Coordinates: 32°28′44″N 35°59′6″E / 32.47889°N 35.985°E
| Jordan University of Science and Technology | |
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| جامعة العلوم والتكنولوجيا الأردنية | |
| Type | Public |
| Rector | Wajih Owais[1] |
| Faculty | 717 |
| Undergraduates | 18,850 |
| Postgraduates | 1,559 |
| Location | |
| Nickname | JUST |
| Website | www.just.edu.jo |
The Jordan University of Science and Technology (Arabic: جامعة العلوم والتكنولوجيا الأردنية), often abbreviated JUST, is a comprehensive, state-supported university located outside of Irbid at Ar Ramtha region, in northern Jordan. JUST and the University of Jordan in Amman are considered to be the two premier institutions of higher education for engineering and medicine in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, although numerous other faculties and specializations are represented as well. As of the 2006/2007 academic year, JUST counted 717 faculty members, with 20,000 undergraduate and 1559 graduate students.[2] At the present time, the university consists of 11 faculties providing 52 bachelor's degree and 95 postgraduate program.
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History
JUST is a fast growing and dynamic university. Though young, the University has expanded dramatically since its inception in 1986. JUST figures speak for themselves. A total of 2,300 students were enrolled in 1986. Now about 22,000 undergraduate students and 1559 graduate students are enrolled at the University. Each year the University grants over 3000 Bachelor and Master Degrees. The University started with 110 faculty members; now it hosts 750 faculty, of which 109 are full professors. The steady enrolment of the student body is grounded on the University's vision to raise and maintain the standards of higher education in Jordan, in parallel with national educational policies. Having its roots at Yarmouk University in Irbid, JUST emerged as an independent university on September, 1st, 1986.
JUST detached five faculties from Yarmouk University to form its academic nucleus. These faculties were: Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Faculty of Nursing and Faculty of Engineering. Consecutively added to these faculties are Faculty of Science and Arts, Faculty of Medical Applied Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Computer and Information Technology, and Faculty of Agriculture.
JUST employs all possible means to remain a forefront institution amongst Jordanian universities. JUST leading theme is serving the national economy through qualifying graduates with the potentials to contribute to the productivity of the local industry, be it in the fields of medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, engineering, agriculture, veterinary medicine, computer science or natural sciences. The University has always remained true to its sense of community and social responsibility for which it was founded. This is the place where theory and practice are united, and where scientific traditions and academic innovations meet. Our programs are not mere disciplines but fields of practice that are created and designed to qualify students for their prospective careers through which they can serve the community at large.
Campus
The JUST campus is located approximately 20 km east of Irbid in northern Jordan and covers an area of approximately 11 km². In addition to academic buildings and the JUST Library, the campus includes athletic facilities including a 7000-seat soccer stadium.
Jordan University of Science and Technology is also home to King Abdullah Universitarian Hospital, the 683-bed teaching hospital affiliated with JUST and its medical faculties.
The university contains two main campuses, known as: the Medicine Faculties Building and the Engineering Faculties Building. Students can use available buses to move from one campus to the other. And there is also a mini train which is not often used. But since the distance between the two isn't relatively that long many prefer walking.
There are two libraries: one in the Engineering Faculties Building and the other is in the Medicine Faculties Building. While both libraries give the students an appropriate and suitable place for reading and studying, the two-floor library at the Medicine Faculties Building, which is relatively larger, also contains 115,000 books, and 45,000 volumes of back issues of periodicals. which makes it the main library at this university.[3] Currently, a new library is being built at the area between the Engineering Faculties Building and the Medicine Faculties Building which is larger than both existing Aside from the employees and guests restaurants, there are also three restaurant for the student: One in each main campus, and one located near the soccer stadium. In addition, the Medicine Faculties Building contains a mini market where students can find items which they may not find in restaurants.
Every department has a computer lab for the students to use. There are also two open labs one in each campus. Moreover, six additional labs are available for the graduate, undergraduate computer science students and students who are taking computer science courses at the PH building located at the Medicine Faculties Building.
Of the many universities gates, only two gates are probably the most familiar in the eyes of the students which are: the main gate and the Engineering Faculties Building's gate. The main gate, which is newer than the other, leads nearly to the middle of the way between the two main campuses. The other gate leads to the Engineering Faculties Building directly.
The campus is covered by a wireless internet connection in order to provide the students, faculty members and researcher with the richness of the internet and to help make the largest source of information in this world accessible anytime and anywhere at the university campus.[4] Media:
- For Video Gallery:[3]
- For Photo Gallery:[4]
Medicine Faculties Building
32°29′57″N 35°59′34″E / 32.49917°N 35.99278°E
A Group of buildings, in northern part of the university, containing the faculties of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Applied Medical Sciences.
Engineering Faculties Building
32°29′33″N 35°59′14″E / 32.4925°N 35.98722°E
A Group of buildings, in south part of the university, containing the faculties of Agriculture, Computer and Information, Engineering, Science and Arts, Veterinary Medicine.
King Abdullah University Hospital (KAUH)
is the largest hospital in northern Jordan, serving the approximately one million inhabitants of the Irbid, Ajloun, Jerash, and Mafraq governorates. It is also the teaching hospital affiliated with Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), located within the JUST campus adjacent to the University's medical faculties Departments According to the KAUH official Web site, the hospital includes the following departments:
- General Surgery
- Special Surgery
- Emergency Department
- Pediatrics
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Internal Medicine and Dermatology
- Cardiac Center
- Diagnostic X-Ray
- Pathology and Laboratory
- Endoscopy Unit
- Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
- Physiology Function Test
- Neuroscience
- Nursing
- Information System Department
Faculties
JUST is home to eleven faculties:[5]
- Faculty of Agriculture
- Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences
- Faculty of Computer and Information Technology
- Faculty of Dentistry
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Graduate Studies
- Faculty of Medicine
- Faculty of Nursing
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Faculty of Science and Arts
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Each faculty is known with a color:
- is for the Agriculture Faculty
- is for the Applied Medical Sciences Faculty
- is for the Computer and Information Faculty
- is for the Dentistry Faculty
- is for the Engineering Faculty
- is for the Medicine Faculty
- is for the Nursing Faculty
- is for the Pharmacy Faculty
- is for the Science and Arts Faculty
- is for the Veterinary Medicine Faculty
Library
Since its establishment in 1986, the university library has been closely linked to the educational and instructional processes at the university . It aims at providing information resources to the university community in support of its instructional and research programs . It works towards developing the students skills in using its resources to achieve their academic goals.
The Library collection comprises 115,000 books, and 45,000 volumes of periodicals back issues. In organizing its collection ,the Library adopts the Library of Congress Classification Scheme, and uses the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules (AACR2) and the International Standard of Bibliographic Description (ISBD).
To cope with the new technologies in the field of library and information science ,the Library started in 1993 to offer retrieved information services through a good number of necessary databases, which are published on CD-ROM or online (internet) subscriptions.[6]
The University Library comprises the following departments
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- The Library General Services Department
- The Technical Services Department
- Computer Applications Department
Recent Publications
Student Guidebook 2007/2008 [5]
Year Book 2006/2007 [6]
Picture Gallery
 In front of Medical Colleges' Cafeteria |
 Overview of Medical Buildings |
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 Overview of Science Hall 2 |
 JUST Pound |
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 Transportation Bus |
 JUST Mosque |
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 Gate At Night |
 Stadium |
 Logo |
 The main gate of Jordan University of Science and Technology |
References
- ^ Wajih Owais: the President of Jordan University of Science and Technology
- ^ Statistics about Jordan University of Science and Technology
- ^ The Library at Jordan University of Science and Technology
- ^ Jordan University of Science and Technology Enhances Wireless Security with Easy-to-Manage Authentication Technology
- ^ Faculties at Jordan University of Science and Technology
- ^ [1]
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- University of Jordan
- Greater Irbid Municipality
- JUST medical students forums
- Al Jamal Students Housing -Irbid
- SHIFA Group
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