The accreditation process is peer review and voluntary
process through which higher education institutions evaluate periodically their
educational programs. To ensure high quality of educational programs, the
accreditation process requires measured outputs which can be compared to clear
and well-defined standards. The accreditation process is utilized to
establish clearly the instructional goals and objectives, and to enhance
program contents and improve program delivery methods.
Therefore, the School of Engineering at the University
of Jordan adopts a well-defined and dynamic strategic planning to satisfy the
goals of quality assurance through the application of the
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET, http://www.abet.org) criteria.
ABET is a USA non-profit organization which is
established in 1932 under the name: “Engineers' Council for Professional
Development”. It is the primary organization which is responsible for
monitoring, evaluating, and certifying the quality of applied science,
computing, engineering, and engineering technology education. Currently, ABET
accredits over 3,700 programs in applied science, engineering, and technology
at more than 700 colleges and universities worldwide. The ABET criteria include
students, educational program objectives, students’ outcomes, continuous
improvement, curriculum, faculty, facilities and institutional support.
Although all the engineering programs offered by the school of engineering are accredited
by the Higher Education Accreditation Commission HEAC, http://www.heac.org.jo, they are all accredited by the Engineering
Accreditation commission ABET, http://www.abet.org (Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering,
Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Industrial Engineering
and Mechatronics Engineering). This accreditation is effective until 2028.