AMMAN — Orange
Jordan inaugurated the Orange Digital Center Club (ODCC) at the German
Jordanian University (GJU), in partnership with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, aiming to develop and improve youth
digital skills to enhance their employability, according to a press statement.
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The inauguration
was attended by the CEO of Orange Jordan Thierry Marigny, GJU President
Professor Ala’aldeen Al-Halhouli, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany
to Jordan Bernhard Kampmann, the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Digital
Economy and Entrepreneurship Samira Al-Zoubi, and GIZ Jordan Country Director
Elisabeth Girrbach.
The club is an
extension of the Orange Digital Center located in Al-Abdali that seeks to
expand Orange’s free digital programs across the Kingdom, such as the Coding
School, the FabLab, and the Orange Fab startup accelerator.
The Orange Digital
Center Club at the German Jordanian University offers students an integrated
space with free digital programs where experts provide in-demand skills to
enhance educational outcomes, prepare students for the labor market, and
promote entrepreneurship.
Halhouli, said that
the inauguration of the club falls in line with the university’s strategy for
the years 2022 and after, seeking to become a leading international university
in applied education and research and to spread a culture of innovation and
entrepreneurship among students, the university landscape, the wider society,
and eventually the Kingdom as a whole.
Professor Halhouli
also highlighted the university’s efforts in developing students’ and
graduates’ skills through practical, applied approaches to enable them to
compete in the local, regional, and global labor markets, noting that the
employment rate of GJU graduates has reached 90 percent in the first year after
their graduation.
The GJU President
praised the continuous efforts of the Ministry of Digital Economy and
Entrepreneurship and Orange Jordan in supporting Jordanian youth and helping
them turn their innovative ideas into feasible startups that contribute to
social progress.
Kampmann, the
German ambassador to Jordan, underlined Germany’s commitment to supporting
Jordan’s sustainable development agenda, especially in the field of digital
economy and entrepreneurship. “The partnership of Orange, GJU, and GIZ is a
great example of how business, academia, and development cooperation can work
together to find solutions to global challenges, such as the need to provide
young people with the knowledge, skills, and competencies they need in an
increasingly digitalized world”, he said.
GIZ Country
Director Girrbach emphasized that a young workforce with good digital skills
will be a great asset in improving Jordan’s attractiveness as a business
location. “This is why this project is very important; it provides an
out-of-the-box model in combating unemployment by building synergies where all
of the training and supporting interventions are hosted in one single place,
from digital skills training for young people and the acceleration of
innovative start-ups, to support and investments for project leaders. Today’s
inauguration of the Digital Club at GJU is a step forward to achieve our shared
vision of greater youth employability while supporting the country’s
sustainable growth and digital transformation”, she added.
CEO of Orange
Jordan Marigny expressed his excitement about the inauguration of the Orange
Digital Center Club at the German Jordanian University, which represents an
integral part of the company’s efforts to enhance digital inclusion and empower
more university students across the Kingdom through free digital programs.
Marigny added that
Orange supports youth by developing their skills to increase their
employability and ability to launch projects, in order to contribute to
sustainable development, as part of the company’s corporate social
responsibility and role as a responsible digital leader, highlighting the
continuation of its digital programs in governorates with GIZ.
The Orange Digital Center at the GJU is the eighth center
inaugurated in the Middle East and Africa, as part of a partnership between
Orange and GIZ under the project Labor Market Oriented Vocational Education,
Higher Education and Training (MOVEHET), which was commissioned by the German
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The project
seeks to enhance youth opportunities in the labor market and support
sustainable growth and digital transformation.
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