Khaberni - In the framework of Arab American University of Amman's support for its students in the fields of innovation, entrepreneurship, and digital transformation, a team of university students participated in the incubation project for the Ministry of Digital Economy's Hackathon program for the top (100) entrepreneurial ideas. The event was held within the public policy projects for entrepreneurship and was implemented through business incubators and accelerators affiliated with the Orange Digital Center. The project's closing ceremony featured presentations of the most prominent participating entrepreneurial ideas. The program included (100) entrepreneurial ideas from various parts of the kingdom, led by young men and women possessing passion, ambition, and creativity in vital fields of national priority such as: renewable energy, agricultural technology, education, and tourism. Over six months, the participants underwent an intensive training experience that included specialized practical training in fields like financial management, marketing, project management, artificial intelligence, and design thinking, alongside individual and group mentoring sessions and networking opportunities with experts and entrepreneurs, benefiting from the facilities of the Orange Digital Center to develop their projects and transform them into viable models for implementation and marketing.
The team from the startup (Hear Me) of Arab American University, which is incubated at the university's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, included: student Ahmed Rashid from the Data Science and Artificial Intelligence specialty, and the student Hidayah Yasin from the Software Engineering specialty, supervised by Dr. Kamal Aliyan, the assistant dean of the Faculty of Information Technology at Arab American University, launched a specialized platform for serving the deaf in Jordan, translating sign language into written Arabic – specifically the Jordanian dialect – in a way that serves the medical needs of the deaf, making it one of the entrepreneurial projects of both humanitarian and technical dimensions at the same time.
In this regard, Dr. Kamal Aliyan affirmed that this achievement would not have been possible without the team's efforts and ongoing cooperation, pointing out that reaching the trial stage ready for marketing represents an important step towards developing the project and turning it into an actual product that serves the community. He added that the faculty members at Arab American University continuously work on discovering and supporting entrepreneurial students and enabling them to turn their ideas into real, impactful projects.
Dr. Samer Ayasrah, director of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center at Arab American University, confirmed that the center has been and continues to be the main incubator and supporter of entrepreneurial ideas at the university, committed to providing the supportive environment, necessary resources, and continuous guidance for every creative and ambitious idea, with the aim of advancing these projects to higher levels of development and implementation.
It should be noted that Arab American University emphasizes its pride in its creative students and their active participation in national entrepreneurial events, affirming its continued adoption and support of entrepreneurial talents, which enhances its position as a leading university in the fields of innovation, entrepreneurship, and digital transformation.
