American University of Madaba

American University of Madaba
الجامعة الاميركية في مادبا

Established	2011
Type	Non-Profit/Private
Chairman	Prince Mired Ben Raad, Salim Sayegh
President	George Hazboun
Location	Madaba, Jordan
Campus	Urban
Nickname	AUM
Affiliations	Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, AArU
Website	www.aum.edu.jo

The American University of Madaba (Arabic: الجامعة الاميركية في مادبا) is a non-profit university located in Madaba, Jordan. It opened its doors in October 2011, and expects to eventually accommodate 8,000 students once the campus is completed.^[1]

The standards of teaching qualifications and experience satisfy the accreditation requirements of the Higher Education Accreditation Commission (HEAC) in Jordan and the accreditation standards of New England Association of Schools and Colleges in Boston, Massachusetts in the United States of America.^[2]

The university is established by the Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem which received the license from the Higher Education Council of Jordan in 2005 under the name of the University of Madaba.^[3] On 9 May 2009, Pope Benedict XVI laid the cornerstone of the university, whose name was later changed to become the American University of Madaba (AUM) as of 29 May 2011.^[4]

There are seven colleges in the university:^[5]

- Faculty of Engineering