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2017 PSUT won the first three places in theHakatari Codathon coding competition. PSUT ranked 1 among Jordanian universitiesand 7th in the world in the Fourth ArabicLanguage University Debating Tournament,2017.st First place in the Huawei ICT SkillsCompetition, which was held at theheadquarters of Huawei in Jordan. TheUniversity also took five out of the top sevenplaces in the competition and qualified forthe finals in China. Our IT security team qualified for the finalstage in the "CSAW 17 Competition" organizedby New York University. 1,444 teams from allover the world participated in this edition ofthe largest ‘Capture the Flag’ competition inthe world where the PSUT team was ranked:- 1st in the Middle East- 9th in the Middle East and North Africa- 41st worldwidePSUT won 3rd place globally in the 2017International Huawei ICT Skills Competition,which was held in China. The Universitywas awarded a Distinguished Academiccertificate, in addition to the Shield ofExcellence and the Outstanding CoachAward.2016 PSUT won 8th place in the world and 1st inthe Arab world at the 2016 IEEEXtremeCompetition. Two more teams won 53rd and57th place. 2,050 teams from more than 100countries participated in the event. 1st place in the ACM competition. PSUT won three prizes (including 1 place) inthe 9th and 10th National Technology Parades. 1st and 2nd places in the 2016 WorldHackathon Series. Five teams from PSUT won the ACM NationalProgramming Contest, thus qualifying forthe regional round of the competition heldin Sharm el-Sheikh. The University won 1st,3rd, 6th, 7th and 9th places against a field of89 teams from Jordanian public and privateuniversities. PSUT took the tournament cup in the fourthseason of the ACM - Amman CollegiateProgramming Contest. Against teams fromnumerous Jordanian government and privateuniversities, PSUT won eight of the topst PSUT won 1st place in the Kingdom and 4thplace in the Arab world at the ACM - ACPCCompetition, which was held in Egypt withthe participation of 120 teams from 60universities from 11 Arab countries. The teamqualified for the international finals that wereheld in China.2015 1st place in the “Best Innovative Idea” categoryof the “CodingWiz 2015” competition whichtook place at the Zain Innovation Campus(ZINC). The winning project aims to eliminatethe need to wear glasses by using smartphones to help with vision. 1 place in the Arab world and 16 at theworld level among more than 2,500 teams inthe International IEEEXtreme ProgrammingContest.stth 1st place in the Queen Rania NationalEntrepreneurship Competition: the SeventhAnnual Competition, Jordanian Universitiesand Colleges Category. “Maker Hackathon” (ZINC, 26 - 28/2/2015,sponsored by Zoomaal): 1st place againstteams from the majority of Jordanianuniversities.12 PSUTStudent Guide places: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th. Four PSUT teams won at the ACM NationalProgramming Contest, and three of themqualified for the regional Arab Competition.The University won 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 9th placeswith the participation of 81 teams from 20Jordanian public and private universities. PSUT won 1st place at the level of Jordanianuniversities in the ACM - Arab CollegiateProgramming Competition that was heldin Sharm Al-Sheikh, Egypt. More than 100teams participated from across the Arabworld. 1st and 2nd place, and the Strongest Teamaward, and the Fastest Team award in theACM - Amman Programming Competition,with the participation of Jordanian public andprivate universities. PSUT won the Championship Cup – 1stplace, the Fastest Team award, and theStrongest Team in the ACM - Fifth NationalProgramming Competition. The teamqualified for the Regional Finals, with theparticipation of 273 students forming 91teams from 20 Jordanian universities. PSUT won a silver medal in the ACM – ArabCollegiate Programming Contest (ACPC),among 88 teams from all Arab countries.The University took 4th place and qualified forthe 2016 World Finals , as well as taking theaward for Fastest Team in the tournament bysolving the first question within 5 minutes. 13

20142011 1st and 2nd place in the Kingdom in the IEEEXtreme 2014 International Programming Contest,with the participation of 48 Jordanian teams and about 150 students from all over Jordan. Theuniversity team was ranked 25th globally against a field of more than 2,200 teams and about7,000 students from all over the world. PSUT ranked 1st in the Arab world and 3rd globally at the Imagine Cup 2011, which is organized bythe Microsoft Corporation, making Jordan the first Arab country to achieve this feat. PSUT won 1st place in a Jordanian competition for developing electronic games. 8th place in Design Group A in the Smart Land Vehicles Competition, Michigan, USA.14 PSUTStudent Guide 15

Amman CapitalThe University’s locationContact address:Princess Sumaya University for TechnologyP.O. Box 1438, Al-Jubaiha 11941, Amman, JordanTel: (962) 6 535 9949 Fax: (962) 6 534 7295Official website: www.psut.edu.joEmail: info@psut.edu.jo16 Princess Sumaya Universityfor Technology is theacademic branch of ElHassan Science City. Itis strategically locatedin the Al-Jubaiha areawithin El Hassan SciencePark, alongside the RoyalScientific Society, theSupreme Council forScience and Technologyand the El Hassan BusinessPark. Al-Jubaiha is one ofthe most important areasof the capital city Amman,and the University is closeto the Ministry of HigherEducation and ScientificResearch, the University ofJordan, and the JordanianGeographical Center.The Jubaiha area is full ofstudent services such asstudent housing, hotelapartments and hotelsof all classes. In addition,the area offers all of theservices that studentsneed, such as bookshopsand restaurants, as well asall means of transportationto all regions of Ammanand the provinces. PSUTQuick factsPopulation and areaThe population is 4.6 millionThe capital covers an area of 1,680 km2-------------------------Time zoneGMT ---------------CurrencyJordanian dinar, equivalent to 1.4 US dollars-------------------------Weather:The weather in Amman is generally moderate,with the Mediterranean climate prevailing inmost areas of the capital, especially in thehigher areas. Winter temperatures sometimesfall in January to zero or below, causingsnowfall on the higher areas.1. A safe and stable cityAmman is the commercial and administrative center of Jordan, as well as its economic andeducational heart. It forms an attraction for many Arab communities due to its distinctive locationand contemporary architecture. Every year, Amman welcomes a lot of tourists from Western Europe,North America, Japan, Australia and other neighboring and nearby Arab countries. Many familiescome from the Arab Gulf states in particular to see the many tourist landmarks in general, and toundergo medical treatment in particular. It is one of the safest areas in the region.2. The city of AmmanAmman is the capital and largest city of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The city lies in the centerof the country at latitude 31 north and longitude 35 east in an area with numerous mountains. Thecity originally developed in the valleys between the mountains. When these valleys became tooconstricting, the city moved up their slopes and continued to expand across the peaks until now thecity is sprawled out over 20 mountains.3. History of AmmanAmman is one of the oldest cities, built on the ruins of an ancient city known as Rabbath Ammon.The name was changed to Philadelphia, then Amman, derived from Rabbath Ammon. TheAmmonites made it their capital. The city was founded on seven hills, and was an important center inthe region at that time.Student Guide 17

The University’s excellenceFrom its establishment, the University laid out for itself a path ofleadership and excellence and quickly set out on that path. It has attainedlofty achievements which have taken it to prominence among the bodyof Jordanian universities.The following are among the most outstandingof those achievements:1. The receipt of the Order ofIndependenceA First Class, in recognition of the greatstrides that have been made since thefounding of the University in 1991,achievements that have been hailed asexceptional both within Jordan and inthe region, in addition to its outstandingcontribution to the advancement ofthe fields of Information Technology,Communications and Business in Jordan.The University has also distinguished itselfin the academic and research fields, andhas worked hard to instill its studentswith the spirit of creativity and innovation,in addition to supporting the local,regional and global market with graduatesequipped with a high level of scientific andtechnical competencies.2. The University offers high qualityspecializationsPSUT offers high quality programs andspecializations, some of which are uniqueand untraditional. These include: BSc inData Science and Artificial Intelligence; BScin Computer Graphics and Animation; BScin e-Marketing and Social Media; BSc inElectrical Power and Energy Engineering;BSc in Networks and Information SecurityStudent Guide Engineering; Master’s in InternationalBusiness Administration, in collaborationwith the University of Lancaster, UK;Master’s in Engineering Management,in collaboration with the University ofArizona, USA; Master’s in Entrepreneurship;Master’s in IT Security and DigitalCriminology; Master’s in EnterpriseSystems Engineering, in collaboration withthe German Jordanian University; Master’sin Data Science; Master’s in BusinessAnalysis.3. Entrance Examination:Uniquely among Jordanian universitiesPSUT administers an entrance examinationfor all of its study programs, in orderto recruit the best students. The rateof refusal to prospective students thisyear was 60%. This is the procedureundertaken in all international universities.This year, 75% of students acceptedinto PSUT had an average score of 80%or higher in the General High SchoolCertificate examinations.4. PSUT’s focus is on internationalprograms and joint programsIn this field, the University has concludedagreements with numerous internationaland local universities. These includethe GMBA program in cooperation withLancaster University, the MSc program in 19

Management Information in cooperationwith Hasselt University, the Master’sprogram in Enterprise Networks Engineeringin partnership with the German-JordanianUniversity, and the Master’s of EngineeringManagement program with the Universityof Arizona, USA. Joint programs have beendeveloped with the universities of Oakland– Michigan and Indiana according to the(2 2) or (3 2) system. Students earn aBachelor’s degree and receive a certificatefrom both parties or a Bachelor’s degreefrom PSUT and a Master’s degree from theAmerican party.5. PSUT international accreditationPSUT holds ABET accreditation for sixprograms: Computer Science and allof the programs taught by the Schoolof Engineering. It is the first Jordanianuniversity to obtain this accreditationfor these disciplines, in addition tothe Software Engineering programbeing awarded the European EUR-ACEaccreditation.6. PSUT has obtained AACSBinternational accreditationFor all disciplines taught by the King TalalSchool of Business Technology at bothundergraduate and Master’s levels. It is oneof only 2% of business schools in the worldoutside the USA, and the first in Jordan.7. The University is distinguished inobtaining EU support for its projectsTo date, PSUT has received support for 40projects and is the grant holder for five ofthese projects.8. Bin Talal AwardIn 2002, PSUT received the King Hussein BinTalal Award for Excellence in Higher Education.20 9. AchievementsNumerous PSUT students have made greatachievements, and winning importantlocal and international awards, includingthe Imagine Cup award from Microsoft,ACM programming competitions, andthe IEEEXtreme competition, has beenreflected in the students’ high employmentfigures, with 89% of all graduatessuccessfully finding employment. PSUTalso ranked first in the program formeasuring the employability of Jordanianuniversity graduates conducted by theInternational Finance Corporation (IFC)of the World Bank Group. With the aimof encouraging entrepreneurship andinnovation through the adoption andnurturing of entrepreneurial and creativeideas among Jordanian youth, in 2004,PSUT established a center called theQueen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship,and in 2017 it established the Office forthe Care of Gifted Students.10. University Proficiency ExamPSUT students have obtained remarkableresults in the University Proficiency Exam.The University won 1st place against allother Jordanian universities for the fifthconsecutive year at the general level, anddistinguished itself by ranking 1st among thecountry’s universities in its taught programsduring the academic year 2018/2019.11. HEAC’s ListIn 2017/2018, PSUT ranked 2nd inthe HEAC’s list of classifications for theprivate and public universities of Jordan.The classification system, set by theHEAC to measure quality assurance inJordan’s higher education institutions,was applied for the first time. It is based PSUTon five criteria, reflecting each university’sability to participate and excel in fivemain dimensions: Education and learning,scientific research, the internationaldimension, quality of graduates, andacademic accreditation.an intelligent humanoid robot designedto live with humans, who can interactwith Pepper in various ways, such assound and touch. Pepper was brought tothe University thanks to the dedicatedefforts of HRH Princess Sumaya bint ElHassan. Pepper’s coming to the Universitywas revealed at the Eighth World ScienceForum in 2017 where it was alsoannounced that this advanced technologywould be incorporated into PSUT’seducational system.12. International QS rankingAccording to the QS World UniversityRankings 2020, PSUT ranked first inJordan and fifteenth in the Arab regionin terms of the ratio of the number ofpublished research papers to the numberof faculty members. Furthermore, PSUTranks among the top 500 internationaluniversities for the number of internationalstudents, and among the top 275universities for the number of foreignfaculty. It was also placed in the 8001000 category globally in the QS 2021classification.14. Scientific Research Ethics UnitPSUT is the first Jordanian university toestablish a “Scientific Research Ethics Unit”.13. Pepper The RobotThe University takes great pride in itsendeavors in programming “Pepper”,the first robot in the region, which wasmanufactured in Japan and programmedat PSUT using Jordanian skills. Pepper is16. International excellencePSUT’s King Talal School of BusinessTechnology was listed among the top 10business colleges in Asia and the Pacificregion, as announced by The EducationMagazine.Student Guide 15. Crown Prince AwardPSUT won second and third place in theCrown Prince Award for Best GovernmentService Application in 2020, and tooksecond place in 2021. 21

Why choose PSUT?PSUT enjoys a prestigious local, regional and international reputationas a pioneering university in the fields of Communications, Technologyand Business. The University has proven itself to be outstanding innumerous aspects, such as the provision of programs rarely found atother universities, the distinguished body of teaching faculty staff, andits modern buildings and facilities. In addition, the University boasts animpressive array of accomplishments in a range of local, regional andinternational competitions and events, as well as providing theirstudents with an unforgettable scholastic experience.The University’s remarkable standingand reputationPSUT is fortunate to enjoy a shining reputationinternationally, spurred on by the tremendousdrive to forge strong academic links with otherleading centers of scientific learning. TheAdministration for the NASA Space Laboratorieschose students from the University to participatein space exploration experiments.The outstanding body of teaching facultyand support staffThe University’s byword is excellence, and inorder to reach that aim, it gives its full supportto the entire range of university activities,particularly teaching and scientific research.We recruit highly-qualified, exceptionalacademics that can effectively transmit theirexperience and academic expertise to thestudents in a manner that strengthens theirskills and abilities to meet the prevailingrequirements of the work market, both locallyand abroad.22 PSUTStudent Guide The University strives to recruitexceptional studentsPSUT works actively to recruit the mostoutstanding students from inside Jordanand from the region. In the academicyear 2019/2020, the admission standardfor both Computer Science and Businessprograms reached 85%, while the standardfor Engineering study programs was 91%.The University welcomed students who wereamong the top-scoring candidates in theJordanian General High School Certificateexaminations.The high rate of employment of theUniversity’s graduatesDuring the last few years, graduates of PSUThave been some of the most successful infinding employment, compared with graduatesof other universities. The percentage ofgraduates who successfully find a job or enroll incontinuing education within the first six monthsof graduation is between 85% and 94%. 23

Academic recognition and accreditationPSUT’s general policy is to ensure that all taught programscomply with the highest national and internationalstandards with regard to quality, diversity and content.To this purpose, the University is striving to gain fullaccreditation and recognition for its programs fromrenowned national and international institutions.The achievements thus far are as follows: The University has received license and accreditation forall of its courses from the Jordanian Ministry of HigherEducation and Scientific Research and from the HigherEducation Accreditation Commission (HEAC) in theHashemite Kingdom of Jordan.Opportunities to achieve academicexcellencePSUT offers students a variety of supportmechanisms during their academic careers anddoes everything possible to set them on theroad to success. One of the strategies is theuse of modern technologies in the teachingand learning process to strengthen Englishlanguage skills. We also work to developstudents’ research capabilities

of MIT Hacking Medicine. The aim of the competition is to encourage innovation in computer sciences and support emerging technology companies. 2020 PSUT won 1st place as top university in the world in the Women in Data Science (WiDS) PSUT ranked first in the Dr. Yaqoub Nasir El-Din Award for Free Reading and Creative