public university in Amman, Jordan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The University of Jordan (Arabic: الجامعة الأردنية), often abbreviated UJ, is a government university located in the Jordanian capital, Amman. It is the first established university in Jordan. It started in 1962 after a British military delegation and Jordanian armed forces discussed creating the university.
الجامعة الأردنية | |
Motto | Years of Excellence |
---|---|
Type | Public |
Established | 1962 |
Endowment | 4,800,000 JOD ($6.77 million USD) (2015)[1] |
Chairman | Adnan Badran[2] |
President | Nathir Obeidat[3] |
Academic staff | 1,485 (2019/2020)[4] |
Administrative staff | 2,415 (2019/2020)[5] |
Students | 46,951 (2020/2021)[6] |
Undergraduates | 40,142 (2020/2021)[7] |
Postgraduates | 6,765 (2020/2021)[8] |
Location | , |
Campus | Urban 1.2 square kilometres (300 acres)[9] |
Colors | Royal yellow and Green [a] |
Affiliations | IAU, FUIW, UNIMED, AArU |
Website | ju |
The university was nicknamed the Mother University. Almost a quarter of a million male and female students graduated from it.
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