education

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department, New York) During the Fifth Annual Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) meeting in New York, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah took to the stage to pledge her commitment to leadership for the 1GOAL Education For a All Campaign over the next year.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department- Amman) Her Majesty Queen Rania on Sunday attended the 11th meeting of the Arab Open University (AOU) board of trustees, where participants discussed the institution’s latest developments, including plans to build campuses in existing branches across the region.

Co-chairing the meeting, Her Majesty Queen Rania was briefed by HRH Prince Talal Bin Abdelaziz on the University’s 2009-2011 strategy.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department- London) Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, on Friday, visited the Mulberry School for Girls in London to discuss education-focused programs supported by Mosaic; a Muslim Mentoring Network launched in 2007 by HRH the Prince of Wales.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Amman) The atmosphere among the children at the Zaha Cultural Center on Thursday as Queen Rania honored Jordanian mothers who participated in the “Mama’s Story” contest- was one of great euphoria and enthusiasm.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department- Johannesburg) Starting a three-day working trip to Johannesburg, South Africa, Her Majesty Queen Rania, on Thursday, met with the South African statesman and Nobel Prize laureate Nelson Mandela and his wife, Graca Machel.

During the meeting, members of the Nelson Mandela organizations briefed Her Majesty about the various legacy projects currently underway, including the planned Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital, which will be one of three such facilities in all of Africa.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department – Amman) Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, UNICEF’s Eminent Advocate for Children, welcomed a United Kingdom’s National Committee for UNICEF delegation to Jordan, Thursday, to strategize on the Queen’s role and coordinate efforts in spreading UNICEF’s important mandate. On the heels of the Queen’s meeting with UNICEF’s Executive Director Ann Veneman in New York last month, Queen Rania brought the team together to discuss an upcoming sports in development initiative that the Queen said she was keen to lend her voice and support to. The team briefed

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - São Paulo) While in Brazil, Friday, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah visited several successful education-focused projects to see firsthand the effects of community participation in the lives of underprivileged and disadvantaged youth.

(Jordan Times - Amman) Her Majesty Queen Rania launched the initiative three months ago, which seeks to make education a social responsibility by partnering the public and private sectors for the restoration of 500 schools in desperate need of basic infrastructure and repair.

Under the initiative, final touches are being made at schools in eight governorates after an overall renovation of the buildings and various facilities.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Salt) In her first visit to Salt City this year, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah visited the King Abdullah II School for Excellence, Wednesday, to meet with the students and faculty and encourage their efforts in maintaining an environment of excellence.

Dozens of students lined the entrance and joined the Minister of Education, Khalid Touqan, and the school principal, Nimat Abu Talib in welcoming the Queen. Touqan and Abu Talib accompanied Queen Rania on a tour of the school.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Amman) Celebrating the spirit of entrepreneurship among student youth across Jordanian universities, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah, on Sunday, recognized the six winning teams of the Princess Sumaya National Entrepreneurship Competition and placed the foundation stone for the Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship in the presence of Her Highness Princess Sumaya Al-Hassan, Chairman of the university.  During the ceremony at the Friendship Auditorium of the PSUT Campus, Queen Rania distributed awards to the winners for their outstanding achiev