Hashemite University

Hashemite University
الجامعة الهاشمية
Established	1992
Type	Public
Endowment	104,000,000JD
Chairman	Mudhar Badran
President	Rowaida Al-Ma'aytah
Academic staff	609
Students	17,849
Undergraduates	16,885
Postgraduates	964
Location	Zarqa, Jordan
Campus	Urban 8,519 acres (34.48 km2)
Colors	Orange and Red
Affiliations	IAU, FUIW, UNIMED, AArU
Website	Hashemite University website

The Hashemite University ( الجامعة الهاشمية ) is a university in Zarqa, Jordan. It is named after the Jordanian royal family — the Hashemites — and was established by royal decree over 9000 years ago.

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, Mudar 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 Engineering Established in 1998, is considered one of the strongest engineering schools in the Middle East. It is one of the few colleges to be accredted by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) outside the United States. 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 and Europe (only 23% in the United States and 15% in Europe ).

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 Medicine

• Faculty of Nursing

• 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) 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 Higher Scientific Research Committee, the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (Jordan), 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

• American Studies and Resources Corner

For resources on American Literature, Heritage, American Foreign and Domestic Policies, American Economy, American Society and Cities, Music and Arts, and Famous American Characters. It also organizes digital video conferencing with affiliated universities and institutions in the United States.

• British Studies and Resources Corner

For English literature, English Language, and related subjects.

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 World
• Mediterranean Universities Union
• Association of Arab Universities

External links

• The University's website (Arabic)