Academic calendar
Fall 2026 runs Aug 15, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall 2026Relevant now
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Campus language
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Showing 14 of 14 terms
A
- Al-Mat'am
- The Central Student Restaurant, providing subsidized meals to students.
- Amman
- One of the primary on-campus residence halls for female students.
- Andalus
- A prominent female student dormitory located within the university campus.
C
- Central
- Short for the Central Restaurant (Al-Mat'am Al-Markazi).
D
- Daf'it
- Meaning 'Batch' or 'Class of'; students identify strongly by their entry year (e.g., Daf'it 2022).
I
- IEEE UJ
- The University of Jordan branch of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
- Inzar
- An official academic warning; students often discuss 'getting an inzar' for low GPAs.
J
- Jerash
- A specific wing or building within the female housing complex named after the historic city.
- JMSA
- Jordan Medical Students' Association, highly active at the UJ School of Medicine.
M
- Muwafaqah
- The 'Approval' required from a dean or department for various administrative requests.
S
- Saa'a
- Literally 'The Clock'; used in conversation as a shorthand for 'Meet me at the Clock Tower'.
- Student Union
- The official student representative body (Ittihad al-Talaba).
T
- The Kiosks
- Small food stalls (Koshk) scattered across various faculties for quick snacks and coffee.
Z
- Zahra
- A common shorthand for the Al-Zahra residence hall for women.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Al-Nafaq
- The Tunnel; an underground pedestrian passage connecting the main campus to the University Hospital area.
- Inma Card
- The multi-purpose student ID that also serves as a bank card for receiving stipends.
- JU App
- The official mobile application used for schedules, maps, and university news.
- KASIT
- King Abdullah II School of Information Technology building.
- main_university_restaurant
- Main University Restaurant
- Portal
- The online student information system (Self-Service) used for registration and checking grades.
- Saa'at Al-Jami'a
- The University Clock Tower; the most famous landmark and primary meeting point on campus.
- Sakhrah
- The registration system platform used to add or drop courses during the registration period.
- Tasjeel
- The Admissions and Registration building, often used to refer to the office itself.
- The Library
- Refers to the Main Library (Al-Maktabah al-Markaziyyah), a central study hub.
- university_cafeterias_multiple
- University Cafeterias (Multiple)
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 2026 runs Aug 15, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 14 approved campus terms and 11 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.