| University of Jordan | |
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| الجامعة الأردنية | |
| Motto | Years of Excellence |
| Established | 1962 |
| Type | Public |
| Endowment | 180,000,000JD |
| Chairman | Dr. Kamel Al-Ajlouni |
| President | Prof. Adel Tweissi |
| Academic staff | 1,431 (as of the scholar year 2009/2010) |
| Admin. staff | 3095 (as of the scholar year 2009/2010) |
| Students | 37692 (as of the scholar year 2009/2010) |
| Undergraduates | 31855 |
| Postgraduates | 5837 |
| Location | Amman, Jordan |
| Campus | Urban 700 acres (2.8 km2) |
| Colors | Royal yellow and Green [a] |
| Affiliations | IAU, FUIW, UNIMED, AArU |
| Website | www.ju.edu.jo |
The University of Jordan (also The Jordan University) (Arabic الجامعة الأردنية), is a government-supported University located in Amman, Jordan. Founded in 1962, it is the largest and oldest university in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
The University of Jordan has the highest admission averages in the country and is considered the premier university in Jordan and one of the most prestigious in the Arab World. [1]
The university is located in the Jubaiha area, University District, Amman. It employs about 1400 faculty staff and has more than 37,000 enrolled students.[2]
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The university was established in 1962 by a royal decree in northern Amman at that time. Currently the area surrounding the university is one of the metropolitan districts of Amman, and is called the University District.
The University of Jordan offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in 20 colleges (Faculties) and institutes:
Institutes:
Centers
Directed at offering courses of Arabic language as a foreign language.
One of 10 academies in the world that regulate Arabic language and literature. The academy is considered one of the world's top references for Arabic language and Arabic literature. The main publication of the academy is the biannual journal "The Journal of Jordan Academy of Arabic" (ISSN: 0258-1094), as well as many dictionaries and other publications.
Established in 1982, it provides support for researchers on Islamic studies, it also organizes courses and seminars for Islamic history and literature scholars.[3]
Established in 1972 to promote the study of Arabic and Islamic heritage, and to provide researchers with original and primary sources. The CDM library boasts 31,000 manuscripts.[4]
The objective of the establishment of the center is to provide research in water management and environment on the regional and international level.[5]
The center was established in 1998 aiming to perform political and economical studies on the national and regional level. The center also performs polls with high levels of accuracy. The center occasionally performs studies for Aljazeera.
The university hospital was established in 1973. The university has also affiliations with King Hussein Cancer Center, which was the first Cancer Center outside of the United States to be accredited by the JCI Disease Specific Certification (DSC) - (November 2007).[6]
The University research facilities contain collections of historic documents and manuscripts as well as fossil remains that are considered to be of valuable importance for the scientific community, "to provide primary and secondary sources for researchers", among which are the world's only discovered fossil bones of the Arambourgiania Dinasoaurs.
According to Nature Journal, Jordan has the highest number of researchers per million people in the Arab World,[7] and the 30th world wide.[8] In its objective to promote scientific research, the Jordanian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research established collaboration with the University of Jordan Deanship of Academic Research in the early 1990s to publish several internationally peer-reviewed scientific journals on the highest standards in applied and social sciences as well as medical and pharmaceutical sciences. These journals are:
The University of Jordan Press issues the internationally peer-reviewed Dirasat Journal series, and several other journals in Arabic literature, Arabic and Middle Eastern history, and regional culture:
The university of Jordan has hundreds of agreements mostly for student exchange programs, of which 16 agreements are with universities in the United States,[18] such as Vanderbilt University[19] and Murray State University.[20]
The University of Jordan Student Union is the University's student body, a student council of 80 members is elected annually, It acts as a liaison between the students and the university administration on matters of major concern to students. It also publishes the student monthly Sawt al-Talaba (The Students' Voice), the annual Student Guidebook, and the University Yearbook.[21]
Graduates from UJ have attained positions in many fields in many countries including government, science, business, literature, and military.
Some notable alumni are:
University of Jordan map http://ujlc.ju.edu.jo/download%20_files/UJ_Map.doc
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