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Madaba University Project
Madaba University
JORDAN
Arab States
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Samir Hodaly
In order to provide quality education UM will adopt a set of actions designed to exploit the full potential of the University’s 3 major pillars; namely its Students, Teaching Staff and Campus Infrastructure. The University will seek to attract talented and distinguished students with high academic records and will provide them with opportunities to develop their talents and capabilities.
The Madaba Univeristy is a one-of-its-kind university that shall bring sustained prosperity to the region, coupled with a life-long sense of belonging that instills peaceful co-existence. It is an institution of higher education that utilizes English as a medium instruction, and which shall provide quality education based on tolerance, mutual respect, moral fortitude and integrity, to all citizens of the region and beyond. With the economic and political stability Jordan has witnessed under the reign of His Majesty Kind Abdullah II, the University should become an attraction for Jordanian, Arab and Gulf students alike and shall institutionalize student life to help develop personalities and release hidden potentials, talents and capabilities.
The University of Madaba is a role model that shall distinguish higher education in Jordan and the Arab region by developing a set of characteristics that will make it unique among other private universities, focusing on specializations that are either new or highly in need for the local and regional markets through utilizing the latest technological advances equipment and curricula.
UM envisions itself as a pioneering, forward-thinking academic institution, capable of contributing meaningfully and affectively to the human, socio-economic, cultural and professional development of Jordan and the region by the means of preparing a new generation of outstanding leaders and professionals that shall take the world by storm. In its various operations and functions, the University shall commit itself to the values of integrity, equality, justice, social responsibility, respect for all, tolerance of other & cultures and to rigorous scientific investigation
UM envisions itself as a pioneering, forward-thinking academic institution, capable of contributing meaningfully and affectively to the human, socio-economic, cultural and professional development of Jordan and the region by the means of preparing a new generation of outstanding leaders and professionals that shall take the world by storm. In its various operations and functions, the University shall commit itself to the values of integrity, equality, justice, social responsibility, respect for all, tolerance of other & cultures and to rigorous scientific investigation
The University of Madaba plans to offer 34 fields of specialization grouped in 7 colleges:
• Business and Finance (6. Depts.)
• Engineering (4 Depts.)
• Health Sciences (8 Depts.)
• Information Technology (3 Depts.)
• Science (4 Depts.)
• Language & Design (5 Depts.)
Each student will be required to participate for a least 4 semester in athletic, social or cultural activities. Participation in such activities will provide students with the opportunity to develop positive relationships, active experiences and a memorable campus life.
Distinguishing Features of the University:
In order to provide quality education UM will adopt a set of actions designed to exploit the full potential of the University’s 3 major pillars; namely its Students, Teaching Staff and Campus Infrastructure. The University will seek to attract talented and distinguished students with high academic records and will provide them with opportunities to develop their talents and capabilities. It will implement as well a policy to sending Master’s Degree holders to obtain PhD certificates at selected universities abroad with whom the University plans to establish joint programs of cooperation. The third pillar of the University is its infrastructure where it shall have a complete sports’ complex that includes swimming pools, indoor and outdoor sports facilities, a student union, a large parking area for students’ cars and ample space for students to interact with their colleagues and professors.
The University’s campus will also be environmentally friendly (Green) and self sustainable and shall use geothermal energy for heating and cooling systems. This fully functional and sustainable campus shall be constructed in accordance with a comprehensive master plan and will have stat-of-the art facilities coupled with fully-equipped academic resources and smart buildings.
It will be surrounded by a ring road, and access to building will be restricted to pedestrian only, except for students with special needs as the University will be fully accessible to them with ramps and electrical cart services. The modern technologies for energy and water conservation used by UM will render it the first-of-its-kind in the entire Middle East region.
In addition:
• It shall host a maximum of 8, 000 students and admit limited number of students in each specialization every year to increase competition and ensure a high quality of students.
• It is expected to employ about 500 academic and technical staff and about 250 administrative and support staff.
The first phase of the project will include the construction of:
• The College of the Business and Finance
• The College of Science
• To enable the university admit the first cohort of about 800-1000 students in 12-15 departments that will be selected from all 7 Colleges.
The first phase will include:
• Sport facilities
• General university facilities
• And basic infrastructure works that are necessary for the University’s proper functioning.
• The total area of these facilities in Phase I is approximately 35, 000 sqm.
Phase II // III consist of:
• Constructing the building for the remaining 5 colleges
• The main administration building
• The library
• Auditorium/convention center
• Total area: 80, 000 sqm
The University will offer 34 fields of study divided between seven colleges: Trade and Finance (with 6 subjects), Engineering (4 subjects), Health Sciences (8 subjects), Faculty of Information Technology (3 subjects), Science (4 subjects), Language and Communication (4 subjects) and Arts and Design (5 subjects).
The University wants to service at the most 8000 students at a time, and so will be accepting a limited number of students in each subject. This is in order to increase competitiveness and to ensure that the students are treated as individuals. The academic staff will consist of nearly 500 academics and technicians and about 350 administrative staff and assistants. The estimated total area is 80,000 square meters.
• Business and Finance (6. Depts.)
• Engineering (4 Depts.)
• Health Sciences (8 Depts.)
• Information Technology (3 Depts.)
• Science (4 Depts.)
• Language & Design (5 Depts.)
Each student will be required to participate for a least 4 semester in athletic, social or cultural activities. Participation in such activities will provide students with the opportunity to develop positive relationships, active experiences and a memorable campus life.
Distinguishing Features of the University:
In order to provide quality education UM will adopt a set of actions designed to exploit the full potential of the University’s 3 major pillars; namely its Students, Teaching Staff and Campus Infrastructure. The University will seek to attract talented and distinguished students with high academic records and will provide them with opportunities to develop their talents and capabilities. It will implement as well a policy to sending Master’s Degree holders to obtain PhD certificates at selected universities abroad with whom the University plans to establish joint programs of cooperation. The third pillar of the University is its infrastructure where it shall have a complete sports’ complex that includes swimming pools, indoor and outdoor sports facilities, a student union, a large parking area for students’ cars and ample space for students to interact with their colleagues and professors.
The University’s campus will also be environmentally friendly (Green) and self sustainable and shall use geothermal energy for heating and cooling systems. This fully functional and sustainable campus shall be constructed in accordance with a comprehensive master plan and will have stat-of-the art facilities coupled with fully-equipped academic resources and smart buildings.
It will be surrounded by a ring road, and access to building will be restricted to pedestrian only, except for students with special needs as the University will be fully accessible to them with ramps and electrical cart services. The modern technologies for energy and water conservation used by UM will render it the first-of-its-kind in the entire Middle East region.
In addition:
• It shall host a maximum of 8, 000 students and admit limited number of students in each specialization every year to increase competition and ensure a high quality of students.
• It is expected to employ about 500 academic and technical staff and about 250 administrative and support staff.
The first phase of the project will include the construction of:
• The College of the Business and Finance
• The College of Science
• To enable the university admit the first cohort of about 800-1000 students in 12-15 departments that will be selected from all 7 Colleges.
The first phase will include:
• Sport facilities
• General university facilities
• And basic infrastructure works that are necessary for the University’s proper functioning.
• The total area of these facilities in Phase I is approximately 35, 000 sqm.
Phase II // III consist of:
• Constructing the building for the remaining 5 colleges
• The main administration building
• The library
• Auditorium/convention center
• Total area: 80, 000 sqm
The University will offer 34 fields of study divided between seven colleges: Trade and Finance (with 6 subjects), Engineering (4 subjects), Health Sciences (8 subjects), Faculty of Information Technology (3 subjects), Science (4 subjects), Language and Communication (4 subjects) and Arts and Design (5 subjects).
The University wants to service at the most 8000 students at a time, and so will be accepting a limited number of students in each subject. This is in order to increase competitiveness and to ensure that the students are treated as individuals. The academic staff will consist of nearly 500 academics and technicians and about 350 administrative staff and assistants. The estimated total area is 80,000 square meters.
With regard to the infrastructure of the university, a sports complex will be constructed containing swimming pools and other facilities inside and outside. This will enhance the interaction between the students themselves and between the students and the teachers.
A pedestrian road will surround the campus, the use of vehicles being reserved for students with special needs only. There will be an environment-friendly and self-sustaining green building, which will recycle water and use renewable geothermal resources to generate the energy required for its cooling and heating systems. The new technology will contribute to renewable energy, recycling the water consumed to make the campus green, the first of its kind in the entire Middle East region.
A pedestrian road will surround the campus, the use of vehicles being reserved for students with special needs only. There will be an environment-friendly and self-sustaining green building, which will recycle water and use renewable geothermal resources to generate the energy required for its cooling and heating systems. The new technology will contribute to renewable energy, recycling the water consumed to make the campus green, the first of its kind in the entire Middle East region.
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