Boosting graduate employment prospects wtih cutting edge IT training
RAMALLAH, Palestine –July, 2012 – Birzeit University has joined SAP’s globally acclaimed University Alliance Program (UAP) as it seeks to ramp up its output of graduates capable of succeeding in thriving technology sectors across the world.
Supported by sustainable development catalyst Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and PITA, the initiative is set to provide Birzeit University with the tools and resources needed to teach students how IT technology can empower individuals, enable integrated business processes and inspire strategic thinking - vital skills that will figure prominently in Palestine’s on-going development.
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April 04, 2011
Business Plan Writing training at Palestine Polytechnic University - Hebron. In addition to promoting a culture of entrepreneurship, the Business Plan Writing training aims to provide participants with a unique learning opportunity: the new venture creation process. Read Full Article
September 01, 2010
In addition to promoting a culture of entrepreneurship, the Business Plan Writing competition aims to provide participants with a unique learning opportunity: the new venture creation process. The contest is part of a project funded by SPARK that aims to empower young Palestinian entrepreneurs and transforms job seekers into job creators - allowing them to become active contributors to the Palestinian national economy. Read Full Article
July 04, 2010
June 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 Article
October 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
May 23, 2009
The Najjad Zeenni Information Technology Center of Excellence hosted Microsoft's student technology competition: Imagine Cup 2009. Imagine cup is a global student technology competition focusing on technical solutions to real-world problems. The competition challenges programmers to come uo with innovative solutions to help achieve the UN's Mellinium Development Goals 2015. Read Full Article
March 11, 2009
NZITCE hosted the First Lego Robotics competition. The competition sheds light on the efforts of Palestinian girls and prepares participants to become tomorrow's engineers. FLL focuses on scientific research, design and programming, group work, as well as robotics prototyping. Read Full Article
December 31, 2008
NZITCE launches OSL program. OSL is a low-cost computer solutions program that utilizes existing computers with zero-market value and/or low-cost thin terminals to provide fully functional computer labs to schools and other learning communities with a fraction of the cost of new labs. Read Full Article
July 31, 2008
NZITCE launches the Student Technology Excellence Program (STEP) with a first-of-its-kind summer camp based on:
Technology-based challenges
Fun with technolgy & computers
Project-based learning
Leadership & soft skills
The camp also promoted open-source literacy. Read Full Article
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