Amman- 30 September 2018
Dear GJU Students,
Happy new beginnings! I extend my warmest welcome to you all! The day has finally come to welcome you as university students to the new academic year as new members of the GJU family, and I wish you all the success in your studies.
The beginning of university marks one of the most important transitions of your lives. Over the next years, you will learn an incredible amount. You will refine your abilities to think critically and express your ideas comfortably. You will learn how to frame a good argument, and how to listen to and appreciate the intellectual views held by others.
GJU is an outstanding university, distinguished in graduating persons of ability and conviction. It prepares its students with the skills and knowledge they need to be successful immediately after graduating and does it in a learning environment that encourages them to sharpen the values that will shape their lifelong contributions in the world.
It is my pleasure to address you and promise you that all efforts will be made by GJU staff and myself to sustain the great reputation and achievements that have been built over the years. We usually present our university as a lighthouse that works as a German machine. GJU is applying two pronged strategic approaches; first putting knowledge into practice as modeled on the German universities of applied sciences and second by promoting German knowledge transfer.
As part of GJU’s effort to pursue and achieve its goals and fulfill its mission, it has succeeded in creating a fruitful partnership with more than 116 German universities and with hundreds of contacts with German companies. Another major achievement by the GJU is working closely and effectively with German institutions such as the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, DAAD, GIZ and the German embassy to establish the distinguished partnership that we are currently enjoying. We will work to further develop and take all necessary steps to sustain this cooperation with our German friends and partners.
One of the highlights of this year is GJU obtaining an "Excellent" classification based on several indicators including the ratio of faculty members per student, student’s satisfaction, scientific research, incoming students, the quality of graduates, the percentage of administrators to faculty members, parallel study and the results of the efficiency exam.
In addition, the German Jordanian University has recently achieved excellent results in the QS ranking for the first time since its establishment in 2005; the University came within the category of (800-751) among the best universities in the world. Furthermore, it came in the category (150-101) among the best universities that are less than 50 years old.
As of today, GJU has more than 4500 students, with more than 400 of them as postgraduate students. These students are enrolled in 18 undergraduate programs and 9 postgraduate programs. Some of these programs are in collaboration with German universities.
It takes future leaders to help us overcome our many regional obstacles. I hope that this institution will truly participate in qualifying you as leaders who are able to reshape the future. We count on you to develop our society, and hope that you would enable us to bridge the gaps between the way we think and that of the developed world. In this context, the German Jordanian University is proud to consider itself a gate of hope towards a better future. And you are definitely our hope for tomorrow!
So, don’t stop thinking about tomorrow!
President
Prof. Manar Fayyad