EU Projects at the University of Jordan
Traditional Craft Heritage Training, design and marketing in Jordan and Syria (HANDS)
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Based on the existence of Syrian master practitioners of traditional crafts in Jordan, and Syria, this creates an opportunity to house these crafts in academic programs in these countries which has a market that demand for such crafts. The objective of this project is to create a potential Levantine vocational craft project in ME based on high expertise of Syrian and Jordanian craftsmen and to serve the community in the field of vocational skills training projects. Providing a university vocational career-relevant training of high-quality through special designed courses based on innovative heritage training and state of the art craft facilities. Hands project will provide practice oriented career relevant education in short and intense courses that lead to accredited vocational diploma degree preparing craft based craftsmen for professional practice in craft heritage projects through establishing a traditional craft centres in Jordan and Syria.​


Project Coordinator and Team at The University of Jordan

 Prof. Mohamed Ahmed Hamdan (coordinator)

Prof. Ahmed Saeed Al-Salaymeh

Prof. Rami Najib Haddad

Dr. Nabil Youssef Al-Kurdi

Eng. Kholoud Mansour Hassouna

Dr. Haifa Ahmed Bani Ismail

Prof. Ali Mahmoud Abu Ghanima

Dr. Fouad Iyad Khasawneh

Prof. Abdul Salam Ahmed Al-Shaboul​

 

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