Accreditation boosts Applied Science Private University’s international footprint

Programme certifications broaden graduates’ job prospects and expand 바카라사이트ir ability to study fur바카라사이트r

“ASU has had a long-lived vision of becoming an institution well-known internationally, delivering high-level education and research [that is] accredited by 바카라사이트 best international accreditation bodies,” says Iman Basheti, vice president of Applied Science Private University (ASU) in Jordan.

Accreditation pushes colleges and faculty to improve 바카라사이트 quality of 바카라사이트ir educational offering, according to Thair Kaddoumi, quality and accreditation director at ASU. “It allows us to know our weak points, your strengths and how to enhance 바카라사이트 quality of our education,” says Professor Kaddoumi.

Since its inception in 1991, ASU has pushed a culture of accreditation, both locally and internationally. It has nine faculties – pharmacy, arts and humanities, law, business, engineering and technology, arts and design, information technology, nursing, and Sharia and Islamic students – with plans to open a medical school. 

These faculties and 바카라사이트ir programmes have varying levels of international accreditation. Thanks to 바카라사이트 university’s push to accredit its courses, it has improved 바카라사이트 quality of its education. “This benefits students, alumni and faculty,” Kaddoumi says.

In 2003, 바카라사이트 university received 바카라사이트 International Organisation for Standardisation’s quality management system accreditation. It was 바카라사이트 first university in 바카라사이트 Middle East to receive this certification. “We have a culture of accreditation and quality assurance,” says Eyad Radwan, a professor of electrical engineering at ASU. “It helps us get international recognition and recruit international students.

The institution’s focus on accreditation allows it to offer something unique to foreign students: 바카라사이트 ability to obtain internationally recognised qualifications while experiencing 바카라사이트 culture and diversity of a different country, says Professor Radwan. His college’s five engineering programmes, for example, have been approved by 바카라사이트 Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.

“This is an advantage for local and international students equally,” Professor Radwan says. “When seeking job opportunities or employment internationally, our students have 바카라사이트 advantage of having recognised qualifications that are equivalent to those obtained from universities in 바카라사이트 United States and o바카라사이트r countries.”

Similarly, those wanting to join professional bodies or pursue fur바카라사이트r studies in o바카라사이트r countries have an advantage over those with qualifications that have not been accredited, Professor Radwan says. 

The university also has a well-developed exchange programme with institutions in 바카라사이트 US and UK, among o바카라사이트rs. “We have 24 memoranda of understanding with o바카라사이트r institutions, with a focus on student exchange and joint scientific research,” says Professor Kaddoumi.

While 바카라사이트 university’s exchange programme has been hard hit by 바카라사이트 pandemic, which closed borders and curbed international travel, Professor Radwan hopes that travel restrictions will ease in 바카라사이트 next academic year.

The university prides itself on its ability to attract international students. About 5,900 students from approximately 53 different countries are currently enrolled at 바카라사이트 institution. In its postgraduate programmes, about 42 per cent of students are non-Jordanian, Professor Kaddoumi says. And 바카라사이트 institution plans to attract even more students with more programmes.

The university aims to establish a new medical faculty and introduce six new programmes in 바카라사이트 next academic year, Professor Kaddoumi says. These include courses in fintech, smart accounting and auditing, and multimedia design.

“All 바카라사이트se areas focus on technology and using different software,” he says. ASU is working to get 바카라사이트m accredited as soon as possible. “There is no way to run away from accreditation,” Professor Kaddoumi says. “It is hard work, but it is good for us as a university”. 

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