Day: July 21, 2022

The Higher Education Council (HEC) decided in its session held on Thursday, headed by Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Wajih Owais, to standardize the university calendar in Jordanian higher education institutions for the next academic year 2022/2023.

In a press statement, the ministry’s media spokesperson, Mohannad Khatib, said the university year in public universities begins as of October 2, 2022, while the 1st semester’s teaching process is scheduled to kick off on October 9, 2022.

Meanwhile, academic year at private universities will start on October 9, whereas the 1st semester’s teaching activities will kick off on October 16, he pointed out

Source: Jordan News Agency

The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) received a total of 4, 103 complaints during the first six months of 2022, according to its statement released on Thursday.

3, 752 complaints were addressed and solved, constituting 92% of the total grievances number, compared to last year and for the same period, which amounted to 3,826, the TRC added.

Complaints included 3,215 relating to Internet services, 770 on mobile phone services, 83 for landline subscriptions, 32 for post services, and 3 for “qualitative approvals,” the TRC noted.

Work is underway to address complaints, as some solutions require technical teams’ visit to field sites to conduct the necessary technical examinations for coverage complaints and complete coordination procedures with the companies concerned in this regard, TRC said.

TRC Chairman, Bassam Sarhan, stressed the importance of the commission’s role in protecting beneficiaries’ interests in regard to telecom, information technology and postal services, and its keenness to ensure that operating companies provide “high” level services at affordable prices.

TRC is constantly implementing and launching various awareness campaigns, which address serves beneficiaries’ interests on various media outlets and the commission’s platforms on social media, he noted.

In addition, the TRC outlines necessary awareness plans, in accordance with developments in the telecom sector, which is characterized by dynamic and rapid changes, he said.

Source: Jordan News Agency

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources’ Jordan Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Fund (JREEEF) and Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) on Thursday signed an agreement to implement energy conservation projects worth JD1.5 million within the framework of the first phase of the energy saving program for Aqaba hotels.

The agreement, which is part of government’s plans to support Aqaba hotels, was signed by JREEEF Chairman / Minister of Energy, Saleh Kharabsheh, and ASEZA head, Nayef Bakheet.

During the signing ceremony, financial contributions of the various sides were determined to implement the project, which will be shared by JREEEF and ASEZA by 50% each.

Meanwhile, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) will provide a grant of JD100,000 to carry out energy audit studies for beneficiary hotels and offer logistical and technical support for the project’s implementation , in partnership with JREEEF.

Kharabsheh, in press remarks following the agreement signing, stressed the importance of these energy-efficiency programs in achieving “significant” saving rates in energy consumption for the targeted facilities and increasing their competitiveness.

These programs also improve the services quality, which is a key objective of the ministry’s JREEEF to achieve the national goals in this regard, set in the National Energy Efficiency Action Plan for Jordan

Source: Jordan News Agency