher Education. The ministry was annulled and was merged within the Ministry of Education in 1998, but was re-established in 2001 and was renamed as the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.

Scientific Research

The ministry following its re-establishment in 2001, was given a new responsibility of guiding the scientific research sector of higher education in

. In 2005, the Scientific Research Committee was formed. Since 2006, the ministry issues several internationally peer-reviewed journals in cooperation with several Jordanian universities: # Jordan Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (JJMIE) published in cooperation with the Deanship of Graduate Studies and Scientific Research in the

Hashemite University The Hashemite University (الجامعة الهاشمية), often abbreviated HU, is a public university in Jordan. It was established in 1995. The university is located in the vicinity of the city of Zarqa. As regards to the study systems, it ...

. # Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences The Journal is published in cooperation with the

. # Jordan Journal of Chemistry (JJC). Published in cooperation with the Deanship of Research and Graduate Studies in

Yarmouk University Yarmouk University ( ar, جامعة اليرموك), also abbreviated YU, is a comprehensive public and state supported university located near the city centre of Irbid in northern Jordan. Since its establishment in 1976, Yarmouk University (YU) ...

. () # Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering (JJCE). Published in cooperation with

Jordan University of Science and Technology The Jordan University of Science and Technology ( ar, جامعة العلوم والتكنولوجيا الأردنية ''Jami'at Al-Ulum wa Al-Tiknolojia Al-Urdunia''), often abbreviated JUST, is a state-supported university located on the ou ...

. # Jordan Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences (JJEES). Published in cooperation with the

. # Jordan Journal of Physics (JJP) published with

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Jordan Journal of Modern Languages and Literature Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Riv ...

published with

. () # Jordan Journal of Educational Sciences (JJES) published in cooperation with

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Mu'tah University Mu’tah University ( ar, جامعة مؤتة, ''Jāmi‘atu Mu'tah'') is a public university in the Jordanian town of Mu'tah which was founded on 22 March 1981 by the Royal Decree to be a national institution for military and civilian higher ed ...

References

External links

MOHE website
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Higher Education Higher education is tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree. Higher education, also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after completi ...