HTU’s “Data Miners” Team Wins the Crown Prince Foundation’s Programming Communities Competition

The Crown Prince Foundation (CPF) announced that the “Data Miners” team from Al Hussein Technical University (HTU) has won the Programming Communities Competition, organized as part of the “One Million Jordanian Coders” initiative—a national program implemented by the Foundation in partnership with the Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship (MoDEE) and in collaboration with the UAE Ministry of Cabinet Affairs and the Future.

The results were announced during a ceremony held on Thursday, April 13, under the patronage of H.E. Ahmad Hanandeh, Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship, and attended by Dr. Tamam Mango, CEO of the Crown Prince Foundation, alongside the participating teams and invited guests.

The winning team was selected from among participants representing educational institutions, youth centers, and learning communities across all governorates of the Kingdom, with 1,163 communities and 2,241 students taking part. A specialized judging panel evaluated the final projects and selected five winning communities from schools and five from universities. Prizes—both monetary and in-kind—were presented to the winners by Minister Hanandeh during the ceremony.

The HTU “Data Miners” team consists of Dr. Raneem Qaddoura, Assistant Professor in the Department of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, and students Ahmad Abu Hujair, Amer Al-Zuhaimat, Moan Al-Da’asineh, Musab Ghazal, Raad Mrayan, and Basil Al-Housani. The team members come from various academic disciplines, including Computer Science, Cybersecurity, and Data Science & Artificial Intelligence.

The competition aims to create collaborative learning communities within schools, universities, youth centers, and knowledge stations, with the goal of enhancing digital literacy, developing programming skills, and empowering young Jordanians to strengthen their technical and creative capabilities in coding and digital innovation.

It is worth noting that Al Hussein Technical University, an initiative of the Crown Prince Foundation, is a national, non-profit private university offering an applied education model that equips students with both technical and essential skills across various engineering and technology disciplines. HTU strives to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application, while fostering innovation, initiative, and creativity among students. The university also contributes to community development by providing training programs for job-seeking youth and career-awareness initiatives that introduce school students across Jordan to emerging technical fields and in-demand specializations.