students

Dr. Bashar Daraghmeh- the Dean of Student Affairs congratulated both students for winning and expressed how proud he is of the Arab American University students who always seek winning in local and international competitions. Dr. Daraghmeh also appreciated the role that AAUP does to provide all the needed support for its students and help them be creative in all fields.

The team that contains students Lina Zahaika, Noor Daraghmeh, Haytham Sharabati and Ahmad Asa’d was qualified after they participated in the regional competition that was held via internet through remote communication means following the emergency procedure. This competition was meant to take place in Rawabi city this month but was changed to this remote competition via internet due to the spread of the new Coronavirus- COVID-19, and now AAUP team and another team from Gaza will represent Palestine internationally.

The second project was about a smart phone application works to improve the waste recycling (Green). The annual waste production in Palestine is almost 1.6 tons and 99% of this waste is being buried in dumps and the remaining 1% is recycled. Depending on this information, “Green” application is used to solve the waste problem in Palestine in a smart and sustainable way.