Namrouqa Sponsors Ceremony Honoring Winners of the Youth Path to Leadership and Innovation Program

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- Namrouqa: The Celebration Affirms Yarmouk University's Keenness to Motivate Youth Energies for More Creativity and Achievement - Massad: Yarmouk University Was and Will Remain a Beacon of Light, Creativity, and Innovation with its Bright Minds and Ideas - Othmaneh: The Honor Encourages Creativity, Inspires Others, and Strengthens National Identity

Under the patronage of the Minister of State for Legal Affairs, Dr. Nancy Namrouqa, and in the presence of the President of Yarmouk University, Dr. Islam Massad, the ceremony honoring the winners of the "Youth Path to Leadership and Innovation" program, organized by the Center for Sustainable Development Studies at the university, took place.

Dr. Namrouqa stated that this celebration reflects the true practical achievement of the "Youth Path to Leadership and Innovation" program by honoring the creators of innovative initiatives from young university students and professors who have received international awards or patents. This celebration also embodies Yarmouk University's commitment to supporting leadership and innovation and motivating youth energies for further creativity and achievement.

Dr. Namrouqa commended the winning students for their perseverance and innovative initiatives, and the faculty members for their effort and creativity, describing it as a creative national endeavor that would contribute to placing Jordan's name on the global innovation and leadership map through the patents and awards they have achieved.

She pointed out that supporting and motivating the youth in universities aligns with the Jordanian state's efforts and directions towards comprehensive modernization under the leadership of His Majesty the King and the initiatives of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, which target the youth in their various categories and diverse interests, especially since this generation is the nucleus of positive change in various political, economic, and social fields.

Dr. Namrouqa referred to the upcoming constitutional entitlement in the tenth of next September, which is the parliamentary elections. She noted the role of youth in the success of the political modernization project through their participation in the polls and serious engagement in programmatic party work based on national priorities and needs, calling on them to participate in this national entitlement as the first practical milestone of the political modernization project.

For his part, Dr. Massad affirmed Yarmouk University's commitment to implementing His Majesty the King's directives and his lofty vision, which calls for deepening the concepts of sustainability, modernization, and development through distinguished performance and constructive dialogue. Accordingly, the university has taken the initiative to practically promote leadership and innovation in various academic and administrative aspects.

He pointed out the university's development of a set of legislation and instructions aimed at encouraging leadership and innovation among its researchers and students, enhancing and disseminating extracurricular skills among its students, and a comprehensive and broad modernization of study plans in its various faculties and academic programs. It has introduced computer skills, artificial intelligence, and language packages into its courses to increase job opportunities for its students after graduation, without this being accompanied by a decline in Arabic language skills and education. Rather, it has worked to enhance them as a tool that enables its students, especially in some faculties, to excel in creativity, distinction, and linguistic quality.

He continued: "In the context of providing a suitable environment for creativity, the university, based on His Majesty the King's vision and directives on the necessity of motivating youth, developing their creative abilities, and directing their energies towards innovation, has taken the initiative to establish a center for leadership and innovation. Its goal is to incubate creative and innovative ideas, activate the relationship with the industrial and business sectors, and provide a suitable training and incubation environment for creativity."

Dr. Massad emphasized that Yarmouk University was and will remain a beacon of light, creativity, and innovation, and will remain a proud Jordanian scientific oasis with its bright minds and ideas, whose foundation is the Jordanian citizen, loyal to their nation and leadership, capable of transforming challenges into opportunities and successes. The achievements of the university's students, professors, and even model school students in various national, Arab, and international competitions and events are the best evidence of this.

The Director of the Center for Sustainable Development, Dr. Abdalbaset Othmaneh, emphasized the importance of the role of youth in leadership and innovation and their contribution to sustainable community development. He noted that their enthusiasm and innovative thinking can lead to new solutions to social and environmental challenges and enhance the quality of life.

He added: "Entrepreneurial initiatives enable young people to provide sustainable business models that contribute to achieving sustainable development goals such as poverty reduction, promotion of education and healthcare, and can also lead to the development of clean technologies, effective resource management solutions, and improved community services, contributing to building more sustainable societies."

Dr. Othmaneh considered honoring distinguished individuals with outstanding initiatives who have received international awards or patents as an effective way to appreciate their efforts and stimulate sustainable creativity, which benefits society.

He added that this honor encourages creativity and innovation, stimulates professional growth, inspires others, and strengthens national identity.

Dr. Othmaneh pointed out the existence of a genuine political will through which Jordanian political discourse has focused on the issue of sustainable development with all its requirements, with a far-sighted focus on the Jordanian youth, to whom His Majesty the King has given his utmost attention. His Majesty's directives were to expand the base of political and partisan participation for university students, believing that investment in human capital is the ultimate goal towards a knowledge economy.

The ceremony included interventions by Dr. Ghinaa Abu Dhiab from the Faculty of Pharmacy, who holds a patent related to pharmaceutical compounds and formulations for treating the Coronavirus, and Dr. Fares Mtolqah from the Faculty of Engineering Technology, who and his student team won the Outstanding Student Chapter Award from the American Concrete Institute.

Dr. Yusra Obeidat from the Faculty of Engineering Technology and Dr. Khaled Al-Nahar from the Faculty of Information Technology and Computer Sciences were also honored.

The ceremony also included the presentation of a group of winning community initiatives presented by a group of Jordanian university students, and the honoring of the students behind the winning initiatives.

The "Kulluna Sawa" (We Are All Together) initiative team, which aims to raise awareness in the university community about disability issues and the necessity of integrating people with disabilities into the university's various programs, won first place. The "Aref Nafsak" (Know Yourself) initiative team, which aims to promote self-discovery among school students, won second place. The "Clothing Bank" initiative team at Yarmouk University, which aims to collect, rehabilitate, and distribute clothes to students from underprivileged families, won third place.

The ceremony also included the honoring of young faculty members who have received international awards or patents.