1-2 October 2015 Crowne Plaza Hotel Amman, Jordan Exhibitor Invitation NORDIC UNIVERSITIES IN THE HEART OF THE MIDDLE EAST www.NordicEducationExpo.com Let's Spread the Word Together We are connecting thousands of Jordanian and Middle Eastern students to Nordic universities and academic institutions The goal of the Nordic Education Expo is connect Jordanian and Middle Eastern students to universities and educational institutions in the Nordics (Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland), and introduce students to the study programs of different levels in Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral studies. More than 336,000 Jordanian and Middle Eastern Students in Jordan Jordan has 10 public and 18 private universities. The Kingdom of Jordan! Jordan is a popular destination for Western expatriates and international investment due to its friendly business climate and well-educated working population. Recently, Jordan was ranked as one of the most politically globalized country in the Middle East and North Africa according to the KOF Globalization Index. More than 20,000 Jordanian students study aboard every year. Guest of Honour & Keynote Speakers from the Kingdom of Jordan & The Nordics PROF. ADNAN BADRAN F. Prime Minister of Jordan, President of Petra University – Jordan President of Petra University – Jordan PROF. RATIB ALSOU D F. Minister of Higher Education, The Chairman of Board of Trustees at Zarqa University President of Petra University – Jordan PROF. AM AL AL-FARHAN F. Minister of Municipal Affairs, Professor at AL-Ahliyya Amman University Jordan DR. ANAS R. AL-SO UD Head, Department of MIS, AL-Ahliyya Amman University. PROF. S AMULI PEK KOLA Head of Department, Tampere University of Technology, Finland. Petra University – Jordan PROF. BIRGIT TA BERGVALL-KÅREBORN Pro Vice-Chancellor, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden. University – Jordan ASS OCIATE PROF. JACOB NØ RBJE RG Copenhagen Business School & Aalborg University, Denmark University – Jordan ASS OCIATE PROF. E IVIND BREVIK Rector, The Norwegian School of IT, Norway– Jordan Our Main Message to Jordanian & Middle Eastern Students … There are hundrerds of English based university programs (BSc. MSc and Ph.D.) in the Nordics. We have top universities and high level of education in the Nordics. People in the Nordics do speak English and they do Perfectly. Nordics isn’t about cold weather anymore. Its more about innovation, creativity and high living standard. Organizers Nordic Education Expo HB is a Sweden based firm registered under the number: 969770-‐5987, with head office in Lund (Sweden) and two regional offices in Copenhagen (Denmark) and Amman (Jordan). Our team consists of Academics who studied and are working in several universities in the Nordic region and Jordan, and marketing experts who work with international students recruiting for several years. Dr. Ahmad Ghazawneh, P h. D. Dr. Ahmad is the founder of the Nordic Education Expo. He currently works as an Assistant Professor at the IT University of Copenhagen Denmark and the Founder of Lunda Lab; an idea factory based in Lund Sweden. Dr. Ahmad is a motivational speaker with more than 8 years of experience in both Academia and Industry. He received his Master and PhD. degrees in Information Systems from Lund University and Jönköping University, Sweden. Dr. Anas R. Al-Soud, P h.D. Dr. Anas Aldsoud Founder, Nordic Education Expo Dr. Anas is the founder of the Nordic Education Expo. He currently works as an Assistant Professor at Al-Ahliyya Amman University and is the head of the department of MIS, and the department of E-Business and Commerce. Dr. Anas received his master degree in Managing IT, Business from Salford University, UK and his Ph.D. from the University of Reading, UK. He worked as an Administrator at the Royal Hashemite Court in Jordan. Davood Shirmohammdian Davood is the business manager of the Nordic Education Expo. He is pursuing his master degree in IT Management at Chalmers University of Technology and University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Davood has more than 5 years of experience in recruiting Asian, South American and Middle Eastern students in Swedish Universities. He is the founder of two Sweden based firms; International Edupartner HB and Support Smart Student 3S HB. Peter Warda, Ph.D. Candidate Peter Warda is the Marketing Manager of the Nordic Education Expo. He is a Ph.D. Candidate in Economics at Jönköping International Business School, Sweden, and the founder of the business consulting company PW Konsultbyrån. Peter has more than 6 years of experience as a coordinator for international students at Jönköping University and as a marketing consultant for several educational institutions. Contact Us! Sweden (main office): Fursa International AB Box 4014, 227 21 Lund Tel. +(46) 46 771414 E-‐mail: [email protected] Denmark Office: Rued Langgaards Vej 7, 2300 Copenhagen S Tel. +(45) 315 34333 E-‐mail: [email protected] Jordan Office: Al-‐Jubaiha 11941, P.O.Box 22, Amman. Tel. +(962) 777 641616 E-‐mail: [email protected] www.NordicEducationExpo.com Let's Spread the Word Together