Jadara University (
Arabic
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: جامعة جدارا) is a university located in the northern province of
Irbid Governorate
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in
Jordan
Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...
, on the international highway to the north of the city of
Irbid
Irbid ( ar, إِربِد), known in ancient times as Arabella or Arbela (Άρβηλα in Ancient Greek language, Ancient Greek), is the capital and largest city of the Irbid Governorate. It also has the second largest metropolitan population in ...
, the governorate's capital.
History
Jadara University was approved by the
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research
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in November 2004, and was established in the following year. It awards undergraduate and master's degrees mainly in Arabic, and English literature, science, and information technology.
The university was named after the historic city of
Gadara which is located about 20 km from the university campus.
Academics
There are eight colleges in the university:
* Faculty of Engineering: offers degrees in computer, communications, and civil engineering.
* Faculty of Pharmacy
* Faculty of Education
* Faculty of Law
* Faculty of Business and Administration Sciences
* Faculty of Science and Information Technology
* Faculty of Languages and Humanitarian Sciences
* Faculty of Graduate Studies
See also
*
List of Islamic educational institutions
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Historical institutions in continuous operations
Institutions founded before the colonial era an ...
References
External links
Jadara University
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Educational institutions established in 2005
2005 establishments in Jordan