Al-Balqa Applied University said it secured the MED-BALKAN AI EDU project under Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education, with a total budget of about €350,000. The university posted the announcement on 24 September. The project brings together higher-education institutions from Jordan, Portugal, Latvia, Kosovo and Egypt, with a Latvian partner leading the partnership. The funding amount is approximate in the announcement, so it should not be presented as an exact final disbursement or as money received by the Jordanian university alone.

The university describes the project’s aims as expanding the use of artificial intelligence and digital transformation in higher education, while strengthening digital teaching and innovation capabilities among academic and administrative staff. It also intends to develop students’ digital, green and entrepreneurial skills. The stated focus is on capacity building and education practice. The announcement does not set out a specific number of universities, student beneficiaries, courses, jobs or AI systems, so those outcomes cannot yet be quantified from the release.

Project head Asmaa Wreikat said the university would work with its partners to develop innovative teaching practices and encourage effective, responsible use of AI in education. This is a planned work programme, not evidence that new AI products have already been deployed in classrooms or that learning outcomes have improved. The university’s president framed the award as an opportunity to expand international cooperation and exchange expertise. The available announcement does not include detailed project milestones, a completion date or a breakdown of the funding by country or institution.

The five-country partnership gives the project a regional and European academic scope. Cooperation can support exchange of teaching methods and institutional experience, but the announcement does not state which specific technologies will be selected, what data protections will govern use or how responsible AI will be assessed. Those questions are material in higher education because tools can affect assessment, teaching workflows and personal information. The release presents an intention to promote responsible use; it does not report a completed governance framework or independent evaluation.

The confirmed development is the university’s selection for an approximately €350,000 Erasmus+ capacity-building project with partners across five named countries. Its goals include digital education, staff capabilities and student skills, with AI as one focus. The funding figure refers to the project’s total budget as reported by the university, not a confirmed amount transferred to Al-Balqa. Future implementation reports will be needed to assess what activities took place, how the resources were allocated and whether the stated education objectives were achieved.