{{Short description|Private university in Zarqa, Jordan}} {{Infobox university| name=Zarqa University| native_name=جامعة الزرقاء | image_name = |image_size= 150px| established=1994| type=Private |nicknames = |president= Prof. Nidhal Al Ramahi |faculty= |students = 9,000 |undergrad = |postgrad = |campus = |pushpin_map= Jordan |colors = Blue and Light Grey <br />{{color box|Blue}}{{color box|LightGrey}} |affiliations = IAU, FUIW, AArU |city=Zarqa (main campus) |country=Jordan |coordinates = {{coord|display=title,inline}} |website= [http://zu.edu.jo/EN/ http://zu.edu.jo/EN] }} thumb|right|250px|School of Arts in Zarqa University

'''Zarqa University''' (Arabic: '''جامعة الزرقاء''') is a university in the city of Zarqa, in Jordan's Zarqa Governorate. It was established in 1994, about 6&nbsp;km to the east of the city center. At the university's first academic semester, there were only 150 students. In the scholastic year 2013/2014 the number of students was over 9,000 in 43 majors.<ref>[http://www.zpu.edu.jo/en Zarqa University (page in Arabic)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110410180417/http://www.zpu.edu.jo/en |date=April 10, 2011 }}</ref>

The university campus houses the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Colleges of Computing and Information Society of the Association of Arab Universities.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ccis2k.org/ccis/files/ccisReport2009.pdf |title=Colleges of Computing and Information Society Annual Report |access-date=2011-03-19 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060334/http://www.ccis2k.org/ccis/files/ccisReport2009.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is also the permanent residence of the general secretariat of the International Arab Conference on Information Technology (ACIT).<ref>[http://www.acit2k.org/ACIT/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=55&Itemid=375 International Arab Conference on Information Technology (ACIT)]</ref>

==Colleges== * Faculty of Science and Information Technology [http://zu.edu.jo/en/Collage/Science_and_Technology/index.aspx?id=5] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303054753/http://www.zu.edu.jo/en/Collage/Science_and_Technology/index.aspx?id=5 |date=2020-03-03 }} * Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences [http://zu.edu.jo/en/Collage/Allied_Medical_Sciences/index.aspx?id=18] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223201805/http://zu.edu.jo/en/Collage/Allied_Medical_Sciences/index.aspx?id=18 |date=2020-02-23 }} * Faculty of Economy and Management [http://zu.edu.jo/en/Collage/Economy/index.aspx?id=20] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223201718/http://zu.edu.jo/en/Collage/Economy/index.aspx?id=20 |date=2020-02-23 }} * Faculty of Arts [http://zu.edu.jo/en/Collage/Arts/index.aspx?id=4] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223201707/http://zu.edu.jo/en/Collage/Arts/index.aspx?id=4 |date=2020-02-23 }} * Faculty of Educational Sciences [http://zu.edu.jo/en/Collage/Educational_Sciences/index.aspx?id=21] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223201810/http://zu.edu.jo/en/Collage/Educational_Sciences/index.aspx?id=21 |date=2020-02-23 }} * Faculty of Shari'a (Islamic Studies) [http://zu.edu.jo/en/Collage/Sharia/index.aspx?id=23] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303054758/http://www.zu.edu.jo/en/Collage/Sharia/index.aspx?id=23 |date=2020-03-03 }} * Faculty of Nursing [http://zu.edu.jo/en/Collage/Nursing/index.aspx?id=24] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303054732/http://www.zu.edu.jo/en/Collage/Nursing/index.aspx?id=24 |date=2020-03-03 }} * Faculty of Law [http://zu.edu.jo/en/Collage/Rights/index.aspx?id=25] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303054743/http://www.zu.edu.jo/en/Collage/Rights/index.aspx?id=25 |date=2020-03-03 }} * College of Pharmacy [http://zu.edu.jo/en/Collage/Pharmacology/index.aspx?id=26] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303054734/http://www.zu.edu.jo/en/Collage/Pharmacology/index.aspx?id=26 |date=2020-03-03 }} * Faculty of Engineering [http://zu.edu.jo/en/Collage/Engineering/index.aspx?id=27] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223201815/http://zu.edu.jo/en/Collage/Engineering/index.aspx?id=27 |date=2020-02-23 }} * Faculty of Arts and Design [http://zu.edu.jo/en/Collage/Arts_And_Design/index.aspx?id=28] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223201712/http://zu.edu.jo/en/Collage/Arts_And_Design/index.aspx?id=28 |date=2020-02-23 }} * Faculty of Graduate Studies [http://zu.edu.jo/en/Collage/Studies/index.aspx?id=69] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803210937/http://www.zu.edu.jo/en/Collage/Studies/index.aspx?id=69 |date=2020-08-03 }} * Faculty of Dentistry [https://zu.edu.jo/en/Collage/Dentistry/index.aspx?page=1021&fac=16&id=130] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622085304/https://zu.edu.jo/en/Collage/Dentistry/index.aspx?page=1021&fac=16&id=130 |date=2023-06-22 }} * Faculty of Journalism and mass communication Graduate

==Centers== * Computer Center * E-Learning Center * Continuous Learning and Community Service Language Center * Islamic Cultural Center * Energy Research Center * Business Incubator Unit

==See also== *List of Islamic educational institutions

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==External links== * {{Official|https://zu.edu.jo/EN/}}

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Category:Zarqa University Category:Universities and colleges established in 1994 Category:Research institutes in Jordan Category:1994 establishments in Jordan Category:Universities in Jordan