American University of Madaba

American University of Madaba
الجامعة الامريكية في مادبا
Established	2005
Type	Private
Chairman	Prince Mired Ben Raad, Salim Sayegh
President	George Hazboun
Location	Madaba, Jordan
Campus	Urban
Nickname	AUM
Affiliations	Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, AArU
Website	www.aum.edu.jo

The American University of Madaba (Arabic: الجامعة الامريكية في مادبا) is a private university located in Madaba, Jordan. It began opening its doors in October 2011, and expects to eventually accommodate 8000 students once the campus is completed.^[1]

The standards of teaching qualifications and experience will exceed the accreditation requirements of the Higher Education Accreditation Commission (HEAC) in Jordan and will satisfy the accreditation standards of New England Association for Schools and Colleges in Boston, Mass., in the United States of America. ^[2] The Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem received the license from the Higher Education Council of Jordan in 2005 to establish the University of Madaba.^[3] On May 9, 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 May 29, 2011.^[4]

There are seven colleges in the university ^[5]:

• Faculty of Information Technology
• Faculty of Science
• Faculty of Health Sciences
• Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of business and Finance
• Faculty of Art and Design
• Faculty of Languages and Communications.^[6]

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References

	University portal
	Jordan portal

External links

• AUM website

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