​The University of Jordan (UJ) has been leading in a number of implemented externally funded capacity building projects in the field of higher education in Jordan since 2015.

UJ has won funding for 29 EU capacity building projects under the Erasmus + program (2015-2020), in addition to obtaining funding for 3 projects within Horizon 2020 EU program, one project within UCPM, and four within the FP7 program, performing as a leading partner in 6 of them and a strategic partner in the 31 others.

Moreover, UJ is the only university that has obtained funding for a project dubbed EU-Middle east Network in Action (EUMENIA), as well as obtaining funding since 2018 for several projects from the DAAD, NUFFIC, Share-net, US Embassy, and the British council.

According to the International Affairs Unit, UJ is at the top of Jordan's HE institutions in a number of partners, reaching 262 partners in projects associated with higher education institutions from all around the world. 

The abovementioned projects fall within several areas including Water resources management and climate change, artificial intelligence, conflict resolution, integration of students with disabilities, health, renewable energy, traditional crafts, arts therapy, technology and software engineering, hybrid electric vehicles, food safety, educational sciences, and others.

Currently, 11 EU capacity building projects under the Erasmus + program are still being implemented, of which are:  HEALING, ECO-CAR, eMWRE, and DECAIR projects.

The HEALING project's main objective is to develop and design a professional diploma program in Art Therapy at the School of Art and Design, starting from the 2021-2022 academic year.

The one-year multidisciplinary diploma program, which is the first of its kind in the region, will enable staff from a variety of professional backgrounds to include arts as part of their therapeutic work. Arts therapy includes music therapy, drama therapy, and visual arts therapy, such as painting, sculpture and ceramic molding.

The program has been developed by the collective efforts of the arts and design, medicine and rehabilitation sciences schools, in cooperation with the EU's Erasmus+ programme to include this program within the academic programs at UJ's School of Art and Design.

Several meetings and ToT workshops were organized within the project, whether at the University or at other partner universities in Jordan (Al-Hashimiya, Irbid Al-Ahlia, Al-Israa, Science and Technology), with the participation of project team members.

The duration of the study in this program, which has been approved by  UJ's Board of Trustees, is  one year (2 semesters), during which the students will obtain a professional diploma in art therapy, so that students of the program who specialize in medicine and rehabilitation sciences can directly practice art therapy in clinics.

Another significant project that has been executed currently is the eMWRE Erasmus+ Project. The project's main outcome is the establishment of an innovative eMaster in Water Resources Engineering to modernize the education using innovative technology and advanced tools to provide more sustainable solutions to the water scarcity problems in the MENA region.

The 3-year project also aims to strengthen existing relevant curricula and establish new academic and research networks in water resources in partner countries, and stimulate cooperation between academia and local governments.

The project's partners are the University of Jordan, Mutah University, and from Palestine Al-Quds University and Islamic University in Gaza, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education in Netherlands, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and "Eummena".

DeCAIR is also another Erasmus+ project implemented presently under the leadership of UJ. It aims to develop a new master’s program in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (AIR) at UJ, a new bachelor’s program in intelligent systems engineering at the Tafila Technical University, and an AIR curricula for current bachelors and master’s degrees at partnering Jordanian and Lebanese universities.

Other project goals are to improve the teaching capacity at universities of the Partner Countries, build a network of highly qualified professionals in these areas among partner universities, and improve collaboration with local and regional industries and community for applying AIR technologies in solving industry and community problems.

The project is based on building AIR capacities by transferring European expertise, academia and industrial networks, developing new AIR laboratories, and enhancing cooperation with local, regional and European companies.

The other project's partners are the Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), Tafila Technical University (TTU) from Jordan, Lebanese University (LU), Beirut Arab University (BAU) from lebanon, and Università di Pisa (UNIPI), Universita’ degli Studi di Genova – UNIGE, Universidad de Granada (UGR), University of Stuttgart (UST) and Creative Thinking Development – CRETHIDEV from the EU.

It should be emphasized that developing effective national, regional, and international strategic partnerships is one of UJ's strategic objectives, including partnerships that support scientific research and capacity building, establishing of joint graduate programs, and exchange experiences and knowledge.​