Zarqa University

arqa University (ZU) was founded in 1994 in a strategic location to the east of Zarqa City, just six kilometres away, to be the first private university in Zarqa Governorate, with an area that reached three hundred and fifty acres. The University aims at going in parallel lines with the objectives and the strategies of public and private Jordanian universities, It also supports the different goals of Jordanian higher education system and meets the scientific, social, economic, cultural and human needs. The University started with six colleges that comprised one hundred and fifty students enrolled in twenty majors. In the academic year of 2015/2016, the number of students has increased to reach about eight thousand students distributed on thirteen colleges, including seven humanities faculties and six scientific faculties. The University comprises forty two undergraduate majors, and postgraduate programs in English Language and Literature, Arabic Language and Literature, Accounting, Computer Science, Mathematics, Marketing and Software Engineering. It also includes three deanships; Deanship of Scientific Research, Student Affairs and Evening Studies, in addition to five centres: Islamic Cultural Centre, Computer Centre , Language Centre , Centre of Continuing Education and Community Service and E-learning Centre. Other administrative departments; the Admission and Registration Department, the Library and the Development and Quality Assurance Unit. Zarqa University has proved its presence among other universities since it was founded; thorough working on achieving three essential objectives; First, offering quality education that provides students with the knowledge and the essential skills they need in order to upgrade their academic achievements, achieve a comprehensive and integrated development of their personalities, prepare them for the future and form their positive perspectives. Second, The University tends to reinforce the field of scientific research that is considered as an essential factor in achieving scientific improvement and sustainable development .Third, The University also contributes in serving and helping the local, national, regional, and international communities, through the promotion of cultural enrichment, providing educational opportunities, holding scientific and cultural conferences and the training courses not only for the members of the Jordanian society, but also to Arab and foreign members through its specialized centres.