Al-Zaytoonah University (ZUJ)
Al-Zaytoonah University (ZUJ) is a private institution in Amman, Jordan, accredited by Accreditation and Quality Assurance Commission for Higher Education Institutions (AQACHEI) — Jordan's national accreditation body. Formerly known as the Higher Education Accreditation Commission (HEAC); renamed and reorganised under Law No. 11 of 2020. Operates under the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MoHESR). Website still uses heac.org.jo domain after the rename. AQACHEI was awarded full 10-year Recognition Status by the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) in 2023, the first such recognition in the post-pandemic WFME programme.. Primary language: Arabic. AlmiStudy lists 9 canonical subject areas, all verified against Accreditation and Quality Assurance Commission for Higher Education Institutions (AQACHEI) — Jordan's national accreditation body. Formerly known as the Higher Education Accreditation Commission (HEAC); renamed and reorganised under Law No. 11 of 2020. Operates under the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MoHESR). Website still uses heac.org.jo domain after the rename. AQACHEI was awarded full 10-year Recognition Status by the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) in 2023, the first such recognition in the post-pandemic WFME programme..
- Country
- Jordan (JO)
- City
- Amman
- Control
- private
- Language
- Arabic
- Accreditation
- Accreditation and Quality Assurance Commission for Higher Education Institutions (AQACHEI) — Jordan's national accreditation body. Formerly known as the Higher Education Accreditation Commission (HEAC); renamed and reorganised under Law No. 11 of 2020. Operates under the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MoHESR). Website still uses heac.org.jo domain after the rename. AQACHEI was awarded full 10-year Recognition Status by the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) in 2023, the first such recognition in the post-pandemic WFME programme.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-14.
- Source
- Al-Zaytoonah University (ZUJ) — collector batch + AQACHEI/MoHESR cross-verification (Day 13) · tier: tier_2_directory
- Website
- https://portal.zuj.edu.jo
Subjects offered
Show all 10 listed subjects (raw)
Engineering & Technology · Medicine & Health Sciences · Business & Management · Natural Sciences · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Education · Law · Pharmacy · Architecture & Design
Founded 1993 (chartered as Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan; not to be confused with Al-Zaytuna University of Tunisia). Private university in Amman, founded 1993. 'Al-Zaytoonah' means 'the olive' in Arabic. NOT to be confused with the older Al-Zaytuna University of Tunisia (the Muslim world's oldest theological university). Faculties: Arts, Business, Engineering and Technology, Information Technology, Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, Law, Nursing, and Architecture and Design.
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