The council is chaired by the president and consists of the following members:
- Deputy Presidents
- Three Deans assigned by the president for a one-year term who substitute among each other
- An academic staff member from each school or two members from each school where the number of academic staff is more than 15 and are therefore elected by the academic staff members in their schools at the beginning of each academic year provided that the representation from each academic department in the school is considered in case there is more than one representative
- Three directors of the academic, technical, administrative and financial departments in the university
- Two members from the local community
- Two student representatives.
It comprises 28 members and meets 3 times each year or more if necessary.
The university council assumes the following tasks and powers:
- Promoting the level of services provided by the university in the fields of education, scientific research, training and public service.
- Examining the annual plan of the university’s developmental projects prepared by the president and submitting it to the board of trustees to issue a decision regarding them. In case of a private university, the examination will be submitted to the commission for approval before being sent to the board of trustees
- Discussing the university’s draft regulations and instructions to complete the necessary procedures regarding them
- Approving the university’s annual budget draft and its annual closing financial accounts and financial statements and approve them before sending them to the board of trustees.
- Approving university’s performance reports, activities and accomplishments in before sending them to the board of trustees
- Examining any other matters presented by the president regarding the university.
Member of the University Council:
- Prof. Ala’aldeen Al-Halhouli, President
- Prof. Malek Al-Shrairi, Vice President of the University
- Prof. Reiner Finkeldey, Vice President of the University
- Prof. Ibrahim Al-Tarawneh, Dean of the School of Applied Medical Sciences
- Prof. Ibrahim Al-Tarawneh, Dean of the School of Applied Medical Sciences
- Dr. Loay Bani Ismail, Acting Dean of the Business School
- Prof. Muneeb Al-Saket, Representative of the School of Applied Medical Sciences
- Dr. Samir Hassan, Representative of the School of Applied Medical Sciences
- Dr. Omar Al-Shbeilat, Representative of the Business School
- Dr. Ahmed Abu Dawleh, Representative of the Business School
- Dr. Samir Al Dahidi, Representative of the School of Applied Technical Sciences
- Dr. Lina Abu El-Haija, Representative of the School of Applied Technical Sciences
- Dr. Mohammad Al-Qudah, Representative of the School of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
- Dr. Nadia Al-Rousan, Representative of the School of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
- Prof. Sahar Makhamreh, Representative of the School of Applied Humanities and Social Sciences
- Ms. Areen Al-Tarawneh, Representative of the School of Applied Humanities and Social Sciences
- Dr. Murad Al-Omari, Representative of the School of Natural Resources Engineering and Management
- Dr. Dima Malkawi, Representative of the School of Natural Resources Engineering and Management
- Dr. Maram Al-Tawil, Representative of the School of Architecture and the Built Environment
- Dr. Mohammad Al-Saadi, Representative of the School of Nursing
- Dr. Ziad Abu El-Rub, Director of the Center for E-Learning and Academic Performance Improvement
- Dr. Abdullah Al-Raggad, Director of the Human Resources Department
- Mr. Ahmad Al-Falayleh, Director of the Financial Department
- Mr. Ramzi Al-Ajarmeh, Representative of the Local Community
- Mr. Ramzi Al-Ajarmeh, Representative of the Local Community
- Senator Mustafa Al-Barari, Representative of the Local Community
- Ms. Raya Fasha, Student Representative
- Abdullah Al-Aseeli, Student Representative
- Mr. Omar Rifai, Alumni Representative