American University of Madaba

{{short description|Private university in Madaba, Jordan}}

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|name = American University of Madaba

|native_name = الجامعة الاميركية في مادبا

|image = AUMadaba.png

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|type = private university (catholic)

|established = 2011

|chairman = Eng. Azzam Shweihat

|president = Prof. Mamoun Akroush

|campus = Urban

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|affiliations = Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, AArU American universities.

|city = Madaba

|country = Jordan

|other_name = AUM

|website = {{url|aum.edu.jo}}

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The American University of Madaba (Arabic: الجامعة الاميركية في مادبا) is a non-profit university located in Madaba, Jordan. It opened in October 2011, and expects to eventually accommodate 8,000 students once the campus is completed.{{cite web|url=http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=11557|title=Catholic university opening in Jordan : News Headlines|publisher=|access-date=24 November 2016}} The standards of teaching qualifications and experience satisfy the accreditation requirements of the Higher Education Accreditation Commission (HEAC) in Jordan.{{fact|date=December 2023}}

The university is established by the Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem which received the license from the Higher Education Council of Jordan in 2005 under the name of the University of Madaba.{{cite web|url=http://www.terrasanctablog.org/2011/10/21/madaba-university-jordan/|title=Madaba University, Jordan|publisher=|access-date=24 November 2016}} On 9 May 2009, Pope Benedict XVI laid the cornerstone of the university, whose name was later changed to become the American University of Madaba (AUM) as of 29 May 2011.[http://www.aum.edu.jo/en/about-aum/message-from-the-patriarch.html AUM - Message from the Patriarch Fouad Twal] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111127213548/http://www.aum.edu.jo/en/about-aum/message-from-the-patriarch.html |date=2011-11-27 }} The official inauguration took place on 30 May 2013 in the presence of the King of Jordan Abdullah II and of the Pope's representative, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri.{{cite web | url = https://kingabdullah.jo/en/news/king-attends-american-university-madaba-inauguration | title = King attends American University of Madaba inauguration | publisher = His Majesty King Abdullah II | date = 30 May 2013 | access-date = 29 October 2020}}{{cite web | url = https://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=18024 | title = 1st Catholic university inaugurated in Jordan | publisher = Catholic Culture | date = 31 May 2013 | access-date = 29 October 2020}}