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Eng. Moath Khalil is the first student to graduate from the Masters Program in AI and Robotics in the University of Jordan.

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On Tue 12/12/2023, the DeCAIR project organized the Developing Curricula for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Conference. This conference is the final conference for the project for informing the participants and sharing with them the results of the project and for disseminating its experiences and recommendations.
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The conference was held in the Small Auditorium of the School of Engineering in the University of Jordan with more than 110 participants, including specialists from Jordanian higher education, academicians from public and private Jordanian and Lebanese universities, representatives of ministries, unions and industry, members of the project team, and a group of those interested in artificial intelligence and robotics.
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The conference had an opening session and a second, technical session. The opening session had the following speeches with Dr. Mohammad Abd-Almajeed as master of ceremonies.
• Prof. Gheith Abandah / Project Coordinator
• Prof. Munawar Al-Tarakiya / Dean of the School of Engineering
• Prof. Ahmed Abu Al-Haija / Director of the Erasmus+ National Office
• Ms. Ines Alves / European Union Delegation to Jordan / Program Manager Education and Erasmus+ Focal Point
• Prof. Nathir Obaidat / President of the University of Jordan / Conference Patron
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After this session, the President of the University of Jordan led the inauguration of the Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Lab. This lab was created through DeCAIR and has 16 student workstations, 2 supervisor laptops, 2 servers for large machine learning jobs, and 9 robots.
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The second session presented the partners’ experiences, student experiences, projects results, and recommendations. This session had the following 10 talks and was chaired by Dr. Adham Al-Sharqawi.
• The experience of Beirut Arab University / Prof. Dr. Sobhi Abu Chahin - Dean of International Affairs
• The Lebanese University Experience / Dr. Majd Saeid
• The experience of the Jordan University of Science and Technology / Dr. Ahmad Bataineh
• Tafila Technical University Experience / Dr. Murad Al-Aqtash
• Experience of Computer Engineering Department / University of Jordan / Dr. Ramzi Saifan
• Experience of the Mechatronics Engineering Department / University of Jordan / Dr. Musa Yamen
• Student experiences / M. Muhammad Al-Rawashdeh and M. Rabie Al-Atoum
• Presentation of the project results and the project website / Dr. Ashraf Al Suyyagh
• Project recommendations and discussion / Prof. Iyad Jafar

Press release by the University of Jordan about Developing Curricula for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Conference.