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Prof. Dr. Hani Al-Dmour

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5 articlesLatest article Saturday, 10 October 2026

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The most expensive student is the one we did not invest in

Somewhere, this evening, a family is sitting in front of a university bill. They are not discussing educational policy, economic indicators, or the future of human capital. The question on the table is simpler and harsher: Can we keep our son in university for another semester? That may seem like a…

Earlier articles

October 2026

  1. From Plan Achievements to Their Impact: The Hardest Question in Public Sector Modernization

    There is a question harder than "What has the government achieved?", which is: "What has changed in the citizen's life because of what was achieved?" The two questions look similar on the…

    4 min read

September 2026

  1. Jordan does not need oil… it needs to turn the mind into wealth (2)

    In the first part, I talked about the necessity of redefining the role of the university: research should not stop at publication and discussion, but should find its way to a product, a…

    5 min read

  2. Jordan Warns of the Map Yet to be Drawn

    The most alarming revelation from King Abdullah II's speech at the United Nations is not the fear of a new war, but of a Middle East where realities change while its borders on paper remain…

    4 min read

  3. Jordan and Transforming Minds into Wealth (1)

    There is a question I believe we do not ask our universities enough: What have we done with all this knowledge we produce? It is not just about how many papers we have published, how many…

    5 min read