Association of Arab Universities
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| Abbreviation | AARU |
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| Formation | 1964[1] |
| Type | NGO[1] |
| Legal status | Association |
| Purpose | Educational |
| Headquarters | Amman, Jordan |
Region served | Arab League |
| Membership | Universities, higher education associations with Arabic as an official language of study |
Official language | Arabic |
Main organ | General Assembly |
| Website | www.aaru.edu.jo |
The Association of Arab Universities (Arabic: إتحاد الجامعات العربية), also called the Union of Arab Universities (Arabic: تحاد الجامعات العربية), is an organization working within the framework of the Arab League. It is based in Amman, Jordan. The objective of the organization is to support and connect universities in the Arab world, and to enhance cooperation among them.
Members
[edit]Universities that are members (280[2]) in the AARU are from the following 22 countries:[3]
Algeria
Bahrain
Egypt
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya
Mauritania
Morocco
Oman
Palestine
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
Sudan
Syria
Tunisia
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Association of Arab Universities (AARU)". Ngo-db.unesco.org. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- ^ "اتحاد الجامعات العربية".
- ^ AARU Members
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