University of Petra
جامعة البتراء | |
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Established | 1991 |
| Chairman | Musa Shehadeh |
| Chancellor | Adnan Badran |
| President | Rami Abdel-Rahem |
Academic staff |
193 |
Administrative staff |
515 |
| Students | 8024 |
| Undergraduates | 7870 |
| Postgraduates | 154 |
| Location |
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| Affiliations | IAU, FUIW |
| Website | [1] |
University of Petra (UOP) is a private university in Amman, Jordan. The University offers the Bachelor and Master Program. The University is located on the airport road. It offers an applied education.
About the University
The university was established in 1991. Its first class graduated in 1994 and was then called the "Jordan University for Girls" since in its policy, it was adopted to be a university dedicated to girls. However, the name was changed to University of Petra in 1999 for its new policy of allowing male students to join it.
The university offers a variety of programs at its eight faculties. Arabic is used for teaching of humanities, and English is used as the teaching medium in most of the other disciplines. The eight faculties are:
- Information Technology
- Architecture & Design
- Administrative & Financial Sciences (it was established since the establishment of the university in 1991)
- Arts & Sciences
- Law
- Pharmacy & Medical Sciences
- Mass Communication
- Engineering
- Dentistry
Green University
In 2015, University of Petra transformed to a solar power system to generate full electric power from 1.5 MW. Previously, the university's energy consumption on campus for 2012 was 3,066,631 kWh and in 2013 the consumption decreased to 2,886,705 kWh. In 2014, power consumption dropped to 2.306.845 kWh as a result of changing a valve. The campus is equipped with pedestrian crosswalks while buses and vehicles are not allowed to wander the university except on the ring road in order to enter and exit the campus.
Academic staff profile
The University has about 193 teaching staff members, and the majority of which are Jordanians, but there are lecturers from many Arab countries such as Syria, and Iraq.
Students profile
Students are assisted to adapt to University life and culture by the Deanship of Student Affairs (DSA) and their academic advisors. UOP provides transportation services for students for a nominal fee.
The University of Petra is home to about 1000 international students.
The number of graduates from 2002/2003 until the end of the summer semester 2005/2006 is as follows:
- 2002/2003: 436
- 2003/2004: 632
- 2004/2005: 657
- 2005/2006: 772
Research
The Deanship of Graduate Studies and Research is the Center of the research activities at UOPP. It is formed of two councils; One for research activities and the other for graduate programs. In accordance with the accreditation criteria, stipulated by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, 5% of each university's budget is allocated to support research activities.