AMMAN --- October 1, 2014 --- Under the patronage of Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, HE Dr. Amin Mahmoud, the Board of Directors of the Digital Education Initiative Team held its first meeting, at Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Knowledge Forum (TAGKF).
The Board Chairman, HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, indicated that the initiative is a voluntary one that aims to develop standards for digital education accreditation, which will be submitted to the official concerned authorities in the Kingdom.
The meeting was moderated by President of Al Al-Bayt University Dr. Dia’ Arafah, and was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Higher Education Council, National Accreditation Commission, Scientific Research Support Fund as well as presidents and representatives of public and private universities.
Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh announced a number of decisions concluded by the participants represented in the formation of a taskforce whose sole task is to develop quality accreditation standards in digital education in the form of a suggestion by a group of experts to be submitted to the Ministry of Higher Education. Suc