Excellence

This file summarizes the scope of the scientific activities carried out at Al-Zaytoonah University during the past three academic years (2010-2012), and falls in line with the general necessary specific and structure required by the accreditation of higher education commission in order to increase the capacity of the University and includes three items and specify actions which ensure the adherence of Al-Zaytoonah University in order to achieve standards and abide by the instructions and the legislation in force and absence of any violations on the University in accordance with its mission, vision and goals through three main areas include: academic excellence, scientific research and international cooperation, and community service.

Statistical Profile of the University

• AL-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, is one of the national private higher education institutions. The University was founded in 1993 and after more than two decades, the number of students has reached (8000) students, studying in (7) colleges that offer (29) academic programs, including (25) on the Bachelor level and (4) on the Master level. To date, the faculty members have reached (334) members, (260) of them are Doctorates recipients (31% of which are females), distributed as follows: (25) are Full Professors, (50) Associate Professor and (185) are Assistant Professors and (74) hold Master degree recipients.
• ِِِThe University forms an important anchor in thought industry and meets the challenges of modernization, technological and cognitive development and communication revolution based on scientific heritage, values and humanitarian principles. The University was able to build its position as one of the first national universities not only locally or regionally, but even exceeded that in reaching some of its graduates advanced positions in their countries.
• Diversity among faculty members, their qualifications and experience ensures continuous improvement in their expertise and performance, has led to effective exercise of their responsibilities and professional development strategies. The university seeks to employ professors from outside, whether they are university professors or have doctoral degrees, master’s or practitioners who work in state institutions or the private sector and recruit them.

• Al-Zaytoonah is keen to show diversity among its faculty members. Although,  priority is given to Jordanians, the University in the absence of availability, gives particular attention to employ from the Arab brotherhood and share work for their participation in the development processes of learning, technological capabilities, communication and contact skills.

• The university give the opportunity to its outstanding students and other Universities graduates to pursue graduate studies and complete their Masters and PhD. deployed to the best and renounced universities. The University has been keen since establishment to care for its sons to keep the momentum to present their experiences and gave scholarship program at the University special priority and attention. It was for the expansion of the University’s programs, a special look towards its strategy through preparation of the five-year plan to include a number of delegates rewards and more than what has been offered to date, noting that the number of delegates the university since its inception amounted to thirty-three delegates, some (twelve)  are still at school earning higher Degrees in esteemed European, American, Canadian and Australian universities.
• The university offers an educational system for students based on the American credit hours system. The university is considered to be a national Jordanian University, took a regional dimension over the past twenty years with ambition to expand and touch upon the international dimension.
• The university infrastructure integrates and include colleges, research and services centers, and remain a leader in providing high quality education focusing on the market needs and outputs relevant to the community.
• The university  and its programs achieve the highest quality levels in accordance with local  accreditation standards accepted regionally and internationally. In accordance  with its aspirations and in line with its mission, vision and goals, the  University objectives ensures its commitment to achieve advancement of the  quality of education, and higher education in particular
• The university contains an infrastructure  and designed facilities (including classrooms, teaching and research  laboratories, and computer facilities in addition to automation of all student  services, including  electronic  registration, and containment of the Website of all information and curricula  and study plans, exams .. etc). The infrastructure has been adapted to meet the  special needs of education and learning programs offered by the university, in  order to provide a safe and healthy environment for a high-quality education
• Students at the  university enjoy means of access to a wide variety of educational resources,  including the excellent Library on campus as well as reference books and  electronic databases and periodicals with assistance to obtain the required  materials. As for the associated library facilities and technology making, it  easy to access information to support the learning processes. The use of the  facilities are monitored and used surveys to assist in planning for  improvement. Computer technology and research equipment used by faculty and  students are also used and provide appropriate services associated with them
• Financial  resources and services are available for the development of facilities and  programs, and are managed efficiently in line with the requirements of the  programs and institutional priorities. The University also used effective  systems for development of the budget within the available resources in  addition to the accountability and effective institutional oversight of risk  management
• The university follows a rational governance that manages the  relationship between its employees based on instructions issued by the boards  of councils in addition to Jordanian Universities Act and regulations of the  University of Jordan and instructions set forth by the Deans Council of  Zaytoonah University
• In a follow-up meeting with EBSCO to nine  private universities, records indicate that based on the audit report and use  of the library on campus as well as search for reference books and databases  and periodicals, researchers at Al-Zaytoonah university (faculty, staff and  students) ranked first, among the nine universities during the period between  January and December of 2012
• Al-Zaytoonah  University of Jordan has largely realized the importance of research and its  active role in the development of human knowledge and  its need for progress of society nations.  As part of the philosophy and mission in supporting and promoting research, the  University has entrusted special diligence to scientific research and founded  the "Deanship of Scientific Research and  Graduate Studies" at the beginning of the 2006.  The deanship is responsible for organizing, supervising, promoting and  supporting academic research, being the means for vast development and  technological advancement. The role that the Deanship has played in augmenting  and expanding human knowledge was, however, recognized through high demands to  persistently seek ways and new endeavors to encourage, develop, promote, broaden the base of cooperation and  support scientific activities in  various fields both locally and internationally. The  deanship has largely concentrated, carefully considered modernizing and  developing its tools to include interdisciplinary research with emphasis on  integrated and comprehensive tracks in all disciplines. The deanship has identified its mission  and tasks under the instructions of graduate  studies requirements approved by the Council of higher Education Accreditation.  The Deanship has developed a top priority to improve the efficiency and  effectiveness of graduate programs offered by different colleges, and raise  together scientific research for both students and faculty members in order to  consolidate the university as a center of excellence, and thus improve its
• On  the basis of the need to achieve excellence, perfection and quality in graduate  studies, instructions pacemaker lead to educational system emerged which  emphasizes the institutional work and aims at modernizing and developing march  of the university and guarantees student education and promotion, and fostering  an environment for their excellence and innovation, and facilitate them with  all means of science and modern knowledge that enriches their experiences and  launches their energies and talents. Within this context, the Deanship has  envisage a clear strategy for its objectives and long term activities  translated into an action plan and programs consistent with its vision, mission  and core values through the optimal use of financial and human resources available and  interest in directing graduate students theses work and developing creativity