Zarqa University
جامعة الزرقاء | |
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Established | 1994 |
| President | Prof. Nidhal Al Ramahi |
| Students | 9,000 |
| Location | Zarqa (main campus) , 32°03′32″N 36°09′21″E / 32.059026°N 36.155899°E |
| Colors | Blue and Light Grey |
| Affiliations | IAU, FUIW, AArU |
| Website | http://zu.edu.jo/EN |
Zarqa University (Arabic: جامعة الزرقاء) is a university in the city of Zarqa, in Jordan's Zarqa Governorate. It was established in 1994, about 6 km to the east of the city center. At the university's first academic semester, there were only 150 students. In the scholastic year 2013/2014 the number of students was over 9,000 in 43 majors.
The university campus houses the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Colleges of Computing and Information Society of the Association of Arab Universities. It is also the permanent residence of the general secretariat of the International Arab Conference on Information Technology (ACIT).