The Faculty of Information Technology at Yarmouk University achieved remarkable success in the National Programming Competition for Jordanian Universities (JCPC), organized by the Jordanian Coders Association, and hosted by the University of Applied Sciences, in which more than 75 teams from various Jordanian universities participated. The Faculty students succeeded in achieving two advanced positions in this competition; consequently, these Yarmouk students are approved as qualified to participate in the regional competition for the Arab region in its 26th edition, which will be hosted by the Academy of Marine Sciences in the city of Alexandria in the Arab Republic of Egypt at the end of this month. The competition aims at developing talents and building the programming capabilities of university students around the world by enhancing their creativity, teamwork, and team spirit.

The Dean of the Faculty, Dr. Qasim Al-Radaideh, expressed his pride in the excellent performance of the Faculty students in the competition, stressing that their achievement reflects the continuing successes of Yarmouk University in the field of programming and technology, and its commitment to developing the skills and abilities of students in this field. He stressed also the keenness of the University to support the permanent participation of its students in such competitions and events due to their importance in providing students with experiences and skills required in the labor market. Al-Radaida then mentioned that the Faculty teams had previously won the national competition and got qualified to participate in the Arab competition in 2016 and 2019.

However, Yarmouk teams of programming this year, which are supervised by Dr. Mohammad Ashraf Al-Otoum and Dr. Enas Khashashna, include these students: (The First team: “TheVoid” includes Mahmoud Khaled Al-Araj, Omar Jihad Al-Kurdi, and Abdul Rahman Louay Abu Nabhan) while (The second team: “WhatTheBug” includes Nabil Samir Ismail, Ahmed Nabil Jaber, and Haitham Omar Atallah).