Princess Sumaya University for Technology

Excellence in Education for a New Generation

2019STEM Education for Women, Vocational Training and

Strengthening the Link Between Higher Education and the Job Market

Gender Empowerment and Entrepreneurial Development in Rural Context: The Role of Renewable Energy for the REGEND

Presented byDr. Majd Ghazi Batarseh

• PSUT: Overview, facts and practices

– STEM Education for Women

– Vocational Training

– Strengthening the Link Between Higher Education and the Job Market

Table of Content

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A Private

Not-profitUniversity

Number ofstudents

3650

Number offaculty members

140

Founded in

1991

PSUT is the academic arm

of

El Hassan Science City

Owned by the

Royal ScientificSociety (RSS)

Overview of PSUT today: Facts & Figures 2019

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King HusseinSchool of

Computing Sciences

King Abdullah II School of

Engineering

King TalalSchool of

Business Technology

Academic Schools

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Deanship ofStudents Affairs

General Requirements Unit

King Abdullah I School ofGraduate Studies & Scientific Research

Deanships

El Hassan Library

Deanship of Admissions & Registration

Units

Supporting Units

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Computer Graphics& Animation

Networks & Information Security Engineering

Electrical Power & Energy Engineering

Engineering IT Business Technology

Electronics Engineering

Computer Engineering

Communications Engineering

Computer Science

Software Engineering

Business Administration

Accounting

E-Marketing & Social Media

Business Information Technology

First inJordan

1st

ABETAccredited

Education in GeneralB. Sc. Degree Programs

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Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

Engineering IT Business

Electrical Engineering Computer ScienceMIS (Joint with Hasselt,

Belgium)

M. Sc. Degree Programs

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Data Science

Engineering Management (Joint with University of Arizona)

Accounting(Joint with University of Arizona)

Business Analytics

Intelligent Systems and Computer Engineering

European Studies (Joint with HHU Düsseldorf)First in

Jordan1st

Enterprise System Engineering

Information System Security & Digital Criminology

Business Entrepreneurship

IT

Computer Science (PhD)

Ph. D. Degree Programs

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56% of our programs are unique in Jordan

• Musical Band

• Theater Team

• Social Work Team

• Athletics

• Folklore Band

• GYM

• IEEE

• ACM-Association for Computing Machinery

• ARC-Automation and Robotics

• AEE-Association of Energy Engineering

• Cyber Security

• Antares - Astrology

• CGA-Computer Graphics and Animation

• Nuun (Cultural)

• Debate Club

• MUN-Model United Nations

• Dart (Entrepreneurship)

• Apollo

• Tera

• JCI-Junior chamber international

• Good youth Volunteer• Rekt Gaming

STUDENT ACTIVITIESSTUDENT CLUBS

On Campus Student Activities

Supporting Units – Deanship of Students Affairs

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Enrollment Overview

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298 593 862 951 823 619 653 697

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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REJECTION RATE < 65%

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Business Technology Engineering Computer Sciences

Female43%

Male57%

OVER ALL THE UNIVERSITY

University Statistics

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54%46%

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39%

61%

King Hussein School of Computing Sciences

King Abdullah II School of Engineering

King Talal School of Business Technology

Female & Male Ratio

Female55%

Male45%

POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS

Education: Engineering – Power and Energy

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Program Educational Objectives: – Power and Energy

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• Faculty

• Students

• Employers

• Alumni

Program Constituencies – Continuous Improvement

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PEO Surveys for Continuous Improvement

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Using Alumni and Employers Surveys

Student Learning Outcomes and PEOs mapping

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Continuous Improvement Cycle

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• The Career Guidance and Graduates Affairs Office is established in the Deanships of Student Affairs to prepare the students for the job market and provide them with several training courses and programs that aim to improve their skills and personalities.

• The office consists of the following two units:• Career Guidance unit: • Performs the office and field work in cooperation with students and academic

staff and it also advises students during their period of study in the university • Graduates Affairs Unit: • Performs the office and field work with the university graduates to update their

information and enhance their relation with the university

Advising and Career Guidance

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Students are required to undertake industrial/practical training in an industrial institution for at least eight successive weeks for the training held inside the country and for six weeks for the outside training.

The students must submit a comprehensive report after the end of the training period, specifying the nature of training undertook, and the benefits and expertise gained form the training.

TRAINING: Work in Lieu of Courses

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Under the NASA training initiative lead by HRH Crown Prince Al Hussein Foundation, among university students in Jordan,

Student Accomplishments

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12 engineering students were short listed, out of which 4 students were PSUT

students.

Under the Airbus training Initiative lead by HRH Crown Prince Al Hussein Foundation, among university students in Jordan,

Student Accomplishments

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4 engineering students were short listed, out of which 2 students were PSUT students.

Toshiba Internships in Japan

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7 fully covered engineering internships at Toshiba Memory Corporation

Preparation for Job Market: Events Samples

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Activities: Samples

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Number of Graduates

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Total No. of Graduates = 6968

2205 1921

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DEPARTMENT PERCENTAGE

CS 96%

CG 85.7%

SE 93.3%

TOTAL 91%

DEPARTMENT PERCENTAGE

BA 84.4%

MIS 83.8%

ACCO 96%

EM 90.3%

TOTAL 89.7%

DEPARTMENT PERCENTAGE

COM E 85.7%

CE 94.4%

EE 77.8%

PEE 80.1%

TOTAL 84.7%

OverallEmployability rate

88.6%

KING HUSSEIN SCHOOL OF COMPUTING SCIENCES

KING TALAL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY

KING ABDULLAH II SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

Some of our Employed Alumni

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Our Entrepreneur Alumni

Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship Alumni & Start-ups

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