MS@CPS is a collaborative effort among EU and MENA countries for the establishment of an International Master of Computer Systems on Cyber Physical Systems. The envisioned master programme will focus on the contemporary recent technologies in the fields of Embedded Systems (ES) and Knowledge-based Systems (KBS) that provide the needed expertise for a CPS education and tremendous economic opportunities and furthermore span various important applications in our daily life such as: Internet of Things (IoT), autonomous cars, smart phones, embedded systems, big data, semantic computing, cloud computing, etc.The curriculum of MS@CPS program will be designed by analyzing the existing curricula in the area of embedded and knowledge-based systems, then a field study of market requirements and needs in the MENA region will be conducted. In parallel, the consortium members will review and examine pedagogical teaching and learning methods to fulfil the program objectives. Further, the curriculum of MS@CPS will be strongly aligned with the special requirements of the industry in the MENA countries in order to establish the skills of the students for strengthening the economy. In particular, MS@CPS will arrange several activities in cooperation with the industry partners to provide an open platform for students and industry, which will strengthen the students' skills and establish joint internships and master thesis. By providing solid skills in entrepreneurship and adopting proven mechanisms from program countries, the graduated students of MS@CPS will be able to establish their own start-ups. By enrolling in this program, the students will benefit from the multi-cultural experience and contact with different teaching styles responding to labour market needs, foster innovation and create top talents as the mobility readiness and complex system solution handling are highly valued skills for technology-driven companies.

JOVITAL addresses limited interactive teaching and physical academic mobility at Jordanian HEIs by introducing problem-based learner-centered teaching and learning practices founded on constructivist and connectivist theories and facilitated by digital social interaction tools. It proposes Virtual Collaborative Learning (VCL) as a flexible, effective, and accessible learning arrangement to involve Jordanian students in a virtual community and integrate disadvantaged learner groups, especially refugees, in a location-independent immersive classroom experience. The project introduces online international exchange for an effective Internationalization at Home through “Virtual Mobility” at Jordanian HEIs. Key project outcomes include:- Tailored localised qualification programmes and practical training and know-how transfer events for teaching staff and tutors.- Constructivist problem-based learning curriculum for collaborative learning courses.- Virtual Collaborative Learning courses for Jordanian students in national and international settings. - Jordanian Virtual Innovative Teaching and Learning Hub “VITAL-Hub” for sustainable exploitation of project results.- Local Virtual Innovative Learning LAbs “VILLA”s for a better local access to modern learning technologies.- A Mobile Virtual Innovative Learning LAb “Mobile-VILLA” to remotely include refugees and students in rural areas in learning activities.The envisaged impact of JOVITAL encompasses:- Enhanced education quality through practice relevant application-oriented curriculum and competence-based learning activities.- Enhanced teaching quality through interactive didactical course designs and modern methodological best practices.- Increased access to international experience for staff and students through ICT-based international academic exchange and “Virtual Mobility”.- Integrating refugees in Jordanian higher education through inclusive teamwork with mainstream learners groups in the virtual classroom.

"Recently, artificial intelligence and robotics (AIR) have been making huge advances enabling them to enter new applications, constituting disruptive forces to various aspects of our lives. Developing countries such as Jordan and Lebanon suffer from slowing economies and high unemployment rates. These problems will worsen as AIR technologies succeed in automating more jobs and shifting production and jobs to the countries that employ these technologies to efficiently offer better services and products. Therefore, it is essential for all countries to engage in using and developing these technologies to create new businesses, improve existing products and services, and foster human prosperity.The consortium of this proposal is taking the initiative of ""Developing Curricula for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (DeCAIR)""; a project that intends to develop curricula in the areas of AIR through new master's and bachelor programs. These programs will give students opportunities to specialize in AI technologies, Robotics technologies, or using AI solutions to develop smart and autonomous robots that can solve unconventional problems. Additionally, DeCAIR will improve the curricula of existing masters and bachelor programs in the areas of AIR, establish relevant modern laboratories, and implement modern teaching methods such as flipped learning and project-based learning. All this will improve the graduates' practical skills and enable them to exploit these revolutionary technologies to solve local and regional problems, create new jobs, and to start new ventures.Other project aims are to improve the teaching capacity at universities of the Partner Countries, build a network of highly qualified professionals in these areas among partner universities, and improve collaboration with local and regional industries and community for applying AIR technologies in solving industry and community problems."

The main objective of the IREEDER project is to improve the capacities of high quality education in Jordan, using state of art technology and training staff on improving the quality of the courses taught by making best use of these technologies. Specifically, IREEDER aims at introducing the recent developments in Electrical Engineering to the undergraduate curricula, where three subjects in renewable energy, Internet of things and Cyber security will be developed. Also, three laboratories for training the students in the selected topics will be established in three different Jordanian partners. The reason behind this project is mainly to enhance the quality if the graduated engineers by providing the basic knowledge and the necessary skills to enter the labor market in Jordan. The three selected subjects have been chosen based on a need analysis of the Jordanian market.IREEDER includes five Jordanian partners and five European partners, who have the willing and the ability to accomplish this cooperative project by exchanging the experience towards achieving the project aims.

This project is responding to the emerged needs and challenges in Jordan. This include climate change, low employment rate of engineers, the gap between workforce supply and demand, the rapidly growing market of Electric vehicles and Hybrid vehicles (EV and HEV) and the need for servicing and maintaining them.The main scope is to equip the engineers with the needed practical skills in the field of EV and HEV and qualify them to local, regional and international markets, through developing a professional diploma and integrate some of these courses within existing programmes. Through this diploma, students will get the needed skills to maintain and operate Electric and Hybrid vehicles with appropriate knowledge in the fields of climate change, vehicle manufacturing systems, and life cycle assessment.The envisaged impacts within this project include:• Increase the employability of Engineers in Local, Regional and International Market • Reduce air pollution and mitigate climate change impact on Jordan, through increase the use of EV/HEV• Enhance the quality of the vocational training provided in the vocational training centers, through employing the trained engineers in those centers• Improve the level of provided services for repairing and maintaining electric and Hybrid vehicles in Jordanian enterprises. • Satisfying industry and economical needs by empowering engineers.• Helping to move Jordan forward to become a host for Electrical and Hybrid vehicles industry in future