Jordan Do employers still care about your college degree? Just how important is a university degree? It depends on the field of study and who you ask. Wamda posed this question to employers,... Maya Rahal • 14 September, 2015 degrees Akhtaboot Cares Initiative Job fair
Jordan The 4 challenges facing Jordan’s IT students Students attending the Zinc workshop. (Images via Tala El Issa) Breaking into the world of IT can be tough for anyone, but in a region... Tala El Issa • 10 September, 2015 Superiors robotics MEMakers
Jordan Jordan's windy solution [Infographic] When it comes to natural resources, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is poor. According to the World Bank they import over 90 percent... Lucy Knight • 08 September, 2015 Taqetna Green Watts Wind Farms
Jordan Med-tech vying for attention in Jordan A slip of the finger, or a movement too quick, and a healthcare professional can find themselves with a needlestick injury. That is what... Lucy Knight • 31 August, 2015 iPark Jordan medical hardware innovation digital health care
Jordan Oasis500 teaches Jordan's entrepreneurs to hustle for cash Launching a successful tech startup takes more than just a good idea and dedication. This is what Nidal Qanadilo, a coaching... Samuel Wendel • 26 August, 2015 tech startup Pitch Hardware
Jordan Jordan’s Mawdoo3 gets $1.5M in Series A funding The Mawdoo3 team in Amman, soon to grow. (Image via Mawdoo3) Mawdoo3, the Jordanian startup modelling itself on Wikipedia for Arabic... Lucy Knight • 19 August, 2015 EquiTrust Mawdoo3 lifestyle
Jordan Akhtaboot 6th Job Fair 2015 Akhtaboot is holding its 6th job fair on the 9th and 10th of September, 2015 at Amman Grand Hall, Al Hussein Sports City. Participating ... Wamda • 19 August, 2015 Job fair akhtaboot amman
Jordan Amman dance studio is building a space for collaboration and social change "Everyone is a dancer by nature," claims Anas Nahleh, 23. Anas and his brother, Abdul Hadi Nahleh, 25, shared a passion for dancing for... Kristin Chase • 11 August, 2015 Jabal Al-Weibdeh Studio 8 amman
Jordan Oasis500 tech and hardware business workshop Accelerator Oasis500, one of the largest in the MENA region, is holding its first Tech and Hardware business workshop on 16-19 August... Wamda • 06 August, 2015 Oasis500 Investment Hardware
Jordan Arabic e-book startup Yaqut wins SeedStars Amman competition, advances to world finals Yaqut's Ammar Mardawi (center) accepts the award for winner of Seedstars Amman. (Images via Samuel Wendel) Twelve Jordanian startups... Samuel Wendel • 27 July, 2015 Ammar Mardawi Yaqut SeedStars International
Jordan Jordanian 3D MENA initiative brings most advanced technology to the most deprived “We use disruptive technology to improve human rights fulfilment in conflict zones and host communities,” that is how Loay Malhameh, cof... Maya Rahal • 26 July, 2015 Refugee Camps 3d printing 3dmena
Jordan Arabic book lovers get new platform out of Jordan Since 2006, female entrepreneurs from around the world have competed annually for the prestigious Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards, in s... Elissar Harati • 14 July, 2015 Cartier Women's Initiative Awards Abjjad Jordan
Jordan Oasis500 takes to the skies with aviation tie-up MENA accelerator Oasis500 is stepping into the formidably tough aviation sector, signing a partnership with Royal Jordanian yesterday... Rachel Williamson • 01 July, 2015 aviation royal jordanian industrial internet
Jordan Open Hands Initiative’s Fellowship for Young Women Entrepreneurs The Open Hands Initiative is launching the Fellowship for Young Women Entrepreneurs. This fellowship will bring together 10 american and... Wamda • 01 July, 2015 Fellowship for Young Women Entrepreneurs Open Hands Initiative women entrepreneurs
Jordan Jordan training center links vocational development and community services Dr. Ibrahim al Weydan, doctor and lecturer at Princess Mona College, and Dr. Yassin al Qudah, professor at Irbid National University,... Kristin Chase • 25 June, 2015 vocational development khawater
Jordan MENA corporates show a large appetite for startups at Mix N' Mentor Amman Mentors and startups share challenges and potential solutions at Mix N' Mentor Amman. If the number of smiling faces and... Maya Rahal • 18 June, 2015 mix n mentor Amman Marketplace Edition ZINC
Jordan Inside Kharabeesh's path to scale [WRL Report] Kharabeesh's geographic reach (Images via Wamda Research Lab) The MENA region is facing an acute unemployment crisis that is... Raed Khalil • 17 June, 2015 Kharabeesh Digital Arabic Content growth
Jordan Solar PiezoClean and the dust problem in MENA A rendering of nanocomposite piezoelectric material. (Image via Greenoptimistic.com) The word piezo (pee-ay-zo), derived from the... Willam Altman • 16 June, 2015 Solar PiezoClean deserts industrial internet
Jordan Startupbootcamp FastTrack in Amman Startupbootcamp Istanbul is organizing a Startupbootcamp FastTrack in Amman on June 11, 2015. FastTracks are one day events where startups... Wamda • 09 June, 2015 startupbootcamp amman
Jordan Jordanian students work with NASA to discover if there is life on Jupiter’s moon The students: Sanad Haddad, Zaid Kawar, Chad (their mentor at NASA), Mohammad Alzorgan, Firas Mistarihi. (Images via Kawar) In Jordan... Tala El Issa • 08 June, 2015 Space research Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau
Jordan ZINC and DSOA partnership creates new opportunities for Jordanian startups Exploring new marketing opportunities has always been an objective for many Jordanian entrepreneurs. In an attempt to help those wanting to... Elsy Melkonian • 07 June, 2015 zinc incubator DSOA Zain Jordan
Jordan ZINC Entrepreneurship Festival in full swing The ZINC Entrepreneurship Festival is in full swing and still has some very interesting events before it’s closure on June 12, in Amman, J... Wamda • 04 June, 2015 ZINC Entrepreneurship Festival Zain Telecom Zain Jordan
Jordan Achievement unlocked: Tamatem announces new games, new investment and 10 million downloads Screenshot of Tamatem's Share'h El Mawt game. (Images via Tamatem) We’ve had many discussions on Wamda on what makes a... Reine Farhat • 02 June, 2015 Arzan VC tamatem games games
Jordan Renewable energy and gender equality tackled in Amman conference Special guest Lina Khalifeh, founder of Shefighter, stands with CWEEL-Jordan's Suhair Al Mhairat during the 1st Anniversary Meeting.... Samuel Wendel • 31 May, 2015 cweel jordan cweel MEMakers