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Orange Jordan, GJU Sign Agreement to Launch Digital Development Club

Orange Jordan and the German Jordanian The club offers free integrated programs, in terms of education, training, and new
University (GJU), in partnership with digital manufacturing laboratories, a start- skills acquisition that will help them start
the German Agency for International up acceleration program, in addition to entrepreneurship and projects that serve
Cooperation (GIZ) signed a joint an investment fund to finance emerging the community. Head of the GIZ technical
cooperation agreement to establish the companies in the Middle East and Africa, and vocational education projects, Iman
"Orange Center for Innovation and Digital according to the statement. During the Qaraen, said the project will contribute
Development Club" at the university. signing ceremony, Marini said the club, to bridging the gap between learning
According to a press statement issued affiliated with the GJU's Digital Orange outcomes and labor market requirements
by the telecom company, the club aims Center, will contribute to benefit the largest and promoting the idea of student
to develop the skills necessary for young number of university students in various entrepreneurship, which is a GIZ's key
people to enhance their employment parts of the Kingdom. Orange Jordan will priority in the Kingdom. GJU will participate
potential inside and outside the Kingdom. prepare the GIZ-funded facility and will in the establishment of the club within the
Under the agreement, signed by Orange support the training provided to enhance university's innovation and leadership
Jordan CEO, Terry Marini, and the digital education that refines youth skills program, which serves its students and
university's president, Dr. Manar Fayyad, to increase their chances in the labor employees in developing their innovative
the university will host the club to provide market and support them to establish ideas. The program has so far created
students with a set of training programs their own projects in line with the market more than 20 start-up companies, as well
to develop their skills and benefit from needs, within the framework of the as an innovation platform, an innovation
trainers specializing in various fields within company's social responsibility, Marini laboratory and a technological business
the Orange Digital Center program, which pointed out. Fayyad, for her part, said this incubator.
is headquartered in Amman's Abdali area. partnership will benefit university students

Orange Jordan and Luminus Mobile Fablab First Cohort Graduation

the International Fab Foundation network.
Luminus ShamalStart inaugurated
FabLab Irbid in 2016, to support owners
of creative and promising projects in
the north of Jordan with the necessary
resources to transform their ideas into
actual prototypes that serve their local
communities and help develop industries
at large. Orange Jordan supported the
Mobile FabLab launch by covering five
students’ training fees, while the program
continues to receive support from Orange
Foundation under the Solidarity FabLab
that supports 90 labs in 16 countries. CEO
of Orange Jordan, Thierry Marigny stressed
Orange Jordan and Luminus Education to the Mobile FabLab moving to its next the importance of the Mobile FabLab in
celebrated the graduation of the Mobile stop in Jerash governorate. The Mobile expanding the free digital training scheme
FabLab’s first cohort via Zoom in line FabLab aims to create a comprehensive that Orange provides for youth across the
with COVID measures. The event was infrastructure across the Kingdom, to teach Kingdom, to boost their opportunities in
attended by the CEO of Orange Jordan, and train beneficiaries in the latest digital starting innovative projects or finding a
Thierry Marigny, CEO of Luminus fabrication devices, tools, and programs job based on the skills they receive. On his
Education, Ibrahim Al Safadi, and media such as web development, computer- part, CEO of Luminus Education, Ibrahim
representatives. The lab is the first of its controlled design and cutting, scanning, Al Safadi, said “We are excited to celebrate
kind in the Kingdom. The graduation of 3D printing, designing and manufacturing the result of our partnership with Orange
9 students who joined the program in its electronic panels, and programing. The Jordan in the Mobile FabLab, an important
first stop in the Jordanian German Center mobile program was inspired and built by and proactive step to enhance digital
of Excellence for Solar Energy in Al Mafraq FabLab Irbid. The fabrication facility in Irbid education to maximize reach in different
came after they received free training in is the first digital fabrication lab in Jordan governorates, a goal that Luminus Group
digital fabrication for two months, prior and one of the 20 largest facilities under strives continuously to achieve.”

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