The Jordanian Accreditation and Quality Assurance Commission for Higher Education Institutions (AQACHEI) granted a Quality Assurance Certificate to the Faculty of Architecture & Design of the University of Petra (FAD-UOP) after meeting quality assurance requirements for the faculty. UOP President Prof. Marwan Al Muwalla said "Granting quality assurance certificate to FAD is a new achievement to be added to UOP achievements in the area of local and international accreditations".
"This achievement was made thanks to the efforts of teaching and administrative staff who assured quality in all UOP policies and procedures, noting that UOP was the first Jordanian university to obtain quality assurance certificate" Prof. Al Muwalla added.
FAD Dean Dr. Fatima Al-Nammari said "FAD-UOP has made multiple achievements, such as inclusion of a graduation project by UOP architecture student on the list of top 10 graduation projects worldwide in WA Competition, inclusion of three graduation projects by architecture students on list of top 100 graduation projects worldwide in Tamayouz Award, and qualification of a graduation project by architecture students for the finals of the international competition for graduation projects in architecture".
AQACHEI granted the quality assurance certificate to FAD for four years based on FAD accomplishments as per various standards including: Strategic planning, governance, academic programs, scientific research, scholarships, creative works, student service, and external relations.