Tafila Technical University

Tafila Technical University

جامعة الطفيلة التقنية
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Type	Public
Established	2005
President	Shtaywy Abdalla
Academic staff	237
Administrative staff	631
Students	6,000
Location	Tafila , Jordan
Affiliations	IAU, FUIW, AArU
Website	www.ttu.edu.jo

Tafila Technical University (TTU) (Arabic جامعة الطفيلة التقنية), is a public,state-supported university in Jordan ,Tafila Technical University was established on the seventeenth of January 2005 by a Royal Decree, the University is located on Al-Ais hills which overlook Tafila with its high mountains (1251 ASL) and moderate summer and winter temperatures.

Successive Presidents

• Professor Shtaywy S. Abdalla 9/1/2014 till Now (Curriculum vitae)
• Prof. Sulatan Abo Orabi 2/3/2005 - 5/3/2009
• Prof. Mohammad Abo Qdais 5/3/2009 -12/3/2009
• Prof. Yakob Almasa'fh 12/3/2009 - 31/12/2013

Academics

Tafila Technical University incorporates the following 6 colleges:

• College of Arts
• College of engineering
• College of sciences
• College of Business
• College of Educational Sciences
• Technical Community College

College of Arts

The College of Arts offers B.A degrees in two programs: English Language and Literature and Arabic Language and Literature. The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences is a non degree-granting department. In addition to that, the College of Arts offers educational courses for associate diploma students affiliated with the TTU's Intermediate Technical Community College.

College of engineering

The College of Engineering was established on January 17, 2005. Now, it has four academic departments: Electrical Eng., Mechanical Eng., Natural Resources Eng., and Civil engineering. It offers a B.Sce degrees. In the scholar year 2008–2009, the number of students is 1000.

College of sciences

The college of sciences has three academic departments: Applied Physics, Mathematics & IT, and Chemistry. Since the establishment of the college in 2005, the number of students has reached 750.

College of Business

It was established in 2005. Now, it has three academic departments: Business Economics, Accounting, and Business Management. It offers B.A degrees in the aforementioned majors.

College of Educational Sciences

The CES offers B.A degrees in four programs: Child Education, Special Education, Classroom-Teacher Education, and Classroom-Teacher/ English language. It also offers a higher diploma in education. Additionally, the CES offers educational courses for associate diploma students affiliated to the TTU's Intermediate Technical Community College. There are (777) students in the CES. The number of faculty is 30 for the academic year 2008–2009

Centers

There are six centers at TTU. Most of them are newly established and their work is mainly administrative. The centers are:

• Computer & Information Technology Center (CITC)

  This center was established around the end of 2006. The center maintains the university's network which uses a (Single Mode Fiber). All of the university buildings are connected to the LAN network and have access to the internet. In addition to that, the center maintains the wireless network that is available on campus. In addition to its technical role, the CITC holds regular computer courses for students, faculty members and the local community at large.

• National Center for Oil Shale Research
• Center of Faculty Performance Evaluation & Development
• Quality Assurance Management Center
• Community Partnership Center

  The mission of the Community Partnership Center is to link university resources with urban and rural grassroots community groups to understand and address the core problems facing low- and moderate- income communities

• Language Center

  This center offers language courses for university students. it offers courses in English, Arabic, and French. In addition to that, it offers Arabic courses for non-speakers. Faculty members from the College of Arts teach these courses.

Deanships

Scientific Research and Graduate Studies deanship

The Deanship of Academic Research and Graduate Studies began work at Tafila Technical University in 2005. The deanship goal is to implement TTU policy in the fields of scientific research. In addition, the deanship manages TTU’s graduate scholarships recipients at different national and international universities. The deanship participates in both the Deans Council and Scientific Research Council at TTU through the dean. In addition, the deanship actively participates in the Higher Committee for Scientific Research. It also cooperates with the Conference Coordination and Supervision Committee at Jordanian Universities in order to document the conferences and seminars that are held at TTU.

Deanship of Student Affairs

The deanship concerned with refining the student’s character psychologically, socially and physically through extracurricular activities carried out in cooperation with TTU Students Union, student clubs, all initiatives and volunteer campaigns carried out by student volunteers. The deanship seeks to provide the university students with all services required; to attain this goal, the deanship works as a connecting point between the students and various TTU departments on the one hand, and local community institutions on the other hand. The five main departments of the Deanship of Student Affairs:

• Student Commissions and Activities Department
• Sports Activities Department
• Accommodation Department
• Student Services Department
• Vocational Rehabilitation Department

External links

• Official website