History
GJU was founded on April 25, 2005, by royal decree, in accordance with a memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research of the Federal Republic of Germany. In August 2004 a founding committee, in close cooperation with Jordan's Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, began its activities in Jordan. The university's programs are designed to encourage the training of young professionals to move back and forth between Europe and the Middle East.Financial support
GJU receives funding from the German government (namely the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research), with additional contributions from the State ofSchools and programs
''School of Architecture and Built Environment'' * B.Sc. Architecture * B.Sc. Architecture and Interior Architecture * B.A. Design and Visual Communication * M.Sc. Spatial Planning * M.Sc. Architectural Conservation ''School of Applied Technical Sciences'' * B.Sc. Industrial Engineering * B.Sc. Mechatronics Engineering * B.Sc. Mechanical And Maintenance Engineering * M.Sc. Science in Engineering Management (MSEM) ''School of Natural Resources Engineering and Management'' * B.Sc. Energy Engineering * B.Sc. Water and Environmental Engineering * B.Sc. Civil Engineering * M.Sc.Environmental and Renewable Energy Engineering ''School of Applied Medical Sciences'' * B.Sc. Biomedical Engineering * B.Sc. Pharmaceutical Chemical Engineering * M.Sc. Vision Rehabilitation * Diploma: The Tailored Training on Low Vision for eye professionals * Diploma: Vision Rehabilitation ''School of Management and Logistic Sciences'' * B.Sc. Management Sciences * B.Sc. International Accounting * B.Sc. Logistic Sciences * B.Sc. Logistic Sciences / Dual Study Track * M.Sc. Logistics Management ''School of Computer Engineering and Information Technology'' * B.Sc. Computer Science * B.Sc. Computer Engineering * B.Sc. Communication Engineering ''School of Languages'' * B.A. Translation: German-English-Arabic * B.A. German and English for Business and Applied Studies * M.A. German as a Foreign Language * M.A. Translation: German-English-Arabic ''Graduate School of Business Administration'' * Master's Degrees of Management Program * Master's Degrees of Marketing Program * Master's Degrees of Quality and Operations Management ProgramGerman ''Fachhochschulen'' (universities of applied sciences) model
In cooperation with the Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences, the project team joined about 70 German universities of applied sciences into a consortium. Its members design the study programs' curricula, recruit qualified German academic staff and host German students during their year. The consortium is open to additional German-language universities of applied sciences. The five-year study programs at GJU will follow the model of the German ''Fachhochschulen'' (universities of applied sciences), with their philosophy of industry-based practice and an application-oriented approach to knowledge. A large percentage of German professors comprise the academic staff, and courses in German and English as a foreign language are offered to encourage fluency. After an initial phase in English, program courses are taught predominantly in German. Regional studies and cross-cultural communication are also part of the curriculum. All the students spend 1 year in Germany, 50% within a partner university, 50% within a company.Future plans
Plans for a new campus inNotable alumni
* Maha Ali, current Jordanian Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply.References
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