Yarmouk University (Arabic: جامعة اليرموك), also abbreviated YU, is a comprehensive public and state-supported university located near the city centre of Irbid in northern Jordan. Since its establishment in 1976, it has been at the forefront of Jordanian and Middle Eastern universities. The University consists of 15 faculties offering 52 bachelor's degrees, 64 master's degrees, and 18 PhD Programs in different disciplines. The university also hosts 12 research and career centers.
As of the Academic Year 2016/2017, the university had 1,004 faculty members and 1,597 staff with 34,651 students in all academic programs (31,282 Undergraduate, 2,807 Postgraduate, and 562 Doctoral). In addition, there were around 5,000 international students from 50 different nations.
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History
YU was established in 1976, and contains 15 faculties. Each year YU grants over 4000 Bachelor's and Master Degrees. The university started with a small number of faculty members; now it hosts 1,004 faculty members, of which 260 are full professors, 239 associate professors, 278 assistant professors, and 227 lecturers.
Presidents
Prof. Malek A. Alsharairi
Campus
YU campus is located near the city center of Irbid, the second largest city in Jordan. The campus consists of independent buildings for each faculty and administration unit.
Academics
There are fifteen faculties in the Yarmouk University that offer doctoral, graduate and undergraduate degrees, the medium of lectures, exams, and tuition depends in the faculty, scientific faculties use mainly English while other faculties use mainly Arabic, while Arabic is the main communication language in the university.
Scientific colleges
Faculty of Science:
Mathematics
Physics
Chemistry
Biological Sciences
Statistics
Earth and Environment
Hijjawi Faculty of Engineering Technology:
Biomedical Systems and Informatics Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering
Electronic Engineering
Power Engineering
Telecommunications Engineering
Architectural Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Faculty of IT and Computer science:
Computer Sciences
Computer Information Systems
Management Information Systems
Software Engineering
Network Security and Systems
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical sciences
Colleges of arts and humanity sciences
Faculty of Arts:
Arabic Language and Literature
English Language and Literature
Modern Languages
Semitic and Eastern Languages
Translation
History
Sociology and Social Work
Political Sciences
Geography
Faculty of Education:
Curriculum and Instruction
Administration and Foundations
Counseling and Ed. Psychology
Elementary Education
Faculty of Fine arts:
Fine Arts
Drama
Design
Music
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences:
Economics
Accounting
Marketing
Finance and Banking
Public Administration
Business Administration
Deanships & Centers
Deanship of Student Affairs
Deanship of Research and Graduate Studies
The Language Center
Computer & Information Center
Faculty Development Center (FDC)
Queen Rania Center
Refugees & Displaced Persons & Migration Center
Center of Theoretical and Applied Physics Center
Speech and Hearing Center
The Jordanian Design Center (JDC)
Academic Entrepreneurship Center of Excellence
UNESCO Chair for Desert Studies and Desertification Control
Marine Science Station Center (MSS)
Yarmouk University Press
The university publishes journals that are internationally peer-reviewed journals, they are published in cooperation with the Jordanian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and other annual and semiannual periodicals:
Jordan Journal of Chemistry (ISSN 1814-9111)(LCCN 2006308967)
Jordan Journal physics (ISSN 1994-7615)
Jordan Journal of Mathematics and Statistics (ISSN 2075-7905)
Jordan Journal of Modern Languages and Literature (ISSN 1994-6953)
Jordan Journal of Arts
Jordan Journal of Educational Sciences (ISSN 2303-9574)
Periodicals published by the university that include dissertations and masters thesis works:
Abhath Al-Yarmouk (AYBSE). (ISSN 1023-0149)
Abhath Al-Yarmouk (AYHSS). (ISSN 1023-0165)
Media
Yarmouk University has an FM radio station that broadcasts 24/7 at the frequency 105.7 FM. The station Yarmouk FM broadcasts news, music, political, social, and academic programs, and weather forecast. Yarmouk University has a newspaper that published periodically. The newspaper Sahafat Al-Yarmouk publish in the following topics:
news
music
political
social
academic programs
Notable alumni
Shireen Abu Akleh, journalist
Reham Al-Farra, diplomat and journalist murdered in suicide bombing
Emad Hajjaj, cartoonist.
Osama Hamdan, Palestinian senior representative of Hamas
Ahmad Hanandeh, Jordanian Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship
Hanadi Jaradat, Palestinian suicide bomber
Yousef Shamali, Jordanian Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply
Nasser Shraideh, Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and Minister of State for Public Sector Modernisation
Yasser Abu Hilalah, Aljazeera News Channel's director general
Faculty
Notable past Yarmouk University faculty include:
Prof. Adnan Badran (1976-1986).
Prof. Ali Mahafza (1989-1993).
Prof. Marwan Kamal (1994-1997).
Dr. Seteney Shami, Anthropologist.
Ina'am Qaddoura Al-Mufti.
Sayed Awad (1982-1986), Egyptian composer of contemporary classical music.
Dr. Abdul Jabbar Hassoon Jerri, Iraqi American mathematician.
Dr. Khaldoun H. Shami, Syrian scholar of ethnographic documentary.
Dr. Mohammad Basil Altaie, Iraqi physicist, philosopher and professor of theoretical physics.
Dr. Muhammad Mufaku, Albanian Syrian professor of Middle East studies.
Dr. Salam Fayyad, Economist.
Ali Talib, Iraqi artist.