Architectural Education in Jordan is considered a vital foundation that provides the local and the regional markets with architectural expertise and skilled labor, both in the fields of architecture and urban planning, who together work on constructing a brighter future for the upcoming generations.
The prominence of their role therefor requires a high level of architectural education, in terms of quality and availability.

The 16^th Week of Architectural Education in Jordan aims to shed the light on the current state of architectural education in Jordan, and bring attention to some of the obstacles and challenges that might obstruct the process of providing the market with a quality workforce, by examining local universities pedagogies, curriculums, methodologies, university accreditation requirements, acceptance requirements, and focusing on some of the local expertise. The 16^th week also aims to propose solutions that would potentially bridge the gap that exists between architectural education and practice, which prevents recent graduates from exceling in their workplaces, for the lack of adequate skills and abilities.

The 16^th Week of Architectural Education in Jordan will focus on the process of architectural education and examine its different components, with the purpose of producing a higher quality of graduates that would possess the skillsets that would allow them to meet the demands of the growing architectural market today.

Goals and Objectives:

·        Evaluate accreditation requirements for architectural degrees and departments.

·        Evaluate architectural curriculums in Jordanian universities.

·        Exhibit examples of success stories from international architectural institutions.

·        Benefit from "Lessons learnt" from Jordanian universities architectural graduates.