Orange
Jordan recently announced the renewal of its partnership agreement
with Yarmouk University (YU) through which it will continue to
support the Orange Yarmouk Innovation Lab (OYIL) located at YU's
Hijjawi Faculty for Engineering Technology.
The
agreement was signed by Orange Jordan’s CEO Jérôme Hénique,
President of Yarmouk University Dr. Rifaat Al-Faouri in the presence
of executives from both parties.
During
the signing agreement, Orange Jordan congratulated the students
who have completed their training with the company and welcomed the
new batch of the top students who will work under the direct support
and supervision of the OYIL team to complete their final semester
while getting hands-on training on the latest technologies in the
telecommunications world.
Hénique
expressed his pleasure in renewing the strategic partnership with the
University. He also pointed out that the laboratory has helped
prepare and qualify a large number of students to enter the labor
market and enabled them to attain their dream professions by
improving their expertise and training in three main areas which
include: cellular applications, games and websites, in addition to
the investment made to furnish the laboratory with the necessary
equipment, and the development of devices, licenses and patents.
Hénique said: "The
renewal of our fruitful partnership with Yarmouk University comes in
line with supporting its noble mission of preparing the talented
Jordanian youth, who are capable of achieving a knowledge-based
economy by training them to acquire skills and competencies that give
them the opportunity to join Oasis 500 program and later on BIG
accelerator program.”
He added that Orange
Jordan will continue to support the university not only through
training students, but also by providing the laboratory with advanced
equipment, tools and telecommunication services to enrich and enhance
the students' experience and provide them with the necessary skills
for the future.
In line with Orange Jordan’s corporate social responsibility
strategy, stemming from its five-year corporate strategy Essentials
2020, the company seeks to play a greater role in serving different
sectors and segments of the community, particularly the educational
sector, to bridge the gap between academic output
and the demands of the current job market, which will lead to
having more qualified and productive people, who will contribute in
the socioeconomic development and growth of the kingdom.
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