Zarqa Private University
Encyclopedia
Zarqa University formally Zarqa Private 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 2010/2011 the number of students was over 6,000 in 32 majors.
The university campus houses the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Colleges of Computing and Information Society of the Association of Arab Universities
. It is also the permanent residence of the general secretariat of the International Arab Conference on Information Technology (ACIT)
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...
, in 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...
's Zarqa Governorate
Zarqa Governorate
Zarqa Governorate is the third largest governorate in Jordan by population. The capital of Zarqa governorate is Zarqa City, which is the largest city in the governorate. It is located 25 km east of the Jordanian capital Amman...
. 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 2010/2011 the number of students was over 6,000 in 32 majors.
The university campus houses the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Colleges of Computing and Information Society of the Association of Arab Universities
Association of Arab Universities
The 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...
. It is also the permanent residence of the general secretariat of the International Arab Conference on Information Technology (ACIT)
Colleges
- College of Science and Information Technology http://www.zpu.edu.jo/faculties/IT/ITscience.aspx
- Faculty of Allied Health Sciences http://www.zpu.edu.jo/faculties/medical/medical.aspx
- College of Economy and Management http://www.zpu.edu.jo/faculties/economy/economy.aspx
- Faculty of Arts http://www.zpu.edu.jo/faculties/art/arts.aspx
- Faculty of Educational Sciences http://www.zpu.edu.jo/faculties/educatioal/educational_sc.aspx
- Faculty of Shari'a (Islamic Studies) http://www.zpu.edu.jo/faculties/sharia/about.aspx
- Faculty of Nursing http://www.zpu.edu.jo/faculties/nursing/nursing.aspx
- Faculty of Law http://www.zpu.edu.jo/faculties/law/law.aspx
- College of Pharmacy http://www.zpu.edu.jo/faculties/Pharmacy/pharmacy.aspx
- Faculty of Engineering http://www.zpu.edu.jo/faculties/engineering/engineer.aspx
- Faculty of Arts and Design http://www.zpu.edu.jo/faculties/design/design.aspx