The Jordanian students team consisting of Mansour Al-Hamoud from the Faculty of Information Technology and Computer Science at Yarmouk University, Zaid Affanah and Muhammad Abu Shukr from Princess Sumaya University of Technology, won the third place of the Huawei Global Competition for 2019 from among 13 teams that included 39 students from various countries of the Middle East. This gathering, which took place in China, attracted more than 21 thousand students from 437 colleges and universities from Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

The Jordanian Ambassador in Beijing, Hossam Al-Husseini, and the President of Huawei in the Middle East, Charles Yang, handed over the students their awards. The ambassador then congratulated the Jordanian team on their victory in achieving this rank in the Huawei competition and expressed his pride in the level of students participating in this team, which represents the ambitious and proactive Jordanian youth. He then praised Huawei's efforts to support young cadres and owners of creative ideas.

Elaborating on the event, Prof. Kafafi congratulated the winners of the competition and expressed Yarmouk's pride for its distinguished students who have proven their merit and academic excellence in various competitions at the local, Arab, and international levels. He also stressed the university's keenness to support its creative students, guide their educational career, and qualify them with the scientific skills necessary to raise their level of competitiveness.