Arab Open University — Jordan Branch (AOU-J)
Arab Open University — Jordan Branch (AOU-J) 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 5 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
- Arab Open University — Jordan Branch (AOU-J) — collector batch + AQACHEI/MoHESR cross-verification (Day 13) · tier: tier_2_directory
- Website
- https://www.aou.edu.jo
Subjects offered
Show all 5 listed subjects (raw)
Business & Management · Computer Science & IT · Social Sciences · Education · Languages & Linguistics
Founded 2002 (Jordan branch of the Arab Open University network founded by Prince Talal bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud as an Arab regional open university — partners with The Open University UK for academic accreditation). Jordan branch of the Arab Open University (AOU) network founded by Prince Talal bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia as an Arab regional open/distance university. Jordan branch opened 2002. PARTNERED WITH THE OPEN UNIVERSITY UK for academic accreditation — students earn dual Jordanian and UK-validated degrees. AOU operates branches in multiple Arab countries (KSA, Kuwait, Lebanon, Egypt, Bahrain, Oman, Sudan). Open/blended learning model. Faculties: Business, Computing, Education, Language Studies.
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