Princess Sumaya University of Technology's DART Team participates in the Annual MIT USD50K Global Startup Workshop in UAE

The workshop was managed by MIT $50K Entrepreneurship Competition and was sponsored by UAE's Higher Colleges of Technology.

The GSW event included 300 participants from around the world studying global entrepreneurship activities. The participants were introduced to techniques and effective practices for developing and maintaining business plans on issues such as economic development, technological dissemination, creative strategies and global entrepreneurship. In addition, the participants shared and exchanged their perspectives on regional and global collaboration as well as discussed vital information for starting and maintaining an Entrepreneurship Business Plan Competition.

The ten participating DART members from the Princess Sumaya National Entrepreneurship Competition (PSNEC) were sponsored by the National Fund for Enterprise Support along with 2 PSNEC board members and two students whom were panelists and facilitators at the event. The ten traveling students were accompanied by a delegation consisting of 3 PSUT board members, 2 Young Entrepreneurs Association (YEA) board members, and a dean from King Abdullah II Electrical Engineering Faculty.

Mr. Taher from NAFES, an organization aiming at assisting Jordanian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) stated, "PSUT's organizations such as DART and PSNEC is exposing and educating the youth of the country to international standards and issues of entrepreneurship. Consequently, the most effective development for Jordanian small and medium enterprises is through educating the new working generation so that Jordanian enterprises may never remain stagnant. The student's participation with international workshops, conferences and events allows for the stimulation of business development in Jordan."

Mr. Mohammad Asfour, Advisor to the Board of Trustees stated, "We at PSUT are proud to have been represented by these ten outstanding students at the Global Startup Workshop because they yearn to learn beyond the classroom and are devoted to life long learning. PSUT acknowledges and appreciates students involved in DART because they are not only ambitious for their own future, but for the future of their country as well."

The DART program is an active student organization oriented towards enhancing business skills and collaborates with PSNEC. DART's mission is to expose students to the business industry through workshops and lectures so it may build a bridge between academia and the local market in hope to develop and enhance entrepreneurial companies.