Yarmouk University

The Yarmuk University (Arabic: جامعة اليرموك Jami ʿ at al - Yarmuk, DMG Ǧāmi ʿ at al - Yarmuk, English Yarmouk University ( YU ) ) is a state university in the northern part of Irbid in Jordan.

History

The university was founded in 1976 by ​​a decree of King Hussein I and is now one of the most prestigious universities in the country and the region. In the academic year 2003/2004 it had 16 889 students.

Academic institutions

Currently, one can study the following faculties:

• Faculty of Arts
• Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences ( Economics and Administrative Sciences )
• Faculty of Education ( Education)
• Faculty of Fine Arts ( Fine Arts )
• Faculty of Information Technology and Computer Science ( computer science )
• Hijjawi Faculty of Engineering Technology
• Faculty of Law ( Jura)
• Faculty of Physical Education ( Sports Science )
• Faculty of Science ( Natural Sciences)
• Faculty of Shari'a and Islamic Studies ( Islamic law and Islamic Studies )
• Faculty of Archaeology and Anthropology ( Archaeology and Anthropology )
• Faculty of Tourism

Cooperations

The university maintains

• Since 1984 a cooperation with the University of Virginia in Charlottesville (USA) and
• Since 2004 a cooperation with the Omani Oman College of Science & Technology in Barka (Oman )

Within the framework of the TEMPUS project, the university collaborates with

• The Brandenburg Technical University in Cottbus
• University College Dublin