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{{short description|Public university in Ar-Ramtha, Jordan}}
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 | name         = Jordan University of Science and Technology|
 | native_name  = جَامِعَةُ العلوم والتكنولوجيا الأردنية
 | image_name   = JUST logo2.png
 | caption      = Jordan University of Science and Technology Logo
 | image_size   = 170px
 | type         = [[Public university|Public]]
 | established  = 1986
 | president    = Khalid El-Salem
 | campus       = Urban<br />{{convert|1.41|km2|acre}}
 | faculty      = 1037
 | students     = 30,042 (2023)
 | undergrad    = 28,424 (2023)
 | postgrad     = 1,618 (2023)
 | budget       = $150 million (JOD 102 million) (2019)
 | colors       = Violet and Blue {{Ref_label|a|a|none}}<br />{{Color box|Violet}}{{Color box|Blue}}
 | affiliations = [[International Association of Universities|IAU]], [[Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World|FUIW]]<br /> [[Mediterranean Universities Union|UNIMED]], [[Association of Arab Universities|AArU]]<br /> [[ICARDA]], [[WHO]]<br /> [[Canadian International Development Agency|CIDA]], [[ICGEB]]<br /> [[ICTP]], [[German Academic Exchange Service|DAAD]]<ref name="affiliations" />
 | city         = [[Ar Ramtha|Al Ramtha]], [[Irbid]]
 | country      = [[Jordan]] <br />{{Flagicon|Jordan}}
 | nickname     = JUST / Techno
 | website      = {{URL|http://www.just.edu.jo/}}
 | logo         = JUSTWIKI.png
 | logo_size    = 250
 | coor         = {{Coord|32|28|44|N|35|59|6|E|type:edu|display=title}}
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The '''Jordan University of Science and Technology''' ({{langx|ar|جامعة العلوم والتكنولوجيا الأردنية}} ''Jami'at Al-Ulum wa Al-Tiknolojia Al-Urdunia''), often abbreviated '''JUST''', is a [[public university|public]] [[technological university]] located on the outskirts of [[Irbid]], at [[Ar Ramtha]] in northern [[Jordan]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Facts and Highlights|url=https://www.just.edu.jo/aboutjust/Pages/Facts.aspx|access-date=6 August 2021|website=www.just.edu.jo}}</ref> The university comprises twelve faculties that offer a spectrum of undergraduate and higher study programs, in addition to [[King Abdullah University Hospital]] which is a tertiary teaching hospital affiliated with JUST and located within its campus.<ref name=":2" />

==History==
[[File:Reservoir (Jordan University of Science and Technology).jpg|thumb|263x263px|The university reservoir as seen with the Engineering Buildings Complex in the background.]]
Having its roots at [[Yarmouk University]] in [[Irbid]],  a royal decree was issued in 1986 to establish JUST, which emerged as an independent university on 1 September 1986. JUST detached five faculties from Yarmouk University to form its academic nucleus. These faculties were the Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of Dentistry, the Faculty of Pharmacy, the Faculty of Nursing, and the Faculty of Engineering. Subsequently added to these faculties were the Faculty of Science and Arts, the Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, the Faculty of Computer and Information Technology, and the Faculty of Agriculture.<ref>{{cite web|title=About JUST|url=http://www.just.edu.jo/aboutjust/Pages/default.aspx|access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref>

Started with 110 faculty members, JUST in 2018 hosted 985 academic faculty members, of which 249 were full professors.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=5 August 2021|title=Just annual report 2018|url=https://www.just.edu.jo/Documents/AnnualReport2018.pdf|access-date=5 August 2021|website=just.edu.jo}}</ref> A total of 2,300 students enrolled in 1986, but as of the academic year 2017/2018, 22634 undergraduate and 2213 [[postgraduate]] students were enrolled at the university, representing 51 nationalities. The university granted 5177 Bachelor and Master [[academic degree|Degrees]] in the academic year 2017/2018, with a total of over 77,000 graduates since establishment.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" />

== University Presidents ==
* [[Kamel Ajlouni]] (1986–1995)
* Saad Hijazi (1995–2003)
* Wajih Owais (2003–2010)
* Abdullah Al-Malkawi (2010–2014)
* Mahmoud Alsheyab (2015–2016)
* Omar Al-Jarrah (2016–2018)
* Saeb Khresat (2018– 2021)
* Khalid El-Salem (2021-now)

==Campus==
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The [[university campus]] is located in [[Ar Ramtha]], 70&nbsp;km north of [[Amman]], the capital, and 20&nbsp;km east of [[Irbid]]. It covers an area of approximately 11,000 dunums (11&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>). The main campus is surrounded by a green cover of 5,000 dunums.<ref name=":2" /> In addition to academic buildings and the [[Jordan University of Science and Technology#Library|JUST Library]], the campus includes the university farm, 12 auditoriums, a concert hall, fine arts galleries and museums, as well as athletic facilities.{{fact|date=December 2023}}

[[File:JUSTpond.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The university reservoir at [[Jordan University of Science and Technology#Engineering Faculties Complex|The Engineering Faculties Complex]].]]
[[File:Medical Halls (Jordan University of Science and Technology).jpg|thumb|right|250px|Medical halls of JUST as seen with [[King Abdullah University Hospital|KAUH]].]]The university campus is divided into two sections. The [[Jordan University of Science and Technology#Medical Faculties Complex|Medical Faculties Complex]] is located at the northern part of the university and houses the faculties of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Applied Medical Sciences, Pharmacy and Science and Arts. The [[Jordan University of Science and Technology#Engineering Faculties Complex|Engineering Faculties Complex]] is located at the southern part of the university and includes the faculties of Agriculture, Computer and Information Technology, Engineering, Architecture and Design and Veterinary Medicine.{{fact|date=December 2023}}

There are two libraries in JUST, one in the Engineering Faculties Complex and the other is in the Medical Faculties Complex. The two-floor library at the Medical Faculties Complex contains 115,000 books, and 45,000 volumes of back issues of [[periodicals]], which makes it the main library at the university.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|url=http://www.just.edu.jo/library/default.aspx|title=The Library at Jordan University of Science and Technology|website=just.edu.jo|access-date=20 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071206143721/http://www.just.edu.jo/library/default.aspx|archive-date=6 December 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> At the present time, a third library is being constructed in the area between the Engineering Faculties Complex and the Medical Faculties Complex which is larger in size than both existing libraries.<ref name="library">http://www.just.edu.jo/library/|JUST{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}} Library</ref> There are three restaurants for students; one in each main campus, and one located near the soccer stadium.{{fact|date=December 2023}}

Every department has a [[computer laboratory]] for the students to use. There are also two open labs one in each campus and six additional labs, which are available for the [[graduate school|graduate]] and undergraduate computer science students and students who are taking related courses at the PH building located at the Medicine Faculties Building. The campus is covered by a [[wireless internet]] connection ([[WLAN]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000001061|title=Microsoft Customers|website=[[Microsoft]]|access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref>

===King Abdullah University Hospital===
{{Main|King Abdullah University Hospital}}

Named after the first king of modern [[Jordan]], [[King Abdullah I|Abdullah I bin al-Hussein]], the King Abdullah University Hospital ([[KAUH]]) is the largest hospital in northern Jordan, serving approximately one million inhabitants of the [[Irbid Governorate|Irbid]], [[Ajloun Governorate|Ajloun]], [[Jerash Governorate|Jerash]], and [[Mafraq Governorate|Mafraq]] governorates. It is also the [[teaching hospital]] affiliated with Jordan University of Science and Technology, located within the campus adjacent to the university's [[Jordan University of Science and Technology#Medical Faculties Complex|Medical Faculties Complex]].<ref name="kauh">{{Cite web |url=http://www.kauh.jo/kauh/english/index.aspx |title=King Abdullah University Hospital |access-date=7 May 2010 |archive-date=6 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206202459/http://www.kauh.jo/kauh/english/index.aspx |url-status=dead}}</ref> The hospital is staffed with full-time physicians and surgeons who are faculty members of the JUST Faculty of Medicine, in addition to many others from the Ministry of Health, and the Royal Medical Services (RMS). The overall area of various hospital buildings is 95583m², in addition to a [[Multi-story car park|double story car park]] of 9000m² area. The hospital has a bed capacity of 683 which can be increased to 800 beds in an [[emergency|emergency situation]].{{fact|date=December 2023}}

Structurally, the hospital is composed of a 15-storey [[high-rise building]], in which all hospital beds are located, and a 3-story [[low-rise|low-rise buildings]] in which [[clinic|patient clinics]], [[diagnostic]] and other services are located. The hospital is connected to various [[health science]] [[Faculty (university)|faculties]] via the ground floor of the low-rise building.<ref name="kauh" /> The hospital includes the departments of<ref name="kauh" /> [[General Surgery]], [[Surgery|Special Surgery]], [[Emergency Medicine|Emergency Department]], [[Pediatrics]], [[Obstetrics]] and [[Gynecology]], [[Internal Medicine]] and [[Dermatology]], [[Cardiology|Cardiac Center]], [[X-ray|Diagnostic X-Ray]], [[Pathology|Pathology and Laboratory]], [[Endoscopy|Endoscopy Unit]], [[Physical Therapy]] and [[Psychiatric rehabilitation|Rehabilitation]], [[Physiology|Physiology Function Test]], [[Neuroscience]], Nursing and Information System Department.{{fact|date=December 2023}}

{{wide image|Red Hall in King Abdullah University Hospital (panorama).jpg|1200px| The Red Hall in [[King Abdullah University Hospital]], the [[teaching hospital]] of JUST. – Photo by Aymx}}

==Academics==
''Jordan University of Science and Technology'' is home to twelve faculties.<ref name="academics">{{cite web|url=http://www.just.edu.jo/faculty/index.aspx|title=Faculties at Jordan University of Science and Technology|website=just.edu.jo|access-date=20 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091229022645/http://www.just.edu.jo/faculty/index.aspx|archive-date=29 December 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> The language of teaching at the university is English, although most of the students speak Arabic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://qahwasaada.blogspot.com/2010/08/its-my-life.html|title=Qahwa Saada: It's My Life|first=Yazan|last=Mousa|date=30 August 2010|access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref>

===Medical Faculties Complex===
[[File:Main Gate, Jordan University of Science and Technology (2009).jpg|thumb|265px|right|The main entrance to the JUST campus.]]
A group of building in the northern part of the university comprising the faculties of Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Applied Medical Sciences, and Science and Arts.<ref name="academics" />

====Medicine====
The JUST Faculty of Medicine, the second medical school in Jordan, was established in [[Yarmouk University]] at the northern city of Irbid in 1984; the faculty then branched out into Jordan University of Science and Technology in 1986.<ref name="mededucation">"Medical education in Jordan." AHMAD FALEH TAMIMI(1) & FALEH TAMIMI(2); (1)Jordan University, Jordan, (2)McGill University, Canada.</ref> The faculty is closely associated with [[King Abdullah University Hospital]], the [[teaching hospital]] where postgraduate students undergo their residencies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.just.edu.jo/facultiesanddepartments/facultyofmedicine/Pages/default.aspx|title=Faculty of Medicine|access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref>
As the faculty's main teaching hospital, KAUH provide students with the opportunity to attend lectures, tutorials, clinics, ward rounds, and surgeries. Medical students graduating from JUST are widely renowned for their achievements in the United States Medical Licensing Examination ([[USMLE]]), gaining postgraduate positions in well-known global institutions.<ref>Dr. Faisal Bakaeen MD on Jordan's Medical Field | Jordan Business | Issue 54 | June 2009</ref> Furthermore, the Faculty of Medicine has been an active participant in medical research and has hosted numerous international events and conferences, with focus on subjects in relation to [[myocardial]] protection and research, [[pediatrics]], [[anesthesia]], and [[internal medicine]]. As of September 2011, the faculty will be hosting the [[Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists]] (FRC Path) Part 1 written exams in all Pathology specialties, which will enable Jordanian and Arab Pathologists to sit the exam outside the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.just.edu.jo/News/Lists/Activities/display.aspx?List=525a663d-304f-4420-a708-6adc93023c93&ID=175&RootFolder=/News/Lists/Activities&Web=79c410a4-cba9-460c-a9bb-dbc13ce3ee34|title=The Royal College of Pathologists in the United Kingdom has approved JUST as a host centre for the FRCPath Part 1 written exams in all Pathology specialties|access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref>

=====Nature of the Medical Program=====
The Faculty of Medicine awards the [[Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery]] (MBBS) after completion of six years comprising three years of [[medical sciences]] and three clinical years. Students are admitted to medicine based solely on their grade point average in their high school national general exam ([[Tawjihi]]); there are neither entrance interviews nor psychometric exams. The cutoff average used for admissions into medicine is the highest among all the other disciplines offered by universities. For example, the cutoff average used over the past five years has been: 94.9 (2005), 96.3 (2006), 97 (2007), 96.8 (2008), and 97.7 (2009). Although in the minority, the faculty of medicine accepts students from Israel, [[Palestine]], [[Syria]], Arab states of the [[Persian Gulf]], [[Malaysia]], and other countries. Tuition is significantly higher for the foreign students. Initially, the faculty at JUST accepted 50 students into the program, but that number has grown to more than 200 in recent years.<ref name="dabbo">Medicine in Jordan: A Cross-Cultural Elective Experience | Samer Dabbo (1T1), Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Jordan University of Science and Technology.</ref>

During the first year and a half of their program, students are taught basic science in a traditional format. In an integrated
module fashion, the next year and half is devoted to studying nine [[body systems]]: [[cardiovascular]], [[respiratory]], [[hematopoietic]], [[digestion|digestive]], [[endocrine]], [[musculoskeletal]], [[neuroscience]] 1 and 2, and [[reproductive]] and [[urinary]]. Towards the end of the third year students begin direct contact with patients in hospital settings. The last three years are spent in supervised inpatient and outpatient settings to develop their diagnostic and treatment competencies; the clinical years begin fully at the beginning of year 4 where students rotate through various areas of general clinical medicine. Year 5 continues this pattern focusing more on specialized areas of medicine and surgery.<ref name="mededucation" /> In total, students are required to complete 257 hours of classes divided among compulsory and elective courses. After completion of their 6th year, students are required to complete internship (imtiaz), which is a one-year term in general practice for which they are not compensated for.<ref name="dabbo" />

Evaluations are based primarily on written exams (marks are based on two midterms and one end of term exam) and percentage grades appear on transcripts. Practical exams are solely based on an [[objective structured clinical examination]] (OSCE) type of standardized exams. In the final year, the school of medicine invites external examiners (from the United States, Britain, among others) to participate in student evaluations and to benefit from the experience of others.<ref name="dabbo" />

=====Residency=====
Students looking to specialize can apply for residency programs after completion of imtiaz (internship). Most residency programs are four years in length, but notable exceptions include [[neurosurgery]] (6 years), [[general surgery]] (5 years), [[orthopedic surgery]] (5 years), and [[urology]] (5 years). Residency programs are divided into two broad groups: major and minor specialties. Major programs include internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, while the rest are considered minor. This division reflects the number of available seats and thus the competitiveness of each specialty.<ref name="dabbo" /> [https://web.archive.org/web/20080217154746/http://www.just.edu.jo/faculty/welcome.aspx?fac_id=3 Faculty of Medicine]
{{main|Medical education in Jordan}}

====Dentistry====

The Faculty of Dentistry at Jordan University of Science and Technology was founded by a [[royal decree]] on 16 September 1983 and the first group of students was admitted in the academic year 1984/1985. The faculty offers facilities for undergraduate and postgraduate training and is developing programs for all professionals in dentistry who wish to continue their education and obtain further qualifications.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.just.edu.jo/facultiesanddepartments/facultyofdentistry/Pages/default.aspx|title=Faculty of Dentistry|access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref> [http://www.just.edu.jo/FacultiesandDepartments/FacultyofDentistry/Pages/Highlights.aspx Faculty of Dentistry]

====Pharmacy====
The Faculty of [[Pharmacy]], the first in Jordan,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.just.edu.jo/facultiesanddepartments/facultyofpharmacy/Pages/default.aspx|title=Faculty of Pharmacy|access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref> was established as a department of the Faculty of Medical Sciences at [[Yarmouk University]] by a royal decree in 1979. The rapid growth and development of the department led to the transformation of the department into an independent faculty on 19 September 1983. Three years later -in September 1986– the Faculty of Pharmacy became affiliated with JUST. [http://www.just.edu.jo/facultiesanddepartments/facultyofpharmacy/Pages/Highlights.aspx Faculty of Pharmacy]

====Nursing====
The Faculty of Nursing was established in 1983 with only 2 faculty members and 23 students. It currently consists of 23 PhD, and 22 [[Master's degree|Masters]] prepared faculty members (Adult, Maternal Child, Community & Midwifery) placed in the four departments of the faculty; this body is supported by 27 [[Master of Science in Nursing|MSN]] or [[Bachelor of Science in Nursing|BSN]] qualified clinical trainers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.just.edu.jo/facultiesanddepartments/facultyofnursing/Pages/default.aspx|title=Faculty of Nursing|access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref> [http://www.just.edu.jo/facultiesanddepartments/facultyofnursing/Pages/Highlights.aspx Faculty of Nursing]

====Applied Medical Sciences====
The Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences was established in 2000, and was housed in several makeshift facilities. It was created to educate allied health professionals to fill crucial shortages in the health care needs of the people in Jordan. The faculty has since become a dynamic and vital member of the university health team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.just.edu.jo/FacultiesandDepartments/FacultyofAppliedMedicalSciences/Pages/Welcome.aspx|title=Error|access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref> The faculty also has a number of sponsored students who are pursuing [[graduate studies]] leading to M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in various majors at well-known universities in the US, UK, and Australia. Upon graduation, they will join the faculty.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.just.edu.jo/facultiesanddepartments/facultyofappliedmedicalSciences/Pages/default.aspx|title=Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences|access-date=24 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125115339/http://www.just.edu.jo/facultiesanddepartments/facultyofappliedmedicalSciences/Pages/default.aspx|archive-date=25 November 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> [http://www.just.edu.jo/facultiesanddepartments/facultyofappliedmedicalSciences/Pages/Highlights.aspx Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences]

====Science and Arts====
The Faculty of Science and Arts was established by a decree from the [[Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (Jordan)|Council of Higher Education]] on 26 January 1987. It commenced its duties as of 1 September 1987. The faculty, one of the oldest and largest at the university, holds seven departments and a program of [[forensic science]], offers both bachelor's and master's degrees and gives students the chance to choose from a plethora of disciplines that employ several pedagogical approaches involving classroom instruction, independent research, student-as-teacher approach, and internships or practical experience.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.just.edu.jo/FacultiesandDepartments/FacultyofScienceandArts/Pages/default.aspx|title=Faculty of Science and Arts|access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref> [http://www.just.edu.jo/FacultiesandDepartments/FacultyofScienceandArts/Pages/Highlights.aspx Faculty of Science and Arts]

===Engineering Faculties Complex===
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[[File:JUSTuni2.jpeg|thumb|right|The [[Jordan University of Science and Technology#Medical Faculties Complex|Medical Faculties Complex]].]]
This is a group of buildings in the southern part of the university housing the faculties of Engineering, Agriculture, Information Technology, Architecture and Design, Veterinary Medicine, and [[Graduate Studies]].<ref name="academics" />

====Engineering====
The Faculty of Engineering is the largest faculty in the university, with its 61 research and teaching labs. It comprises the departments of [[Biomedical Engineering]], [[Aeronautical Engineering]], [[Chemical Engineering]], Civil Engineering, [[Electrical Engineering]], [[Industrial Engineering]], Mechanical Engineering power and mechatronics, and [[Nuclear Engineering]].  The Faculty takes part and is accredited by the United States Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ([[ABET]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.just.edu.jo/facultiesanddepartments/facultyofengineering/Pages/Highlights.aspx|title=Highlights|access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref>

====Agriculture====
The Faculty of Agriculture was established by a [[royal decree]] on 2 October 1985. Study began at the faculty in 1989/1990 with 71 students, to grow into over 1100 students in the academic year 2006/2007, including 100 graduate students. The faculty began with only nine faculty members upon its establishment. Currently, the number has increased into 48 faculty members in four academic departments.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.just.edu.jo/facultiesanddepartments/facultyofagriculture/Pages/default.aspx|title=Faculty of Agriculture|website=www.just.edu.jo}}</ref>

====Information Technology====
The Faculty of Information Technology was established in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.just.edu.jo/FacultiesandDepartments/it/Pages/Welcome.aspx|title=Welcome|access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref> The Faculty consists of eight departments: [[Computer Engineering]], [[Computer Science]], [[Computer Information System]], Software Engineering,[[Computer network|Network Engineering]], [[cyber security]], [[Data science]] and [[Artificial intelligence]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.just.edu.jo/FacultiesandDepartments/IT/Pages/default.aspx|title=Faculty Of Computer & Information Technology|access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref>

====Architecture and Design====
The Faculty of Architecture and Design awards both [[bachelor's degrees]] and [[master's degrees]] and comprises the departments of architecture and [[urban planning]]. It participates yearly in the Arab Architectural Graduation Project Exhibition, which started as Bilad Al Sham Graduation Project Exhibition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.just.edu.jo/FacultiesandDepartments/FacultyofArchitectureandDesign/Pages/default.aspx|title=College of Architecture and Design|access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref>

====Veterinary Medicine====
The Faculty of [[Veterinary Medicine]] was established at JUST in 1990 as a response to the national objective of improving [[animal health]] and productivity by increasing their efficiency and thereby reducing the cost of animal production. It is the only Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Jordan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.just.edu.jo/FacultiesandDepartments/FacultyOfVeterinaryMedicine/Pages/Welcome.aspx|title=Welcome|access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref> It also houses a Veterinary Health Center (VHC), which serves the purpose of clinical training for students and provides veterinary services to the public. The faculty is a research and a consultative center, in addition to its basic function in promoting and sustaining high standards of undergraduate and postgraduate programs. The faculty is an active member of the Arab Association of Veterinary Medical Faculties and it houses its office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.just.edu.jo/FacultiesandDepartments/FacultyOfVeterinaryMedicine/Pages/default.aspx|title=Faculty of Veterinary Medicine|access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref>

====Graduate Studies====
The Faculty of [[Graduate Studies]] provides advanced studies in different fields including Medicine, Applied Medical Sciences, Science, Nursing, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Veterinary Medicine, Agriculture, Engineering and Computer Technology. The faculty is entrusted with setting the rules and regulations pertinent to graduate programs and degrees and pursuing the implementation of these regulations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.just.edu.jo/FacultiesandDepartments/FacultyofGraduateStudies/Pages/default.aspx|title=Welcome|access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref>

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===Research===
Since its establishment, JUST has given its utmost priority to academic research. In this vein, the '''Deanship of Research''' commenced its activities at the early stages of the university establishment during the academic year 1986/1987. Research, basic and applied, is amongst the principal priorities of the university. Training and supervision in research methodology, especially for postgraduate students, is reinforced by several research centers, such as the [[Queen Rania]] Center for Environmental Science and Technology, Consultative Center for Science and Technology, Energy Center, Pharmaceutical Research Center, [[Princess Haya Biotechnology Center]], and the Agricultural Center for Research & Production.<ref name="res">{{cite web|url=http://www.just.edu.jo/Deanships/DeanshipofResearch/Pages/Highlights.aspx|title=Highlights|access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref>

Research funding has steadily grown since the establishment of JUST in 1986, and an average of 200 research projects are sponsored and funded each year. As testimony to this development,  JUST was ranked as the top [[research university]] in Jordan, and amongst the top 3% universities in the [[Islamic world]], according to a study carried out by the Ankara-based Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Center for Islamic Countries (SESRTCIC).<ref>Ankara-based Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Center for Islamic Countries (SESRTCIC). http://www.just.edu.jo/aboutjust/Pages/default.aspx</ref>

[[Nature (journal)|Nature Journal]] has reported Jordan as having the highest number of researchers in [[research and development]] per million people among all the 57 countries members of the [[Organisation of Islamic Cooperation]] (OIC). In Jordan there are 2,000 researchers per million people, while the average among the members of OIC is 500 researchers per million people.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Islam and Science: The data gap|first=Declan|last=Butler|date=2 November 2006|journal=Nature|volume=444|issue=7115|pages=26–27|doi=10.1038/444026a|pmid=17080058|bibcode=2006Natur.444...26B|doi-access=free}}</ref> This means that the number of researchers per population in Jordan, is higher than Italy, Israel and Greece and just close to the number in United Kingdom and Ireland.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Economy/Researchers-in-RandD/Per-million-people|title=Countries Compared by Economy > Researchers in RandD > Per million people. International Statistics at NationMaster.com|website=www.nationmaster.com}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=February 2024}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jordaninvestment.com/BusinessandInvestment/PeopleDemographicsLabor/ResearchDevelopment/tabid/171/language/en-US/Default.aspx |title=Research & Development |access-date=25 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110126074649/http://www.jordaninvestment.com/BusinessandInvestment/PeopleDemographicsLabor/ResearchDevelopment/tabid/171/language/en-US/Default.aspx |archive-date=26 January 2011}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=February 2024}}

The Deanship of Research at JUST is the administrative and technical body that facilitates, regulates and observes the processes concerning research. It works in a collaborative and complementary manner with other faculties and administrative bodies of the university. Any research on humans should be approved by the Institutional Research Board (IRB) and any research on animals should be approved by the university Animal Care and Use Committee (ACUC) before being funded.<ref name="res" /> [http://www.just.edu.jo/Deanships/DeanshipofResearch/Pages/welcome.aspx Deanship of Research]

===Nuclear Science and Technology Center===
{{see also|Jordan Research and Training Reactor}}
In consistence with Jordan's efforts to develop and use [[nuclear power|nuclear energy]] for peaceful purposes<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indepthnews.net/news/news.php?key1=2010-02-02%2000:00:34&key2=1|title=Home – IDN-InDepthNews – Analysis That Matters|access-date=24 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525092645/http://www.indepthnews.net/news/news.php?key1=2010-02-02%2000:00:34&key2=1|archive-date=25 May 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jordantimes.com/?news=25329|title=Jordan Times|access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref> and lessen its dependence on fossil fuel, and in co-ordinance with the Department of Nuclear Engineering of JUST, a [[nuclear research reactor]], the first in the country,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jordantimes.com/?news=22076|title=Jordan Times|access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref> has been set to be built in the [[university campus]] which will serve as an integral part of the [[nuclear technology]] infrastructure of Jordan.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.zawya.com/Story.cfm/sidZAWYA20100331044301/Jordan,%20S.%20Korea%20sign%20deal%20on%20nuclear%20research%20reactor/ |title=Jordan, S. Korea sign deal on nuclear research reactor – Zawya |access-date=8 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617062939/http://www.zawya.com/Story.cfm/sidZAWYA20100331044301/Jordan,%20S.%20Korea%20sign%20deal%20on%20nuclear%20research%20reactor/ |archive-date=17 June 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The five-megawatt (MW) nuclear research reactor, which was inaugurated in December 2016, will become the focal point for a '''Nuclear Science and Technology Center (NSTC)''' in JUST,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN-Korean_consortium_for_Jordans_first_reactor-0712097.html|title=Korean consortium for Jordan's first reactor|access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/05/120_56698.html|title=Korea to Build Nuclear Research Reactor in Jordan|date=4 December 2009|access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref> playing the primary role in educating and training the upcoming generations of [[nuclear engineering|nuclear engineers]] and scientists, and providing [[irradiation]] services in support of the Jordanian industrial, agricultural and health/medical infrastructures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scidev.net/en/news/jordan-unveils-nuclear-energy-strategy.html|title=Jordan unveils nuclear energy strategy|last=SciDev.Net|access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref>

The [[nuclear research]] reactor center will include [[radioisotope production]] and training facilities, future expansion of the center will include a fuel fabrication plant, as well as radioactive waste and cold neutron facilities. The reactor, which will be upgradeable to 10MW, will facilitate the training of nuclear operators and technicians as well as advanced nuclear research in neutron sciences and the commercial production of [[radioisotopes]], it will also allow for practical experience for Jordanians in [[nuclear power|nuclear energy]], reactor physics, [[radiochemistry]] and [[radiation protection]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jordantimes.com/?news=28679|title=Jordan Times|access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref> The [[research reactor]] is considered by [[Jordan Atomic Energy Commission|Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC)]] officials to be an important precursor to Jordan's first [[nuclear power plant]], a 750–1,000MW Generation III reactor to be built in an area in [[Mafraq Governorate|Mafraq]] 40 kilometers northeast of [[Amman]] and 15 kilometers away from the [[Hashemite University]].<ref>http://www.jordantimes.com/?news=32645 JAEC changes nuclear reactor site</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.greenenergy-jo.com/keynote%20speakers/Dr.Khaled.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=8 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223193148/http://www.greenenergy-jo.com/keynote%20speakers/Dr.Khaled.pdf |archive-date=23 February 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Library==
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The library collection comprises 115,000 books, and 45,000 volumes of periodicals back issues. In organizing its collection, the Library adopts the [[Library of Congress Classification|Library of Congress Classification Scheme]], and uses the [[Anglo-American Cataloging Rules]] ([[AACR2]]) and the International Standard of Bibliographic Description ([[International Standard Bibliographic Description|ISBD]]).<ref name="library" />

The total floor area of the library is estimated as 12.500 square meters,<ref name="Facts and Highlights">{{Cite web |title=Facts and Highlights |url=https://www.just.edu.jo/aboutjust/Pages/Facts.aspx |access-date=13 February 2023 |website=www.just.edu.jo}}</ref> and it can accommodate 2.500 visitors at the same time due to the large area that the library has.<ref name="Facts and Highlights" />

To cope with the new technologies in the field of library and [[information science]], the library started in 1993 to offer retrieved information services through a good number of necessary databases, which are published on [[CD-ROM]] or online ([[Wide area network|WAN]]) subscriptions.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.just.edu.jo/library/default.aspx |title=Library of Jordan University of Science and Technology |access-date=28 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071206143721/http://www.just.edu.jo/library/default.aspx |archive-date=6 December 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[File:JUST newlibrary.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The new library, which is set to become the largest library in the Middle East, under construction at JUST.]]

There are two libraries in JUST, one in the [[Jordan University of Science and Technology#Engineering Faculties Complex|Engineering Faculties Complex]] and the other is in the [[Jordan University of Science and Technology#Medical Faculties Complex|Medical Faculties Complex]]. While both libraries give the students an appropriate and suitable place for reading and studying, the two-floor library at the Medical Faculties Complex is relatively larger, also contains 115,000 books, and 45,000 volumes of back issues of periodicals, which makes it the main library at the university.<ref name="ReferenceA" /><!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Libmodel JUST.JPG|RIGHT|thumb|300px|A [[CAD]] Model of the new library at JUST.{{deletable image-caption|Friday, 7 September 2012}}]]  --> At the present time, a third library is being built in the area between the two complexes and is larger in size than both existing libraries and is set to become the largest library in the Middle East.<ref name="library" />

[[File:Jordan University of Science and Technology's Library.jpg|thumb|Largest library in the Middle East.]]

==Publications==
{{Further|#Research}}
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The university issues a quarterly journal called the ''[[Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering]]'' (JJCE). The journal is internationally peer-reviewed. Subjects covered include applications of civil rehabilatations, structural control, [[smart materials]], [[earthquake engineering]], [[geotechnical engineering]] and soil/[[rock mechanics]], dam engineering, traffic and [[transportation engineering]], water and [[environmental engineering]], [[construction management]] and [[project planning]], surveying and mapping, and infrastructures engineering, as well as numerical and [[analysis|analytical methods]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.just.edu.jo/jjce/aims_scope.htm|title=Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering Scope|website=just.edu.jo|access-date=20 March 2018}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

The Deanship of Research is responsible for the funding of research publications by staff members and students, as well as managing the Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering.<ref name="res" />

==Student Newspaper==
[[Just for Just]], is an electronic newspaper initiated by the students of the university.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.justforjust.com|title=just for JUST|website=www.justforjust.com|language=de|access-date=30 September 2017}}</ref>

==Students==
A [[students' union]] is elected annually to represent the students. Student clubs that are responsible for organizing various events throughout the academic year. Of the most prominent of these clubs are the Medical Club, [[Great Arab Revolt]] Club, Media Club, Science Club, International student Club, Chess Club, and Culture Club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.just.edu.jo/Deanships/DeanshipofStudentsAffairs/StudentClubs/Pages/default.aspx|title=Home|access-date=24 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112163109/http://www.just.edu.jo/Deanships/DeanshipofStudentsAffairs/StudentClubs/Pages/default.aspx|archive-date=12 November 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===International community===
The number of international students at JUST continues to rise; in the academic year 2005/2006, more than 3,500 students of 48 nationalities came from outside Jordan. As of the academic year 2009/2010, the university had 5,415 international students from 61 different nationalities, rendering it the most cultural-diverse university in Jordan.<ref>{{cite web | title=US Aid | website=mohe.gov.jo | url=http://www.mohe.gov.jo/ | access-date=21 February 2024}}</ref> The International Student Office (ISO) was established in 2005 and is supervised directly by the president. Highly qualified coordinators and staff provide cultural, social and legal consultation, field trips, social events, and meetings with the president. An International Community Fair takes place annually at the university with the aim of encouraging and promoting [[cross-cultural communication]] and diversity in the workplace.

{{wide image|JUSTcommunityfair.jpg|1120px| [[Panoramic photo]] of students in the [[Jordan University of Science and Technology#Engineering Faculties Complex|Engineering Faculties Complex]] during the [[International Community]] Fair at Jordan University of Science and Technology. – Photo by Hassan Ali}}

===Housing===

====On-campus housing====
The first building was established in 1993. Due to increasing demand, the number of buildings was gradually raised to eight fully occupied buildings. Each building consists of four floors, the ground floor included. Each floor consists of two major wards, each of which contains eleven rooms, in addition to an adequate number of [[bathrooms]] and [[showers]] associated with each ward. Each building offers three types of rooms.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.just.edu.jo/Deanships/DeanshipofStudentsAffairs/StudentServices/housingservices/Pages/Services.aspx|title=Error|access-date=24 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125044812/http://www.just.edu.jo/Deanships/DeanshipofStudentsAffairs/StudentServices/housingservices/Pages/Services.aspx|archive-date=25 November 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Health care and insurance===
Health care is available to all students, the cost of which is included in the semester fees. It covers 100% of most services offered by the University Health Centers, including [[King Abdullah University Hospital]] (KAUH) and the JUST Health Center (HC). The university provides free life insurance coverage to all students. JUST Health Center (HC) in Irbid was established in 1983 to provide medical care to students, faculty and staff. It is also a [[teaching hospital|teaching center]] for the residency program of [[family medicine]].

==Faculty==
* [[Kamel Ajlouni]], endocrinologist and university president from 1986 to 1995.

==International affiliations==
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* [[Association of Arab Universities|Association of Arab Universities (AArU)]]<ref name="affiliations">{{cite web | url=http://www.just.edu.jo/aboutjust/Pages/International%20Relations.aspx | title=Error}}</ref>
* [[International Association of Universities|International Association of Universities (IAU)]]
* [[Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World|Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World (FUIW)]]
* [[Mediterranean Universities Union|Mediterranean Universities Union (UNIMED)]]
* Royal Norwegian Commission
* IKIP/Malaysia
* [[International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas]] (ICARDA)
* [[World Health Organization]] (WHO)
* [[Canadian International Development Agency]] (CIDA)
* EU
* [[International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology]] (ICGEB)
* [[UNESCO]]
* [[Alexander von Humboldt Foundation]]/Germany
* [[International Centre for Theoretical Physics]]/Italy
* [[German Academic Exchange Service]] (DAAD)
* [[The British Council]]/ODA
* The French Mission for Agriculture and Water ([[Fulbright]])
* [[Cisco]] Systems
* Boscan International
* [[Microsoft]]
* [[IBM]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/32738.wss |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709073239/http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/32738.wss |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 July 2011 |title=Jordan University of Science and Technology Partners with IBM to Build New Cloud Computing Centre |date=13 October 2010 |location=Amman, Jordan}}</ref>
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==Photo gallery==
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File:AymxJUST1.jpg|The main gate of JUST at night.
File:KAUHaymx2.jpg|''[[King Abdullah University Hospital]]'' and the mosque of JUST at night.
File:JUSTuni3.jpeg|''Science Hall 2'' at the Medical Faculties Complex.
File:Main entranceJUST.jpg|Entrance to JUST.
File:JUSTuni13.jpeg|Stadium at the Engineering Faculties Complex.
File:JUST-fac-eng.jpeg|''Faculty of Information Technology'' at the Engineering Faculties Complex.
File:JUSTuni7.jpeg|Main gate.
File:JUSTuni6.jpeg|Clipped hedge at the Faculty of Architecture.
File:JUSTuni8.jpeg|Night view of campus.
File:JUSTuni10.jpeg|JUST mosque.
File:JUSTuni12.jpeg|Main gate at night.
File:JUSTlogo.jpg|JUST 1986 logo.
File:JUSTuni9.jpeg|[[Bus|Transportation buses]] are used in the 11&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> university campus.
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</gallery>

==See also==
*[[List of Islamic educational institutions]]
==References==
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{{Portal|Jordan}}

==External links==
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*[http://www.just.edu.jo/ Jordan University of Science and Technology]

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