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Zarqa University

Coordinates: 32°03′32″N 36°09′21″E / 32.059026°N 36.155899°E / 32.059026; 36.155899
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Zarqa University
جامعة الزرقاء
TypePrivate
Established1994
PresidentProf. Nidhal Al Ramahi
Students9,000
Location
Zarqa (main campus)
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32°03′32″N 36°09′21″E / 32.059026°N 36.155899°E / 32.059026; 36.155899
ColorsBlue and Light Grey
  
AffiliationsIAU, FUIW, AArU
Websitehttp://zu.edu.jo/EN
Zarqa University is located in Jordan
Zarqa University
Location in Jordan
School of Arts in Zarqa University

Zarqa University (Arabic: جامعة الزرقاء) is a university in the city of Zarqa, in Jordan's Zarqa Governorate. It was established in 1994, about 6 km to the east of the city center. At the university's first academic semester, there were only 150 students. In the scholastic year 2013/2014 the number of students was over 9,000 in 43 majors.[1]

The university campus houses the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Colleges of Computing and Information Society of the Association of Arab Universities.[2] It is also the permanent residence of the general secretariat of the International Arab Conference on Information Technology (ACIT).[3]

Colleges

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Centers

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  • Computer Center
  • E-Learning Center
  • Continuous Learning and Community Service Language Center
  • Islamic Cultural Center
  • Energy Research Center
  • Business Incubator Unit

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Zarqa University (page in Arabic) Archived April 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Colleges of Computing and Information Society Annual Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
  3. ^ International Arab Conference on Information Technology (ACIT)
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