July 04, 2010
The IT Center of Excellence delivers "Entrepreneurship" training to students of Palestine Technical University in the city of Toulkarem. The CoE's program's manager Mr. Younis Hammoudeh launched the training program at PTU in a ceremony with the President of PTU and the director of Continuing Center of Education at PTU. Read Full ArticleJune 24, 2010
In cooperation with the Palestinian National Committee for Summer Camps, the IT Center of Excellence launches a technology summer camp prgoram of 13 summer camps to be conducted in 11 Palestinian governorates. The launch of the program was annouced by Dr. Sabri Seidam, Dr. Lamis El-Alami, Mr. Mousa Abu Zeid, and Dr. Munir Qazzaz. Read Full ArticleOctober 1, 2009
Google UAE and the Najjad Zeenni IT Center of Excellence launched a joint initiative that will serve to increase the breadth of quality Arabic content on the internet. The latest statistics from Google indicate that the size of the Arabic content on the internet does not exceed 1 - 2 % when compared to the size of online content in English. Through the inititiative, volunteer BZU students are to translate pre-selected Wikipedia articles into Arabic and publish them online. The articles to be translated are among the most widely searched articles throughout the Middle East that were previously unavailable in the Arabic language.More than 100 voluntary students from Birzeit University belonging to different department and colleges have joined the initiative. Read Full Article
August 11, 2009
As part of its ongoing Student Technology Excellence Program (STEP), Najjad Zenni Information Technology Center of Excellence launched a month and a half-long technology summer camp that targeted Palestinian school students aged between 13 and 17.
The camp's program was designed to increase the students' interest in the fields of information technology and engineering while having fun at the same time, in an environment free from the pressures of a typical classroom. STEP's curriculum focuses on robotics building and programming, open-source literacy, and project-based learning and team work. Read Full Article
June 10, 2009
A team of youngsters (aged between 13 and 17) represented Palestine in the global robotics competition held in Jordan. "Alternative Sources of Energy" was the focus theme for the competition. The Palestinian team programmed and prototyped a fully-functional robot that can harness energy from non-conventional sources. Read Full Article
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Business Plan Competition 2010
Armed with a good idea & a robust business plan, Palestinian university students are on their way to achieve financial independence. On Saturday 28 of August 2010, the finals for the business plan competition were held at the Najjad Zeenni IT Center of Excellence. A group of 10 most distinguished business plans were chosen to...
Read More..Empowering Palestinian School Students in Underserved Areas
What if you can afford to provide a handheld computer device to every K2 student that would differentiate instruction, align to core math curriculum and engage even the hardest-to-reach students? The teachermate hand-held computer system is a tool that provides individualized lesson plans for students and delivers up-to-the-minute student progress reports...
Read More..Technology Summer Camps Program 2010
Combining technology with fun and challenges. Palestinian teens and kids are keeping busy this summer of 2010 by participating in any of the 13 fun and challenging summer programs organized by the IT Center of Excellence and the Palestinian National Committee for Summer Camps spanning 11 Palestinian governorates.
Read More..IT Security Awareness for Teens
Learn about cryptography, encryption, and much more. Palestinian teens are increasingly using digital and online communication channels such as facebook, twitter, chat, bluetooth devices, and email. The training program provides the teen participants with the necessary knowledge and skills to help them protect themselves against online fraud, identity theft, privacy leaks, and other...
Read More..| "Getting kids inspired about science & technology" |
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| STEP is a 3-year youth excellence program that is designed to ignite student interest in ICT through fun and learning. |
| "Encouraging new ICT business start-ups" |
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| The Business Startup Center has been established to promote a strong and cohesive university-based entrepreneurial environment that is conductive to new business start-ups and spin-offs. |