Winners of scientific excellence award announced

AMMAN — The General Secretariat of the Higher Council for Science and Technology is scheduled to hold a ceremony on April 7 honouring the winners of “El Hassan Bin Talal Award for Scientific Excellence”, at the Royal Cultural Centre. 

This year, the awards were given to institutions of vocational and technical education, with the winners selected from 20 applicants representing 7 institutions of vocational and technical education.

The first award of JD7, 000 will be granted to the Jordan Applied University College of Hospitality and Tourism Education for its project “Institution Success Story”. 

The second award of JD5, 000 will be given to the Vocational Training Corporation, and the third award of JD3, 000 will be shared between Arwa Bint Abdul Muttalib Comprehensive Secondary School for Girls in Karak and Wadi Al Seer Training Centre. 

The winners will be honoured at the ceremony, which will be held under the patronage of HRH Prince Hassan, president of the Higher Council for Science and Technology, according to a statement released on Saturday.