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Ammon News - A Cabinet session, headed by Prime Minister Dr. Bishr Khasawneh, on Sunday approved the 2022 bylaw for regulating practice of student party-related activities in Jordan's higher education institutions.

For the first time in the Kingdom'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 the Jordan's political modernization 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 and Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Azmi Mahafzah, said approval of bylaw reflects will of the Jordanian state to move forward with the political modernization project.

The decision also exhibits government’s fulfillment of its duty towards creating the necessary environment for practicing partisan programmatic work, he noted.

Mahafzah said the bylaw comes as a translation of Royal visions, and in implementation of His Majesty King Abdullah II's directives, during his recent meeting with the heads of official and private Jordanian universities.

The move also comes following meeting of His Highness Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, Crown Prince, with deans of student affairs in public and private universities, he noted.

For the first time, he said a bylaw has been approved aimed to provide a "safe" space for practicing partisan activities in Jordan's universities without restriction as long as compliance with its provisions is observed.

University students, he noted, have a "golden" opportunity to be part in making Jordan's political and partisan future, which is in line with the outcomes of the political modernization process, which confirmed the youth's pivotal role in partisan and political life.

From now on, no university student will be questioned over partisan work in Jordan's universities and colleges, he said, adding that all higher education institutions must amend their internal regulations and instructions in accordance with the bylaw's articles.

Within this context, he said these institutions need to educate and stimulate students to engage in party-based program work aimed at serving the country and citizens.

The bylaw is in line with the best practices implemented by many higher education institutions across the world, which aim to avoid tampering with educational process, preserving its neutrality and retaining university faculty and administrative staff.