AMMAN
—
Al-Hussein Technical University (HTU) announced on Tuesday it intends to
develop two new degree programs, a BSc in Cybersecurity and a BSc in Data
Science and Artificial Intelligence, during a press conference at the university’s
headquarters in King Hussein Business Park.
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According to
Ismaiel Al-Hinti, the university’s president, "the university has realized
the importance of the two degrees, in addition to the growing demand for them,”
especially in light of the
COVID-19 pandemic.
“HTU always strives to keep pace
with technology’s rapid development.”
Hinti
stressed that the university's mission is to serve Jordanian youth, enhance
technical education in Jordan, and align higher education outputs with the “real-world”
requirements of the labor market.
In another
context, Hinti stated in remarks to
Jordan News that expanding the
university’s master’s program “is not a priority,” but that instead “we want,
at this stage, is to guarantee that all of our graduates find jobs quickly.”
“We do not
want to contribute in the raise of unemployment in Jordan — on the contrary, we
want to be a part of solving this dilemma as soon as possible,” he concluded.
For his part,
Dean of HTU’s School of Computing and Informatics Huthaifa Al-Omari stressed
that "the future jobs of cybersecurity are truly required.”
Omari said
in this context that a degree like data science and artificial intelligence “is
one of the most important branches of computer science.”
“
Cybersecurity's concerned with protecting data, computer systems, and networks from
electronic attacks,” he said, adding that its importance stems from the
ubiquity of computerized services, “and the emergence of technologies such as
smartphones, in addition to the development of cyber-attacks.”
Bashar Al-Hawamdeh,
the Information and Communications Technology Association chairman, said that
"the university opened the doors for the private sector to participate in
strengthening the technical education system."
Hawamdeh, a
private-sector representative, added that "the association has
contributed, since the establishment of the university, to evaluating study
plans and reviewing them periodically."
According to
the association chairman, the disciplines of cybersecurity and data science and
artificial intelligence are very important to the business and industry sector.
"Countries
around the world have paid great attention to the study of these two
disciplines, due to their significant role in economic development, increasing
job opportunities, and reducing unemployment rates among young people,” he contended.
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