Al-Ahliyya Amman University (AAU) (or Amman University, or Amman Private University) is located in Amman, Jordan. Founded in 1990, it was the first private university in Jordan.[5][6] The university is accredited by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Jordan,[4] and is a member of four university associations.[7][8][Note 1]
History
Al-Ahliyya Amman University was the first private university in Jordan, founded in 1990 by Dr. Ahmad Al-Hourani with faculties of Law and Arts and Sciences. The university expanded to include Pharmaceutical and Medical Sciences and Engineering in 1991, with the faculty of Information Technology separating from the Arts and Sciences faculty in 2001. Nursing was added as a separate faculty in 2005, and in 2010 the university was expanded to include Architecture and Design. As of the 2009-2010 academic year, the university had approximately 6500 students and 277 faculty members.[6][7]
The introduction of graduate programs began in the academic year 2005-2006 with the master's degree program in law. Later came graduate programs in clinical psychology and pharmaceutical sciences (2009–2010); then English literature, communications engineering and business administration (2010–2011).[9]
Al-Ahliyya Amman University has been Accredited By ASIC as a Premier University with Five Platinum Crowns,[10] ABET - Bachelor's of Networks & Information Security,[11] IIMP - Bachelor's of Marketing.[12] Also Al-Ahliyya Amman University has been listed in the following International Rankings, QS Four Star Rating,[13] Times Impact Rankings - 301+,[14] UI Green Metrics - 256 [15]
Structure and programmes
The university consists of ten faculties:[4][6][16]
Architecture and Design
Engineering
Administrative and Financial Sciences
Information Technology
Arts & Sciences
Law
Nursing
Pharmacy
Allied Medical Sciences
Dentistry
Through these faculties the university offers undergraduate programmes in 31 fields and 12 postgraduate degrees.[16] The school year is divided into two 16-week semesters with an optional 8-week semester in the summer.[17]
Deanship of Student Affairs
The Student Affairs Department began in 1990 when the university was founded. In 1993 it was renamed the Deanship of Student Affairs.[18] The Deanship organizes activities for students, such as student clubs, sports, career counselling, organizes transport, provides security services, and offers accommodation. It also publishes the school's newspaper, "Amman Al-Ahliyyah News".[19]
Hourani eLearning Center
The Hourani eLearning Center (HEC) has an Assessment Management System (AMS), which gives online exams to students. The results are available immediately after the exam and can be archived. A technical staff works with instructors to set up and implement the exams.[20] The center includes an auditorium, which has a video conferencing system that can connect to HEC labs, and the local and international communities.[21]
^ ab"Member Universities". Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World. FUIW. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved February 7, 2013. (Listed as Amman Private University.)
^ ab"Members: Jordan". The Association of Private Arab Institutions for Higher Education. AAPIHE. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2013. (Listed as Amman Private University.)
^ ab"Academic". AAU website. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
^Elshuraydeh, K; MA Majali; MA Assaf; F Sarraf; O Hamarneh, "Science & Technology and Innovation Profile of Jordan"(PDF), Evaluation of Scientific and Technological Capabilities in Mediterraneum Countries (ESTIME), Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD), p. 23, retrieved February 8, 2013
