Zarqa University Explained

Zarqa University
Native Name:جامعة الزرقاء
Established:1994
Students:9,000
Pushpin Map:Jordan
Colors:Blue and Light Grey
Affiliations:IAU, FUIW, AArU
City:Zarqa (main campus)
Country:Jordan
Website:http://zu.edu.jo/EN

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]

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References

  1. http://www.zpu.edu.jo/en Zarqa University (page in Arabic)
  2. http://www.ccis2k.org/ccis/files/ccisReport2009.pdf Colleges of Computing and Information Society Annual Report
  3. http://www.acit2k.org/ACIT/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=55&Itemid=375 International Arab Conference on Information Technology (ACIT)

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