Activities of Spark Homs camp for entrepreneurship have started today, and the camp has been organized by the Information and Communication Technology Incubator in cooperation with Homs University and Syrian Computer Society and the Student Union, with the participation of a number of local and international partners.
President of Homs University, Prof. Tarek Houssam ElDeen, has emphasized that the camp comes within the university’s vision to enable young people to transform their innovative ideas into start-ups contributing to serving the local community, indicating that the university encourages thinking outside the box and connects academic knowledge with practical application to prepare a generation of entrepreneurs capable of facing economic challenges in innovative and applicable ways.
For her part, the director of the Information and Communications Technology Incubator in Homs, Ms. Hala Jahjah, has pointed out that the camp aims to highlight entrepreneurship in Homs and encourage young people to establish their own projects. In addition, she has added that the training program benefits from the expertise of expatriates to develop and spread the culture of entrepreneurship locally, noting that 30 trainees will work on transforming their ideas into three-dimensional prototypes and that the trainers will provide support and advice to participants wishing to launch their projects.
The head of the Student Union branch in Homs, Mr. Omar Hamam, has referred that the camp represents a real opportunity for providing students with the tools and expertise necessary to move from the idea stage to the practical project .
One of the camp trainers, Mr. Ahmed Al Masri, has explained that the program focuses on the stages of project development, from building the idea to production and launching in the market, noting that the training includes learning about the latest 3D modeling and printing technologies.
The international trainer and Chevening scholar and Sussex University graduate, Mr. Sami Mando, emphasized that the innovation has become an effective tool for change, noting that his participation in the camp aims to support young people and guide them in developing their ideas into real-life projects that have a tangible impact on the job market.
The camp participants agreed that the experience represented a practical opportunity to acquire skills in design thinking, project marketing methods, and building prototypes using 3D printing technologies. They explained that these trainings helped them develop their ideas and transform them into viable projects, fostered the spirit of teamwork and entrepreneurial thinking, and increased their ability to innovate solutions that meet the needs of their community.
It is noteworthy that the camp will last for four days at the Information and Communications Technology Incubator in Homs.
