الجامعة الاميركية في مادبا | |
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Other name | AUM |
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| Type | private university (Catholic) |
| Established | 2011 |
| Chairman | Eng. Azzam Shweihat |
| President | Prof. Mamoun Akroush |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem,AArU American universities. |
| Website | aum |
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TheAmerican University of Madaba (Arabic: الجامعة الاميركية في مادبا) is anon-profit university located inMadaba, Jordan. It opened in October 2011, and expects to eventually accommodate 8,000 students once the campus is completed.[1] The standards of teaching qualifications and experience satisfy the accreditation requirements of the Higher Education Accreditation Commission (HEAC) in Jordan.[citation needed]
The university is established by theLatin Patriarchate in Jerusalem which received the license from theHigher Education Council of Jordan in 2005 under the name of the University of Madaba.[2] On 9 May 2009,Pope Benedict XVI laid the cornerstone of the university, whose name was later changed to become the American University of Madaba (AUM) as of 29 May 2011.[3] The official inauguration took place on 30 May 2013 in the presence of theKing of JordanAbdullah II and of the Pope's representative, CardinalLeonardo Sandri.[4][5]
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