Yarmouk University (YU)
Yarmouk University (YU) is a public institution in Irbid, 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
- Irbid
- 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
- Yarmouk University (YU) — collector batch + AQACHEI/MoHESR cross-verification (Day 13) · tier: tier_2_directory
- Website
- https://www.yu.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 · Theology & Religious Studies · Communication & Media Studies · Languages & Linguistics
Founded 1976 (chartered as Yarmouk University in Irbid — Jordan's second public university, named after the Battle of Yarmouk (636 CE) where Muslim forces under Khalid ibn al-Walid defeated the Byzantine Empire). Major public university in Irbid (northern Jordan), founded 1976 as Jordan's second public university. Named after the Battle of Yarmouk (636 CE) — the decisive battle where Muslim forces under Khalid ibn al-Walid defeated the Byzantine Empire, fought near the Yarmouk River in present-day Jordan. ~35,000+ students across 14 faculties: Arts, Economics and Administrative Sciences, Sciences, Education, Physical Education, Engineering, Information Technology and Computer Sciences, Law, Sharia and Islamic Studies, Mass Communication, Hijjawi Faculty for Engineering Technology, Tourism and Hotel Management, Fine Arts, and Archaeology and Anthropology. Particularly strong in humanities, social sciences, and archaeology (given northern Jordan's rich Roman/Decapolis heritage at Jerash, Umm Qais, etc.).
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