Al-Hussein Bin Talal University (AHU) (Arabic جامعة الحسين بن طلال) is a university located close to Ma'an

Ma'an

Ma'an is a town in southern Jordan 218 km away from the capital Amman. It is the capital of Ma'an Governorate. Ma'an has a population of around 50,000. The city had a population of 22,989 in the 1992 census and is estimated as being about 50,000 as of 2007 according to the Ma'an Municipality...

 city in the southern region of Jordan

Jordan

Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...

. It was established by a Royal Decree on April 28, 1999.

Colleges

• College of Arts
• College of Science
• College of Information Technology
• College of Engineering
• College of Business Administration and Economics
• College of Education
• College of Mining and Environmental Engineering
• College of Archaeology, Tourism and Hotel Management
• Princess Aisha Bint Al-Hussein Faculty of Nursing

Location

AHU University is located at 30°15′59"N 35°40′52"E.

General Information

Al-Hussein Bin Talal University was founded in 1999 and was the first higher educational institute established during the reign of H.M. King Abdullah II. At the beginning, the university was a branch of Muta'h university occupying a temporary campus in Ma'an city and was relocated to a permanent campus in September 2004, 9 Kilometers North West of Ma'an city. AHU is a public coeducational university located in the heart of Southern region 210 Kms from Amman the capital. AHU is a comprehensive public university in a self-contained campus, and has students populations representing nearly every Governorate in Jordan. Over the last twelve years,
AHU has grown to eight colleges offering degree programs at the baccalaureate level in natural and environmental sciences, business, nursing, education, humanities, IT and engineering, and two Deanships, namely Student Deanship and Research Deanship. Also, AHU has nine scientific centers that are heavily engaged in research and development projects to serve local and national communities, to improve students life quality and programs of study delivery.