On November 12, 2014, Their Majesties King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan attended the opening of the Information and Communications Forum held at the King Hussein Business Park in Amman, Jordan.  The theme of this year’s two-day conference, MENA ICT Forum 2014: Disruptive Technologies, will focus on the “…latest advancements in the ICT domain in Jordan and the Middle East and Africa…”according to the news agency, Petra News.

The news agency also notes that during today’s opening His Majesty:

“…inaugurated a premises for the ‘Grow – Entrepreneur’ initiative, which seeks to empower Jordanian youths and launched Eman1 project as well as the first Jordanian computer manufactured by Jordanian developers as one of the most efficient giant computers in the region.”

On November 11, 2014, Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan presided over Queen Rania Foundation and Development (QRF) board meeting in Amman.

According to Petra News, today’s meeting focused on:

“…a potential early childhood development project which the QRF will discuss with the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Social Development.  The program aims to improve the level of services provided to children and infants in nurseries at public schools and organizations as well as  build a number of partnerships with institutes  that work in the same field.

The meeting also discussed the latest developments of EDRAAK, a massive online course (MOOC) platform, that was launched by Queen Rania last May.  Since its launch EDRAAK has hit more than 110,000 registered users, out of which 40% are females.”

On Monday, November 10, 2014, Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan celebrated the 5th anniversary of the Queen Rania Teacher Academy (QRTA) in Amman.

According to Petra News, during today’s visit Her Majesty “…praised the efforts of the QRTA’s and added that she considers teacher training a priority as teachers are the most important pillar of the educational system.  [She] also expressed her hope that parents would witness the positive impact teacher training has had on their children’s performance in the classroom…”  

On Wednesday, September 10, 2014, Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan arrived at the Zaha Center in Amman to attend “…part of a national consultation on children’s rights that gathered professionals and youth to review and discuss Jordan’s progress in promoting and fulfilling the rights of children in the country…” according to Petra News.

On June 30, 2014, Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan accompanied by her daughter, Her Royal Highness Princess Iman of Jordan, visited the Darat Samir Shamma nursing home in Amman.

According to Petra News, during today’s visit Her Majesty and the princess “…spent some time with the elderly and was assured on their conditions. [They also] checked on services and activities by a number of volunteers from the Jordan River Foundation…”

On Wednesday, June 18, 2014, Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan attended the launch of Oasis500′s new investment track, Creative Industries Fund, which “…support[s] and invest[s] in artistic and cultural entrepreneurship…” according to Petra News.

The newspaper goes on to note that the:

“…fund will target talented entrepreneurs in all governorates of the kingdom, and aims to help them transform their ideas into fruitful projects that can contribute to the Jordanian economy.

Her Majesty also inaugurated and toured the Oasis500, ‘Entrepreneurial Talent Exhibition’, an exhibition which included 20 artistic creations by 20 different Jordanian entrepreneurs. Her Majesty reviewed the ideas behind the different projects which ultimately aim to harvest, through the medium of arts and culture, sustainable and income generating projects that serve economic development in Jordan.

Queen Rania met with the artists who participated in the exhibition and expressed her admiration of their creations, adding that their talent and thirst for success is evident in their work.”