Al-Hanandeh Sponsors the Opening of the Fourth International Conference on Computer Science and Informatics at Amman Arab University
Amman - Under the patronage of His Excellency Mr. Ahmed Hanandeh, Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship, and organized by the Faculty of Computer Sciences and Informatics at Amman Arab University, the Fourth International Scientific Conference -ICSIC 2022 was held, which lasted for two days, in the presence of Dr. Omar Mashhour Al Jazi, Chairman of the University’s Board of Trustees And Prof. Mohamad Al-Widyan, President of the University.
In his opening speech, Hanandeh said that in light of the developments taking place in the world of communications and information technology, it has become necessary for our Jordanian universities to develop and update their academic programs in order to keep pace with the developments witnessed by the times in light of the information revolution, in order to qualify a generation of young people armed with science and knowledge. It meets the needs of the labor market, and is capable of developing our national institutions, and that education is an essential axis in plans to develop any field of development. The economic modernization plan, which was recently announced under the auspices of His Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein, included eight growth drivers to implement the national vision for economic modernization. Education is within the drive of leadership and innovation, as the importance of education, vocational training, research, development and innovation has been emphasized.
In his speech, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Dr. Omar Al-Jazi, expressed the feelings of joy and pleasure in this meeting, this good gathering, and the distinguished elite that bears the secretariat of responsibility towards the educational process, especially higher education in our dear country, and which strives to achieve the goals of educational institutions in general and to achieve the vision of Jordanian universities, and implementing its strategic plans within the framework of focusing on developing scientific research in it with the support and partnership with the public and private sectors in order to improve its educational outcomes.
Prof. Mohamad Al-Widyan, President of Amman Arab University, welcomed the university’s guests and said: “In his name and on behalf of the Amman Arab University, we welcome everyone, especially the Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship, praising him for his patronage of this
conference, which is added to his great efforts in his continuous support for educational institutions and his distinguished contributions in the field of information and communication technology at the national and regional levels, and he also welcomed academics and researchers from inside and outside Jordan from brotherly and friendly countries, appreciating their participation in the work of the Fourth International Scientific Conference in Computing and Informatics Sciences, which comes within a series of conferences that the College of Computer and Informatics Sciences has been implementing in partnership with specialists Academics and experts at the local, regional and international levels.
In turn, the conference president, Dean of the Faculty of Computer Sciences and Informatics at Amman Arab University, Dr. Hussam Al-Hamad, indicated that this scientific conference comes for this year as an extension and development of a series of conferences that the college has been holding, in which researchers and specialists from all countries present their experiences and expertise through their scientific papers, publicly and via electronic platforms. The conference program includes axes in artificial intelligence, cyber security, data science, cloud computing, virtual and augmented reality technologies, and others.
Al-Hamad added that this year, the conference received a total of 82 scientific papers that were refereed by specialized scientific committees from inside and outside the university.
It is noteworthy that on the sidelines of the conference, Hanandeh reviewed the technologies and technological equipment used in teaching at Amman Arab University, as virtual and augmented reality techniques used in teaching subjects in all university faculties, which enable students to interact with three-dimensional models such as aircraft engines, dismantling and re-installing them.
At the end of the ceremony, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees and the President of the University presented the university's shield to the sponsor of the ceremony in appreciation of his presence at the Amman Arab University and his sponsorship of the opening ceremony of the conference.
