TAGITI Participates in the Kick-Off Meeting of an EU Tempus Funded Project on Open Source Software Curricula Enhancement in Universities

BONN, Germany ---- April 27, 2014 ---- Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Information Technology International (TAGITI) took part in the Kick-Off Meeting of an EU Tempus Funded Project on Open Source Software Curricula Enhancement (OSSCOM) in Universities in Lebanon and Jordan. The meeting was hosted by the Department of Computer Science at the German-based Bonn-Rhine-Sieg University of Applied Sciences and was attended by 10 partners from five countries (Germany, Spain, UK, Lebanon and Jordan).

The OSSCOM project has been selected for funding by the European Commission - EACEA (Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency). It aims at promoting the use of Open Source Software (OSS) through building capacity, where graduates of universities in Jordan and Lebanon will be equipped with the essential skills in OSS to improve their chances on the job market and enable them to contribute to the diffusion of OSS in key sectors as an alternative solution to proprietary software as well as to enhance their entrepreneurship and ICT innovation capabilities. The German Jordanian University and Lebanese university will serve as centers of Open Source Software to provide support for local companies as well as the society at large in OSS technology solutions.

TAGITI delegation comprised of Mr. Mustafa Nasereddin, the executive director at Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization and Mr. Ramez Quneibi, TAGITI Web Development Department Manager.

 “The delegation presented a brief about the professional services rendered by TAG-Org throughout its 80 offices, in addition to the services provided by TAGITI and its role in the OSSCOM project,” Mr. Nasereddin said.

For his part, Mr. Quneibi stated that TAGITI will support the development of OSS communities in partnership with universities by setting up OSS portal and forums for communities in coordination with the partner institutions in Europe and the region.

OSSCOM website: http://www.osscom.org