The German Jordanian University (GJU) and the Information and Communications Technology Association of Jordan (Int@j) have signed a cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening the partnership between the academic and private sectors and enhancing students’ readiness for the labor market in the ICT sector through the TechForward initiative.
The agreement was signed in the presence of Professor Dr. Ala’aldeen Al-Halhouli, President of GJU, and Eng. Nidal Bitar, CEO of Int@j. The Dean of the School of Computing, Dr. Ammar Gharaibeh, also attended the signing ceremony to reinforce cooperation between both parties in implementing the activities of the initiative, which aims to align academic learning outcomes with labor market requirements and enable students to work on applied graduation projects in collaboration with companies and institutions within the sector.
Int@j is committed to managing the initiative, overseeing its activities, coordinating communication between universities and companies, providing technical and advisory support to students, organizing awareness and training events, and following up on project evaluations and selecting outstanding projects.
In return, the German Jordanian University commits to appointing an academic coordinator for the initiative, encouraging students and faculty members to participate, facilitating project implementation in collaboration with companies, providing the academic environment and necessary supervision, and contributing to project evaluations according to the initiative’s criteria.
This agreement comes as part of the commitment of both parties to enhance innovation and develop students’ technical and practical skills in alignment with labor market needs, while ensuring data confidentiality and compliance with personal data protection laws.
The agreement also allows for the possibility of signing future detailed appendices to expand cooperation, while preserving the ownership rights of the projects and their outcomes for the participating companies and institutions, without imposing any financial or legal obligations on the university or the students.