History
The Royal Decree to establish the Hashemite University was issued on 19th June 1991. Teaching at the university started on 16th September 1995. A Royal Committee was formed to manage and supervise this task headed by His Excellency the senate, Mudar Badran, and included seven other members of specialists and experts in different fields of higher education. Similarly, The Board of Trustees was formed and included eleven members of specialists and experts of different education-related fields and headed by his Excellency the senate, Mudhar Babdran.
The Hashemite University is located in the vicinity of Zarqa on a strategic site parallel to the international highway that links Amman with Mafraq, at the crossroad that connects Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Iraq. The total area of the university's campus is 8519 acres 15% of which was used for buildings, 25% for planting and agriculture, and the rest which is more than half of the area (65%) is desert.
Teaching started at the onset of the academic year 1995/1996. Students were admitted to the three functioning faculties: Sciences and arts, Economics and Administrative Sciences and Educational Sciences.
The Hashemite University is a four-year coeducational institution, its objectives were stated to be a university committed to excellence in teaching and research. Its grand mission is to offer service and consultation to the local community in addition to the larger society, and to be a cornerstone in the accumulative efforts with other sister universities in Jordan to enhance academic cooperation between Jordan and Arab nations and between Jordan and the world.
Future Outlooks
First: Within the area of the national strategy for higher education: To realize the royal vision related to higher education, the university is heading forward in implementing its strategy and plans for the coming five year in order to guarantee the quality of the learning outcomes that ensure its competitive potentials.
Second: Building in campus a dormitory for girls . Implementing the housing project for the university employees. Implementing the investment agreement with the Free Zones corporation on the university land.
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