Hashemite University (HU)
Hashemite University (HU) is a public institution in Zarqa, 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 8 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
- Zarqa
- Control
- public
- 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
- Hashemite University (HU) — collector batch + AQACHEI/MoHESR cross-verification (Day 13) · tier: tier_2_directory
- Website
- https://hu.edu.jo
Subjects offered
Show all 11 listed subjects (raw)
Engineering & Technology · Medicine & Health Sciences · Business & Management · Natural Sciences · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Education · Law · Pharmacy · Theology & Religious Studies · Communication & Media Studies
Founded 1991 (chartered by Royal Decree); opened 1995 in Zarqa — named after the Hashemite royal family of Jordan, descendants of the Prophet Muhammad through his great-grandfather Hashim ibn Abd Manaf. Major public university in Zarqa (Jordan's third-largest city, northeast of Amman). Chartered 1991 by Royal Decree; opened 1995. Named after the Hashemite royal family of Jordan (descendants of the Prophet Muhammad through his great-grandfather Hashim ibn Abd Manaf). ~25,000+ students across 16 faculties including Medicine, Engineering, Sciences, Allied Health Sciences, Educational Sciences, Sciences and Arts, Economics and Administrative Sciences, Information Technology, Law, Sharia, Physical Education, Mass Communication, Nursing, Dentistry, Pharmacy, and Natural Resources and Environment. Distinctive Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment.
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