The project aims to modernize higher education in geodesy in order to support sustainable development in Jordan. The specific objectives are to establish 3 new geodesy/GIS laboratories at 3 Jordanian partner universities under 2018, develop and start 3 new master programmes in autumn 2019 and introduce e-learning, Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and quality assurance in geodesy education during 2020.                                                                                                              

Outcomes:

• Strengthened cooperation between geodesy education institutions and Jordanian labour market partners.
• 3 new geodesy laboratories with state-of-the-art geodetic equipment to be established during 2018.
• New geodesy/geoinformatics master curricula with detailed syllabus to be developed before summer of 2018.
• New master programs in geodesy/geoinformatics due to start in autumn 2019 at 3 Jordanian universities.
• Jordanian geodesy staff have upgraded their competences through 4 intensive training courses during 2018-2019.
• Web-based e-learning platforms are set-up in 2019.
• New Problem-Based Learning (PBL) pedagogy are introduced in 2020 to foster active learning.
• Quality assurance mechanism is implemented in spring 2020.
• 12 new teaching materials are developed before summer 2020.
• Retraining in new geodesy technologies is offered to working professionals in geodesy and geoinformatics.