Amman- October, 2014
Being part of the significant educational institutions and one of the top research universities in the United States, this collaboration with the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, aims at supporting the research and Master Programs at the GJU. The agreement will allow students to embark on a Dual Master's degree. This will grant them the opportunity to take courses at both GJU and UWM divided in halves; consequently, obtaining double Master's degrees from both UWM and GJU.
In fact, UWM is home to the only graduate school of freshwater science in the U.S., the largest School of Architecture, College of Nursing, and College of Health Sciences in the State of Wisconsin. It offers a total of 181 degree programs, including 94 bachelor's, 53 master's and 33 doctorate degrees. Moreover, the University is categorized as an RU/H Research University (high research activity) in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
In the year 2010, the university had a total research expenditure of 68 million US Dollars. As far as the University's industrial innovation is concerned, there has been a steady build in what we call the “Innovation Engine”. About four or five years ago, senior leadership at UWM set a plan in motion to ignite this innovation engine and since then it has been steadily burning while gaining momentum and attracting the masses. Industry partnerships with such local companies as ANSYS, General Electric Healthcare, Rockwell Automation, and Johnson Controls. As a result of these partnerships, new research opportunities began to flourish and the engineering faculty as a whole acted as first followers as they began collaborating in redesigned laboratories, state-of-the-art technical facilities, and through revolutionary classroom instruction.
Obviously, the prospect and chance for students to enroll in such a program will have doors wide open for them to be part of this technologically advanced institution where they will be introduced to novel technology and new research area that will expand their visions and horizons and therefore enrich their experience and occurrences with all that is new in the wide range of fields UWM offers. Both students and staff from GJU are offered an unprecedented chance to work hand in hand with American industry and explore more of the industrial innovation.
Wisconsin is the capital of water industry and have the first fresh water school and multiple water research centers as mentioned earlier. For GJU, the disquieting problem of water in Jordan will be a top priority in this flourishing project. This collaboration will give a hand to tackle the critical water issue in Jordan, improve Water Research and help in finding innovative ways to counter face the fact that Jordan is on top of the poorest countries in water around the world.
This Memorandum of Intent between UWM and GJU is a promising step into constant hard work and passion to bring about the best through collaboration and interaction with the leading educational and industrial pillars such as UWM. Much effort has been put to make this a success from both parties. Special thanks go to Dr. Ammar Alkhalidi from the Energy Engineering Department and the Deanship of Natural Resources represented by Prof. Suhil Kiwan for the effort they put into this project form GJU part and Prof. Ryoichi S. Amano at the Mechanical engineering Department from UWM part. The GJU, always seeking to bestow students as well as staff the chance to look up to new horizons, is thrilled to have taken this great collaboration and looking forward to promising outcomes that will be a story of success for GJUers who are constantly seeking to serve their communities and above all Jordan, with their most excellent aptitudes and capabilities.