| Balqa' Applied University | |
|---|---|
| جامعة البلقاء التطبيقية | |
| Established | 1997 |
| Type | Public |
| President | Ikhleif Tarawneh |
| Students | 46,000 |
| Location | Salt (main campus), Jordan |
| Campus | Urban 5,000 acres (20 km2) |
| Colors | Olive Green and Khaki |
| Affiliations | IAU, FUIW, UNIMED, AArU |
| Website | Al-Balqa' Applied University website |
Al-Balqa` Applied University (BAU)[1] (Arabic جامعة البلقاء التطبيقية) is a government-supported university located in Salt, Jordan, was founded in 1997, a distinctive state university in the field of Bachelor and Associate degree Applied Education, at the capacity of more than 21,000 student distributed into 10,000 at the Bachelor degree program and 11,000 at the Associate degree program.
Al-Balqa` Applied University was formed by merging several colleges distributed over almost all of the Jordanian provinces. The merger was the result of royal decree, under the auspices of his majesty the late King Hussein to provide qualified professionals who focus on applied technical studies.
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Branches of BAU exist in almost every Jordanian governorate (Except for Mafraq).
As of the beginning of the first semester in the academic year 2011/2012; the construction of a stadium went under-way expected to finish within 300 days. Also, there are plans to build an educational hospital, along with a Faculty of Medicine in the upcoming years. In a recent interview with a local newspaper in the city of Salt, president Ikhleif Tarawneh stated that BAU currently holds the capacity of 33,000 students, while the students enrolled in the university programs exceed 46,000, which resulted in a huge strain on the campus buildings, academic staff and learning process. In the same interview, president Ikhleif Tarawneh promised to work on these issues as soon as possible, and he also ordered to reduce further student enrollment by 25% for the academic year 2011/2012(Link in Arabic [2]).