Yarmouk University

{{short description|Public university in Irbid, Jordan}} {{Multiple issues|{{More citations needed|date=January 2012}} {{Primary sources|date=November 2016}}}} {{Infobox university | name = Yarmouk University <big>جامعة اليرموك‎</big> | image = Yarmouk University logo.png | image_size = 160px | motto = | motto_lang = | mottoeng = | established = {{start date|1976}} | closed = | type = [[Public university|Public]] | affiliations = [[International Association of Universities|IAU]], [[Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World|FUIW]], [[Mediterranean Universities Union|UNIMED]], [[Association of Arab Universities|AArU]] | endowment = 123,000,000 [[Jordanian dinar|JOD]] | budget = | rector = | officer_in_charge = | chairman = | chancellor = | president = [[Malek Alsharairi]] | vice-president = Prof. Amjad D. Al-Nasser Prof. Ruba F. Bataineh <ref name=presidency>{{cite web| url=http://www.yu.edu.jo/en/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&layout=item&id=206&Itemid=428| title=University Presidency| publisher=Yarmouk University| access-date=13 December 2012| archive-date=14 November 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114083217/http://www.yu.edu.jo/en/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&layout=item&id=206&Itemid=428| url-status=dead}}</ref> | superintendent = | provost = | vice_chancellor = | principal = | dean = | director = | head_label = | head = | academic_staff = 1,080 | administrative_staff = 1,597 | students = 41000 | undergrad = 31,282 | postgrad = 2,807 | doctoral = 562 | other = | city = [[Irbid]] | state = [[Irbid Governorate]] | province = | country = [[Jordan]] | campus = [[urban area|Urban]] {{convert|1|km2|acre}} | former_names = | free_label = | free = | athletics = | colors = Green and White {{ref_label|a|a|none}} {{color box|Green}}{{color box|White}} | sports = | nickname = Al-Yarmouk | mascot = | website = {{URL|www.yu.edu.jo/index.php/en}} | logo = Yarmouk_University_Title.png | logo_size = 150 | coor = {{coord|32|32|15|N|35|51|20|E|display=inline,title|region:JO_type:edu}} }} '''Yarmouk University''' ({{langx|ar|جامعة اليرموك}}), also abbreviated '''YU''', is a comprehensive [[Public university|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.webometrics.info/en/Asia/Jordan|title=Jordan {{!}} Ranking Web of Universities|website=webometrics.info|access-date=2017-01-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.webometrics.info/en/Asia|title=Asia {{!}} Ranking Web of Universities|website=www.webometrics.info|access-date=2017-01-09}}</ref> The University consists of 15 faculties offering 52 bachelor's degrees, 64 master's degrees, and 18 [[Jordan|PhD]] Programs in different disciplines. The university also hosts 12 research and career centers.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.yu.edu.jo/|title=جامعة اليرموك|website=yu.edu.jo|access-date=2017-01-09}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ddp.yu.edu.jo/|title=دائرة التنمية والتخطيط|last=Al-Zeiot|first=Ahmad|website=ddp.yu.edu.jo|access-date=2017-01-09}}</ref>

== History == YU was established in 1976, and contains 15 faculties.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ddp.yu.edu.jo/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=282&Itemid=248|title=محتوى دليل جامعة اليرموك|last=ربابعه|first=ايمان|website=ddp.yu.edu.jo|language=ar|access-date=2017-01-09}}</ref> Each year YU grants over 4000 Bachelor's and Master [[Academic degree|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.{{fact|date=December 2023}}

== 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.<ref name=":0" />

[[File:YUPanorama.jpg|center|thumb|587x587px|YU Campus]]

== 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.{{fact|date=December 2023}} {| class="wikitable sortable" !Faculty of Arts !Faculty of Science !Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences !Hijjawi Faculty for Engineering Technology !Faculty of Shariaa !Faculty of Education !Faculty of Physical Education !Faculty of Fine Arts !Faculty of Mass Communication !Faculty of Information Technology and Computer Sciences !Faculty of Archaeology and Anthropology !Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management !Faculty of Law !Faculty of Medicine !Faculty of Pharmacy |- |1976 |1976 |1981 |1984 |1990 |1988 |1993 |2001 |2008 |2002 |2003 |2010 |1992 |2013 |2012 |}

=== Scientific colleges ===

'''Faculty of Science:''' *[[File:Yarmouk Univ. Library.JPG|thumb|298x298px|The University Library]][[Mathematics]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://science.yu.edu.jo/|title=Faculty of Science {{!}} Yarmouk University|last=اليرموك|first=Yarmouk University {{!}}جامعة|website=science.yu.edu.jo|access-date=2017-01-09}}</ref> *[[Physics]]<ref name=":1" /> *[[Chemistry]]<ref name=":1" /> *[[Biological Sciences]]<ref name=":1" /> *[[Statistics]]<ref name=":1" /> *[[Geology|Earth and Environment]]<ref name=":1" /> '''Hijjawi Faculty of Engineering Technology:''' *[[Biomedical engineering|Biomedical Systems]] and [[Health informatics|Informatics Engineering]]<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://hijjawi.yu.edu.jo/|title=كلية الحجاوي للهندسة التكنولوجية {{!}} جامعة اليرموك|last=اليرموك|first=Yarmouk University {{!}}جامعة|website=hijjawi.yu.edu.jo|access-date=2017-01-09}}</ref> *[[Civil Engineering]]<ref name=":2" /> *[[Computer Engineering]]<ref name=":2" /> *[[Electronic Engineering]]<ref name=":2" /> *[[Power Engineering]]<ref name=":2" /> *[[Telecommunications Engineering]]<ref name=":2" /> *[[Architectural engineer (PE)|Architectural Engineering]]<ref name=":2" /> *[[Industrial engineering|Industrial Engineering]]<ref name=":2" /> '''Faculty of IT and Computer science:''' *[[Computer Science]]s <ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://it.yu.edu.jo/|title=كلية تكنولوجيا المعلومات وعلوم الحاسوب {{!}} جامعة اليرموك|last=اليرموك|first=Yarmouk University {{!}}جامعة|website=it.yu.edu.jo|access-date=2017-01-09}}</ref> *[[Bachelor of Computer Information Systems|Computer Information Systems]]<ref name=":3" /> *[[Management Information Systems]]<ref name=":3" /> *[[Software Engineering]] <ref name=":3" /> *[[Network Security|Network Security and Systems]] <ref name=":3" /> '''Faculty of Medicine''' <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://medicine.yu.edu.jo/|title=كلية الطب {{!}} جامعة اليرموك|last=اليرموك|first=Yarmouk University {{!}}جامعة|website=medicine.yu.edu.jo|access-date=2017-01-09}}</ref>

'''Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical sciences''' <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pharmacy.yu.edu.jo/|title=كلية الصيدلة {{!}} جامعة اليرموك|last=اليرموك|first=Yarmouk University {{!}}جامعة|website=pharmacy.yu.edu.jo|access-date=2017-01-09}}</ref>

=== Colleges of arts and humanity sciences === * '''Faculty of Arts:''' **[[Arabic]] Language and Literature <ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=http://arts.yu.edu.jo/|title=كلية الآداب {{!}} جامعة اليرموك|last=اليرموك|first=Yarmouk University {{!}}جامعة|website=arts.yu.edu.jo|access-date=2017-01-09}}</ref> **[[English Language]] and Literature <ref name=":4" /> **[[Modern Languages]]<ref name=":4" /> **[[Semitic languages|Semitic]] and Eastern Languages <ref name=":4" /> **[[Translation]]<ref name=":4" /> **[[History]]<ref name=":4" /> **[[Sociology]] and [[Social Work]]<ref name=":4" /> **[[Political Sciences]]<ref name=":4" /> **[[Geography]]<ref name=":4" /> * '''Faculty of Education:''' **Curriculum and Instruction <ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=http://education.yu.edu.jo/|title=كلية التربية {{!}} جامعة اليرموك|last=اليرموك|first=Yarmouk University {{!}}جامعة|website=education.yu.edu.jo|access-date=2017-01-09}}</ref> **Administration and Foundations <ref name=":5" /> **[[Counseling psychology|Counseling and Ed. Psychology]]<ref name=":5" /> **Elementary Education <ref name=":5" /> *'''Faculty of Fine arts:''' **[[Fine Arts]]<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url=http://finearts.yu.edu.jo/|title=كلية الفنون الجميلة {{!}} جامعة اليرموك|last=اليرموك|first=Yarmouk University {{!}}جامعة|website=finearts.yu.edu.jo|access-date=2017-01-09}}</ref> **[[Drama]]<ref name=":6" /> **[[Design]]<ref name=":6" /> **[[Music]]<ref name=":6" /> * '''Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences:''' **[[Economics]]<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|url=http://economics.yu.edu.jo/|title=كلية الاقتصاد والعلوم الإدارية {{!}} جامعة اليرموك|last=اليرموك|first=Yarmouk University {{!}}جامعة|website=economics.yu.edu.jo|access-date=2017-01-09|archive-date=2017-01-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110092140/http://economics.yu.edu.jo/|url-status=dead}}</ref> **[[Accounting]]<ref name=":7" /> **[[Marketing]]<ref name=":7" /> **[[Finance]] and [[Banking]]<ref name=":7" /> **[[Public Administration]]<ref name=":7" /> **[[Business Administration]]<ref name=":7" /> * '''Faculty of Shari'a and Islamic Studies:''' **[[Fiqh]]<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|url=http://sharia.yu.edu.jo/|title=كلية الشريعة والدراسات الإسلامية {{!}} جامعة اليرموك|last=اليرموك|first=Yarmouk University {{!}}جامعة|website=sharia.yu.edu.jo|access-date=2017-01-09}}</ref> **[[Usul al-Din|Usul Addin]]<ref name=":8" /> **Islamic studies <ref name=":8" /> **Islamic Economics&Banking <ref name=":8" /> * '''Faculty of Law:''' **[[Private law]]<ref name=":9">{{Cite web|url=http://law.yu.edu.jo/|title=مجموعة القوانين والانظمة والتعليمات والاسس والقرارات المعمول بها في جامعة اليرموك|website=law.yu.edu.jo|access-date=2017-01-09}}</ref> **[[Public law]]<ref name=":9" /> * '''Faculty of Physical Education:''' **[[Physical Education]]<ref name=":10">{{Cite web|url=http://sports.yu.edu.jo/|title=كلية التربية الرياضيه {{!}} جامعة اليرموك|last=اليرموك|first=Yarmouk University {{!}}جامعة|website=sports.yu.edu.jo|access-date=2017-01-09}}</ref> **[[Sport Science]]<ref name=":10" /> * '''Faculty of Archaeology and Anthropology:''' **[[Archaeology]]<ref name=":11">{{Cite web|url=http://archaeology.yu.edu.jo/|title=كلية الآثار والأنثروبولوجيا {{!}} جامعة اليرموك|last=اليرموك|first=Yarmouk University {{!}}جامعة|website=archaeology.yu.edu.jo|access-date=2017-01-09}}</ref> **[[Anthropology]]<ref name=":11" /> **[[Epigraphy]]<ref name=":11" /> * ''''''Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management:'''''' ** Tourism <ref name=":12">{{Cite web|url=http://tourism.yu.edu.jo/|title=كلية السياحة والسفر {{!}} جامعة اليرموك|last=اليرموك|first=Yarmouk University {{!}}جامعة|website=tourism.yu.edu.jo|access-date=2017-01-09}}</ref> **Conservation and Management of Cultural Resources <ref name=":12" /> * '''Faculty of Mass Communication:''' **[[Public Relations]] and [[Advertising]]<ref name=":13">{{Cite web|url=http://mass.yu.edu.jo/|title=كلية الإعلام {{!}} جامعة اليرموك|last=اليرموك|first=Yarmouk University {{!}}جامعة|website=mass.yu.edu.jo|access-date=2017-01-09}}</ref> **[[Journalism]]<ref name=":13" /> **Radio & Television <ref name=":13" />

== Deanships & Centers == :*Deanship of Student Affairs <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dsa.yu.edu.jo/|title=عمادة شؤون الطلبة|website=dsa.yu.edu.jo|access-date=2017-01-10}}</ref> :*Deanship of Research and Graduate Studies :*The Language Center <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://langcenter.yu.edu.jo/|title=مركز اللغات {{!}} جامعة اليرموك|last=اليرموك|first=Yarmouk University {{!}}جامعة|website=langcenter.yu.edu.jo|access-date=2017-01-10}}</ref> :*Computer & Information Center :*Faculty Development Center (FDC) :*Queen Rania Center<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://qrc.yu.edu.jo/|title=QRC|website=qrc.yu.edu.jo|access-date=2017-01-10}}</ref> :*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 <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://aece.yu.edu.jo/|title=AECE Website|website=aece.yu.edu.jo|access-date=2017-01-10|archive-date=2017-01-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113040707/http://aece.yu.edu.jo/|url-status=dead}}</ref> :*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 (Jordan)|Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research]], and other annual and semiannual periodicals:

*'''Jordan Journal of Chemistry''' ({{ISSN|1814-9111}})([[LCCN]] 2006308967)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jjc.yu.edu.jo/index.html|title=JJC Information|website=jjc.yu.edu.jo|access-date=2017-01-10|archive-date=2016-12-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225193137/http://www.jjc.yu.edu.jo/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> *'''Jordan '''Journal p'''hysics''' ({{ISSN|1994-7615}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://journals.yu.edu.jo/jjp/|title=JJP Information|website=journals.yu.edu.jo|access-date=2017-01-10}}</ref> *'''Jordan Journal of Mathematics and Statistics''' ({{ISSN|2075-7905}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://journals.yu.edu.jo/jjms/|title=Home Page|website=journals.yu.edu.jo|access-date=2017-01-10}}</ref> *'''Jordan Journal of Modern Languages and Literature''' ({{ISSN|1994-6953}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://journals.yu.edu.jo/jjmll/|title=JJMLL Information|website=journals.yu.edu.jo|access-date=2017-01-10}}</ref> *'''Jordan Journal of Arts''' <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://journals.yu.edu.jo/jja/|title=JJA Information|website=journals.yu.edu.jo|access-date=2017-01-10}}</ref> *'''Jordan Journal of Educational Sciences ('''{{ISSN|2303-9574}}''')''' <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://journals.yu.edu.jo/jjes/|title=Arabic|website=journals.yu.edu.jo|access-date=2017-01-10}}</ref>

Periodicals published by the university that include dissertations and masters thesis works: # '''Abhath Al-Yarmouk (AYBSE)'''. ({{ISSN|1023-0149}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://journals.yu.edu.jo/aybse/|title=AYBSE Information|website=journals.yu.edu.jo|access-date=2017-01-10}}</ref> # '''Abhath Al-Yarmouk (AYHSS)'''. ({{ISSN|1023-0165}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://journals.yu.edu.jo/ayhss/|title=AYHSS Information|website=journals.yu.edu.jo|access-date=2017-01-10}}</ref>

== 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://yarmoukfm.yu.edu.jo/|title=Broadwave Live 1|website=yarmoukfm.yu.edu.jo|access-date=2017-01-10|archive-date=2012-02-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205170427/http://yarmoukfm.yu.edu.jo/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Yarmouk University has a newspaper that published periodically. The newspaper Sahafat Al-Yarmouk publish in the following topics:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.yu.edu.jo/index.php/sahafatalyarmouk|title=صحافة اليرموك|website=yu.edu.jo|access-date=2017-01-10|archive-date=2017-01-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113052143/http://www.yu.edu.jo/index.php/sahafatalyarmouk|url-status=dead}}</ref> * 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]], [[Jordan|Jordanian]] [[Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship (Jordan)|Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship]] * [[Hanadi Jaradat]], Palestinian suicide bomber * [[Yousef Shamali]], Jordanian [[Ministry of Industry and Trade and Supply (Jordan)|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:'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yarmouk University |url=https://www.yu.edu.jo/index.php/en/home-en/former-presidents |access-date=2025-10-13 |website=yu.edu.jo}}</ref>

* Prof. [[Adnan Badran]] (1976-1986). * Prof. Ali Mahafza (1989-1993). * Prof. [[Marwan Kamal]] (1994-1997). * Dr. [[Seteney Shami]], Anthropologist.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-13 |title=About Seteney Shami |url=https://theacss.org/about/staff/about-the-director-general/ |website=Arab Council for the Social Sciences}}</ref> * 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 (artist)|Ali Talib]], Iraqi artist.

==See also== *[[List of Islamic educational institutions]] ==References== {{Reflist|30em}}

== External links == {{Commons category}} *{{Official website|http://www.yu.edu.jo/en}} *[[List of universities in Jordan]]

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