Balqa Applied University
| جامعة البلقاء التطبيقية | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1997 |
| Budget | 2017: 96,996,600 JOD |
| President | Abdullah Al Zoubi |
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Academic staff
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1469 |
| Students | 32534 Main Campus: 9677 Other Campuses: 22857 |
| Undergraduates | 876 |
| Location | Salt (main campus), Jordan |
| Campus |
Urban 5,000 acres (20 km2) |
| Colors | Olive Green and Khaki |
| Nickname | BAU |
| Affiliations | IAU, FUIW, UNIMED, AArU |
| Website | Al-Balqa' Applied University website |
Al-Balqa' Applied University (BAU) (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. A recent stadium was constructed to hold official graduation and ceremonies and was finished in 2011.
BAU is ranked 5th on national level, and has achieved an international ranking of 2575 and a regional ranking of 55 according to the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities ranking, as well as a regional ranking of 79 according to US News Education
BAU has 18 branches divided into 6 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).
In addition to its responsibilities as a hub for higher education, BAU administers a total of 38 public, private and military community colleges across the kingdom.
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