Student Work Placements [Statistics] (8.4)

Proportion and number of students completing work placements longer than one month.

Introduction:

Al-Ahliyya Amman University (AAU) is committed to enhancing employability, professional readiness, and practical skills development by ensuring that students complete high-quality work placements lasting more than one month.
Supported by the Student Work Placement and Development Policy and the Student Work Placement Provision Procedure, AAU provides structured, supervised, and competency-based training opportunities across various industries and sectors.

These placements enable students to:

gain real-world experience,
develop professional and technical competencies,
strengthen labour-market readiness,
build industry connections and career pathways,
engage with innovation, digital transformation, and entrepreneurship ecosystems.

AAU tracks the number and proportion of students who complete work placements lasting more than one month across all faculties.
This indicator supports:

✔ SDG 8 (Decent Work & Economic Growth)
✔ SDG 4 (Quality Education)
✔ SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure)
✔ Jordan’s National Employment Strategy

By integrating academic learning with practical training, AAU enhances the career prospects of its graduates and supports long-term economic empowerment.

Centers and Departments:

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1. Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE)

Leads internship coordination, entrepreneurial placements, incubation programs, and external partnerships providing students with hands-on training in innovation, business development, and startup environments.

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2. Global Engagement Center (GEC)

Coordinates international internships and mobility programs, ensuring that students gain global work-placement opportunities and professional exposure.

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3. Teaching and Learning Center (TLC)

Ensures academic programs integrate experiential learning requirements and supervises faculty–industry alignment for student placements.

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4. Human Resources and Institutional Development Unit

Collaborates with external partners to create internship pathways and ensures legal and procedural compliance for student trainees.

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5. Marketing and Communications Unit

Promotes work-placement success stories, documents student achievements, and strengthens employer engagement through strategic communication programming.

Activities:

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1. MoU Between Jordan Ahli Bank and AAU – FinTech Skills Development

This MoU provides structured internships in fintech, digital banking, and financial innovation, enabling students to complete long-term placements within industry-leading institutions.

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2. MoU Between AAU and KIA – Jordan

Student placements are offered in electric vehicle technology, diagnostics, and applied engineering—lasting over one month and enhancing technical competencies.

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3. Cooperation Agreement Between AAU and Kotler Impact Company

Enables marketing, branding, and innovation students to undertake extended practical placements within internationally recognized training programs.

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4. MoU Between AAU and JoPACC

Provides students with extended placements in digital payments, financial inclusion, and digital transformation.

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5. Business School Lecture: “The FinTech Ecosystem in Jordan”

This lecture connects students with employers offering internships in fintech startups and digital-payment environments, supporting placements longer than one month.

Impact Evaluation & Development Plan

A . Performance Evaluation

1. Structured Assessment Tools

AAU assesses work-placement quality and outcomes using:

- placement completion tracking tools
- employer feedback rubrics
- student competency evaluation forms
- reflective learning reports
- skill-development assessment frameworks

Annual Assessment Cycles

Each academic year, AAU measures:

- total number of placements > 1 month
- percentage of graduating students completing placements
- placement distribution across faculties
- satisfaction levels from students and employers

Quantitative & Qualitative Indicators

Indicators include:

- number/proportion of long-term placements
- employer evaluation scores
- student reflection quality
- percentage of students receiving job offers post-placement
- gender-disaggregated participation metrics

Integration with Curriculum

Month-long placements are compulsory components in:

- business and entrepreneurship programs
- engineering and digital technology programs
- pharmacy and health sciences
- education, media, and applied sciences
- innovation and AI-related specialization tracks

Transparency and Public Reporting

All placement statistics are validated by SIRC and published in:

- Sustainability Report
- SDG 8 Executive Sustainability Report
- AAU Sustainability Portal

B. Development Actions

Action 1: University-Wide Internship Expansion Program
Increase placement opportunities with private-sector and international partners.
Target: 30% growth by 2027.

Action 2: Digital Work Placement Tracking System
Centralized digital platform to track student training duration, progress, and employer evaluations.
Target: Launch in 2026.

Action 3: International Placement Mobility Initiative
Expand student placement offerings in Malaysia, Europe, and GCC countries.
Target: +10 international placements per year.

Action 4: Extended Placement Requirement
Embed mandatory >1 month placements into all undergraduate programs.
Target: 100% implementation by 2028.

Action 5: Industry Partnerships Benchmarking
Benchmark AAU’s placement model against top universities in the MENA region.
Target: Annual benchmarking report.

C. Benchmarking & Best Practice

Benchmark universities:

University of British Columbia
University of Cambridge
University of Gothenburg

Best Practices Adopted:

month-long experiential training
employer feedback integration
sector-diversified placements
global internship pathways
digital competency tracking

Local Adaptation:
Aligned with:

Student Work Placement and Development Policy
Student Work Placement Provision Procedure
requirements of Jordan’s labour market & national skills strategy

Institutional Integration Summary

AAU ensures that student work placements lasting more than one month are systematically organized, monitored، and assessed across all faculties.
Through strong partnerships, international collaborations، digital tracking systems، and structured policies، the university guarantees that every student gains meaningful professional experience before graduation.