Noor Abu Jbara is an Industrial Engineer. She holds an MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship from the University of Warwick, UK.
Noor is passionate about women’s economic empowerment and social entrepreneurship. Studying in the UK supported her to build the knowledge and skills to turn this passion into a career. It also helped her to raise her academic and research profile. Encouraged by the University of Warwick, Noor published two conference papers – one on measuring women’s empowerment and another on social enterprise business models.
In 2022, Noor won the Business and Innovation Award, part of the Study UK Alumni Awards. This inspired her to turn an idea from her dissertation into a real platform supporting women in Jordan. SHEE is a social, human, and economic empowerment hub. It helps women to achieve economic independence by developing their entrepreneurial skills. The Business and Innovation Award has given Noor the recognition and professional networks she needs to grow SHEE. She now hopes to expand its services in education, travel, mentorship, and project funding. "Winning the Study UK Alumni Award continues the dream I had when I began studying in the UK," Noor says.