Al-Ahliyya Amman University (AAU) is the first private university in Jordan to be a pioneer of private education providing academic services since 1990. AAU has been accorded institutional and programmatic accreditation and is also a member of the International Association of Universities, Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World, Union of Arab Universities, and Association of Arab Private Institutions of Higher Education. AAU seeks distinction by upgrading learning outcomes through the adoption of various methods and strategies that depend on a system of quality control and effective follow-up by all faculties, departments, centers, and administrative units.

AAU aims to become a leading university in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the Arab World. In this vein, AAU has adopted Information Technology as an essential ingredient in all activities, especially e-learning, and has incorporated it into its educational processes in all areas of expertise and specialization to achieve this goal.