About the Institution
School education expanded remarkably following Jordan's independence in 1946. In the late forties and fifties there was a great demand for programs at the bachelor's level to enable Jordanian students to pursue their higher education at home. Several Jordanian institutions and personalities submitted proposals to this effect.Towards the end of 1961, a British Committee undertook a visit to the headquarters of the Jordanian Armed Forces to discuss its needs of arms. The response they received, then, was that ?Jordan is not in need of traditional arms and equipment, it is in need of equipping its youth with modern education.Subsequently, a British delegation was invited to the Kingdom from October 23 - November 5, 1961 to assess the potential of setting up a university in Jordan. The delegation comprised the following members: sir Douglas Veale, Late Registrar, University of Oxford (Leader), Dr. W. W. Grave, Master of FitzWilliam House, University of Cambridge, and Professor R. L. Wain, Wye College, University of London. At the end of their exploratory visit, the delegation came up with a 22-page report about the overall status of education in Jordan and the urgent need to establish the first university in Jordan. In the report, they said: ?After weighing the various factors, some in favor and some against, we have reached the conclusion that the time has come for a university to be set up. We feel strongly, however, that in the initial stages, the economic and social needs of the country should be the principal factor in determining the subjects to be available for study. This short-term development which we recommend must be so planned as to lead on without disturbance to further developments as and when opportunity offers.We, therefore, recommend that immediate steps be taken towards the establishment of a university, on a well-chosen site, which should allow for the provision of residential accommodation at some future date, even if it is not provided at once.

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