Students from Princess Sumaya University for Technology (PSUT) secured first place in three of the five categories at the Local Artificial Intelligence Olympiad, organized by the STEAM Center in cooperation with the Arab Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Association (ARA). The competition brought together teams and students specializing in artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.

As a result of this achievement, PSUT students have qualified to participate in the Arab Artificial Intelligence Championship (Arab Edition), which will be held in the Arab Republic of Egypt, where they will represent PSUT in this specialized regional competition.

PSUT students competed in several specialized technical field categories. Prof. Belal Sababha oversaw the students participating in the Embedded Systems category: Abdulkarim Damisi   Hassan Al-Hasnawi, Ghaith Abboud, and Mahmoud Abu Qutaish. Dr. Samer Sawalha supervised the students participating in the Computer Vision category, Yousef Rabie and  Mutaz younis .  Abdullah Barakat also participated in the Programming category, under the overall coordination and supervision of Engineer Ahmad Awwad.

PSUT President Prof. Wejdan Abu Elhaija stated that the students’ achievement in securing first place in three categories at the Local Artificial Intelligence Olympiad and qualifying for the Arab-level competition reflects their academic excellence and their ability to apply their knowledge and practical skills to develop innovative solutions in artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.

She added that this achievement builds on the forward-looking vision of Her Royal Highness Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan, Chair of the PSUT’s Board of Trustees, to foster a culture of innovation and technological entrepreneurship and empower young people with advanced knowledge and skills. HRH emphasized PSUT’s commitment to providing an educational environment that encourages creativity and hands-on application as well as strengthening students’ readiness to compete at Arab and international levels and reinforcing the presence of Jordanian talent in advanced technology fields.