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The Hashemite University ( الجامعة الهاشمية ), often abbreviated HU, is a state-supported university located in Zarqa, Jordan.The Hashemite University has a comprehensive campus with a total built-up area of , designed in four phases. The fourth design phase was completed in 2005, exceeding 50,000 sqm. The university includes Faculties of Arts, Science, Educational Science, Supporting Medical Sciences Nursing College, Engineering, Literature and many other buildings and related services. It is located on the outskirts of Zarqa on two main highways with a site area of about , rendering it as one of the largest universities in Jordan. It is uniquely designed with a composition of the various campus buildings dispersed in the landscape while incorporating the latest technological and educational trends. The urban planning considered the environmental, transportation and socio-economic services in addition to the humanitarian aspects and interactions in order to create a homogeneous urban textile. Shaded walkways, pergolas and wind barriers were also designed for protection from high temperature, wind, sun and pollution. It is named after the Jordanian royal family—the Hashemites—and was established in the outskirts of Zarqa by a royal decree in 1995. It started out with four different colleges and expanded to fourteen through the years. Its vision is to achieve an academic pioneering position and excellence in university teaching, scientific research, at both the national and regional levels, to serve society through its educational functions, and to participate in the advancement of knowledge. == History == The Royal Decree to establish the Hashemite University was issued on 19 June 1991. Teaching at the university started on 16 September 1995. A Royal Committee was formed to manage and supervise this task headed by His Excellency the senate, Mudar Badran, and included seven other members of specialists and experts in different fields of higher education. Similarly, The Board of Trustees was formed and included eleven members of specialists and experts of different education-related fields and headed by his Excellency the senate, Mudhar Babdran. The Hashemite University is located in the vicinity of Zarqa on a strategic site parallel to the international highway that links Amman with Mafraq, at the crossroad that connects Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Iraq. The total area of the university's campus is 8519 acres 15% of which was used for buildings, 25% for planting and agriculture, and the rest which is more than half of the area (65%) is desert. Teaching started at the onset of the academic year 1995/1996. Students were admitted to the three functioning faculties: Sciences and arts, Economics and Administrative Sciences and Educational Sciences. The Hashemite University is a four-year coeducational institution, its objectives were stated to be a university committed to excellence in teaching and research. Its grand mission is to offer service and consultation to the local community in addition to the larger society, and to be a cornerstone in the accumulative efforts with other sister universities in Jordan to enhance academic cooperation between Jordan and Arab nations and between Jordan and the world. Future Outlooks First: Within the area of the national strategy for higher education: To realize the royal vision related to higher education, the university is heading forward in implementing its strategy and plans for the coming five year in order to guarantee the quality of the learning outcomes that ensure its competitive potentials. Second: Building in campus a dormitory for girls . Implementing the housing project for the university employees. Implementing the investment agreement with the Free Zones corporation on the university land. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hashemite University」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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