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Al-Balqaʼ Applied University

1997 establishments in JordanAl-Balqaʼ Applied UniversityUniversities and colleges established in 1997Universities in Jordan
Al Balqa' Applied University
Al Balqa' Applied University

Al-Balqaʼ Applied University (BAU) (Arabic جامعة البلقاء التطبيقية) is a government-supported university located in Salt, Jordan, was founded in 1997, a distinctive state university in the field of Bachelor and associate degree Applied Education, at the capacity of more than 21,000 student distributed into 10,000 at the bachelor's degree program and 11,000 at the associate degree program. Balqa' Applied University was formed by merging several colleges distributed over almost all of the Jordanian provinces. The merger was the result of royal decree, under the auspices of his majesty the late King Hussein to provide qualified professionals who focus on applied technical studies. BAU was ranked 5th on national level, and achieved an international ranking of 2575 and a regional ranking of 55 according to the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities ranking, as well as a regional ranking of 79 according to US News Education.

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شارع الاكاديمية, Al Salt

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جامعة البلقاء التطبيقية

شارع الاكاديمية
Al Salt
Balqa, Jordan
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