Zarqa University (Arabic: جامعة الزرقاء) is a university in the city of Zarqa, in Jordan's Zarqa Governorate. It was established in 1994, about 6 km to the east of the city center. At the university's first academic semester, there were only 150 students. In the scholastic year 2013/2014 the number of students was over 9,000 in 43 majors.[1]
جامعة الزرقاء | |
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Established | 1994 |
| Affiliations | IAU, FUIW, AArU |
| President | Prof. Nidhal Al Ramahi |
| Students | 9,000 |
| Location | Zarqa (main campus) , 32°03′32″N 36°09′21″E / 32.059026°N 36.155899°E |
| Colors | Blue and Light Grey |
| Website | http://zu.edu.jo/EN |
  Location within Jordan | |
The university campus houses the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Colleges of Computing and Information Society of the Association of Arab Universities.[2] It is also the permanent residence of the general secretariat of the International Arab Conference on Information Technology (ACIT).[3]
Colleges
edit- Faculty of Science and Information Technology Archived 2020-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences Archived 2020-02-23 at the Wayback Machine
- Faculty of Economy and Management Archived 2020-02-23 at the Wayback Machine
- Faculty of Arts Archived 2020-02-23 at the Wayback Machine
- Faculty of Educational Sciences Archived 2020-02-23 at the Wayback Machine
- Faculty of Shari'a (Islamic Studies) Archived 2020-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Faculty of Nursing Archived 2020-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Faculty of Law Archived 2020-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- College of Pharmacy Archived 2020-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Faculty of Engineering Archived 2020-02-23 at the Wayback Machine
- Faculty of Arts and Design Archived 2020-02-23 at the Wayback Machine
- Faculty of Graduate Studies Archived 2020-08-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Faculty of Dentistry Archived 2023-06-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Faculty of Journalism and mass communication Graduate
Centers
edit- Computer Center
- E-Learning Center
- Continuous Learning and Community Service Language Center
- Islamic Cultural Center
- Energy Research Center
- Business Incubator Unit
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Zarqa University (page in Arabic) Archived April 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Colleges of Computing and Information Society Annual Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
- ↑ International Arab Conference on Information Technology (ACIT)