American University of Madaba
The American University of Madaba is a non-profit university located in Madaba, Jordan. It opened in October 2011, and expects to eventually accommodate 8,000 students once the campus is completed.
The standards of teaching qualifications and experience satisfy the accreditation requirements of the Higher Education Accreditation Commission in Jordan.
The university is established by the Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem which received the license from the Higher Education Council of Jordan in 2005 under the name of the University of Madaba. On 9 May 2009, Pope Benedict XVI laid the cornerstone of the university, whose name was later changed to become the American University of Madaba as of 29 May 2011.
