GEW events around Jordan to promote entrepreneurship

AMMAN — Jordan will mark Global Entrepreneurship Week 2015 (GEW) as of Monday with a series of activities and events tailored to boost entrepreneurship amongst young Jordanians.

The Princess Sumaya University for Technology (PSUT) in cooperation with the Queen Rania Centre for Entrepreneurship (QRCE) and iPARK along with more than 60 partners are holding the weeklong event.

The GEW will feature140 activities across the Kingdom, PSUT President Mashhoor Al Refai said at a press conference Sunday. About 64 of the activities will be held in the governorates while the rest will be in Amman, he added.”The Global Entrepreneurship Week is a great opportunity for educators, entrepreneurs, students, business leaders and employees. It plays an important role in encouraging entrepreneurship, which is fundamental for economic growth and creating jobs,” Refai noted.

QRCE Executive Director Abdelraheem Abual Basal said the event is aimed at encouraging the concept of entrepreneurship and pushing young people to start their own projects, which would play a key role in creating jobs.

He also stressed the need to create the proper ecosystem for entrepreneurs to succeed, as they can benefit society through their projects.

The GEW events will include workshops and sessions on the concept of entrepreneurship, keys for success, the current situation and challenges facing entrepreneurs, women’s empowerment, success stories, women in leadership, and accessing foreign investments in Jordan, according to the organisers.

Throughout the week, young people will connect through local, national and global activities designed to help them explore their potential as self-starters and innovators, the organisers said.

Globally, 160 countries will mark GEW with 50 million people expected to participate in some 560,000 activities to be held across the world.