Students of Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan Participate in Hult Prize Awards

Students of Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan Participate in Hult Prize Awards

The Deanship of Students Affair organized the closing ceremony of the Hult Prize, the largest accelerator in the world for profit start-up companies with social influence, in collaboration with Technology Transfer Office at Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan.

Fifteen teams participated in the competition from different faculties; they presented their entrepreneurial projects before the arbitration committee, comprised of Jordanian entrepreneurs, Co-founder and CEO of MODE Company Zayna Al-Hamarneh, Co-founder of Habaybna.net, Mohammed Alafranji, Projects Manager and, CEO of Wamada Platform, Rawan Al- khawaldeh and Founder and, CEO of I Learn initiative, Saddam Sayyaleh.

Team “Rise It” from the Faculty of Engineering and Technology came in first place, the team included the following students: Shahd Al-Khteib, Nour Al-Saghbini and Batool Ghunaim.

On the other hand, Team “Blossom” from the Faculty of Pharmacy came in second place; the team included the following students: Farrah Sawalha, Hiba Abu Shanab, Dina Abu Hashem and Yasmeen Al- Kilani.

Team “Future” from the faculty of Pharmacy came in third place, the team included the following students: Mohammed Al-Zaidi, Ahmed Naser and Saleh Rabaa.

In the next phase the three teams will compete locally to win 150 thousand dollars and internationally for 1 million dollars.

The closing ceremony was attended by the Director of Foreign Relationships Office, Professor Ali Al-Dahoud and Deputy Dean of Scientific Research and Graduate Studies, Dr. Hani Al-Mimi.