The Faculty of Information Technology and Computer Sciences and the Faculty of Hijjawi for Engineering held an awards ceremony for the CFP projects at Yarmouk University under the Grant scheme of the HOPES projects. The two projects, “Transferring E-Business Fundamentals to Syrian Refugees (TEFSR)” and “Providing Fundamental ICT Skills for Syrian Refugees (PFISR)”, are implemented by Yarmouk University as part of the Grant scheme of the HOPES project funded by European Union’s Regional Trust fund in repose to the Syrian Crisis, the ‘Madad Fund’. They are implemented by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) together with the British Council, Campus France and Nuffic.
Dr. Nasser Hindawi, Director of HOPES projects in Jordan, highlighted the importance of HOPES grants to Syrian refugees in Jordan. He also asserts about the importance of such projects which can open new horizons for Syrian students in Jordanian universities. In addition, These projects can help them to build a strong career path to cope with the crisis in their country and country of displacement. The projects aim to transfer basic skills in web applications, networking, e-commerce, and computer maintenance to Syrian refugees and local community members. The dean of Hijjawi Faculty for Engineering, Prof. Ahmad Al-Shamali also pointed to the importance of this type of project and support in the development of the local community and host communities.
Dr. Amani Shatnawi from the Faculty of Information Technology presented the most important accomplishments and results achieved during the period of implementation of the projects, which showed that more than 300 students and students from the Syrian community and refugees were graduated. In accordance with the university plan to rehabilitate the students to the labor market and provide them with the necessary knowledge and expertise, more than 150 students were subjected to the intensive training program to be a trainer for trainees (ToT). Some students presented their achievements, including the student Muhannad Bani Issa from Syrian, he developed an e-commerce website for the sale of German cosmetic products, Khalid and student Mohammed Mohsen from Syria talked about the skills they are obtained in the field of computer maintenance and computer networks, that they had an impact on finding job opportunities in related to these fields.
Dr. Nasser Hendawi and Dr. Naimah Hasban from the HOPES office in Jordan and Prof. Ahmed Al-Shamali have distributed certificates to the participants. The projects team included Dr. Amani Shatnawi and Dr. Anas AlSobeh from the Faculty of Information Technology and Computer Science, and Prof. Dr. Mohammad Al-Jarrah, Dr. Abdulkarim Al-Tamimi and Dr. Amin Al-Jarrah from the Faculty of Hijjawi for Technological Engineering.
