​The teaching of Jordanian universities often consists of can be described as primarily theoretical and frontal, which pays little attention to the training of labor market-oriented skills, that are needed for the 21st century. The situation in Syria is similar. Alternative teaching methods in the form, of e.g. project or group work, could be much more helpful for training entrepreneurial competencies, but they rarely occur in the teaching. Yet it is the development of entrepreneurial skills that is central to the Jordanian economy, where new start-ups could lead to an increase in jobs for qualified graduates.