Yarmouk University
Type | Public |
---|---|
Established | 1976 |
Endowment | 123,000,000 JD |
President | Prof. Refaat Al-Faouri[1] |
Vice-president |
Prof. Ahmed Al-Ajlouni (scientific research and international relations) Prof. Ziad Al-Saad (academic affairs) Prof. Abdullah Al-Jarah (administrative affairs)[1] |
Students | 40,100 |
Undergraduates | 31,000 |
Postgraduates | 9,100 |
Location |
Irbid, Irbid Governorate, Jordan 32°32′15″N 35°51′20″E / 32.53750°N 35.85556°ECoordinates: 32°32′15″N 35°51′20″E / 32.53750°N 35.85556°E |
Campus |
Urban 1 square kilometre (250 acres) |
Colors |
Green and White [a] |
Nickname | Al-Yarmouk |
Affiliations | IAU, FUIW, UNIMED, AArU |
Website |
www |
Yarmouk University (Arabic: جامعة اليرموك, also abbreviated YU) is a public university in Irbid in northern Jordan. It was established by a Royal Decree in 1976.
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Academics
There are nine colleges in the university that offer graduate and undergraduate degrees:
- Faculty of Arts[2] established in 1976, The Faculty of Arts includes nine academic departments:
- Arabic Language and Literature
- English Language and Literature
- Modern Languages
- Semitic and Eastern Languages
- Translation
- History
- Sociology and Social Work
- Political Sciences
- Geography
These departments offer B.A. programs. In addition to undergraduate programs, the Faculty offers M.A. programs in the Departments of Arabic Language and Literature, English Language and Literature, History, Sociology and Social Work, and Political Sciences. The faculty offers Ph.D. programs in the Department of Arabic Language and Literature and in the Department of History. The number of M.A. and Ph.D. students enrolled in the graduate programs of the faculty is 556 and 164, respectively (2009). The number of the Faculty teaching staff was 118 members, and that of its administrative employees was 28 in 2009.
- Faculty of Education [3] Departments:
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Administration and Foundations
- Counseling and Ed. Psychology
- Elementary Education
- Hijjawi Faculty of Engineering Technology[4] Departments:
- Faculty of Science[5] Departments:
- Faculty of Fine arts[6] Departments:
- Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences[7] Departments:
- Faculty of IT and Computer science[8] Departments:
- Faculty of Shari'a and Islamic Studies[9] Departments:
- Fiqh
- Usul Addin
- Islamic studies
- Islamic Economics&Banking
- Faculty of Law[10] consists of two Sections:
- Faculty of Physical Education[11] Departments:
- Faculty of Archaeology and Anthropology[12] Departments:
- Archaeology
- Anthropology
- Epigraphy
- Tourism
- Conservation and Management of Cultural Resources
- Faculty of Mass Communication[13] Departments:
- Public Relations and Advertising
- Journalism
- Radio & Television
- Faculty of Medicine
YU's Medical college reopened in the fall semester of 2013.
- Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical sciences
This college offers two degrees, 1-Administrative Pharmacist 2-Industrial Pharmacist
Deanships & Centers
- Deanship of Student Affairs[14]
- Deanship of Research and Graduate Studies[15]
- The Language Center[16]
- Computer & Information Center[17]
- Faculty Development Center (FDC):[18]*Queen Rania Center[19]
- Refugees & Displaced Persons & Migration Center[20]
- Center of Theoretical and Applied Physics Center[21]
- Speech and Hearing Center[22]
- The Jordanian Design Center (JDC)[23]
- Academic Entrepreneurship Center of Excellence[24]
- UNESCO Chair for Desert Studies and Desertification Control[25]
- Marine Science Station Center (MSS)[26]
Yarmouk University Press
The university publishes several journals that are internationally peer-reviewed journals, they are published in cooperation with the Jordanian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and other annual and semiannual periodicals:
- Jordan Journal of Chemistry[27] ISSN 1814-9111 (LCCN 2006308967)
- Jordan Journal of Physics[28] (ISSN 1994-7615)
- Jordan Journal of Mathematics and Statistics[29] (ISSN 2075-7905)
- Jordan Journal of Modern Languages and Literature (ISSN 1994-6953)
Periodicals published by the university that include dissertations and masters thesis works:
Media
Yarmouk University has an FM radio station that broadcasts 24/7 at the frequency 105.7 FM. The station Yarmouk FM broadcasts news, music, political, social, and academic programs, and weather forecast.[30]
Notable alumni
- Professor Dr. Nasser Athamneh, Instructor at YU[31]
- Emad Abdullah Ayasrah, political analyst and writer
- Emad Hajjaj, cartoonist
- Mohammad Ali Al-Tamimi, Instructor at YU
- Nabeel Mohammad Yaseen, Professor at Al-Qassim University
References
- 1 2 "University Presidency". Yarmouk University. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
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- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
- ↑ "Yarmouk University". Yu.edu.jo. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
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- ↑ "Yarmouk University". Yu.edu.jo. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
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- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-10-11. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
- ↑ "Yarmouk University". Yu.edu.jo. 2014-06-24. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
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- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
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- ↑ "Jordan Journal of Chemistry : Home Page". Jjc.ud.edu.jo. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
- ↑ "JJP Information". Journals.yu.edu.jo. 2010-10-10. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
- ↑ "Jordan Journal of Mathematics and Statistics". Jjc.ud.edu.jo. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
- ↑ Yarmouk FM
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
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