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Princess Sumaya University for Technology (PSUT) PSUT was founded in 1991 in accordance with the laws and regulations for private universities by decree from the Council of Higher Education. The establishment of the University came in response to the demand to keep pace with the needs of Jordan based on socio-economic development policies. It is a private university specializing in modern technologies, particularly the fields of Information Technology, Electronics, Energy, Communications, and Business. Moreover, it is a non-profit university, owned by the Royal Scientific Society, the leading applied research center in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. PSUT Talented Office In the light of increasing interest in nurturing gifted and outstanding students, and the accelerated rate of growth in knowledge and sheer volume of information in our age, the age of knowledge and skill, Princess Sumaya University for Technology intends to establish an Office for the Care of Gifted Students with a view to honing them and helping them to become trained, qualified individuals, in addition to achieving the University's objectives of excellence and innovation. It has become clear that the nurturing of outstanding and gifted students and the appreciation of their capabilities is an imperative and important strategy in the upbringing of youth in today's societies. They form a source of national wealth that cannot be compensated for or replaced, especially in the age of globalization, with its information explosion and the tremendous momentum of technology. Over the past few decades, the issue of nurturing outstanding and talented individuals has been gaining attention in a large number of countries around the world. Consequently, many scientific societies and institutions, on both the national and international scenes, have been formed and have played a large role in promoting the interests of this group of citizens, and our proposal for the establishment of this Office springs from reflection on these facts. Vision Talented Office seeks to reach out to all gifted students in the University and provide them with the appropriate care, according to the best international standards. Objectives 1. To discover the latent talent of gifted students and encourage them to be innovative and creative. 2. To teach gifted students how to deal effectively with the latest developments. 3. To promote the feeling of patriotism among gifted students and to channel their abilities towards the service of the country. 4. To implement the University's policy regarding the nurturing of gifted students. 5. To create an environment that allows gifted students to display their talents and develop their abilities and possibilities. 6. To develop the spirit of innovation among students to allow them to display their talents in local, regional and global arenas. 7. To coordinate with the academic Schools to take creative students under their wing in the field of their major of study and getting the Queen Rania Center for Leadership involved where appropriate. 8. To equip faculty members and supervisors with methods of identifying students’ diverse talents and abilities and ways to enhance their strengths in all arenas. 9. To help in the provision of diverse and fair opportunities for all students to display and develop their talents. 10. To ensure that requirements are met for participation in local, regional and international forums, dependent upon available possibilities and as far as that serves the University’s objectives. Mission The mission of the Office is to contribute to the setting up of an appropriate environment at the University to help identify students with advanced mental and academic capabilities, and provide them with diverse opportunities to discover and develop and reinforce their talents and abilities through active participation in special activities and programs. • 2017: Five winners in 1 st , 4 th , 5 th , 6 th and 7 th places in the national “Huawei ICT Skill Competition”, 3 rd place in the Middle East. • 2017: First place at ACM competition in the Middle East. • 2017: Three prizes (including first prize) from the Ninth and Tenth National Technology Parade. • 2016: First and second places in the World Hackathon Series. • 2016: First place at ACM competition. • 2016: 1 st and 2 nd places in the World Hackathon Series. • 2016: First place in the Great Arab Revolt Basketball Tournament for Jordanian Universities. • 2015: First place in the “Best Innovative Idea” category of the “CodingWiz 2015” competition which took place at the Zain Innovation Campus (ZINC). • 2015: First place in the “Maker Hackathon” which took place at ZINC in 2015. • 2015: Codingwiz: 1 st place in “Best Innovative Idea” category with a project aiming to replace wearing glasses with a Smart phone app to aid vision. • 2015: “Maker Hackathon” (ZINC, 26 - 28/2/2015, sponsored by Zoomaal): 1 st place against teams from the majority of Jordanian universities. • 2015: First place in the Queen Rania National Entrepreneurship Competition: the Seventh Annual Competition, Jordanian Universities and Colleges Category. • 2015: First place in Category Two of the Programming Project Competition which took place at Jerash Private University. • 2014: Eighth place in Design Group A in the Smart Land Vehicles competition, Michigan, USA. • 2014: First and second prizes at the Seventh NTP, Competition for Green and Sustainable Technology. • 2014: First and third prizes at the Seventh NTP, Competition for Defense Applications and Security Technologies. • 2013: PSUT qualifies for the Extreme Programmers World Cup held in Russia. • 2011-2012: PSUT wins 1st place in a Jordanian competition for developing electronic games. • 2017: Five winners in 1 st , 4 th , 5 th , 6 th and 7 th places in the national “Huawei ICT Skill Competition”, 3 rd place in the Middle East. • 2017: First place at ACM competition in the Middle East. • 2017: Three prizes (including first prize) from the Ninth and Tenth National Technology Parade. • 2016: First and second places in the World Hackathon Series. • 2016: First place at ACM competition. • 2016: 1 st and 2 nd places in the World Hackathon Series. • 2016: First place in the Great Arab Revolt Basketball Tournament for Jordanian Universities. • 2015: First place in the “Best Innovative Idea” category of the “CodingWiz 2015” competition which took place at the Zain Innovation Campus (ZINC). • 2015: First place in the “Maker Hackathon” which took place at ZINC in 2015. • 2015: Codingwiz: 1 st place in “Best Innovative Idea” category with a project aiming to replace wearing glasses with a Smart phone app to aid vision. • 2015: “Maker Hackathon” (ZINC, 26 - 28/2/2015, sponsored by Zoomaal): 1 st place against teams from the majority of Jordanian universities. • 2015: First place in the Queen Rania National Entrepreneurship Competition: the Seventh Annual Competition, Jordanian Universities and Colleges Category. • 2015: First place in Category Two of the Programming Project Competition which took place at Jerash Private University. • 2014: Eighth place in Design Group A in the Smart Land Vehicles competition, Michigan, USA. • 2014: First and second prizes at the Seventh NTP, Competition for Green and Sustainable Technology. • 2014: First and third prizes at the Seventh NTP, Competition for Defense Applications and Security Technologies. • 2013: PSUT qualifies for the Extreme Programmers World Cup held in Russia. • 2011-2012: PSUT wins 1st place in a Jordanian competition for developing electronic games. Competition successes and prizes recently obtained by PSUT students:
