Japan provides Hybrid and Electric Vehicles Maintenance Training for Jordanian Academics

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Japan provides Hybrid and Electric Vehicles Maintenance

Training for Jordanian Academics

As Salt, December 24, 2019: The delegation of university professors and lecturers from

Al-Balqa Applied University and Tafileh Technical University visited the President of Al-Balqa

Applied University, Dr. Abdullah Al-Zoubi on Tuesday, with the attendance of representatives

from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

In Jordan, a number of hybrid and electric vehicles are widely utilized. According to the

Jordanian Free Zones Investors Association (JFZIA), 23,014 hybrid vehicles and 9,228

electric vehicles were cleared in Jordan in 2018. While the number in 2019 is expected to be

lower due to the change of tax exemption measurement, there still remain huge demands

for highly skilled technicians for maintenance of hybrid and electric vehicles.

With the request from Al-Balqa Applied University, through the Government of Jordan, JICA

is organizing an intensive technical training program on the maintenance of hybrid and

electric vehicles, which will be conducted in Japan from 17 January to 2 February 2020. The

training will be implemented with prominent Japanese private firms as well as a recognized

Japanese training institution for automotive professionals.

The University President, Prof. Abdullah Al-Zoubi said, "We appreciate the cooperation with

JICA for supporting the technical education in Jordan. I strongly encourage the participants

of this training program to take this opportunity at a maximum to absorb Japanese

technology and know-how and transfer these knowledge to students in various colleges

across the Kingdom.”

Mr. Noriharu Masugi, Senior Representative of JICA Jordan Office stated, "As the

unemployment is the pressing agenda for Jordan, JICA will continue supporting Jordan’s

technical and vocational education and training (TVET). This training program aims to

enhance the quality of technical education in key technical universities and to facilitate the

skills development which matches with the demand from labour market.”

Eight professors and lecturers will join this training program, from Ma'an University College,

Al Huson University College and Faculty of Engineering Technology (Polytechnic) as well as

Tafileh Technical University. Another training program in Japan is currently scheduled in 2021

for other group of academics.

After the training in Japan, the participants will present the results of the training program,

and disseminate the knowledge and technologies in university classrooms and workshops.

The Project Coordinator, Dr Mohammed Matouq from Al-Balqa University said, "This is an

important program in its kind that expected to build a good partnership between the

academic and private sector at international level that has been implemented successfully

with big support from JICA and Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation. We do

look forward to achieving good results after the trainees will come back, while they equipped

with high know-how from a country like Japan. Our big thankful goes to all our partners to

make this effort real.”

Media Contacts: For questions, please contact the following:

Al-Balqa Applied University: Dr. Mohammed Matouq (tel: 079 562 1911)

JICA Jordan Office: Mr. Tamer Abu Mariam (tel: 079 549 6301)