Signing a Cooperation Agreement between Amman Arab University and the National Center for Creativity
Within the framework of strengthening cooperation between Amman Arab University and institutions concerned with the system of creativity, innovation and scientific research in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, a cooperation agreement was signed between Amman Arab University, represented by its president, Prof. Dr. Mohamoad Al-Widyan, and the National Center for Creativity affiliated to the Supreme Council for Science and Technology, represented by its president, Dr. Hussam Khasawneh, to adopt Jordan Open Creativity Platform (JOIP) as an official national platform for researchers, in line with the decision of the Higher Education Council.
This agreement comes within the framework of joint cooperation between the University and the center to enhance the fields of scientific research, creativity and innovation, as the National Center for Creativity seeks to support and develop creativity and innovation in the Kingdom, and Amman Arab University is considered one of the leading Jordanian universities in the field of education, scientific research and innovation. It aims to unify efforts and available resources to achieve common strategic goals to enrich scientific research, creativity and innovation in Jordan, and to promote the exchange of knowledge and expertise between institutions.
Prof.Al-Widyan stressed the importance of raising the level of scientific research and providing services, facilities, and moral and material support for researchers from faculty members and postgraduate students at the university, and the importance of strengthening community partnership, cooperation and networking with the private sector and civil society institutions. He also indicated that the university directs the Deanship of Scientific Research and Graduate Studies to encourage To intensify researchers' efforts to publish in prestigious scientific journals classified within global databases with high impact coefficients; Scientific research contributes to increasing the experience of researchers in conducting scientific research, It also increases their knowledge and helps them come up with new and useful facts that enhance the researchers' self-confidence and make them able to fully rely on themselves. Thus, he is able to overcome the obstacles that hinder his scientific research and develop his abilities in the field of creativity and innovation.
Prof.Al-Widyan also referred to the role of the National Center for Creativity as a national umbrella for the system of creativity, innovation and scientific research. He added that the adoption of the Jordan Open Creativity Platform (JOIP) came in line with the university's directions to enable professors and researchers to benefit from its services and features, especially as they are linked to global databases such as ORCID.
In turn, Dr. Khasawneh, head of the National Center for Creativity, praised the role played by the Amman Arab University in supporting the scientific research system, leadership and innovation, and the high level of education and scientific research outputs at the university and its pioneering role in encouraging its students to be creative.
The Jordan Open Innovation Platform (JOIP) is the first digital platform of its kind that brings together the activities of stakeholders in the system of creativity, innovation and scientific research in Jordan, and provides them with services and tools that will enable them to access and obtain the necessary information to help them in their journey of discovering creativity. In a unique way similar to social networking sites, through its connection to reliable global databases, relying on artificial intelligence algorithms to enhance cooperation and networking among them, whether they are individuals or institutions to coordinate efforts interactively to exchange ideas and experiences, share knowledge, and activate cooperation more between science, technology and creativity, And promoting Jordan as a center for creativity and innovation.
