Association of Arab Universities

Association of Arab Universities (إتحاد الجامعات العربية)

Abbreviation	AARU
Formation	1964
Type	NGO
Legal status	Association
Purpose	Educational
Headquarters	Amman, Jordan
Region served	Arab League
Membership	Universities, higher education associations with Arabic as an official language of study
Official language	Arabic
Main organ	General Assembly
Website	www.aaru.edu.jo

The Association of Arab Universities (Arabic: إتحاد الجامعات العربية), also called the Union of Arab Universities (Arabic: تحاد الجامعات العربية), is an organization working within the framework of the Arab League. It is based in Amman, Jordan. The objective of the organization is to support and connect universities in the Arab world, and to enhance cooperation among them. Two member institutions, the Arabic Academy in Denmark and Alhuraa University in the Netherlands, are outside of the Arab world.

Members

Universities that are members (280) in the AARU are from the following 22 countries:

• Algeria
• Bahrain
• Egypt
• Iraq
• Jordan
• Kuwait
• Lebanon
• Libya
• Mauritania
• Morocco
• Oman
• Palestine
• Qatar
• Saudi Arabia
• Somalia
• Sudan
• Syria
• Tunisia
• United Arab Emirates
• Yemen