The Association of Arab Universities (
Arabic
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: إتحاد الجامعات العربية), also called the ''Union of Arab Universities'' (
Arabic
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: تحاد الجامعات العربية), is an organization working within the framework of the
Arab League. It is based in
Amman,
Jordan
Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Ri ...
. The objective of the organization is to support and connect universities in the
Arab world
The Arab world ( ar, اَلْعَالَمُ الْعَرَبِيُّ '), formally the Arab homeland ( '), also known as the Arab nation ( '), the Arabsphere, or the Arab states, refers to a vast group of countries, mainly located in Western A ...
, and to enhance cooperation among them.
Members
Universities that are members (280) in the AARU are from the following 22 countries:
AARU Members
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See also
* Association of Arab and European Universities
The Association of Arab and European Universities (AEUA) is a university association based in The Hague, Netherlands.
The AEAU encourages links between European and Arab universities. It was established in 1998 by the Lutfia Rabbani Foundation ...
References
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1964 establishments in Jordan
Educational institutions established in 1964
Organisations based in Amman
International college and university associations and consortia
Arab League