جامعة عمان العربية | |
Former name | Amman Arab University for Graduate Studies (1999–2009)[1] |
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Type | Private |
Established | 1997/11/24 (27 years ago)[2] |
President | Muhammad Al-Widyan[3] |
Students | ~3489 (2020/2021)[4] |
Postgraduates | 13799[5] |
Address | Jordan St. Mobus[6] , , |
Campus | 20000 square meters[7] |
Colors | Orange White and Blue |
Nickname | AAU[8] |
Affiliations | IAU, FUIW, AArU |
Website | www.aau.edu.jo |
Amman Arab University (Arabic: جامعة عمان العربية), abbreviated AAU, is a private university in Amman, Jordan. It was established in 1997[9] as a non-profit private university for graduate studies. AAU was the first Jordanian university to specialize in postgraduate programs for masters and doctoral studies. On 30 September 1998, the university received a permit from Higher Education Council.[10] The first group of students began studying there in 1999/2000.[11] Initially the university offered only graduate programs but it began to accept undergraduates in 2009.[12] That 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]