June 2001
21 students received their bachelor's degrees in architecture from the Applied Sciences University in Amman, 10 from al-Isra' University in Amman, 17 from the Jordan University of Science and Technology in Irbid, and 48 from the University of Jordan in Amman.       

 

Al al-Bayt University in Mafraq established a Department of Architecture.  The department will begin admitting students for a bachelor's degree program in architecture in the 2001 - 2002 academic year.

 

The Department of Architecture at the Jordan University of Science and Technology in Irbid began admitting students in its newly established master's degree program in Urban Planning and Studies.  (Also see the News from academia section in the October 2000 News items.) 

 

The Department of Architecture at Petra University in Amman will no longer admit students beginning in the 2001 - 2002 academic year.  However, the University's Faculty of Architecture and Interior Design will continue to admit students in interior design and graphic design.