Al-Balqaʼ Applied University

Al-Balqaʼ Applied University
جامعة البلقاء التطبيقية
Other names	BAU
Type	Public
Established	1997
Budget	2017: 96,996,600 JOD
Chairman	Jawad Anani
President	Abdullah Al Zoubi
Academic staff	1469
Students	43,000 ; Main Campus: 9677; Other Campuses: 22857
Undergraduates	876
Location	Salt (main campus), Jordan; 32°01′26″N 35°43′00″E / 32.0240°N 35.7168°E
Campus	Urban; 5,000 acres (20 km2)
Colors	Olive Green and Khaki ;
Affiliations	IAU, FUIW, UNIMED, AArU
Website	www.bau.edu.jo

Al-Balqaʼ Applied University (BAU)^[3] (Arabic جامعة البلقاء التطبيقية) is a government-supported university located in Salt, Jordan, was founded in 1997, a distinctive state university in the field of Bachelor and associate degree Applied Education, at the capacity of more than 21,000 student distributed into 10,000 at the bachelor's degree program and 11,000 at the associate degree program.

Balqa' Applied University was formed by merging several colleges distributed over almost all of the Jordanian provinces. The merger was the result of royal decree, under the auspices of his majesty the late King Hussein to provide qualified professionals who focus on applied technical studies.^{[citation needed]}

BAU was ranked 5th ^[4] on national level, and achieved an international ranking of 2575 and a regional ranking of 55 according to the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities^[5] ranking, as well as a regional ranking of 79 according to US News Education.^[6]

Faculties

BAU has 18 branches divided into 6^[7] faculties at the main campus in Al-Salt, and 12 faculties around the kingdom. BAU has a faculty in every Jordanian governorate (Except for Mafraq).^{[citation needed]} In addition to its responsibilities as a hub for higher education, BAU administers a total of 38^[7] public, private and military community colleges across the kingdom.

Faculties in main campus in Al-Salt

Faculty of Medicine

Doctor of Medicine

Faculty of Engineering

Architecture
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering
Computer Systems Engineering
Electrical Power Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Materials Engineering
Surveying & Geomatics Engineering

Prince Abdullah Bin Ghazi faculty for Information Technology

Computer Science
Computer Aided Design & Animation
Software Engineering
Computer Information Systems

Faculty of Applied Science

Mathematics
Chemistry
Physics
Medical Analyses
Applied Microbiology
Nutrition and Food Processing

Salt College for Humanitarian And Literary Sciences

BsC programmes:

Law
Nursery Education (females only)
English Language and Literature
Library and Information Management
Applied Arabic Language

Technical diploma programmes:

Interior Design

Diploma degree:

Digital Graphic Design

Vocational Diploma programmes:

Digital Graphic Design
School Administration
Education
Information & Telecommunication Technology in Education

Faculty of Planning and Management

Economics
Planning and Project Management
Banking and Finances
Business Management
Accounting Information Systems
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Accounting

Faculty of Technological Agriculture

Biotechnology
Nutrition and Food Processing
Bioagricultural Technology / Plant Production and Protection
Water Resources and Environmental Management

Faculty of Graduate Studies

The faculty of graduate studies offers the master's degree in the following topics:

Computer Science
Nuclear Physics
Physics of Materials Science
Management of water resources and the environment
Applied Chemistry
Biotechnology
Mechatronics Engineering
Business Administration: MIS
Business Management
Project Management
Human Resources Management
Business Administration: Accounting
Talent and creativity
Educational Psychology
Regional Planning
Business Administration: E-Business

Other faculties around Al-Salt

Princess Rahma University College

Located in the town of Allan, north west of Salt, PRUC offers the following programmes:
BsC:

Social Work
Delinquency and Crime
Special Education

Diploma:

Social Work
Special Education

Faculties in Northern Jordan

Al-Huson University College

Located in Irbid, it offers the following programmes: BsC:

Computer Science
Nutrition & Food Processing
Chemical Industrial Engineering
Accounting
Management of Information Systems
Water & Environment Engineering
Vocational Education
Machinery & Production Engineering
Air Conditioning & Refrigeration engineering
Human Resources Management
Communication & Software Engineering

Master's

Desalination Engineering

Ajloun University College

Located in Ajloun, AUC offers the following programmes:

Computer Science
English Language and Literature
Nursery Education (Females only)
Social Services
Arabic Language and Literature
Special Education
Applied Islamic Studies
Mathematics
Delinquency and Crime

Irbid University College

IUC is a females-only college. It is located in Irbid, IUC offers the following programmes:

English language & literature
Applied Arabic Language
Library & Information Management
Business Management
Nursery Education
Home Economics
Pottery and Art

Faculties in Central Jordan

Princess Alia University College

PAUC is a females-only college. It's located in the Shmeisani neighbourhood in West Amman, it offers the following programmes:

English language & literature
Applied Arabic Language
Library & Information Management
Business Management
Nursery Education
Home Economics
Business Administration
Psychological and Educational Guidance
Special Education

Amman University College for Financial & Administrative Sciences

Located in Shafa-Badran,Amman. It offers the following programmes:

Accounting
Financial and Banking Sciences
Management of Information Systems
Business Administration
Accounting Information Systems
Electronic marketing
Financial technology
Customs sciences

Zarqa University College

Located in Zarqa, it offers the following programmes:

Nutrition and Food Processing
Medical Analyses
Biology
Applied Microbiology

Faculty of Engineering Technology (FET)

Located in Al Zahra neighbourhood in Marka, East Amman. FET is specialized in engineering and technological programmes. It currently offers the following programmes:

Chemical Industrial Engineering
Electric Power Engineering
Highway and Bridge Engineering
Mechatronics Engineering
Computer Engineering
Thermal & Hydraulic Machinery Engineering
Autotronics Engineering
Telecommunication Engineering
General Mechanical Engineering
Networks Engineering
Physics

Faculties in Southern Jordan

Aqaba University College

Located in Aqaba.

Hotel Management
Management of Information Systems
Accounting
Computer Science
Maritime Transport Technology
Freight Forwarding and Logistics

Karak College

Located in Kerak.

Library and Information Management
Management of Information Systems
Accounting Information Systems

Ma’an College

Located in Ma'an.

Accounting
Management of Information Systems
Accounting Information Systems
Banking and Financial Sciences

Shobak College

Located in the town of Shoubak, near by Petra.

Plant Production and Protection
Vocational Education

Affiliated Institutes

The Royal Jordanian Geographic Center College (Amman).

Former Faculties

Tafilah Applied University College: Became Tafila Technical University in Tafilah in 2005.
Usul Al-Deen University College: Became World Islamic Sciences and Education University in Tabarbour, northern Amman.

References

^ "مجلس جامعة البلقاء التطبيقية يقر التقرير المالي الختامي لسنة 2016 ويقر مشروع موازنة الجامعة لسنة". live.bau.edu.jo. 2017. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
^ "BAU has signed work-placement agreements with 27 companies". The Business Report. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
^ "Official website". www.bau.edu.jo. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
^ "Jordan | Ranking Web of Universities: More than 28000 institutions ranked". www.webometrics.info.
^ "Arab World | Ranking Web of Universities: More than 28000 institutions ranked". www.webometrics.info.
^ "Ranking". www.usnews.com. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
^ ^a ^b "Statistics" (PDF). www.bau.edu.jo. Retrieved 2019-08-01.

[1] "مجلس جامعة البلقاء التطبيقية يقر التقرير المالي الختامي لسنة 2016 ويقر مشروع موازنة الجامعة لسنة". live.bau.edu.jo. 2017. Retrieved 2019-08-01.

[2] "BAU has signed work-placement agreements with 27 companies". The Business Report. Retrieved 13 November 2018.

[3] "Official website". www.bau.edu.jo. Retrieved 2019-08-01.

[4] "Jordan | Ranking Web of Universities: More than 28000 institutions ranked". www.webometrics.info.

[5] "Arab World | Ranking Web of Universities: More than 28000 institutions ranked". www.webometrics.info.

[6] "Ranking". www.usnews.com. Retrieved 2019-08-01.

[auto-7] "Statistics" (PDF). www.bau.edu.jo. Retrieved 2019-08-01.

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