The Faculty of Information Technology at Zarqa University remarkably won the first place in the IEEE Jordan AI Modeling Hackathon 1.0, the first competition of its kind in Jordan for building artificial intelligence models. The competition was organized by the Jordanian branch of the international IEEE organization (IEEE Jordan Section), in cooperation with Al-Ahliyya Amman University and Al al-Bayt University, with the event hosted by Al-Ahliyya Amman University.

The Faculty's students won first place in the overall competition, in addition to taking first place in the individual questions category, in a competition that saw the participation of 470 students divided into 114 teams from 25 Jordanian universities.

Nine students from the Faculty of Information Technology participated in the competition, divided into two teams, supervised by Dr. Anwar Al-Qatrawi, Dr. Raed Al-Azaydeh, and Engineer Mona Al-Qawaqneh from the Department of Artificial Intelligence.

Dr. Musa Al-Akhras, President of the IEEE Jordan branch, praised the advanced level demonstrated by the Zarqa University students.

Prof. Dr. Nidal Al-Ramahi, Zarqa University President, expressed his pride in this distinguished achievement, considering it a natural result of the hard work, continuous training, and support the university provides to both students and supervisors.

He emphasized that the university is committed to supporting students in all fields, especially those related to innovation and modern technology, contributing to the preparation of graduates capable of keeping pace with the evolving demands of the labor market.

Al-Ramahi added that such successes reinforce the university's vision of leadership and academic excellence, and confirm its position as an educational institution that supports student creativity and excellence.

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Hassan, the Dean of the Faculty of Information Technology, commended this great achievement, praising the participating students and academic supervisors who spared no effort in training and guiding the teams.

He pointed out that the faculty will continue to provide a nurturing and supportive environment for student talent by promoting scientific research and developing students' skills in various technical disciplines, particularly artificial intelligence and data science.