The American University of Madaba (Arabic: الجامعة الاميركية في مادبا) is a
non-profit
A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...
university located in
Madaba, Jordan. It opened in October 2011, and expects to eventually accommodate 8,000 students once the campus is completed.
The standards of teaching qualifications and experience satisfy the accreditation requirements of the Higher Education Accreditation Commission (HEAC) in Jordan.
The university is established by the
Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem which received the license from the
Higher Education Council of Jordan in 2005 under the name of the University of Madaba. On 9 May 2009,
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the sovereign ...
laid the cornerstone of the university, whose name was later changed to become the American University of Madaba (AUM) as of 29 May 2011. The official inauguration took place on 30 May 2013 in the presence of the
King of Jordan Abdullah II and of the Pope's representative, Cardinal
Leonardo Sandri
Leonardo Sandri (born 18 November 1943) is an Argentine prelate of the Catholic Church who has been a cardinal since November 2007 and vice dean of the College of Cardinals since January 2020. He was prefect of the Congregation for the Eastern Chu ...
.
See also
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List of universities in Jordan
This is a list of degree-granting universities and institutions in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan sorted alphabetically by the governorate to which each university belongs. Jordan has both private and public universities, many of which are su ...
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American University of Sharjah (AUS)
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American University of Beirut
The American University of Beirut (AUB) ( ar, الجامعة الأميركية في بيروت) is a private, non-sectarian, and independent university chartered in New York with its campus in Beirut, Lebanon. AUB is governed by a private, aut ...
(AUB)
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American University of Iraq - Sulaimani (AUI)
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American University in Dubai (AUD)
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American University (disambiguation) for a list of similarly named institutions
References
External links
AUM website
Educational institutions established in 2011
Scientific organisations based in Jordan
Catholic universities and colleges
Science and technology in Jordan
2011 establishments in Jordan
Universities in Jordan
Madaba Governorate
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