Resumen de Quality assurance of engineering education in private universities in Jordan
he limited capacity of the seven state universities in Jordan cannot accommodate the ever-growingdemand for higher education among secondary education graduates. Private universities seem tooffer a solution. However, these educational bodies are operated on a commercial basis. Certainaspects of the private universities that stand in clear conflict of interest are highlighted. Thebusiness side of the new bodies seek the least possible expenditure while the quality of theeducational process is demanding. The imposed accreditation values are designed to comprise aset of minimum requirements that satisfy all aspects of concern. The Jordanian experience inhighlighting the conflicts when running private profit making universities provides invaluable datafor the neighbouring countries which are following the Jordanian model.
