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Princess Alia bint Al Hussein, on Monday evening, sponsored the graduation ceremony of Amman Arab University students for the summer semester 2025 - 2026 from Batch 33 for all faculties at the Arena.
The ceremony was attended by Professor Dr. Ahmed Hamdan, President of the University, Dr. Maher Al-Hourani, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the University, and a number of members of the Board of Trustees, faculty and administrative staff, and parents of the graduating students.
Professor Dr. Mustafa Atiyat, Vice President of the University for Administrative Affairs, delivered a speech in which he welcomed Her Highness Princess Alia, explaining that the ceremony commemorates the scientific and humanitarian legacy left by the founder of the university, Dr. Ahmed Al-Hourani, may God have mercy on him, who carried the message of education with deep faith, and saw in man the center and goal of development, so his pioneering initiative was to establish the first private university in the Kingdom, to become today a solid academic institution, a platform for science, and a beacon of creativity and excellence.
He continued that the university topped the Times Higher Education World University Ranking for 2026, where the university advanced to be among the category (376-400) globally, thereby ranking first among all Jordanian universities (public and private), becoming the first university to enter the club of the best 400 universities around the world, in addition to achieving the (22) globally in the international orientation criterion.
He added that the university advanced by 123 positions at once to settle in the (643) globally in the QS World University Ranking, winning the first place among Jordanian private universities, and the third among all Jordanian universities, as the university achieved the highest global rating from the QS Stars International institution with a rating of +5 stars (Rated Outstanding), which is the highest level in the independent evaluation system for academic and institutional indicators.
He pointed out that the university recorded international excellence in the Shanghai Academic Subjects Ranking for 2026, as it ranked among the category (301-400) globally in the subjects of artificial intelligence and electrical and electronic engineering, topping Jordanian universities, which is the result of independent and accurate data collection and analysis based on solid institutional pillars and axes; most notably the quality of education and scientific research, the high readiness of graduates for employment, global presence and distribution, as well as the quality of facilities and services, and the adoption of governance and sustainable development standards, diversity, justice and inclusion, and enhancing the positive environmental impact.
He also congratulated the graduates and their families.
Dr. Maher Al-Hourani, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the University, presented the university's commemorative shield to Her Highness Princess Alia, in appreciation for her sponsorship of the university's graduation ceremony.
Her Highness and the President of the University, Professor Dr. Ahmed Hamdan, presented certificates to the graduates and honorary awards to the outstanding.
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