Jordan-German Relations

ROYAL TRIP JORDAN – GERMAN RELATIONS THE ROYAL HASHEMITE COURT GERMANY Capital Area Population GDP Berlin 357,021 sq km 81,147,265 US$ 3.383 trillion Trade Relations Jordanian imports from Germany reached US$ 240.83 million Jordanian exports amounted only US$ 2.73 million Jordan's major imports from Germany: Jordan's major exports to Germany: vehicles phosphate fodder and tobacco vegetables chemical products mineral products electrical appliances textile yarn and made up articles machinery and equipment sugar pharmaceutical products Investment Relations German investments in Jordan have reached more than 41 million USD, mainly in the areas of crude petroleum related industries, .foodstuffs and beverages industries, and information technology Cultural & Educational Cooperation On 26 May 2004, the second meeting of the Joint Committee on Cultural Cooperation was held, during which Agreed Minutes was signed to enhance bilateral cooperation in the areas of education, higher education, science and research, cultural heritage, media, fine arts and music, as .well as youth and sports The German-Jordanian University (GJU) is a public university, it was founded in 2005 by a Royal Decree, in accordance with a Memorandum of Understanding reached between the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research of the Federal Republic of Germany. GJU is linked to many other universities through bilateral agreements for co-operation, collaboration, and exchange of faculty members and students. These include regional Arab universities, as well as European, North .American, and Asian universities Other Areas of Cooperation Integrated Experts (CIM): Germany supports the recruitment of German experts Senior Expert Service: Germany supports Jordan by seconding highly qualified retired experts on short-term missions, mainly in the areas of vocational and technical training under this program. • Political Foundations: the Friedrich-Ebert Foundations, the to assist the Government of Konard-Adenauer-Foundati Jordan in the impleme ntation of development projects, and in building the capacity of various on, the Friedrich-Naumann-Found ation, and the institutions. Hanns-Seidal-Foundation are active in areas that Small-Scale Activities of the German Embassy in Amman: The German Embassy in Amman manages about eight small-scale projects annually, under which it provides funding for projects in the areas of gender and environment. • DAAD Scholarship Program: Jordan is usually provided with 10 scholarships annually, in addition to 20 post-graduate courses under the DAAD program. complement the development cooperation program, including: youth and women's participation, gender equality, support for civil society and political participation, and poverty alleviation. Bilateral Agreements Jordan also signed the following bilateral agreements with Germany: An An Agreement concerning Air Transport Agreement on Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Capital Cooperation Agreement between Jordan Institution for Cooperation Agreement between the German Institute for Standards & Metrology (JISM) Standardization and the and the German Accreditation Investments Jordan Institution for System for Testing (DAP) signed in Standards and Metrology signed in 1974 signed in 1998 1970 signed in 1998 An A An An Agreement concerning Technical Cooperation in the Economic Sphere Agreement on Trade, Economic Agreement concerning Solar Power (CSP) Global Technical Cooperation Agreement and Technical Cooperation Market Initiative signed in 1960 signed in 1977 signed in 1983 signed in 2004 You Tube ot @RHCJ0