American University of Madaba
| American University of Madaba (AUM) الجامعــة الأميركيــة في مادبـا |
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|---|---|
| motto | Scientia et Sapienza |
| founding | 2005 |
| Sponsorship | Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem |
| place | Madaba |
| country |
 Jordan
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| president | Nabil Ayoub |
| Students | 8,000 (planned) |
| Employee | 500 (planned) |
| including professors | 85 (2019) |
| Networks | FUIW , IAU |
| Website | [www.aum.edu.jo] |
The American University of Madaba (AUM) ( Arabic الجامعــة الأميركيــة في مادبـا) is a Catholic private university based in Madaba ( Jordan ).
organization
The university received the license to teach in 2005. Pope Benedict XVI inaugurated the foundation stone of the college on May 9, 2009 in the presence of Abdullah II bin al-Hussein , King of Jordan, on his trip to the Holy Land . By resolution of the “Superior Council of Education” in Jordan on May 29, 2011, the university operates as the “American University of Madaba (AUM)”. Lectures in English started in autumn 2011. The campus can accommodate up to 8,000 students and will employ up to 500 faculty members.
The Board of Trustees is the highest administrative body of the American University of Madaba. State recognition by the Jordanian Ministry of Education was granted in 2009 after consultations with the institution responsible for the university, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem . The Chairman of the Board of Trustees is the former Minister of Commerce and Industry, Sami Gammoh , and his deputy is Bishop Salim Sayegh . Victor Billeh is the founding rector .
There are cooperation agreements with the following universities
- United States ( University of Notre Dame , Gannon University )
- Italy ( Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore , Milan Polytechnic , University of Pavia , University of Genoa , University of Enna ) and
- Hungary ( Péter Pázmány Catholic University ) (as of 2011).
Faculties
- Faculty of Economics and Finance (Business Administration, Marketing, Risk Management & Insurance and Accounting)
- Technical Faculty (Construction and Environment, Electrical Engineering, Mechanics)
- Faculty of Health Sciences (Pharmacy, Medical Laboratories, Nutrition and Dietetics)
- Faculty of Information Science (Computer Science)
- Faculty of Natural Sciences (biology & biotechnology, chemistry, physics and materials science)
- Faculty of Languages and Communication (Arabic Language and Literature, English Language and Literature, Translations)
- Faculty of Art and Design (Graphic Design)
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d AUM at a Glance. In: aum.edu.jo. American University of Madaba, accessed September 2, 2019 .
- ↑ https://aum.edu.jo/en/about-aum/governance/president-office
- ↑ Facts and Figures. In: aum.edu.jo. American University of Madaba, 2019, accessed August 4, 2019 .
- ^ List of Members. (pdf) In: www.fumi-fuiw.org. Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World, 2017, p. 1 , accessed on September 2, 2019 .
- ^ List of IAU Members. In: iau-aiu.net. International Association of Universities, accessed August 4, 2019 .
- ↑ “American University of Madaba” (PDF file; 297 kB), Order of Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem , Newsletter No. XXIII · August 2011
- ^ Giogio Bernardelli: "Jordan, the Catholic University is Founded" ( Memento of April 24, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), La Stampa , August 26, 2011
Coordinates: 31 ° 39 ′ 40.3 ″ N , 35 ° 48 ′ 0.2 ″ E