the Jordanian
Cultural Scientific Talents Association, the graduation ceremony of the first
batch of the Jordanian Scientific Olympiad students was held at the Royal
Cultural center;

with the participation of 1627
students from 154 public, private and UNRWA schools who competed for 11 awards;
in which around 930 students participated in math, 382 in physics, and 315 in
chemistry contests.

 Dr.
Abu-Ghazaleh expressed his pride in conducting such an event, which is considered a new and
a modern contest for students and schools, stressing the importance of shifting
from education to learning and educational innovation.

Furthermore, Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh
stressed the need for establishing an ‘Innovation Incubator’ at every
educational institution to achieve the purpose of ‘education for graduating
creative and innovative students’. He called for redirecting all educational
systems towards the goal of creating innovators who are capable of serving
their nation by being technologically and digitally empowered.

For
his part, Dr. Abzakh
indicated that the Olympiad plays a significant role in shaping students’
character and improving their life skills, adding that the Association strongly
seeks to adopt Jordanian talented and gifted students in various fields, as
well as to maximize its role in the academic and economic areas of sustainable
development. That is in addition to building confidence in the national
capacities and their abilities to compete globally in scientific fields. 

During
the ceremony, Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Knowledge Forum Executive Director, Mr. Fadi
Daoud, launched the largest Arab non-profit student initiative; offered by
Talal Abu-Ghazaleh for Technology (TAGTech) in cooperation with Talal
Abu-Ghazaleh Foundation to facilitate the purchase of TAGITOP-EDU laptop which
is manufactured by TAGTech for digital education purposes at an affordable
price for all students.

It
is worth mentioning that the Olympiad project started in 2019 with the aim to
discover, encourage, and develop talented students in scientific fields.
Meanwhile, the Jordanian Scientific Olympics for Mathematics, Physics and
Chemistry was launched this year. 

At
the end of the closing ceremony, top students have been awarded smartphones
manufactured by TAGTech, and will be interviewed by Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Business
& Culture Radio (TAGBC) Radio to talk about their experience and
participation. In addition, cash rewards were given to the winners presented by
Dr. Abzakh in support of their talents and creativity.