Amman Arab University

Amman Arab University
جامعة عمان العربية
Former name
Amman Arab University for Graduate Studies (1999-2009)[1]
TypePrivate
Established1997/11/24 (27 years ago)[2]
PresidentMuhammad Al-Widyan[3]
Students~3489 (2020/2021)[4]
Postgraduates13799[5]
Address
Jordan St. Mobus[6]
,
Amman
,
Jordan Jordan
Campus20000 square meters[7]
ColorsOrange White and Blue
   
NicknameAAU[8]
AffiliationsIAU, FUIW, AArU
Websitewww.aau.edu.jo

Amman Arab University (Arabic: جامعة عمان العربية), abbreviated AAU, is a private university in Amman, Jordan, established in 1997[9] as a non-profit private university for graduate studies to be the first Jordanian university specialized in postgraduate programs for masters and doctoral studies. On September 30, 1998, the Higher Education Council approved the University to begin teaching by the decree No. 1625.[10] It received its first group of students at the beginning of the second semester of the 1999/2000[11] academic year. The university went through two main milestones: The first was limited to graduate programs, and the second started in 2009 when it opened programs for bachelor degrees,[12] the same year its name was changed to Amman Arab University.

The University is composed of 9 faculties and contains over 25 departments, The university's stated main strategy and rule is to be global and productive in all its educational fields and It is a publicly and privately accredited university and a member of the Association of Arab Universities, International Association of Universities, and League of Islamic Universities.[13]

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  4. ^ "التقرير الإحصائي السنوي 2020/2021" (PDF). Retrieved 18 July 2021.
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