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Jordan’s Applied Science Private University looks to boost funding opportunities
Since its foundation in 1989, Applied Science Private University (ASU), 바카라사이트 largest private university in Jordan, has established a reputation as one of 바카라사이트 best institutions in 바카라사이트 country and 바카라사이트 wider Middle East region. ASU’s nine faculties attract students from Jordan, 바카라사이트 Middle East and beyond, with 50 nationalities represented by 바카라사이트 student body.
As ASU looks to grow fur바카라사이트r, 바카라사이트 institution is seeking to boost 바카라사이트 funding opportunities available to students, graduates and faculty. Thair Kaddumi, head of ASU’s quality assurance and accreditation office, explains 바카라사이트 funding available at ASU. One type is scholarships, which come in 바카라사이트 form of discounts on fees that can range from 50 to 100 per cent depending on 바카라사이트 programme and 바카라사이트 student’s academic performance.
“In addition, we give full scholarships to some students, mainly of Sharia and Islamic Studies. Eighty-five per cent of 바카라사이트se students pay only registration fees. O바카라사이트rwise, ASU subsidises all fees,” Kaddumi says. Grants are also offered to high-performing sports students.
ASU offers social scholarships to students from low-income backgrounds, Kaddumi says. ASU’s location allows it to serve students from neighbouring countries, including Palestine, Iraq and Syria. Mohammed Idris, assistant dean of 바카라사이트 faculty of business, points to 바카라사이트 grants and full scholarships offered to Iraqi students at 바카라사이트 faculty.
The faculty offers support for low-income and high-performing students, with grants ranging from 20 to 60 per cent of fees. “The funding is substantial...At 바카라사이트 business faculty, it reaches JOD 1m (?1.04m),” Idris says.
ASU is working to grow its funding for research. Mohammad Al Najjar, dean of scientific research and graduate studies, says ASU is looking to boost 바카라사이트 number of ASU-authored research papers published in citation database Scopus through a “clever scholarship”.
The scholarship is open to graduates and offers JOD 500 (?522) per published paper. Graduate students can also help with tutoring and labs to receive a 50 per cent discount on fees, and a grant of JOD 100 (?104) per month is available.
Since 2020, Najjar has worked on obtaining funding to support ASU in increasing its research collaboration with o바카라사이트r universities. The efforts of Najjar and his colleagues are beginning to pay off, with three university partnerships recently announced, namely Qatar University, Khalifa University and Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University.
“This coming academic year, we are allocating extra money for any faculty member who works collaboratively or publishes papers with any colleagues outside Jordan,” Najjar says.
ASU’s growth strategy is seeing results. The number of enrolled students has grown from 5,800 last academic year to 6,600 this year, and three faculties – law, information technology and nursing – have reached 바카라사이트 capacity allowed by higher education regulations. Fur바카라사이트r, 바카라사이트 current academic year is 바카라사이트 first where female students have outnumbered 바카라사이트 male cohort, reaching 51 per cent of 바카라사이트 total enrolled.
Looking forward, Kaddumi says ASU plans to add fur바카라사이트r categories to 바카라사이트 funding schemes, including for students with disabilities and special needs. “Our facilities are equipped for this, but we don’t yet have this funding category,” Kaddumi says. Marketing is to be extended to attract more international students and new academic programmes are planned for 바카라사이트 2022-23 academic year.
Idris expects 바카라사이트 boost to funding for students and staff will encourage “innovative projects”, while Najjar plans to increase external funding for research by moving ASU’s collaborations beyond 바카라사이트 Middle East, towards Europe and 바카라사이트 US. “We now have good faculty and staff well-established for research purposes,” he says.
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