Yarmuk University

Yarmouk University
founding	1976
Sponsorship	state
place	Irbid
country	Jordan
Students	34,400 (2012) Parts of this article seem out of date as of 2012 . ; Please help to research and insert the missing information .
Employee	942 (2012)
Networks	FUIW , IAU
Website	yu.edu.jo

The Yarmouk University ( in Arabic جامعة اليرموك Jāmiʿat al-Yarmūk , DMG Ǧāmiʿat al-Yarmūk , English Yarmouk University (YU)) is a state university in the northern part of Irbid in Jordan .

history

The university was founded in 1976 by a decree of King Hussein I and is now one of the most prestigious universities in the country and region. In 2012 it had 34,400 students, with 62% women and 3,800 non-Jordanian students.

Academic institutions

Faculty of Arts
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences ( Economics and Administrative Sciences )
Faculty of Education ( Education )
Faculty of Fine Arts (Fine Arts)
Faculty of Information Technology and Computer Science ( computer science )
Hijjawi Faculty of Engineering Technology
Faculty of Law ( Law )
Faculty of Physical Education ( Sports Science )
Faculty of Science ( Natural Sciences )
Faculty of Shari'a and Islamic Studies ( Islamic Law and Islamic Studies )
Faculty of Archeology and Anthropology ( Archeology and Anthropology )
Faculty of Tourism

Cooperations

The university maintains

since 1984 a cooperation with the University of Virginia in Charlottesville ( USA ) and
since 2004 a cooperation with the Oman College of Science & Technology in Barka ( Oman )

The university cooperates with the TEMPUS project

of the Brandenburg Technical University in Cottbus
the University College Dublin
of UNESCO

Web links

Homepage
University of Virginia - Arabic Program ( November 14, 2014 memento on the Internet Archive )

Commons : Yarmouk University - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b 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 .
^ ^A ^b ^c Hanan I. Malkawi: “Enhancing Internationalization and Managing Partnerships between Higher Education Institutions in Germany and Jordan” . 12./13. November 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
^ List of IAU Members. In: iau-aiu.net. International Association of Universities, accessed August 4, 2019 .

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[FUIW-1] 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 .

[hrk-2] A ^b ^c Hanan I. Malkawi: “Enhancing Internationalization and Managing Partnerships between Higher Education Institutions in Germany and Jordan” . 12./13. November 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2014.

[IAU-3] List of IAU Members. In: iau-aiu.net. International Association of Universities, accessed August 4, 2019 .