Imagine Cup 2014 winners announced

AMMAN — Microsoft Jordan announced the winners of Imagine Cup 2014 Jordan during a ceremony held under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Rania at the King Hussein Business Park on Tuesday. 

ICT Minister Azzam Sleit attended the event on behalf of Queen Rania, according to a statement released by Microsoft Jordan on Wednesday.

Targeting students between the ages of 16 and 26, Imagine Cup 2014 Jordan featured the participation of 11 teams who competed in three different categories. 

The teams were required to innovate solutions that help them realise their dreams and enrich the lives of others around them using Microsoft’s latest technology platforms, the statement said. 

Petra University’s Mission Possible team won the World Citizenship category, which honours developers of software applications that show the greatest potential to make a positive contribution to the betterment of humanity. 

Princess Sumaya University for Technology’s Amel Watan team was named winner of the Games category which recognises developers of outstanding games created using Microsoft platforms.

The Pen team from the Jordan University of Science and Technology won the Innovation category, which honours developers of applications that deliver accessible innovations and advance major platforms such as social networks, search engines, classified advertisements or online shopping, according to the statement. 

The Pen was the overall winner of Imagine Cup 2014 Jordan and will go on to represent the country at the Imagine Cup Arab Semi- Finals in Qatar, during which it will compete against participants from 22 Arab countries. 

Winners of the semi- finals will qualify for the Imagine Cup Worldwide Finals 2014, slated to take place in July in Seattle, USA. 

Launched 11 years ago, Imagine Cup is geared towards encouraging and empowering students to make a change, according to Microsoft.