Estarta Greece Launch – Marking Global Growth
Estarta is thrilled to reveal the launch of its eighth and newest location in Athens, Greece. As one would expect, Estarta highlighted this milestone by celebrating its ongoing global growth and expansion at the new delivery site through a prime event on June 1. With much elation, the opening event was quite a success, with much anticipation fueling what’s to come next! Estarta’s strategic presence in Athens seeks to cultivate local talent, stimulate knowledge exchange, and assist in the digital transformation initiatives of both Greek and international businesses. As for the designated site, the Athens location was thoughtfully selected based on a number of crucial success components in the business world, including the availability of qualified technical human capital and assets, the capacity to offer polyglot services, and Greece’s highly desirable and attractive location in the heart of Europe. With the expectation of significant future expansion, Estarta will begin operations with 150 team members. As it were, Estarta is a pioneering ICT organization dedicated to crafting quality services around the globe; this new milestone only adds the figures needed to cement this statement.
Estarta Volunteering at Mawaaed Al-Rahman
Leading software development and IT services provider Estarta held its final Ramadan volunteer event on Thursday, April 13. The Mawaaed Al-Rahman event was a resounding hit in terms of giving back to the community. The Jordanian non-governmental organization Tkiyet Um Ali, which Princess Haya formed in memory of her late mother, Queen Alia, is associated with the Mawaaed Al-Rahman initiative. Tkiyet Um Ali is the first program of its sort in Jordan, offering supplies and amenities to the underprivileged, hungry, and needy segments of Jordanian society. Ultimately, this event was a great opportunity for many, granting individuals in need support and uniting a varied collection of volunteers to work toward a shared objective. We thank all those who have participated in volunteering!
Estarta Certified Among Best Places to Work
We are very elated to announce that Estarta is now certified among the “Best Places to Work” as of March 2023. This is a huge milestone for the company and its employees. The Best Places to Work Award serves as a gold standard for excellence in employee satisfaction and involvement as well as a testament to the company’s workplace culture. Companies that exhibit a dedication to fostering a favorable work environment and a healthy culture of employee relations as well as advancement are given the award. It is important to realize that this award is more than just a decoration to display on the wall; it is a testament to the company’s corporate ideals and its staff’s dedication. Thus, Estarta is very proud of this accomplishment and will strive to sustain it. The award also corroborates the efforts made to promote the wellbeing, professional and personal growth, and overall job satisfaction of the workforce. As a result, a work environment that promotes a friendly and collaborative culture is developed, allowing for a high employee retention rate. This is especially crucial in the ICT sector. We want to close by expressing our sincere gratitude to each and every one of the employees for helping make Estarta a top workplace. Here’s to many more achievements in the near future! For more details regarding the “Best Places to Work” award, simply visit the website at https://bestplacestoworkfor.org/.
Hello World Kids and Estarta Solutions Partnership
The Jordanian EdTech company Hello World Kids and Estarta Solutions technology company announced that the companies have entered into a strategic partnership. The partnership aims to transform the local community and achieve the companies’ common goal to invest in the next generation by offering them the best advantages to help them in their future. The agreement brings together Hello World Kids’ creative educational services and technological expertise with Estarta Solutions training services and commitment to excellence. Outstanding students who learn coding on HelloCode will now have the opportunity to participate in technical training and courses on network services and solutions designed by the Estarta team. The program will introduce young students to the work environment and the ICT sector. In the long run, this program aims to contribute to the economic growth and development of the community by investing in the youth through the mix of HelloCode education and Estarta’s professional training and empowering them to reach their potential. Hello World Kids develops unique and fun coding education for kids, whether at home or school. Kids learn to code using HelloCode, an online multilingual and interactive platform that aims to prepare new generations for the future with crucial skills like problem-solving, analytical thinking, and data analysis. Kids obtain these skills by learning text-based coding science in simplified and creative methods. HelloCode platform, recognized as the biggest Arab community to teach programming to kids, with over 350,000 projects submitted by kids younger than 12 years old and over 4.5 million lines of code recorded by children using SmoothY programming languages from many countries such as Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, and Oman. Hanan Khader, founder and CEO of Hello World Kids said: “We are pleased to announce our strategic partnership with Estarta Solutions and very proud to partner with a company well-known for its long and successful experience in the Information Technology sector. We believe that students from the schools that adopt the HelloCode curricula in their educational system are the main beneficiaries of this training program. One of the main reasons for launching this program is our constant concern for the student’s best interests and ensuring their future success by providing them with the best advantages”. Regarding the HelloCode international certification program, she added: “Our mission is to provide quality coding education for kids; To ensure that this quality education can be effective for their future, we are currently building the HelloCode international certification program. This program will provide kids with accredited certification and plenty of perks and benefits from our international partners. This new strategic partnership with Estarta Solutions is our first step towards providing HelloCode students with many benefits and fulfilling our mission”. Estarta Solutions is a global Network Engineering and Information Technology company that specializes in comprehensive outsourced technical and premium service solutions. Throughout 31 years of operation, they delivered expertise to clients through a wide range of services that have supported their clients’ success. They are headquartered in Jordan and operate in multiple markets throughout the Middle East and Europe, providing services in 10 different languages. Their talented team is equipped with cutting-edge tools and practices rooted in quality and focused on delivering optimal performance and consistent results to their partners and clients. Mutaz H. Nabulsi, CEO of Estarta Solutions commented: “We’re proud to be announcing our partnership with Hello World Kids that focuses on providing quality coding education for kids by building the HelloCode international certification program, this partnership shows our commitment and belief that in order to build a talent pool for the new digital economy we must start at an early age”. This strategic partnership marks the ongoing efforts Hello World Kids are taking to expand the scope of benefits that young programmers will receive through their educational experience on HelloCode, and the first perk of many to come in the bath of building the HelloCode international certification program. HelloCode international certification program will launch in 2023 with many benefits from international partners for its young holders to ensure their future success.
We Are Proud To Announce That We Are ISO 27001 Certified!
Estarta is delighted to be officially certified for ISO/IEC 27001:2013! This stands for an internationally recognized standard that ensures that our operations, business processes, and security measures meet the best practices for an information security management system. Using this collection of standards will help our company and eventually our partners manage the security of assets based on international compliance and standards. We are committed to following a high-quality and consistent security management system, backed by an independent, expert assessment of whether all the data that we process is adequately protected. Achieving the ISO 27001 certification is the result of a huge amount of effort and involvement from every member of Estarta, and we are constantly challenging ourselves to improve our service and provide the highest security standards and privacy that meet or exceed the needs and expectations of our customers.
Women Empowerment Committee Hosts Prof. Rana Dajani
As a part of Women Empowerment Committee activities, we have proudly hosted Prof. Rana Dajani, who honored us with her presence last Thursday, November 25th, and shared with us a heartfelt presentation and discussion about her career on a less traveled road for women in general and Arabic women for sure! We have enjoyed the thought-provoking conversations.
Estarta Celebrates the 11th Anniversary of Girls in ICT
Estarta recognizes International Girls in ICT Day, which was held on April 28, 2022. A discussion panel was held and hosted by passionate and talented female engineers who have been working in the field for multiple years in various departments and positions. It was presented by Amira ElAli, PR and Communications Manager. The Panel members were: Bilcais Elbargathi, Technical Consulting Engineer, IPCC Team Heba Al Dawood, Project Manager, PMO Team Heba Habashneh, Presales Technical Specialist/War Room Team Esraa Al Tamimi, Team Manager/Switching Team Layan Khader, Technical Consulting Engineer, AAA Team Hebah Habashneh, Technical Consulting Engineer, ACI Team Dima Shaltaf, HR officer in the Talent Acquisition team. The team shared their story, the challenges they faced working in the ICT sector, and how they overcame those challenges and gained the knowledge that made them able today to send a message to all the young girls struggling out there to pursue careers enabled by technology and study STEAM fields. On the other hand, Dima Shaltaf highlighted the notable increment in female applicants and added, “It is also worth mentioning that Estarta believes in equality and proves this by not showing gender prejudice in recruitment and the wage gap. We are now proud to say that we have a percentage of 46% female employees, and our numbers are increasing day by day!” “We are living in a digital world where social networks are very important,” said Amira ElAli, PR and Communications Manager. “We at Estarta ensure gender equality between men and women with the aim to raise awareness and highlight Estarta’s supportive management that invests in our females and in their development in the ICT field. We are lucky to be part of this organization where males empower females, working mothers, and help in having a work-life balance environment,” Amira ElAli added.
Estarta Signs a Memorandum with HTU
As a move forward towards Estarta’s leading role in supporting and nurturing the ICT sector from an early stage as well as securing Jobs with a promising career path for worthy talents, Estarta Solutions signed a Memorandum of understanding with Al-Hussein Technical University that promotes on-the-job training for the University IT students within Estarta. The MOU was signed by our CEO, Dr. Mutaz H. Nabulsi, and the university president, Dr. Ismael Hinti.
Estarta Celebrates Its Long-Tenured Employees
Estarta celebrated its employees of 5, 10, 15, and 20-year tenures in an appreciation event for their many years of service and dedication to the company. The event took place on Estarta premises in Amman in the presence of CEO Dr. Mutaz Al Nabulsi, the department directors, and Human Resources management. The many years of service are a true testimony of our employees commitment to the organization, as they have been a part of our company’s success over the years.
Personal Growth Plan
Great insights were given by Areej Hussein in our 3rd session of the Personal Growth Plan titled Choose Yourself. Today we enjoyed the great insights given by Areej Hussein in our 3rd session of the Personal Growth Plan titled Choose Yourself. I look forward to more of Estarta’s Women Empowerment Committee activities!
