Jordan raises admission scores for private universities

Jordan's Higher Education Council (HEC) has raised the minimum General Secondary Certificate Examination score for admission to the kingdom's private universities to 60% from 55%, Jordan Times has reported. The kingdom has 10 public and 16 private universities, in addition to some 54 community colleges, of which 14 are public, 24 private and others affiliated with the Jordan Armed Forces, the Civil Defence Department, the ministry of health and UNRWA.