Jordan University of Science and Technology

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The Jordan University of Science and Technology (Arabic: جامعة العلوم والتكنولوجيا الأردنية), often abbreviated JUST, is a comprehensive, state-supported university located outside of Irbid, in northern Jordan. JUST and the University of Jordan in Amman are considered to be the two premier institutions of higher learning for engineering and medicine in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, although numerous other faculties and specializations are represented as well. As of the 2004/2005 academic year, JUST counted 630 faculty members, with 16,500 undergraduate and graduate students.

1 History
2 Campus
3 Students’ Life in Irbid
4 Faculties
5 External links

[edit] History

The conference room in King Abdullah University Hospital which is the hospital of JUST - Photo by Aymx

The main gate of Jordan University of Science and Technology at night - Photo by Aymx

The main gate of Jordan University of Science and Technology.

King Abdullah University Hospital at night - Photo by Aymx

The Jordan University of Science and Technology was established on 1 September 1986. Although its campus outside Irbid was originally intended to be the new, future campus of Yarmouk University, five faculties (the engineering and medical faculties) were instead detached from Yarmouk University and moved to the new campus, where they would become the first faculties of Jordan University of Science and Technology.

[edit] Campus

King Abdullah University Hospital which is the hospital of JUST and the mosque of the university at night - Photo by Aymx

The University Mosque, with King Abdullah University Hospital in the background.

The JUST campus is located approximately 20 km east of Irbid in northern Jordan and covers an area of approximately 11 km². In addition to academic buildings and the JUST Library, the campus includes athletic facilities including a 7000-seat soccer stadium.

Jordan University of Science and Technology is also home to King Abdullah University Hospital, the 683-bed teaching hospital affiliated with JUST and its medical faculties.

[edit] Students’ Life in Irbid

Irbid is a very nice small city in which JUST students live. In Irbid, you would find students going to six universities around Irbid, so most people you see in Irbid are students. The beauty of Irbid is that it really very small, and you need only one street called Al-Jame'a Street to do everything. Irbid is famous for its internet cafes as there are many of them packed in one street, Al-Jame'a Street. Over all, Irbid is a student-oriented city.
For students transportation, you should know that in Irbid, Taxi take 0.5JD for any order whether it is near or far. However, since Irbid is very small, you rarely need a Taxi. Besides, you can use buses to go to JUST university (20km far), and they only cost about 25 piasters.