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Al al-Bayt University

Coordinates: 32°21′40″N 36°13′08″E / 32.361°N 36.219°E / 32.361; 36.219
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Al al-Bayt University
جامعة آل البيت
TypePublic
Established1994
PresidentNabil Shawaqfeh
Students15000 (in 2014)
Location,
CampusUrban
4 square kilometres (990 acres)
ColorsGreen and White [a]
  
AffiliationsIAU, FUIW, AArU)
Websitehttp://www.aabu.edu.jo/

Al al-Bayt University is one of the public universities in Jordan. It is located in Mafraq city in the Mafraq Governorate, 69 km from Amman.

History

The university opened in October 1994, and was officially inaugurated in March 1995.

Academics

There are seven schools in the university:

  • Faculty of Engineering
  • Faculty of Science
  • Faculty of Islamic Jurisprudence and Law
  • Faculty of Business Administration
  • Faculty of Educational Sciences
  • Faculty of Nursing
  • Prince Hussein Bin Abdullah College for Information Technology
  • Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Journals

The university was mainly for Islamic studies. The two most prominent journals published by the university are

  • Jordan Journal of Islamic Studies (المجلة الأردنية في الدراسات الإسلامية): LCCN 2006324363
  • Al Zahraa Journal

32°21′40″N 36°13′08″E / 32.361°N 36.219°E / 32.361; 36.219