Hashemite University
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The Hashemite University ( الجامعة الهاشمية ) is a university
in Zarqa
, Jordan
. It is named after the Jordanian royal family
— the Hashemite
s — and was established by royal decree
in 1992.
The total area of the university's campus is 8519 acres 15% of which was used for buildings, 25 % for planting and agriculture, and the rest which is more than half of the area (65%) is desert.
Teaching started at the onset of the academic year 1995/1996. Students were admitted to the three functioning faculties: Sciences and arts, Economics and Administrative Sciences and Educational Sciences.
The Hashemite University is a four-year coeducational institution, its objectives were stated to be a university committed to excellence in teaching and research. Its grand mission is to offer service and consultation to the local community in addition to the larger society, and to be a cornerstone in the accumulative efforts with other sister universities in Jordan to enhance academic cooperation between Jordan and Arab nations and between Jordan and the world.
The ratio of female students to the total number of students in the engineering school is 38.6% which is higher than the average ratio of engineering female students of total engineering students in both the United States
and Europe
(only 23% in the United States
and 15% in Europe
).
Courses offering recognize the fundamental role of the offered courses in both business and liberal arts education , in addition to equip students for a very much wide range of economic, financial, banking and management careers.
The expansion of the BA courses has been reflected positively in the number of students enrolled. Statistically, 3880 enrollments have been reflected by the faculty during the year 2007/2008 compared to 123 enrollments for year 1995/1996. Currently, there are 174 students at the master level and 3706 students at the undergraduate level.
Houses a total of 7,000 books and periodicals that focus on childhood, children family, and related subjects.
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The center is responsible for approving the academic quality of the study programs in accordance with national and international standards, as well as the analysis and development of strategic plans for the different college programs.
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
in Zarqa
Zarqa
Az-Zarqāʔ is a city in Jordan located to the northeast of Amman. With a population of more than one million 1000,000. It is the country's second largest city after Amman. Zarqa is the capital of Zarqa Governorate . Its name means "the blue one".- Overview :Zarqa is Jordan's industrial centre, home...
, Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
. It is named after the Jordanian royal family
Royal family
A royal family is the extended family of a king or queen regnant. The term imperial family appropriately describes the extended family of an emperor or empress, while the terms "ducal family", "grand ducal family" or "princely family" are more appropriate to describe the relatives of a reigning...
— the Hashemite
Hashemite
Hashemite is the Latinate version of the , transliteration: Hāšimī, and traditionally refers to those belonging to the Banu Hashim, or "clan of Hashim", a clan within the larger Quraish tribe...
s — and was established by royal decree
Decree
A decree is a rule of law issued by a head of state , according to certain procedures . It has the force of law...
in 1992.
History
The Royal Decree ordaining the establishment of the Hashemite University was issued in June 1996. A Royal Committee was formed to manage and supervise this task headed by His Excellency the senate, Mudhar Badran, and included seven other members of specialists and experts in different fields of higher education. Similarly, The Board of Trustees was formed and included eleven members of specialists and experts of different education-related fields and headed by his Excellency the senate, Mudhar Babdran.The total area of the university's campus is 8519 acres 15% of which was used for buildings, 25 % for planting and agriculture, and the rest which is more than half of the area (65%) is desert.
Teaching started at the onset of the academic year 1995/1996. Students were admitted to the three functioning faculties: Sciences and arts, Economics and Administrative Sciences and Educational Sciences.
The Hashemite University is a four-year coeducational institution, its objectives were stated to be a university committed to excellence in teaching and research. Its grand mission is to offer service and consultation to the local community in addition to the larger society, and to be a cornerstone in the accumulative efforts with other sister universities in Jordan to enhance academic cooperation between Jordan and Arab nations and between Jordan and the world.
Students
The total number of students in the Hashemite University at the beginning of the academic year 2009/2010 was about 18,000. They were distributed on the colleges as follows:| Number of students by college for the academic year 2009/2010 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College | Undergrad Students | Graduate Students | total Students | Faculty Members | |
| 1 | Faculty of Engineering (FOE) | 3058 | 47 | 3105 | 96 |
| 2 | Faculty of Sciences (FOS) | 1382 | 70 | 1452 | 93 |
| 3 | Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences (FOE) | 3805 | 207 | 4012 | 38 |
| 4 | Faculty of Educational Sciences (FEAS) | 1195 | 413 | 1608 | 48 |
| 5 | Faculty of Arts (ART) | 1655 | 113 | 1768 | 57 |
| 6 | Faculty of Medicine (FOM) | 613 | 0 | 613 | 24 |
| 7 | Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences (FPESS) | 643 | 0 | 643 | 20 |
| 8 | Faculty of Allied Health Sciences (FAHS) | 975 | 14 | 989 | 36 |
| 9 | Faculty of Nursing (FON) | 1024 | 43 | 1067 | 28 |
| 10 | Faculty of Prince Al-Hussein Bin Abdallah II For Information Technology (IT) | 877 | 4 | 881 | 18 |
| 11 | Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment (FENR) | 561 | 35 | 596 | 28 |
| 12 | Queen Rania Institute of Tourism and Heritage (QRITH) | 511 | 18 | 529 | 20 |
| 13 | Queen Rania Faculty for Childhood (QRFC) | 586 | 0 | 586 | 10 |
| Hashemite University total | 16,885 | 964 | 17,849 | 609 | |
Academics
The university comprises 12 colleges (faculties) and institutes:- Faculty of EngineeringEngineeringEngineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
Established in 1998, is considered one of the strongest engineering schools in the Middle EastMiddle EastThe Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
. It is one of the few colleges to be accredted by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)AbetAbet may refer to:* Abet Guidaben , former Philippine Basketball Association basketball player* ABET, Inc., a non-profit organization that accredits higher education programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and technology....
outside the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in eight programs: Architecture, Biomedical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Industrial, Mechanical, and Mechatronics Engineering. As of the academic year 2009/2010 there were 3012 undergraduate students and 46 graduate students. International students number 683 forming 22.33% of the total students, mostly from neighboring countries.
The ratio of female students to the total number of students in the engineering school is 38.6% which is higher than the average ratio of engineering female students of total engineering students in both the United States
United States
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and Europe
Europe
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(only 23% in the United States
United States
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and 15% in Europe
Europe
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).
| Statistical Data of the School of Engineering for the academic year 2009/2010 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department | Undergraduate Students | Graduate Students | International (percent) | Female students (percent) | |
| 1 | Architectural Engineering | 168 | 1 | 18.5% | 77.3% |
| 2 | Biomedical Engineering | 331 | 1 | 28.4% | 56.8% |
| 3 | Civil Engineering | 712 | 16 | 29.8% | 28.8% |
| 4 | Computer Engineering | 317 | 1 | 9.8% | 71.6% |
| 5 | Electrical Engineering | 388 | 12 | 26% | 23.1% |
| 6 | Industrial Engineering | 425 | 10 | 18.4% | 54.3% |
| 7 | Mechanical Engineering | 314 | 4 | 22% | 6% |
| 8 | Mechatronics Engineering | 357 | 2 | 18.5% | 22.7% |
| Engineering School Total | 3058 | 47 | 22.3% | 38.6% |
- Faculty of Sciences (FOS) The Faculty of Science was initially established as part of a combined Science and Arts Faculty in 1995/1996. In 1998/1999, the Department of Geology was separated from the Faculty and become a part of the Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment and in 2001/2002 .
- Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences (FOE) Since its beginning , September 1995, the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Science has extensive and diverse specialized programs that mainly fulfill its education , research, services and national missions . Under this general interest, the faculty offered four main BA courses i.e., Accounting, Business Administration, Economic, and Finance.
Courses offering recognize the fundamental role of the offered courses in both business and liberal arts education , in addition to equip students for a very much wide range of economic, financial, banking and management careers.
The expansion of the BA courses has been reflected positively in the number of students enrolled. Statistically, 3880 enrollments have been reflected by the faculty during the year 2007/2008 compared to 123 enrollments for year 1995/1996. Currently, there are 174 students at the master level and 3706 students at the undergraduate level.
- Faculty of Allied Health Sciences
- Faculty of MedicineMedicineMedicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
- Faculty of NursingNursingNursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from conception to death....
- Faculty of Educational Sciences (FEAS)
- Prince Hussein Bin Abdulla II of Information Technology (IT)
- Queen Rania Faculty for Childhood (QRFC)
- Queen Rania Institute of Tourism and Heritage (QRITH)
- Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment (FENR)
Journals published by the University
In collaboration with the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, The Hashemite University issues three international peer-reviewed scientific journals:- Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences| Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences (JJBS) As of 2010, two volumes of this Journal have been issued since it was established, ISSN 1995-6673
- Jordan Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (JJMIE)Jordan Journal of Mechanical and Industrial EngineeringThe Jordan Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that is published by the Hashemite University and the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in Jordan. It was established in 2007 and covers the fields of engineering, including...
An international peer-reviewed scientific journal, ISSN 1995-6665.
- The Jordan Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences (JJEES) An International Peer-Revievwed Research Journal Issued by High er Scientific Research Committee, the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and Deanship of Academic Research and Graduate Studies in The Hashemite University. ISSN 1995-6681 (LCCN 2008413429).
Library
The university library includes the main library building as well as five special purpose library halls, it houses a total of 233,814 books, of which the E-library has access to 47,000 E-books.Main library
For applied sciences, engineering, and computer science, Humanities and social sciences.Special-purpose libraries
- The Medical Library
- The Childhood Library
Houses a total of 7,000 books and periodicals that focus on childhood, children family, and related subjects.
- Social Work Library
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Centers
- Center for Academic Quality Assurance (CAQA)
The center is responsible for approving the academic quality of the study programs in accordance with national and international standards, as well as the analysis and development of strategic plans for the different college programs.
- Center for Environmental Studies (CES)
- Center for Studies, Consultation and Community Service (CSCCS)
- Linguistics Center
- E-Learning Center E-Learning Center in the Hashemite University
International affiliations
- International Association of Universities
- Federation of the Universities of the Islamic WorldFederation of the Universities of the Islamic WorldFederation of the Universities of the Islamic World is an organisation working within the framework of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to support universities and higher education institutions in the Islamic world.-Members:United Arab Emirates* Ajman University of...
- Mediterranean Universities Union
- Association of Arab UniversitiesAssociation of Arab UniversitiesThe Association of Arab Universities , also called the Union of Arab Universities , is an organization working within the framework of the Arab League. It is based in Amman, Jordan. The objective of the organization is to support and connect universities in the Arab world, and to enhance...