Ajman University (

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: جامعة عجمان) was established on 17 June 1988 as the first private university in the GCC. Ajman University (AU) was also the first university in the UAE to admit expatriate students under the institutional name "Ajman University College of Science and Technology," which was subsequently renamed "Ajman University of Science and Technology". In 2018, it was again renamed to "Ajman University". Ajman University is located in the Al Jurf area, close to Khalifa Hospital in Ajman. The 215,000 square meter (2.3 million square feet) campus has sports facilities (football,

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is divided into the fall (August) and spring (January) semesters; it also has one summer semester (June). Ajman university was ranked among the top 30 universities in

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according to the 2022 QS University rankings. Ajman University is accredited by the Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA), the UAE Federal Government's quality assurance agency for higher education.

Ajman University Colleges & Programs

College of Architecture, Art and Design

* Bachelor of Science in Building Engineering & Construction Management * Bachelor of Architecture * Bachelor of Interior Design * Master of Science in Urban Design

College of Business Administration

* Bachelor of Science in Management * Bachelor of Science in Marketing * Bachelor of Science in Finance * Bachelor of Science in Accounting * Master of Business Administration (Marketing) * Master of Business Administration (Human Resource Management) * Master of Business Administration (Financial Management) * Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA)

College of Dentistry

* Bachelor of Dental Surgery * Master of Science in Restorative Dentistry * Master of Science in Pediatric Dentistry * Master of Science in Endodontics

College of Engineering and Information Technology

* Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering/ Electronics & Communication * Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering/ Instrumentation & Control * Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering/ Power & Renewable Energy * Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering * Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering * Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering * Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering * Bachelor of Science in Information Systems/ Project Management * Bachelor of Science in Information Systems/E- Business Management * Bachelor of Science in Information Technology/ Networking and Security * Bachelor of Science in Information Technology/ Databases and Web Systems * Bachelor of Science in Data Analytics * Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence

College of Humanities and Sciences

* Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Social Work * Bachelor of Arts in Psychology * Master of Arts in Arabic Language and Literature / Literature and Criticism * Master of Arts in Arabic Language and Literature / Language and Syntax Grammar * Professional Diploma in Teaching

College of Law

* Bachelor of Law * Master of Law (Private Law) * Master of Law (Public Law) * Doctorate of Philosophy in Law

College of Mass Communication

* Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication / Public Relations and Advertising * Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication / Radio and Television * Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication / Print and Electronic Press * Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication / Graphic Design * Master of Public Relations and Corporate Communication

College of Medicine

* Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S)

College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

* Bachelor of Pharmacy * Master of Science in pharmacy (Clinical Pharmacy) * Master of Science in pharmacy (Pharmaceutical Technology) In May 2019, Ajman University and

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signed a MoU to facilitate academic cooperation. The partnership is intended to foster technical cooperation, joint scientific research and dual degree programs.

Notable faculty: past and present

Notable alumni

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– chef, writer and television presenter * Tarek Shahin – Manager of Training and Continuing Education Centre at University of Science and Technology of Fujairah *

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- Iranian-British journalist, TV presenter and entrepreneur * Mohamed Osman Baloola - Sudanese scientist and inventor who was named among The World's 500 Most influential Arabs in 2012 and 2013

References

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