Bylaw to regulate student politics is first of its kind

Jordan’s cabinet approved a bylaw for regulating the practice of student political party affiliation at higher education institutions across the kingdom, reports the Jordan News Agency, Petra.

It said the cabinet decision came in a session on Sunday 20 November, headed by Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh. For the first time in Jordan’s history, a bylaw is issued to regulate conduct of student partisan activities in higher education institutions. The bylaw’s approval comes within the framework of Jordan’s political modernisation system, which was launched at the beginning of Jordan’s bicentennial, and is based on the Political Parties Law that was previously endorsed within this process.

Commenting on the cabinet’s decision, Minister of Education, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Azmi Al-Mahafzah said that for the first time, the bylaw aims to provide a “safe” space for practising partisan activities in Jordan’s universities, without restrictions as long as the activity is in compliance with the provisions of the bylaw. Going forward, no university student will be questioned over partisan work in Jordan’s universities and colleges, he said.
Full report on the Jordan News site