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(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department-Amman) In recognition of the leading educational role played by the University of Jordan and its academics as the country’s first higher education institution, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah met today with a group of female professors, lecturers and teachers from various faculties at the university.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Amman) Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, on Wednesday, was joined by teachers, students and Madrasati partners, who united to demonstrate their stance against school violence.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Amman) Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, today, launched the Queen Rania Teacher’s Academy (QRTA), which seeks to build increased capacity for supporting instructional improvement in Jordan and the region through a partnership with Columbia University’s Teacher’s College. (TC)

During the inauguration, Her Majesty Queen Rania highlighted the importance of investing in high-quality professional development to foster teacher growth and offer students learning opportunities that prepare them to meet world-class standards.

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And thank you, President Arnold, for that kind introduction. Your leadership has transformed AUC into a modern, vibrant university everyone in this room can be proud of. It makes me want to be a student here all over again!

It’s been a long time since I left AUC, but AUC has never left me. With every university I visit and student I meet, whether it’s at Harvard or Sorbonne, I remember my days in Cairo with fondness and pride. On occasion, I’ve even had AUC’s anthem pop into my head!

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department- Amman) – Her Majesty Queen Rania went on a surprise visit today to inspect 3 public schools in Amman. Her Majesty’s visit marks the second day of the school year. Her Majesty visited Um al Usoud Secondary School for girls, Dabouq Elementary School for boys, and Al Hudaibieh and Abu Al Milh Primary Co-ed.

In the UK, the median age is roughly 40 years old. In the US, it is 35. In Jordan, it is 23.5. With almost 40 per cent of Jordan’s population under the age of 15, creating employment and entrepreneurial opportunities for its youth is an urgent, constant challenge.

One innovative organisation, Injaz, is meeting this challenge head on. Injaz, which means “achievement” in Arabic, aims to inspire and prepare Jordanian youth to compete in the global economy.

(Office of Her Majesty- Press department- Amman) Marking the Global Campaign for Education’s (GCE) Global Action Week, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah joined members of the Jordanian football team and students of her Madrasati "my school" initiative, as the signed up their names in support of the 1GOAL: Education for All initiative, launched in partnership with FIFA in the run up to the 2010 World Cup.

(Office of Her Majesty- Press Department- Cairo) Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, on Sunday, urged students at the American University in Cairo (AUC) to look beyond themselves and find inspiration in the principles of civic engagement to work towards the good of their communities, and transform the future of the Middle East.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Amman) Highlighting the important role of youth in building their societies, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah invited excelling students to accompany her to the opening of the 14th Parliament's first ordinary session.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Amman) A leader can choose to lead or follow. True leadership entails empowerment of people and decentralization of responsibilities so that development initiatives can be sustained on the long run, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah told 20 INJAZ students during a leadership session conducted by a private sector volunteer at the University of Jordan.