The Luminus Story

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We are more than

an education provider.

Where the story started...

1980

Al Quds College was founded
1990

Al Quds College was acquired by AlSafadi family when it had

150 learners
1999

Ibrahim AlSafadi founded Luminus Education

274 learners
2006

Luminus opened the doors of its new Amman Campus teaching 30 programs to

3,199 learners
2021

Since then, Luminus has consistently strived to realize employment outcomes that improve people's lives and livelihood and positively impact the economy

+11,000 learners

2005

Construction on the new Luminus Campus begins..

2007

Luminus acquires the regional license to the Global SAE institute for Creative Media, and successfully establishes – SAE Amman.

SAE Amman single handedly develops the film industry in Jordan, positively impacting the economy and employing Jordanians.

Managing Director - The Royal Film Commission, Jordan

Mohannad Al-Bakri

The partnership with SAE Institute was the start to many more partnerships with international providers that brought on quality content

A tour of SAE Amman - Creative Media School at Luminus Technical University College

"...Luminus Jordan is a role model for how to take higher education to the next level, and overcoming it being irrelevant to learners and employers..."

Co-Founder and Managing Director - CedarBridge

Imad Ghandour

2011

Luminus Jordan initiates its transformation from a family business to an Education 4 Employment (E4E) Institution

2011

2015

2017

2021

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2011

The International Finance Corporation issues its global report on E4E

2015

Luminus Jordan announces its E4E (Education for Employment) strategy

2017

Luminus establishes The Employment Hub to facilitate workforce integration for all Luminus learners

2021

Smart Employment Services

Employment Partners

2014

Navigating Affordability & Flexibility to Cater to All Learners

Luminus Jordan realized early on the importance of providing vulnerable learners with quality education in an affordable and flexible manner

2014-2018

Development of the Education Model

Luminus Jordan forms the pillars on which Luminus LifePlus stands on now

Research

+ 1.5 Million USD in commissioned research to inform truly evidence-based strategy and decision making

Data & Demand-driven Support

Engaging business groups (e.g. INT@J)
Market research to identify needed skills

Experimentation

Virtual coding school in Gaza
End-2-End virtual learning
Simulating the workplace

Affordability & Student Financing

85,000 self-funded learners with access to affordable practical education
+8,000 learners – microfinancing
24,000 scholarships – 88 million USD funds raised

2015-2018

Expansion

2015
- Luminus Jordan -Zarqa
- Luminus Company for Language Solutions (LLS) - Iraq & London
2016

Luminus ShamalStart - Irbid
2017

Luminus Jordan - Irbid Campus
2017

Luminus Jordan - Laval Campus - Amman
2018
- Luminus Jordan - McDonald’s Academy - Amman

2015

Luminus ShamalStart

Luminus complements its employment efforts with launching Luminus ShamalStart to support innovation and self-employment by building a Fablab, coworking and innovation spaces in partnership with Fablab MIT, enabled by EUR 10 million initial investment

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Incubated 200 startups

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Invested USD 2.2 million in seed money

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Trained 400 teams

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Extended 30,000+ hours through Fablab Irbid

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Generated 400 job opportunities

What is a Fablab?

A Fab Lab, or digital fabrication laboratory, is a place to play, to create, to mentor and to invent: a place for learning and innovation.
Fab Labs provide access to the environment, the skills, the materials and the advanced technology to allow anyone anywhere to make (almost) anything.

Learn more about what some of the entrepreneurs have achieved with Luminus ShamalStart

Monther – DARB

Automating solar panels cleaning

Ahmad – Ion Microsystems

Embedded systems & micro-IOT solutions

Raneem – Teenah

Textile products with a mission

2016

Luminus has built an end-2-end technology platform to deliver a blended learning method, by reaching out to youth by coaching and training them to realize employment

This end-2-end technology platfrom encompasses the entire learners’ journey

We are engaging with selective partnerships globally to support Luminus Lifeplus

Minerva Project

UNICEF

Generation Unlimited

Education Outcomes Fund

Holon IQ

ASU EdPlus

Code Fellows

Coursera

D2L

Pearson

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)

Roots of Impact

FinnFund

Silatech

H-Farm

2016

Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair School of Advanced Computing is the culmination of 20 years of experimentation and research

A tour of Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair School of Advanced Computing at Luminus Technical University College

Testimonials - Learners & Partners

Joudi Awameh

Luminus School - Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair School of Advanced Computing Graduate and Learner

Luminus Learners' Road to Qatar World Cup '22

Luminus School of Hospitality

Mitchel Robertson

Co-Founder & VP of Business - Code Fellows, Seattle

Robert Jenkins

Global Director of Education - UNICEF Headquarters

Manuela Sells-Rohrbach

Regional Advisor, Education & Income - Swiss Agency Development and Cooperation (SDC)

Johannes Hahn

Commissioner for European Union Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations - EU

2021

Luminus Jordan Tops Private University Colleges in Enrollment

3 Years in a Row

Luminus Technical University College has been the number one university college of the 6 in Jordan
Highest enrollment numbers among all private higher education institutes in Jordan