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WORLD BANK INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES SERVICE
APPROVED PROJECT - JUNE 2003
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Loan No. 7171-JO
Country: Jordan
Project: EDUCATION REFORM FOR KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY I PROGRAM
Sector: Education/Training
Date Approved: 8 May 2003
Total Cost: US$ 370 million
Main Financing Source: Borrower: US$ 130 million
Additional Financing: IBRD (US$ 120 million), EC (US$ 43 million), USAID (US$ 14 million), AFESD (US$ 28 million), CIDA (US$ 4 million), UK (US$ 2 million), Islamic Development Bank (US$ 18 million), JICA (US$ 1 million), KFW (US$ 10 million)
Completion Date: 31 December 2008
Implementing Agencies: The Ministry of Education, Amman, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Tel: (962-6) 566-5461, Fax: (962-6) 464-6654, E-mail: mofficemoe.govjo, Contact: HE Khaled Toukan
Objectives and Description: The objective of the Education Reform for Knowledge Economy Project (ERfKE) is to support the Government of Jordan to transform the education system at the early childhood, basic, and secondary levels to produce graduates with the skills needed for the knowledge economy. There are four project components. Component (1) re-orients education policy objectives and strategies through governance and administrative reform. The five sub-components consist of (a) a redefined vision and comprehensive integrated national education strategy; (b) revised governance, management, and decision-making mechanisms to achieve...
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