Al-Ahliyya Amman University

Infobox University
name=Al-Ahliyya Amman University
native_name= جامعة عمان الأهلية


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established=1989-1990
type=Private
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rector=Prof. Dr. Maher Salim
faculty=7
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city=Amman
country=Jordan
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website= [http://www.amman.edu/ www.amman.edu/]

The Al-Ahliyya Amman University is a university located in Amman, Jordan. It is the leading private university in Jordan, it is also preferred on even governmental universities sometimes.It was founded in 1990 and is organized in 7 Faculties.The President of the university is Prof. Dr. Maher Salim.

Amman University

Amman University is the first private University to be established in Jordan, dating back to 1990. It has since then, set a pioneering pace in the field of private higher education. AU is fully accredited by the Jordanian Council of Higher Education, the only accrediting authority in Jordan. AU enjoys wide Arab and international recognition, and it is an active member of the Association of Arab Universities. Since its establishment, AU has strived to provide a high quality university education. To achieve such goals, it has endeavored to recruit academically distinguished faculty members, and to design and adopt degree programs with curricula compatible with those in the best universities of the world. A well-designed functional campus with enough space for lecture rooms, Laboratories, all types of services and extracurricular activities is what AU is proud to offer our students as a friendly environment condusive of developing one’s own potentials. Recognizing that many graduates of AU are employed by prestigious public and private institutions in many Arab countries, is a testimony to our success and to our position as a leading institution of higher education.

A.U. Campus

These are the 7 academic faculties in which the university is divided into:

* Faculty of Engineering
* Faculty of Nursing
* Faculty of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences
* Faculty of Information Technology
* Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences
* Faculty of Law
* Faculty of Finance and Administrative Sciences
* Amman University Arena
* Dormitories for girl students
* A building that houses the Arab Bank , a clinic and sports halls.
* A University Mosque
* Sports Fields

Specializations

Amman University follows the credit-hour system. In this system, the yearly instruction takes place for the duration of two semesters, 16 weeks each, and one optional summer semester of 8 weeks in duration. Through five academic faculties now in full operation, AU offers the Bachelor’s Degree in the following fields of specializations:

* Engineering: 1.Computer Engineering 2.Electronics and Communication Engineering 3.Biomedical Engineering
* Nursing:1.Nursing
* Pharmacy and Medical Sciences 1.Pharmaceutical Sciences 2.Medical Analysis 3. Nutrition
* Information Technology Sciences 1.Computer Information Systems 2.Computer Science 3.Program Engineering
* Humain Sciences and Art 1.English Language and literature 2.English Language- Translation 3.Psychology 4.Interior Design 5.Graphic Design
* Law 1.Law
* Finance and Administrative Sciences 1.Business Administration 2.Hotel Management and Tourism 3.Marketing 4.Finance and Banking Management 5.Accounting 6.Management Information System

See also

* List of colleges and universities
* Amman

External links

* [http://www.amman.edu/ Al-Ahliyya Amman University Website] en icon