CNRD Scholarship Study Guidebook

Center for Natural Resources
and Development
Guidebook
CNRD Scholarships
2012
Content
Pontificia Universidad de Valparaso (PUCV) - Chile
Ain Shams University (ASU) - Egypt
Cologne University of Applied Sciences (CUAS) -
Germany
Gadjah Mada University (UGM) - Indonesia
University of Jordan (JU) - Jordan
Universidad Autnoma de San Luis Potos (UASLP) Mexico
Tribhuvan University (TU/IOE) - Nepal
Publisher
and Development (CNRD)
Institute for Technology and
Resources Mangagement in the
Tropics and Subtropics (ITT)
Betzdorfer Strae 2
50679 Kln (Deutz)
Germany
Authors
Anne Burkhardt
Simone Sandholz
Joschka Thurner
Design
Victoria Rozhyna
Anne Burkhardt
CNRD 2012
PUCV Student Guidelines
CNRD
Scholarship Holder
Guidebook
International MSc Exchange

offered by the
Center for Natural Resources and
Development - CNRD
2 CNRD Student Guidelines
Publisher
and Development (CNRD)
Institute for Technology and
Resources Mangagement in the
Tropics and Subtropics (ITT)
Betzdorfer Strae 2
50679 Kln (Deutz)
Germany
Authors
Simone Sandholz
Joschka Thurner,
Nina Kksalan,
Nora Lucidi
ITT, CNRD Coordination
Anja Schwerin ,
Ramchandra Bhandari
Alumni of ITT
Design
Christian Ivanis
CNRD 2012
CNRD Student Guidelines 3
General Introduction
To support achieving the Millennium Development
Goal (MDG) 7, Cologne University of Applied
Sciences (CUAS) established the Center for Natural
Resources Development hosted at the Institute
for Technology and Resources Management in the
Tropics and Subtropics (ITT).
CNRD is a knowledge hub and network regarding
issues on assessing and managing the natural
resources base as prerequisite for sustainable
development, also by allowing student mobility
between the partner universities. To support the
exchange of students CNRD offers financial support
for Masters students who want to carry out their
field research abroad or who want to join one of the
other CNRD Masters Programs for one semester.
The pictures on the following pages show the

students of the first CNRD batch during their
time in Germany. Also some other students of
ITT kindly gave some materials included in this
brochure.
Because of the different procedures at the CNRD
partner universities this booklet was elaborated to
support the students before and during their stay
abroad.
CNRD scholarship holders during a trip to Cologne Christmas Market
Germany CUAS
Preparation before Arriving
Arriving in Germany
11
Administrative Tasks
12
CUAS-ITT
15
Living in Cologne
19
Your contact Persons
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Cologne University of Applied Sciences, Campus Deutz
Flight Booking
Before you apply for a visa you have to book, at least for a tentative day, your
flight to Germany. Nearest to Cologne is the airport Cologne-Bonn. Bigger
international airports are for example Dsseldorf or Frankfurt; to reach
Cologne from those you need to take the train (there are various to choose
from depending on speed and comfort). Please ask your travel agency, your
fellow students or ITT for support if you have any doubts. Once you bought
the ticket, provide your travel schedule to ITT so that they can arrange your
pick-up from the airport or the train station in Cologne and guide you to your
room.
Winter in Cologne
Preparation before Arriving

Accommodation Arrangement
ITT will support you in finding a room in Cologne. There are not many places
available in dormitories, but they will try their best to get at least sufficient
rooms for the students.
Feel free to search for an accommodation on your own, for example visit the
webpage http://www.wg-gesucht.de. Anyhow, it is not recommended to
come to Cologne before arranging a place to stay (your own room or with
relatives, friends), because living in hotels is very expensive. The cheapest
places to stay are youth hostels, where you share a room with other people.
The cost is between 20 and 30 Euro per night.
Also, when traveling to Germany, please ask the airline company or check
online about the maximum weight of your check-in luggage, carry-on
luggage, forbidden items and any other regulations. You can get almost
everything in Germany so do not worry and keep in mind that it is very
expensive to pay for extra kilos of luggage. You might even encounter some
shops selling items from your country or at least from your continent.
Visa Application
For your studies in Germany, you need to apply for a visa at the German
Embassy in your home country. Make sure you apply for a student visa and
not for a tourist visa. In case you are unsure about the documents requested,
please do not hesitate to contact you coordinator at ITT. The student visa
is valid for for three months and you have to extend it in Germany before it
expires. In case you enter Germany with a tourist visa, you cannot extend it in
Germany. This would create a big problem.
Insurance
Health, liability and accident insurence are mandatory and you must be
covered upon entering Germany. A combined insurance contract costs
between 40 - 60 per month. Your coordinator at ITT will help you
identifiying the required contracts.
Pre Departure Steps

Before leaving please write down all the important telephone numbers you
might need, e.g. person who is picking you up from airport or train station,
ITT, embassy or consulate of your country in Germany, German embassy in
your home country, your friends in Germany, etc. In case of any unexpected
incidents, those telephone numbers might help you a lot. You can also note
the important hotline numbers in Germany, the police hotline number is
110, and the ambulance/fire fighter hotline number is 112. You can dial those
numbers from any public telephone booth or from any mobile phones in
Germany free of charge.
The Rhine
Arriving in Germany
This section gives information on how to get to Cologne and your
administrative duties after arrival.
How to get to Cologne

When arriving at a German airport, you will pass immigration, get your
luggage and then go through customs. If you already have your train ticket,
please proceed to the platforms which are nearby and clearly marked. If you
do not have a train ticket, you may buy one at the travel center or a ticket
vending machine of the German railway (Deutsche Bahn). With a valid ticket
(some tickets have to be marked before or in the train), take the train heading
to Cologne and get off at Cologne central train station (Hauptbahnhof) or
at Deutz (Bahnhof Deutz, Messe). There you will be picked up by someone
from ITT. Before you take the train, it is very helpful to inform the person who
is picking you up about your exact arrival time, any delays and maybe the
platform number where you will arrive in Cologne (usually mentioned on the
train ticket). You can use public telephone booths to make a phone call but
you need coins or a telephone card, which you can get at the airport stores.
If you are landing at Cologne Bonn airport, you will be picked up at the
airport, so just wait at the meeting point you should have agreed on with ITT
in advance.
Sometimes, due to any number of reasons, the person who is picking you
up might be late. In this case, please do not panic, be patient and wait a bit.
If it anyhow takes longer, try to call the person or any other contact which
you got from ITT. No matter what, there will always be assistance, you will be
picked up, accompanied to your place and be provided with the necessary
information for the coming days.
Administrative Tasks
It is very important to take care of the following administrative formalities
in the first weeks of your stay in Germany. Please do not hesitate to contact
your coordinator at ITT if you need assistance.
Open a Bank Account

To receive the scholarship from the DAAD in Germany, you have to open a
Bank account with Deutsche Bank, Dresdner Bank, Sparkasse, Citibank or any
other. You do not need any money to open the bank account. Just take your
passport (original and 1 copy), letter of award, student identity card and fill
in a form. You will receive your bank card and other details within a couple
of days by post. So it is important to give your address in Germany or put
your ITT coordinator as contact person. All banks provide internet banking
facilities upon request.
Room Contract Signing

You need to sign an official contract of accommodation, either with the
house owner/administrator or with Klner Studentenwerk if you are living
in a dormitory. You need a copy of your passport, your visa and your bank
account details from which the rent is automatically subtracted on the
beginning of every month. In the very rst month, a certain amount of
deposit has to be paid. In dormitories this amount is currently 300 Euro, but
for private rooms this might be very different. In case of any damages, the
house owner will compensate those costs from the deposit. If not, the deposit
will be fully refunded otherwise when canceling the room contract and you
are moved out. Because your stay in Germany is less than one year, there is no
deposit in the dormitories of Studentenwerk but you have to pay 30 EUR per
month on top of the rent, which will not be refunded.
Municipality Registration
Once you have a room contract, you need to register your accommodation
in Cologne with the municipality at the resident registration authority
where you fill in a registration form and submit it together with a copy
of your visa and room contract. There are no costs for this registration
procedure but every time you change your room afterwards, you need to
do a re-registration. Note that there are different branches of municipalities
according to the city districts and better ask your house administrator where
you have to register. Do not forget to give notice of departure before you are
leaving Germany.
Visa Extension
You must not forget to extent your visa before it expires. Ask at your resident
registration authority where to extend it and go to the responsible foreign
authority. They will tell you what documents you have to hand in (e.g.
certificate of residency, proof of insurance) and when to pick up your visa
extension. It is recommendable to ask your course coordination for a letter
in German informing about your student status and your scholarship before
going to the foreign authority as this might facilitate the procedure.
Students at ITT
CUAS-ITT
How to get to ITT
From the Central Train Station of Cologne (Kln Hauptbahnhof):
Take the underground train (U-Bahn) number 16 or 18 direction Neumarkt.
Once at Neumarkt, take train number 1 or 9 direction Bensberg or Knigforst.
Get out at the train station called Deutz-Kalker Bad/Fachochschule/
LanxessArena (fourth station after Neumarkt) and follow the signs to the
Cologne University of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschule).
From train station Cologne Deutz (Koeln-Deutz):
Take any train (e.g. S6, S11, S12, S13, RB25) from Platform (Gleis) 9/10 and
get out of the train in Kln-Deutz. Take the underground train (U-Bahn)
number 1 or 9 direction Bensberg or Knigfrost. Get out at the train station
called Deutz-Kalker Bad/Fachhochschule/LanxessArena (rst station after
Kln-Deutz) and follow the signs to the University of Applied Science
(Fachhochschule).
Once you reach the Cologne University of Applied Sciences building, go to

the 4th oor and then look for the east wing (orange red color). You will see
the ITT board after entering.
Enrolment at CUAS
Study fees are around 220 per semester. After you are immatriculated, you
will receive some documents from the Campus IT about the central directory
service (Zentraler Verzeichnisdienst ZVD) and your Email account. With your
personal ZVD account you will get access to specific IT-services, for example
WLAN, VPN, ILIAS and the E-Library. For more information please refer to the
VPN guideline or have a look at http://www.campus-it.fh-koeln.de.
Furthermore, you will get a user name and password for the
online examination and student services platform PSSO. Under
https://psso.fh-koeln.de you can then log-in, confirm for the following
semester, arrange semester fee payments and check all other matters
regarding student and exam affairs. You must not forget to register for
your exams in CUAS within the period of 26.09.2012 - 2.10.2012. Without
registration you are not allowed to take part in the exam but you have the
possibility to unsubscribe one week before the exam. To avoid complications,
it is easier if you register for all your exams in the beginning of the semester.
ITT Computer-Lab
Student Card
With admission at the university, a student identity card is issued, called
MultiCa. This card contains your name, photo, matriculation number, and
a chip card. The same card works as student identity card, city transport
ticket (VRS ticket), library card, cafeteria payment card, photocopy machine
payment card, etc. To use it as a VRS ticket, the card needs to be activated
every semester. After the semester fees are payed, activation can be done
by yourself at dedicated terminals in the lobby. You can transfer money to
your MultiCa from your bank card (EC-card) at the machines located at the
university. You might also get student discounts with this card in some places
e.g. museums, etc. It is important to always carry the card while using the
public transportation system. As all students are already inscribed at the time
they arrive to Cologne the MultiCa is already issued to everybody or will be
immediately after arrival, so that public transportation and all other benefits
can be utilized.
Farewell celebration of Prof. Gaese in Summer 2009 in CUAS central building
Studying at ITT
All classes are held in English language. They start in the evening at 3.50
pm from Monday until Thursday (4 days a week). Courses will be taught
in modules, which mean that you will have one course for 3-4 weeks and
finish the modules with an examination, student work or with a report.
Soon thereafter follows the next block course. The examination result of
each module is published in the notice board of the institute. The time gap
between examination date and result date might vary from some weeks up
to a few months. If one cannot pass the examination on the first attempt,
there are two chances to repeat the same examination in the following
semesters. There is no fee to be paid to repeat the examination.
Celebrating Cologne Carneval
Living in Cologne
Cologne is a great city and has a lot to offer. To get familiar and adapt as
fast as possible, the paragraphs below will provide you with some tips and
guidelines.
About Cologne
Cologne was founded as the Roman settlement Colonia Claudia Ara
Agrippinensum and its first city wall was built in the 1st century A.D. Today
- with a population of over one million - Cologne is the biggest city in North
Rhine Westphalia and the fourth-largest city in Germany. The citys famous
and imposing landmark is the cathedral (Klner Dom), a masterpiece of the
high gothic style and one of the biggest cathedrals in Europe. The cathedral
is also the heart of the city, bordering on the south part of the old town with
numerous pubs, breweries and cafs. Also in the immediate vicinity of the
cathedral you will find retail areas that invite you to stroll and shop.
Another distinctive feature of the city is the Rhine, a river that marks large
parts of the cityscape and is crossed by bridges from where you can see
imposing views of the citys historical skyline. Culture also plays a major role
in Cologne, and with 40 museums, 100 private galleries, 40 private and public
theatres, the opera house, philharmonic and musical theatres, Cologne has
a lot to offer in this field. As the home base of the VIVA music video channel
and countless radio and TV broadcasting stations, book, newspaper and
magazine publishing houses, Cologne is Germanys music and media centre.
Sports fans will also be spoiled for choice, and with soccer, horse and bike
racing, ice hockey, basketball and the Cologne Marathon theres something to
suit every taste.
Climate
Germany has four weather seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Weather in summer is very comfortable and it is not very hot. T-shirts or
similar light clothes are appropriate. In autumn, temperatures slightly start
to fall and there are many rainy days. For most students, winter is the most
unpleasant season of the year. The temperature falls below zero degrees
Celsius and the daylight period is very short. In Cologne, severe snow fall
is uncommon, but in many parts of Germany it occurs. Students from Latin
America might feel very tired; a bit depressed because of the plain-looking
environment, and recognize that their body has to adjust. Therefore you need
warm clothes for this season. With mild weather and longer daylight periods,
spring feels like a morning after the winter night.
Communication
In case you are staying in a dormitory of Studentenwerk, you will also have
Internet access in your rooms. Just go to IT-Campus at the University and
register your PC. This process only takes one day and you will have your
Internet connection. If you live in a private place you might have to apply for
Internet. Please consult with the house owner beforehand. The application
process is quite easy.. If you get a German mobile phone number, be careful
not to commit to a mobile phone contract, as they usually run at least

24 months and can not be cancelled early. Pre-paid cards are a safer and
often quite cheaper choice. If you are unsure, ask a senior student or your
coordinators for support.
Shopping
The general shopping market in Cologne is similar to that of any other
big city. You can find almost all kinds of shops and a diverse range of
qualities. However, you will explore those things yourselves after one or two
months you live in the city. At first, it might be important to shop for daily
consumable goods and products necessary to start your living in Cologne.
Supermarket chains Aldi, Lidl, Plus, Real, etc. (Here you can find almost
everything you need for daily use, ranging from food and drinks up to
cosmetics. Those are the cheapest places to buy such things.)
Another shopping chain DM
It is popular for cheap cosmetic items (important for girls!).
Furniture and household products IKEA
Very helpful to buy reasonable furniture or kitchen utensils. Besides it is
always a good trip and worthwhile experience to visit IKEA.
Tools and other utensils Praktiker, Obi, Bauhaus
In those chains you can find mechanical tools and construction items as
well as kitchen items.
In all shops you can pay with cash or with a debit card (EC card) but
sometimes a minimum amount has to be bought to be able to pay with
cards. A debit card is provided by your bank when opening a bank account.
Whereas paying with a debit card is accepted almost everywhere in Europe,
sometimes it is difficult to pay with your credit card (Visa, American Express,
etc.). Please check the signs at the shop windows, at their cashier counters or
ask the staff if you are not sure.
Grocery shops are generally open from 8 am until 8 pm, while other shops
are open from 10 am until 8 pm. However, there are certain shops that are
open until 9 or 10 pm. All shops are open from Monday to Saturday. Almost
everything is closed Sundays, except restaurants, movie halls and gas stations.
Visiting Cologne Christmas Market
Birthday party in student hostel
In Cologne and other big cities you can also find small convenience stores
which are called Kiosk. Here you can find beverages, alcoholic drinks,
cigarettes, snacks and some other basic items. They are generally open from 6
am in the morning until midnight and most of them also on Sundays. You can
find those small shops at almost every corner and they are very useful from
time to time. However, all items in a Kiosk are quite expensive compared to
those in supermarkets.
If you are in the mood for shopping, you can go to Kln Arcaden, a
big shopping complex near ITT (10 minutes by foot) or you can go to
Schildergasse, a shopping street near Neumarkt. For electronic items, visit
the shops called Saturn or Mediamarkt; or ask your fellow students where is
the best or cheapest place to buy.
Food and Drinks

Potato and wheat are the basic foods in Germany. You can find many varieties
of food made from potatoes and hundreds of varieties of breads made from
wheat. Almost every meal contains meat (mainly chicken, pork and beef)
or milk products (butter, cheese, yoghurt, etc.). Vegetables are available,

but not as many as in tropical countries. The typical German food does not
exist because there are many regional specialties. Nevertheless, to find a
meal without potatoes is almost impossible in the north. Usually a main dish
consists of meat, potatoes with gravy sauce and boiled vegetables.
Typical Rhineland dishes in Cologne are:
Halver Hahn: nice big slab of dutch gouda with a rye roll
Himmel und d mit Flnz: fried black pudding with mashed potatoes
(earth), apple sauce (heaven) and fried onions.
Soorbrode / Sauerbraten: joint marinated in vinegar with raisins, usually
served with red cabbage and a kloss (potato dumpling). The joint may be
beef or horsemeat.
Dicke Bunne mit Speck: boiled white beans with hefty boiled bacon slices
on top.
Schweinshaxe (grilled); Hmchen (cooked): pigs leg (ranges from 600 to
1400 gram, including the bone)
Rievekoochen / Reibekuchen: flat fried potato cakes usually on offer once
a week, and served with a variety of sweet or savoury toppings, which
may include apple sauce
The most important drink in Cologne is the citys own Klsch beer, which is
only brewed in Cologne - albeit in 30 different varieties. There is no way to
avoid it when really adjusting to the city!
For a meal in between or when there is no time for cooking, there are Dner/
Kebap shops in every corner of the city. They sell cheap pizzas, Dner and
similar items at relatively cheaper prices (with about 3 Euro for a Dner and
5 Euro for a pizza). However, you can buy almost all kinds of food if you wish
to cook yourself. For example, in Turkish or Asian shops you can find many
products also used in Latin America. Almost all students cook their meal at
home or they go to the Cafeteria for lunch.
Your contact persons

Institute for Technology and Resources Management
in the Tropics and Subtropics
Cologne University of Applied Sciences
Prof. Dr. Lars Ribbe
Executive Director
CNRD coordination and Contact Persons:
Annekathrin Ihde
Email: annekathrin.ihde@fh-koeln.de
Phone: +49-221-8275-2111
Alicia Bustillos Adaya
Ishrat Jahan (Shimu)
Email: cnrd@itt.fh-koeln.de
Phone: +49-221-8275-2074
Betzdorfer Str. 2
50679 Cologne, Germany
www.cnrd.info
CONTENT
Preparation
Before Arriving
Arriving in
Indonesia
Universitas
Gadjah Mada
Living in
Yogyakarta
Contact Person
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FOREIGN STUDENT GUIDEBOOK

F A C U L T Y
O F
G E O G R A P H Y
U N I V E R S I T A S
G A D J A H
M A D A
Preparation Before Arriving

Accommodation
Arrangement
Faculty will provide any information regarding to the students accommodation arrangement. Should be bear in
mind that Faculty does not
authorized and responsible for
the accommodation arrangement, except for supporting
the information. Nevertheless, Faculty would do its best
to assist the student to get a
proper place to stay during
the study program since to get
accommodation for students
in Yogyakarta is relatively
simple with many options
including the prices and facilities.
Several types of accommodations for student in Yogya-
Flight Booking
Before applying for a visa a
flight ticket should be booked
at least for a tentative day.
There are two International
karta are a kost (local dormitories), university apartment, a rent house, hotel and
guest host. Amongst these
options, mostly the student
would prefer to stay in the
kost since its the cheapest
place to stay. Moreover, the

cost of this kost is often
varied according to the facility
its offered i.e. the distance to
the university, internet access,
transportation, inside toilet
etc.
Amongst these options,

mostly the student would
prefer to stay in the kost
since its the cheapest place
Airport in Indonesia fly to

Yogyakarta
which
are
Soekarno-Hatta International
Airport in Jakarta and Ngurah
Rai International Airport in
Bali. Kindly ask the intended
travel agency, the coordinator
or colleagues of the coming
itinerary or for any doubts.
Once the ticket bought, to

directly provide the travel
schedule to the coordinator at
the Faculty would be appreciated in order to arrange the
picking up process from the
air port or the train station or
bus station whether to the
Faculty or to the place to stay.
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Visa Application
To study in
To study in Indonesia, a
student visa application is
required and not for a
tourist one. Please do
not hesitate to contact
the coordinator at the
Faculty.
Indonesia, a
Insurance
student visa
Health, liability and accident insurance are mandatory and must be covered upon entering Indonesia. Any assistance of
this service would be
application is
required and not
for a tourist one.
assisted by the coordinator at the Faculty.
Pre-Departure
Steps
Before leaving, please
write down all the important telephone numbers that it might be necessary e.g. person who is
picking you up from airport or train station or
bus station, at the Faculty
of Geography, embassy
or consulate of your
country in Indonesia,
Indonesia embassy in
your home country,

those telephone numbers
which might be needed.
Some important number
that can be noted are 108
and 106 that can be dial
from public telephone
booth. To take note also
that the public booth is
hardly to find in a good
condition, therefore ensure an exact marking
point that can be easily to
find at the day of arrival.
Please do not
hesitate to contact
the coordinator at
the Faculty
ARRIVING IN INDONESIA
Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and Bali Ngurah Rai International Airport
are two international airports Indonesia whose has direct flight from and to
abroad. Soekarno-Hatta International airport is located at Jakarta, the capital city
of the country which located at the same island with Yogyakarta while Bali Ngurah Rai is located the east part of Java Island.
FOREIGN
STUDENT
GUIDEBOOK
FACULTY
OF
GEOGRAPHY
How to Get to
Yogyakarta
From both airports to get to
Yogyakarta through the flight
is can be reach through
some local flights with the
destination is Adisucipto International Airport. Yogyakarta is served by Adisucipto

International Airport which
connects the city with some
other major cities in Indonesia, such as Jakarta, Surabaya, Bali, Makassar,
Balikpapan, Banjarmasin,
and Pontianak. It also
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connects the city with Singapore (operated by Indonesia

AirAsia) and Kuala Lumpur
(operated by AirAsia and
Malaysia Airlines).
The city is located on one of
the two major railway lines
across Java between Jakarta /
Bandung and Surabaya. It has
two passenger railway stations, Tugu Railway Station
which serves business

and executive class
Soekarno-Hatta
International airport is located at
Jakarta, the capital city of the
country which
located at the
same island with
Yogyakarta while
Bali Ngurah Rai is
located the east
part of Java Island.
To Stay Legally
Before arriving in Indonesia, please contact your coordinator at Bureau of International Affairs (BKLN)
at the Faculty or OIA (Office International Affair)/KUI (Kantor Urusan Internasional) at the University
Once arrived in Indonesia you should within 2 weeks of your arrival :
1. Register at OIA, submit 2 photos (1 of 23 cm and 1 of 46)
2. Ask a sponsor letter from UGM to be brought to the local immigration office to get KITAS.
3. Pay the tuition fee at MANDIRI Bank (please check to the coordinator at the Faculty concerning to
the tuition waiver agreement)
4. Reimburse the fee of study permit (Ministry of National Education) and Visa Authorization
(Directorate General of Immigration) at BNI Bank
5. Insurance (Mandatory for student who are not insured yet)
6. Go to the program/faculty and bring along the copy of Registration form and tuition fee payment
7. As soon as you finish reporting yourself in local immigration office (usually after two weeks you
will get KITAS) then you should go to the police for police report (STM & SKLD). In order to
get an SKLD from the police, you need to submit the following documents (3 copies of each
item, except the photos) :
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UNIVERSITAS GADJAH MADA (UGM)
Universitas
Gadjah
Mada (UGM) is the
oldest and the largest
state university in Indonesia. It was founded on
December 19, 1949 and
currently has 18 faculties,
69 undergraduate programs, 24 diploma programs and a Graduate
School. Since December
2000, the university has
taken a new status as a
state-owned legal entity.
The University is located
in The Special Region of
Yogyakarta, one of the

smallest provinces in the
country, which has been
widely known as the center of Javanese culture as
well as the center of
learning. It has 3,200,000
inhabitants, 511,000 of
whom reside in the city of
Yogyakarta. The Special
Region of Yogyakarta
focuses its development
on three inseparable pillars: education, culture,
and tourism.
science was rigidly developed. As the role of the

earth expert was more
concrete in the development process and was
expanded, the Faculty of
Literacy and Culture
UGM should let the Earth
Science to be an independent faculty, Faculty
of Geography (on 1st
September 1963, which

was commemorate as its
anniversary). At its beginning, the faculty had
two study programs i.e.
Physical Geography and
Human Geography.
Faculty of Geography
Faculty of Geography was
one of the program studies in the Faculty of Literacy, Pedagogy and Philosophy UGM, which was
the Earth Science study
program in 1950. Then in
1956 this faculty became
the Faculty of Literacy
and Culture UGM. During that time, the earth
FOREIGN
STUDENT
GUIDEBOOK
During its growth paces,

this Faculty is determined
to have three depart-
FACULTY
OF
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ments with 7 study programs, which are:

1. Department of Physical Geography with the Geomorphology and Land Resources as well as Hydrology
Study Program.
2. Department of Regional Planning and Transmigration which was managed under the Dean authority.
3. In 1991, these departments then simplified as follows:
4. Department of Physical Geography was with Physical Geography study program
5. Department of Human Geography Human with the Geography study program
6. Department of Cartography and Remote Sensing
7. Department of Regional Planning.
Since the SK Mediknas No 1/2006 which stated the UGM authority to hold and close a study program was issued, the faculty improved itself through the efficiency which referred to the science development and community demand. Starting from 2007 Faculty of Geography UGM holds 3 (three) study program for undergraduate (S1) namely as 1) Physical and Environmental Geography, 2) Cartography and Remote Sensing, and 3) Regional Planning.
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Procedure to study at UGM

Should the candidates willing to study in UGM, following are the procedures.
1. Submit an application to the Dean to study in UGM whether for 6 months, 1 or 2 year.
2. Complete the application form (attached) and submit it along with the followings:
CV
Personal statement
Letter for Financial Support (guarantee statement)
Recommendation letter
Copies of Academic record
Good Health statement
Copy of passport
4 passport size photographs
3. As the application form is accepted and agreed, for the accepted, one a letter of acceptance will
be issued by the Faculty, while the excluded one will be sent a letter of hold.
.
4. the accepted applicants are required to complete:
An admission form by KUI (Office of International Affair/OIA) UGM
5.The Faculty will forward a letter to OIA to issue a letter of Offer to the student:
If the accepted student and UGM have MOU which stated the tuition waiver, thus the student is
free of the fee (under each faculties authority)
If there is no MOU which stated the tuition waiver, thus it mandatory for the student to pay the
tuition fee for:
S1 > SPP (Semester Fee): IDR 540.000 per semester or USD 60 per semester.
SKS (Semester Credit): IDR 75.000 per sks or 8 USD per sks.
S2 > SPP (Semester Fee): IDR 5.750.000 per semester or USD 640 per semester (S2
Geography and Remote Sensing)
> SPP: IDR 6.000.000 per semester or USD 667 per semester (S2 Environment and
Population)
S3 > SPP (Semester Fee): IDR 8.750.000 per semester or USD 973 per semester (S3
Geography and Remote Sensing)
> SPP: IDR 11.000.000 per semester or USD 1223 per semester (S2 Environment and
Population)
For the foreign students, it is recommend to make the payment of Student service Fee in order to
support the administration process during studying in Yogyakarta.
The Cost for Student service Fee:
6 month
:
415 USD
1 year
:
497,5 USD
2 year
:
860 USD
Student service Fee will cover:
Study permit
Visa authorization
Stay permit (KITAS)
Police Reports (STM and SKLD)
Temporary Resident permit (SKPPS)
Student Health Insurance by GMC (Gadjah Mada Medical Centre)
6. As the Student service Fee is completed by the student, the study permit will be organized by KUI.
This process will take not least than 2 months.
7. The student can continue to study in UGM once the study permit is completed
FOREIGN
STUDENT
GUIDEBOOK
FACULTY
OF
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Foreign Student Program Non Degree

(Student Exchange, anguage Course, Immersion, Short Course, Elective/Practical Training (minimum for 3 month
and maximum for 1 year)
1. The candidate must submit the application to OIA via online or directly to the office. Some required documents
for the admission are:
Admission Form
(CV, Personal statement of the willingness to be subject to laws/regulation during his/her study, tuition fee
covered up)
A recommendation letter from Indonesia Embassy in the region or from the origin country Embassy Office
in Jakarta.
A recommendation letter from the origin university or from the head officer for those whose working
Copy of academic bachelor degree / the latest transcript
Copy of Passport
A valid health certification
4 (Four) 3 x 4 sized photographs
2. OIA staff will contact the intentioned Faculty/Study Program of the student related to the acceptance or refusal
of the admission (FO-UGMKUI- 01-8).
3. If the application is accepted by the Faculty/Study Program, OIA will send the student a letter of Acceptance on
the behalf of the University, while for his/her who is not accepted will be handed a Letter or Refusal.
4. OIA staff is organizing the Candidates study permit to Directorate General of Education (Dirjen DIKTI) where
then DIKTI forwarded a recommendation to the Planning and Cooperation of Foreign Affairs of Ministry of
Education and Culture (BPKLN Kemdiknas). The study permit letter the will be issued not least in 2 months.
1. OIA staff will monitor the progress of the permission letter in DIKTI not least than 2 weeks after the
candidates documents sent out.
2. OIA staff will check the permission letter if the letter has not sent during 2 (two) months
3. The study permit for the candidate who is under G to G program and several particular institution
(according to BPKLN), will be issued by State Secretariat (SETNEG).
5. The study permit is used as the prerequisite of visa authorization. Since the visa authorization is valid for 2 (two)
months after its issued, the staff incoming permit will send Visa Authorization application to the Immigration in
Jakarta in 3 months before the arrival schedule. The visa authorization will then be retrieved by OIA in a month
after the documents sent.
6. As the Study permit and Visa Authorization completed, the OIA admission staff send the two letter to the
candidate student whether through email or fax
As the candidate proposed a Visa to the Indonesia Embassy (KBRI/KJRI), he/she should come to Indonesia to submit
his/herself to OIA, the next step is the admission staff will issued a student ID and a registration for to be handed to
the Faculty/Study Program
* Notes:
For the applicants who want to take the semester started in August the registration can be done at least at the end
of May. For those who want to take the semester started in February, the registration should be done at least at the
end of November. These processes are intentioned so that the entire legalized formal procedure is completed at
UGM in time.
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Class and Courses
Most recently all classes

in the Faculty of Geography is being prepared to
be delivered in English.
In MPPDAS, the classes
are held in English, some
exceptional classes are
still held in Bahasa Indonesia as most of the students are Indonesia.
Nevertheless, the students still can be participated in the learning
process since the entire
material are available in
English though its sometimes delivered in Bahasa.
In MPPDAS, Courses are

brought in modules,
which only take 3-4
weeks from the start and
finish each modules with
an examination. The exercises and the field excursion will be determined during courses
take. The class is started
at 08.00-15.00 LT from
Monday to Friday (five
days a week). In most
circumstances, the examination will be depend
on the Lecturer decision
whether it will be brought
as Individual/Group pres-
entation,
Individual/
Group paper and or direct exam in the class.
The examination result of
each modules is published
whether in the noticed
board or in the secretariat of the study program. The time gap between each modules is
limited to one week.
Thus, in this time between is used to accomplish
the
tasks/
assignments.
Dos and Donts in Campus Life

DOs
Please queue patiently in order to be

served by our campus staffs. The staffs
have to serve a lot of
people and you will
be helped as soon as
possible.
Donts
FOREIGN
study.
Dont smoke in
classrooms, offices,
and public places.
Dont be involved in
political activities
Dont work. Your

purpose here is to
STUDENT
Office hours are

from 7.15 am to 4
pm. However, when
students need some
as si stance, they
should come between 9am to 1 pm.
This gives the staffs
time to handle other
routine tasks.
Dont wear nonsleeve shirts, Tshirts, short pants,

and sandals in classrooms and offices.
GUIDEBOOK
Kindly dress semi

formally to attend
lectures or to visit
offices.
kindly dress formally

if you are invited for
events held in campus.
FACULTY
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Living in Yogyakarta
Caption
describing
picture or
graphic.
The University is
The University is located in

The Special Region of Yogyakarta, which has been widely
known as a center of Javanese
culture as well as a center of
learning. It has 3,200,000
inhabitants, 511,000 of whom
reside in the city of Yogyakarta.
UGM at this moment does
not have a special dormitory

for foreign students. Nevertheless the students are offered with various choices of
local dormitory where they
can mingle with local students
and also local residents of
Yogyakarta with the range of
price between $27-100 per
month depends on the loca-
tion, facilities and size of

room. These local dormitories are also surrounded by
many kinds of warung, local
small restaurant for students
with cheap prices. As a special province, Yogyakarta has
been one of the alternative
for students to study culture
as well as their major study.
nese culture. Borobudur and

Prambanan templ, as well as
Sultan Palace are of many
tourist objects the tourist
visit. Jogja is almost like a
heaven for archeologist to
learn about temples. Another
enchanting tourist object is
Malioboro Street (named
after the legendary English
General Marlborogh) with

the long walking-distance
vendors selling their crafts
along the side walk. In the
harmony circumstances you
will meet the real Javanese;
tradition which is far from
stressful metropolitan city.
Jogja the Special Region
The
JOGJAKARTA
never ending Asia is a
brand name of Jogjakarta
(well known and can simply
be called as Jogja) as a main
second tourist destination
city in Indonesia after Bali.
Jogja Special Region is well
known as the tourist destination and the center of Java-
located in The
Special Region of
Yogyakarta, which
has been widely
known as a center
of Javanese culture
as well as a center
of learning.
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Climate
Two seasons are occupied in Yogyakarta are
wet and dry season. The
weather in rainy season
is often unpredictable,
the sun still shines during
the day anyhow it will
rain in the afternoon.
The city features a
lengthy wet season running from October until
June and a short dry season that only covers the
months of July, August

and September. The city
averages roughly 2200
mm of precipitation annually. Yogyakarta experiences particularly
heavy rainfall from November through April. In
the dry season, the
weather is quite comfortable and sometimes
could be very hot. However, temperatures re-
main relatively constant

throughout the course of
the year, with average
high temperatures at
around 30 degrees Celsius and average lows at
around 22 degrees Celsius.
Communication
FOREIGN
Since Yogyakarta is become the most study

destination for Indonesian coming all over the
part of Indonesia, many
students coming from
different areas are basically coming with their
native tongues. Communication amongst the
students are with Bahasa
Indonesia. A local language Java is also often

used by the local or the
long stayed students in
daily conversation.
Its recently developed

that some local dormitories are equipped with
Internet facility in each
rooms. Most of students
places are excluded with
this facility and a common
situation. Thus, to have
your private internet
access, the internet connection is accessible
through modem, Wi Fi in
a particular areas and
internet cafe. The process of applying this facility

is quite easy, to access
the internet through a
modem, an Indonesia SIM
card (CDMA/GSM) is
required. As the new SIM
card is applied, a simple of
personal registration is a
mandatory step required
for the first time used
only. It is not necessary to
have a post paid card as it
STUDENT
English spoke person is

also can be find around
the city since Yogyakarta
is familiar with its called
as touristic city.
GUIDEBOOK
Its recently
developed that
some local
dormitories are
equipped with
Internet facility
in each rooms.
relatively more expensive
for a short period used.
Pre paid card is a safer
and often a quite cheaper
options. Certain GSM
cards also equipped with
internet, sms and call
packets to make the
communication
more
comfortable for their
user.
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Transportation
The city has an extensive

system of public city buses,
and is a major destination for
inter-city buses to elsewhere
on Java or Bali, as well as
taxis, andongs, and becaks.
Motorbikes are by far the
most commonly used personal transportation, with an
increasing number of students in the city the number
of the motorbikes is also
increasing. If you know how

to ride a motorbike you can
hire one in the city. Taxi's
are also available and can be
arranged according to the
necessity since its quite expensive to use Taxi.
Buses are the major form of
public transportation here
however their hours of operation is limited i.e. the
public busses operates at

06.00-18.00 and for Trans
Jogja operates from 06.0020.00 LT. If you take a bus
beware of pickpockets.
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Foods and Drinks
12
Gudeg is typical
Yogyakarta Cuisine
Yogyakarta dishes are

renowned
for
their
sweetness. Over the
decades more and more
people have moved to
Yogya from all over the
part of Indonesia and now
Yogyakarta has more
diversity in flavours.
There are many different
kinds
of
interesting
dishes, ranging from spicy
to sweet and those fiery
dishes that feel as though
your throat has been
ripped out. Because of
Over the decades

more and more
people have
moved to Yogya
from all over the
part of Indonesia
and now
Yogyakarta has
more diversity in
flavours
Bakmi
Goreng
Jawa
Fried
Noodle
Java is
best
serve
once its
hot
FOREIGN
the high population of

Chinese residents in
Yogyakarta, their culinary
delights have also fused
into the cuisine available.
But when in Yogya it is
the street food that is the
most delicious. Every
night after the shops
close, Lesehan vendors
construct their tent-style
warungs. It is great to sit
on mats and get to know
the locals whilst munching away on some delicious Yogyanese food.
The food is cheap and

there are the occasional
wandering minstrels who
will entertain you till the
wee hours of the morning. Also, all along Jalan
Malioboro mats are laid
out on the pavement
where the patrons can sit
and enjoy the kaki lima
food cooked fresh.
Nasi Gudeg, This is

probably one of the
most popular dish in
Jogja. A plate of warm
rice is served with a
variety of dishes including
chicken,
boiled egg, tofu, and
tempe cooked in
thick coconut sauce,
very
sweet
and
slightly spicy. Very
Jogja and a must
taste. For added flavour, gudeg rice is
served with Sambel

Goreng
Krecek
which is very spicy
and hot.
Mie Goreng Jawa
(Javanese Fried Noodles), Unlike Chinese
Fried Noodles with
its fish and pork flavour, Javanese Fried
Noodles is lighter but
sweeter with dominant shallot flavour.
Soto, Light and appetising this type of
There are another

variant of this
snack where the
green bean is
substituted with
black bean. Both
are very tasty.
Jadah Kaliurang,
Dont
miss this if you
are visiting Kaliurang. A sweet
and spicy fla-
vored Tempe sandwiched with cake

made of rice and
ketan. Unique and
filling!
Wedang Ronde, Often served at night
this warm ginger flavored drink is mixed
with peanuts, tapioca
cake, and kolangkaling. Great for extra warmth at night.
STUDENT
GUIDEBOOK
soup is perfect as
breakfast.
Often
served with Tempe,
Perkedel and Liver
Satay. Add a few
drops of lime juice for
extra flavor.
Bakpia Pathuk, Another popular delicacy. Originated by
Chinese
settlers,
Bakpia is basically a
baked sweet green
bean wrapped with
special
wrapping.
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Living Cost
A single student living in
Jogja would need approximately US$ 172 / month to
meet basic living expenses
such as boarding; (US$ 27,
single room), food (US$ 95),
daily fares, transportation
(US$ 50), medical cover, and
other necessites. It should
be stressed, however, that
these figures are all approximate and how much you
actually spend will depend a

lot on your personal lifestyle. Some people may be
able to live moderately; others might find it hard to
maintain their usual standard
of living.
You will also need some
money to follow interests
beyond your academic studies. If you have no plans to
go out for cinema or cultural
event performances, Jogja

itself has many hidden interesting cultures and social
aspects to be observed
It should be stressed,
however, that these
figures are all
approximate
and how
much you
actually
spend will
depend a lot
on your
personal lifestyle
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Bureau International Affairs

Faculty of Geography
Universitas Gadjah Mada
CNRD Coordination and Contact Person:
Dyah Fitria Dewi (Pipit)
Email:bkln@geo.ugm.ac.id
Mobile: +628164273864
Office/Fax: +62 274 589595
Bulaksumur 55281
Yogyakarta - Indonesia
http://geo.ugm.ac.id/
student handbook
Find your way around the IWRM Masterprogram in Jordan
Imprint
This handbook is written specifically
for the students of the M.Sc. IWRM
course between the University of
Jordan and Cologne University of
Applied Sciences. Please do not sell
it or use any part of it for any form
of publication or public distribution,
as it contains copyrighted material
of the authors and un-copyrighted
material from the Internet.
All the information is given to the
best of our knowledge, from the
most up-to-date sources at the time
of writing, however we cannot guarantee that it is still correct when you
read this. We are always grateful for
any comments or updates.
ITT
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Thanks to... Mustafa, Khaldoon, Silke, Andreas and Dr. Manar.
INTRODUCTION
JORDAN AND AMMAN

Jordan - some basic info
Before arriving
Arriving at Amman airport
Orientation in Amman
Areas
Transport in and around Amman

Travel within Jordan
Some tourists spots near Amman

Guidebooks and maps
FORMALITIES

Residency/Visa
Scholarship and payments
German embassy list
Money
Postal Service
STUDYING AT JORDAN UNIVERSITY

JU Campus - how to get there
Orientation
Services on campus
Study resources
LIVING

Getting a flat
Getting a mobile phone
Shopping

Where to eat
Going out
Health and fitness
ANNEX 1 Embassies in Amman

ANNEX 2 Pharmacies, doctors & hospitals
ANNEX 3 Contact persons & details
introduction
This little booklet is the informal companion of

the Study Handbook and is written by a few
of last years students of the IWRM program.
You will not find any long-winded speeches
about the importance of water management
for the course of history, nor pages after pages
of boring university regulations.
This booklet is designed purely to make your
first semester here in Amman more enjoyable.
If you keep it in your pocket at all times, it will
help you find your way around, make a few
things easier and serve as a kind of reference.
It contains a lot of different information collected from our experiences of doing exactly
what you are doing now: starting a new life in
a new place (except for the Jordanians among
you, of course). In that sense, this booklet
also aims to save a lot of your time, because it
passes on the kind of information that took us
a long time to find out, often through trial and
error. You will have the benefit that although
the road might still be a little rough in some
places, we have mostly paved it for you. So
finally, it should give you more time to focus
on the beautiful concept of IWRM, because it is
important for the course of history!
Apologies to the Jordanians again, for whom a
lot of this might be boring they might want
to focus on some parts of sections 4 and 5.
It should also be added, that this booklet is
written mostly by two Germans with some assistance from our Jordanian colleagues, and
although we will try to be as culturally neutral
and sensitive as we can, forgive us if we fail
at any point.
We hope you enjoy the read!

Jordan and Amman
basic info
Population: around 6.1 million (2004 census: 5.3 million)
Area: 89,342 km2
Capital: Amman (largest city, around 2 mio)
Main cities: Irbid (0.7 mio), Zarqa (0.5), Aqaba (0.1)
Admin. units: 12 muhafazat (governorates)
GDP: $ 28 billion (2005 estimate)
per capita: $4,900
Political system: Constitutional monarchy, with considerable
parliamentary power
historic background
1921
Transjordan is given semi-autonomous status in the British Mandate of Palestine, under the rule of Prince Abdullah I of the Hashemite family (former ruling family of the Hejaz and the two holy cities)
1946
End of the Mandate King Abdullah I proclaims the Hasemite Kingdom of Jordan
1948
1st Arab-Israeli war; creation of the State of Israel; Jordan controls

the West Bank and East Jerusalem (and annexes it in 1950)
1951
Abdallah I is shot in Jerusalem; his mentally ill son Talal rules briefly
1953
18-year old Hussein becomes King
1967
Jordan joins Syria, Egypt and Iraq in the 2nd Arab-Israeli war; looses the West Bank; around 1 million Palestinian refugees in Jordan
1970
Internal fighting against armed Palestinian fedayeen; crisis nearly

escalates with Syrian, Israeli and US involvement; by June 1971, all
fedayeen are expelled from Jordan
1991
Jordan supports Iraq in Gulf War
1994
Following the Washington Declaration, the Israeli-Jordanian peace

treaty is signed on October 26th
1999
King Hussein dies; his son Abdullah II becomes king
2005
Nov 9th: three bombs explode in Amman, killing 57, wounding 115,
Al-Qaeda in Iraq claims responsibility; number of Iraqi refugees is
estimated at 1 million
economy
Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ)

drive economic growth, mostly tariff-free textile production for the US
market (exports to US rose from $6.9
in 1997 to $661 million in 2002)
since 2001: us-Jordanian Free trade

Agreement, exploding exports further
Tourism has about 10-12% of GDP
Many international NGOs for Iraq and

Palestine are based in Amman
Many wealthy immigrants/refugees

from Iraq, Palestine and Lebanon
have moved to amman because of
the relative security and stability and
have based their businesses there
(The above information is a summary of Wikipedias Jordan entry)
before arriving
There are a few things worth sorting out before coming
to Amman (if you are coming from abroad):
get a lot of passport photos done you will need

quite a few in the various administrative processes
around 10 maybe
if you would like to travel to Syria (only 3 hours

away!) during your time in Amman, its advisable to
get a (multiple entry) Syrian visa before coming to
Jordan, especially for the Germans. This will make
things a lot easier for you.
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arriving at Amman airport
Ammans Queen Alia International Airport lies about

35km south of Amman. Although it carried over 3 million
passengers (and 1,500 tons of mail!) in 2006, it is not
very big and you should have no problems to find your
way around. There are two terminals, one for Royal Jordanian and one for all other airlines.
Taxi rates from the airport are fixed (at 17.5 JD, early
2008), so dont let anyone rip you off. The trip takes
around half an hour and it might be worth sharing a
taxi with somebody else, as most people will be going to
central Amman.
There is also a public bus service for only 2 JDs (plus 50
qirsh per bag), which leaves outside the Terminal building and goes to the 7th circle, then stops in several places till its final destination at Mujammaa ash-Shamaal
(see later).
Orientation in Amman
Amman as you might have noticed is quite a hilly place. Historically,
there are seven hills (jabal jibaal), now there are in fact over 19, which
gives you some idea of the recent growth that Amman has experienced.
The most famous of these are Jabal Amman, Jabal al-Weibdeh and Jabal alHussein well, there is of course also Jabal al-Qalaa, but that is inhabited
mostly by the citadel (Qalaa) and the streams of tourists coming to visit it.
To help you find your way around Amman, here is a simple guide to orientation and a quick insight into the most important areas. You will find more
detailed information about individual places later on in the Living section.
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An easy way to orientate yourself in Amman is along two main axes, which are shown on the map: the eight circles
axis (red) and the Abdoun-University axis (blue).
Eight circles axis sounds a little spiritual, maybe, but it is simply the east-west axis from the first circle (Duwar alAwwal) on top of Jabal Amman in the east, to the eighth circle far in the west. [There are quite a few other circles in
Amman e.g. Duwar al-Kilo, Duwar al-Dakhiliyeh, Duwar al-Medina etc. and because they are such a common way of
distinguishing location, one often just says al-Awwal or al-Medina.]
1st and 2nd circles are quite small (with the famous Shewarma Reem at the 2nd), while the 1st is the access to Rainbow
street and has a few restaurants and bars around.
The Grand Hyatt towards the Dakhilieh
The Intercontinental towards the 2nd
Le Royal, looking like a giant oval ship exhaust, can be seen from nearly everywhere
The 3rd circle is much bigger, has a major street going south-east towards downtown and one heading north-west toward the Dakhiliyeh circle. Around it there are several clubs and three major hotels:
The 4th circle is important for us IWRM students, because the German embassy is a few hundred meters south-west of it and you will
probably go there in the first few weeks. The 4th circle is where the eight circles axis crosses the Abdoun-Univerityaxis and just
south of it is the stunning new Abdoun Bridge leading to the wealthy district of Abdoun and the many clubs and bars
around Abdoun circle.
The 5th circle has two huge hotels: the Four Seasons and the Sheraton.Between the 6th and 7th circle, south (left) of the
street lies Sweifiyeh, a shopping district.
Finally, the 7th and 8th circles are mostly traffic hubs with the major road leading south (there are two that later join),
towards Madaba, the airport, the Dead Sea, Petra and Aqaba, and only from the 8th: north towards Jerash, Ajloun, Irbid
and Syria.
The University-Abdoun axis goes from Abdoun in the south via the 4th circle to the Dakhiliyeh circle (the biggest circle
in central Amman, located near the famous Meridien Hotel building and named after the Wizarat ad-Dakhiliyeh - Interior
Ministry), then slightly north-west toward the Medina circle (called in full: Duwar al-Medina ar-Riyadiyeh - Sport City
Circle, because it is located at the corner of the Sport City with a stadium, running tracks, pools etc.) and up the University street toward Sweileh. This street runs all along the left side of the university campus, from the hospital in the
south to the Mosque in the north.
areas
Jabal Amman
This is the oldest part of Amman and one of its
most beautiful, though beauty of course lies
in the eye of the beholder. It is definitely the
greenest part of town with many big old trees
in the private gardens and along the streets.
As Ammans central hill, it stretches from
where is rises up from downtown east of the
1st circle to more or less the 4th circle. It has
interesting demographics: the lower parts
around the side of the hill, particularly in the
east and south are inhabited by people of lower middle class background, while the top part
of the hill is the home of a much wealthier part
of society, many of very old Jordanian families (some Royals, too), though there is also
a fair share of foreigners in this pleasant part
of town.
It is home to the famous Rainbow Street,
which has just been completely re-paved with
cobblestone, to create a new social centre.
There are many places worth visiting in Jabal
Amman, most of which are mentioned later,
including the Royal Film Commission, Books@
Caf and Amigos.
Jabal al-Weibdeh (also: Jabal Luweibdeh)
If you are interested in Art, Jabal Weibdeh is
the place for you. The largely French-influenced hill just south of Jabal Amman is home
to most of the art galleries that Amman has
to offer, among which Daret al-Funun is probably the most famous. It also has a beautiful
old mosque Masjid Killiyet ash-Shareea, and
the second most famous old Falafel restaurant
called Abu Mahjoub in some little side street
downhill, east of the mosque. Good luck finding it, its worth it!
Downtown (Wust al-Balad)
This is the heart of Amman, always busy and
bustling, till early in the morning. It is maybe
one of Ammans most down-to-earth places,
in the sense that you see very few of the newly
rich and more of the working population here.
Full of shops of all kinds, it also hosts the very
few tourist/souvenir shops that you will find
in Amman.
The central square of downtown is in front of
Al-Hussein Mosque, more or less

at the foot of Jabal Amman. From
there, downtown spreads in three
directions: north toward the Roman Amphitheatre and Raghdan
bus station (al-Mahatta); west towards Wadi Saqra, with many little
streets squeezed in between Jabal
Amman and Jabal al-Qalaa; and a
little south towards Ras al-Ayn, the
former spring that supplied Amman
with drinking water (a loooong time
ago!). The street going south has
great shops for beautiful material
and carpets, some for second hand
shoes and many shops selling equipment for Bedus and their tents. The
two streets going west are lined
with shops selling DVDs (at 1JD per
disk!), shoes, bags etc. and on the
right side is the gold market. There
are also a few nice restaurants (see
below), several tourist hostels and
some internet cafes, because this
is where the few backpackers stay,
who come to Amman. There is a lot
to discover in downtown!
Abdoun
Without a doubt, the wealthiest
area of Amman is Abdoun. Just the
houses will tell you there are some
crazy big villas here. Worth a visit
just for the architecture! It also has
a good number of cafs, restaurants
and clubs, mostly located around
the Abdoun circle, just after the
bridge. These are, however, of the
more expensive type.
Shmeisani
Shmeisani is mostly a business/
banking/office area, though it also
has quite a few hotels, bars and restaurants and a special doctors area.
You can also find the Ministry of Water and Irrigation here!
Jabal al-Hussein
Jabal Hussein has more clothes
shops in one street than you will

ever see in your life. It is mainly
a shopping area for the middle
classes. Just downhill to the east
lies Mukhayyam al-Hussein one
of Ammans three Palestinian refugee camps, this one hosting almost
30,000 refugees.
Sweifiyeh
Like downtown, this area has many
shops and restaurants, but it is very
different, because unlike downtown,
Sweifiyeh is for the wealthy parts
of society. Here you can find many
of the big US fast food chains for
food and many international brands
for clothing stores, including ZARA,
Mango, Massimo Dutti, Bossini,
Daniel Hechter and others.
The main shopping street here is
called Shari al-Wakalaat (near the
7th circle), which has just been
turned into a pedestrian zone.
Travel within Jordan
Depending on how adventurous and how rich you are,

there are various modes of transport within Amman...
Taxi (not as cheap as in other places

1-5 JD per trip, usually with meter)
Service (collective taxis going on specific routes, which you

just have to figure out by asking
around 0.2 JD)
Bus (directions written on the

bus, but ask to be sure, or to
find out from where they leave
around 0.2-0.5 JD)
Going by bicycle is NOT advisable in Amman!!
A lot of buses pass by the university

and you can even have trouble getting onto one during busy semester
times, when leaving the university,
because theyre so full sometimes.
The main internal bus station in Amman is called Raghdaan, also known
just as al-Mahatta. It is often the
first or final station for buses that go
to places in or around Amman, like
Madaba, Baqaa, Salt etc.
Renting a car in Jordan can be
as cheap as 15 JD/day for a small
Korean car. Most rental car places
(including international brands like
Hertz, Avis etc.) are on Hadaiq Malik Abdallah street, west of the Medina circle, although there are also
some on the main street that runs
from the university up west towards
Sweileh.
There are service cars to many
major towns inside Jordan, to the
Israeli border or to Damascus for
example. Services to the Israeli
border (King Hussein Bridge) leave
from
Mujammaa
ash-Shamaal.
To Damascus they leave from Abdali, the former main bus station
in downtown Amman; there are a
number of service agents on the left
side as you come up the hill and the
trip usually costs between 10-15 JD/
person and takes about 3-4 hours.
Public buses go to all major cities

in Jordan, like Aqaba (5hrs), Irbid
(2hrs), Madaba (1hr), Maan, etc.
for around 5 JD or less, depending
on the distance. The two main bus
stations for these are:
Mujammaa ash-Shamaal (for buses to the northern governorates)
Mujammaa al-Janub (for buses

to the southern governorates)
There are also a number of private

bus companies that offer inexpensive trips (usually <10 JD one way)
several times a day to places like
Wadi Rum and Petra as well as to
Aqaba, Damascus, Beirut, Cairo, Tel
Aviv and other destinations.
some tourist spots near
JETT
(Jordan Express Tourist Transport) is a famous one and
has the following telephone number: +962 6 562 2430.
The offices are located in Abdali. Another company is
Ath-Thiqqa (Trust).
Train
There is a train going along the old Hejaz railway line
from amman up to damascus. the station in amman is
just north of Raghdan bus station
The route down south towards Medina is no longer operated, unfortunately. A good website for all kind of information on overland trips around the Middle East is The
man in seat 61, which has for example information on
the train from Amman to Damascus, apart from many
other useful tips and links:
www.seat61.com/Jordan.htm
Amman and around Jordan

Amman itself has not got all that much to
offer with regard to sightseeing. As was mentioned earlier, it is quite a young town, despite
its ancient roots. The two obvious destinations
are the Roman Amphitheatre and the Qalaa
(citadel) in the centre of town. Both also have
good museums (make sure to pay the student
price!). The citadel is also a nice place to climb
up to at night, when all the tourists are gone
and its officially closed.
Around Amman, there are a number of places

worth visiting. As-Salt, a beautiful, old Jordanian town, can be reached by one of the
many buses that pass the university and head
north-west; a bus to Madaba the town with
magnificent ancient mosaics from Roman and
Byzantine times passes by the fourth circle,
heading south over the Abdoun bridge.
We will not go into detail about the places to
visit in Jordan, as any guidebook can tell you
about these. There are several thousand historic sites in Jordan!
guidebooks
Recommended highlights
with special relevance to water
Wadi Mujib amazing wadi with perennial flow of warm water through a
breathtaking canyon of red stone towards the Dead Sea, with underground
caves and a big waterfall a MUST for IWRM students! Go before it gets
cold or closed for winter.
Azraq wetlands reserve a sad sight showing the reckless practice of unsustainable groundwater abstraction and a little project trying to relieve the
damage done
and maps
The main tourist destinations are:
Petra, Wadi Rum, the Dead Sea, Jerash, Madaba, Mount Nebo, Crusader
castles (Ajloun, Kerak and Shobak),
desert castles and Aqaba
Less visited tourist sites:
Umm Qays (ancient Gadara, one

of the decapolis cities)
Mafraq, Umm al-Jimal and surrounding basalt villages
Jawa (stone age town near the

Syrian border, needs 4x4)
hidden desert castles (difficult

to access, but worth the trip,
e.g. Qasr Usaykhim and Uweinid
near Azraq or Qasr Tuba further
south)
There are hundreds of guidebooks for Jordan, of course.

These are the popular ones:
The Rough Guide to Jordan (edition 2006)
Lonely Planet: Jordan (2003 and

2006)
Jordan Globetrotter Travel Pack

(2007)
with the German travel publisher

Reise-Know-How. It is a very good
rip- and waterproof map at 1:400
000 resolution (the highest you can
find) with many useful details and
information. It can easily be bought
through amazon or directly through
their website (www.reise-knowhow.de) for 8.90.
They now also offer their maps for
PDA systems etc. at www.stadtplanwerk.de/bs/index.php
For maps of Amman, ask in bookshops or hotels the bookshops
opposite the university offer some,
for example.There is a Jordanian
mapping project that provides good
online maps of Amman. Its called
click2spot, and has a number of
cool options including some 360
views, simplified maps of specific
areas and a lot of location info integrated into the maps. www.
click2spot.jo/maps.jsp Some
interesting maps for both Jordan
and Amman can also be found on
a Jordanian doctors website: www.
layyous.com/jordan/jordan_maps.
html (here you can also find the
map that is printed on the back of
the booklet)
Finally, the ACOR library has a very
elaborate map section, too.
in German:
Reise
Know-How:
(2005)
Marco Polo Jordanien (2006)
Jordanien
Dumont Kunstfhrer Jordanien

(2007 keine praktischen Infos,
dafr mehr Geschichte)
Maps
Getting good maps of Jordan or Amman is not that easy. Here are some
tips:
One of the best physical maps of
Jordan is published by the world
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Residency in Jordan
as a student at the Jordan university, you will all get a Jordanian residency for one year (iqama sanawiyeh). The process of getting this
residency is a little easier for Arabs
than it is for Germans. But lets look
at it in general first:
Upon arriving at the airport, you
need to purchase a visa, which will
give you a 2-week stay permit, within which time you have to register
at your local police station. In order
to then get the residency, you need
four things:
Passport photos (around 4, but

take more to be safe)
Rental contract from your landlord
Letter from the university (once

you are registered as student)
Results of the medical test (the Water

Centre staff will help you with this)
For the Arabs, the first three should

be enough to get the residency, the
Germans need all four. Once you
leave in Feb/March next year, be
aware that the residency will expire
if you dont enter Jordan within 6
months.
Visa to Germany
This is for the Arab students, who
have to get a German visa for the
2nd semester in Cologne.
the most important note here is:
start the visa application process
early! Usually this takes 3-4 weeks,
but could take longer, so plan enough
time for this. Ideal would be to start
in early January. You can download

both the list of documents required
and the application form from the
German Embassys website:
www.amman.diplo.de
Scholarship and Payments
this section is to give you advice on
how to receive your monthly scholarship from the daad and how to
get money back from your registration payments to Cuas.
Your scholarship
In order to receive the scholarship
money every month, you need to
have a bank account either in Germany or in Jordan. as soon as you
have passed on your bank account
details, your money will be transferred automatically. The process
is different for Germans and Arabs,
though:
for the Germans: please send your
bank account details to Mr. Stark
as soon as possible your money
will be transferred straight from the
daad in bonn
for the Arabs: for you, the money
will be transferred through the German embassy, so within the first
week after your arrival in Amman,
you should set up a bank account
with a Jordanian bank (e.g. the
Cairo-Amman bank on campus) and
then send your account details to
the responsible person at the German embassy. because this process
might take a little time, you will receive your first instalment as a cheque
from the German embassy, when you
go to visit them in the 1st week.
Payments at CUAS & the Mobilittsbeitrag

Although you are exempt from paying study fees at JU as well as at Cologne University of Applied Sciences
(CUAS), we have to pay the registration fee at CUAS for the last two
semesters (in the case of the Arabs)
and for all three semesters (in the
case of the Germans). You will have
to transfer this sum (around 160
Euro per semester) to CUAS before
the beginning of the respective semester. However, this sum includes
the so-called Mobilittsbeitrag
(mobility share), i.e. the public
transport ticket for greater Cologne.
Obviously it doesnt make sense to
pay this for the semesters that you
are not actually in Cologne (1st and
3rd), so you can request it back once
you have paid the full amount (this
is a bit of German bureaucracy for
you to get used to). The form to request this Mobilittsbeitrag back can
be found on the following website:
http://www.verwaltung.fhkoeln.de/organisation/dezernatesg/dezernat3/sg31/service/
studium/u/01219.php
German embassy list
This is only relevant for the Germans: in
the German Embassy in Amman, there
is a list of all the Germans in the country,
with emergency contact details etc. its
advisable to add your name to this. One
of you could organise this for all in the
first weeks after arrival. When you visit
the embassy in the 1st week, you could
ask someone there about this.
The embassy details can be found in
the list of embassies in Annex 1.
Money
The national currency is the Jordanian Dinar (JD). 1 JD = 100 qirsh
(piasters) = 1000 fils
This is a little confusing and some
people often mix up qirsh and fils.
A service might cost e.g. 150 fils =
0.15 JD
At the time of writing (July 2008), 1
JD = 0.89 EUR or 1.41 US Dollars.
You can always check the most recent exchange rate on websites like
www.xe.com
Postal Service
The Jordan Post is very reliable,
though it does sometimes happen
that things dont arrive. As a general
rule: dont use mail boxes around
town, always take your letters to the
post office. Each region has a post
office, though only the main offices
offer all services (for example express mail) You can find a list of all
post offices on the very good Jordan
Post website: www.jordanpost.com.jo
The main post office is downtown
in Prince Mohamed Street, a few
meters up the road from Matam
Hashem and it is open later than the
others. If you expect to receive mail
during your time in Jordan, the safest way is probably to get a P.O. box
with a little key at one of these post
offices (or at the one in university).
It costs only around 8 JD till the end
of the current year.
JU Campus how to get there

The university is located relatively
far out in the north-west of Amman,
in a district called Jubeiha, near
Sweileh. It is quite a big campus with
a lot of green from the air it looks
like a big park. To walk from one end
to the other could well take half an
hour. apart from the various departments, institutes and administrative
buildings, the campus also includes
a stadium, a hospital, a mosque and
some female dormitories.
To get to the university from Jabal
Amman or other locations in the
centre, there are various options for
buses and services, but you have to
find those out locally, depending on
where you live. A major station for
buses leaving to the university is at
the north-eastern corner of the dakhiliyeh circle, from where they go
straight to the various gates of the
university. You can also take a taxi,
of course.
To get to the Water Centre, you will
have to get off at the Ziraa (zira3a
= agriculture) gate. (But take care:
the Ministry of Agriculture is also on
the street leading to the university,
so dont get out at the ministry if the
guy in the bus shouts ziraa!) It is
usually the second university gate
that buses stop at (Tibb = medicine
is the first). When you got out of
your bus or taxi, walk through the
gate and along the right side of the
Higher Studies Faculty that is ahead
of you past the fields and green
houses of the Faculty of Agriculture,
which you are walking towards. The
Water Centre is on the 2nd floor of
the Faculty, in the far back. Although
you can enter through the Faculty
entrance, its easier to use the Water Centres official entrance: take
a right along the tree-lined street
for about fifty meters, till there are

stairs leading uphill on your left,
alongside the Faculty building. Now
just up the stairs and at the top take
a left and another left and youre
there. Welcome to your academic
home for the next seven months!
Orientation
It is easiest to find your way around
the JU campus along its central axis,
which goes from the clock tower
(the campus centre) all the way
down south to the Faculty of Medicine. Youll be walking up and down
this street a lot during your time in
Amman, as most of the things youll
need are located somewhere along
this long, tree-lined street.
You should be given a map of the
University when you arrive; if not,
you can get one in the International
Students Office in the 2nd floor of
the Student Affairs building behind
the Cairo-amman bank.
Also useful is the link to a featured
Google Map at the bottom of the
Language centres website: http://
ujlc.ju.edu.jo/
services on the Ju campus.
Ju campus in Jubeiha the yellow circle is the water centre. at the bottom
left you see the Duwar alJamia.
Coming from the city center, follow the university

road until you reach the
uJ campus to your ride
side. Get out at agricultural gate (baab al seraa), it
is the second gate before
reaching the mane gate.
Tell the guard that you are

going to the water center
to see dr. Manar Fayyad.
Once inside, take a turn to
the ride pass by the green
houses to your left. At the
end of the street, turn
right and pass the faculty
of agriculture.
Behind the building, to left

walk up the stairs. At the
end of the stairs, turn left
and you will find your new
home :)
food
other services
There are a number of small cafeterias around the campus, serving coffee, tea, soft drinks and sandwiches; one is just up the stairs from
the Water Centre, in the Engineering Building. The biggest and most
popular one of these is in the row of
shops and offices in the campus centre; it serves pizza, shawerma and
various sandwiches, despite hot and
cold drinks. Like in the other small
cafeterias you have to pay first at
the counter, then take the receipt to
get your food. There are also some
small coffee-stands around campus.
Post Office Next to the row of shops

near the main cafeteria. It might be
worth registering a P.O. box address
here, since you will be in the university every day, but you might move
from one area to another in Amman.
JU Main Cafeteria is the only place

on campus serving real food, i.e.
not fast food, sandwiches or pizza.
Located behind the main library, its
cheap and reasonably good, serving
(more or less) traditional Jordanian
food. There is a student section (on
the right) and a professors section
(left) the latter has slightly better
food with table service and slightly higher prices and is accessible
to students either after 2pm or if
youre brave enough to just pretend
to be a professor.
Outside the campus, opposite the
main gate, there are also a number of fast food chains and restaurants, of which Lubnani Snack is
quite good and very popular and has
great fresh juice cocktails.
shops
Near the main cafeteria, there are a
number of small shops in a row, selling mostly sweets, soft drinks, juices, crisps and newspapers. Outside
the main gate, there are a number
of shops for similar things, but also
for stationary stuff and more substantial food. Opposite the main
gate there is a whole commercial
centre specialised on student requirements: restaurants and fast food to
the right, bookshops, stationary, copy
shops and internet cafes to the left.
Royal Jordanian Office Next to the

Post Office is an office of the national carrier with friendly staff.
Bank of Jordan Around the corner
from the Post Office, it has a cash
machine and normal bank services.
Cairo-Amman Bank Located diagonally across the open space / park
area from the Bank of Jordan.
study Resources
Now we come to the section that
should be most important for you:
where to find resources for studying
about water and IWRM. One of the
main goals of this booklet is to give
you more time to read/learn more
about water and its related fields
and to tell you where to find the resources for this.
As was mentioned, the issue of resources in this course still needs
some improvement and we will include some tips what you could do
for this. In general with regard to
books, we found very little useful
material in the university, though it
must be said that we did not fully
explore all options and that is something we recommend you to do,
for your own benefit and for those
who come to study IWRM after you.
There is however good access to
many very useful online scientific
journals through any JU internet
connection.
main library
JUs Main Library is located right
at the main entrance, opposite the
flashy administration building. It has
to be said that we hardly used this li-
brary because we simply didnt know

if there was any relevant material
there. A brief inspection of the English-language material didnt reveal
much promising results it looked
mostly old and the water stuff very
engineering-based.Nevertheless, we
would encourage you to check properly what there is. One of you could
go and speak to the employees there
and get them to print out for example a list of all the titles that have
the word water in them, which
we were told they are able to do.
This would be a serious improvement, to at least have an idea what
there is and whether our quick
judgement was prejudiced or not.
engineering library
The library of the Department of
Engineering is located right above
the little cafeteria hardly 100m uphill from the Water Centre. Go up
the stairs at the back of the cafeteria and up to the first floor. One
of us went there to check on books
related to water. There are quite a
lot. Most are rather old (60s, 70s &
80s), but could be useful, especially
for topics such as water treatment,
sanitation, supply and storage.
faculty of agriculture
postgrad library
This is a big room located exactly
below your classroom. There are
many journals here, though none
newer than about 1995 and together with the fewer books they have,
these are mostly about water for agriculture, irrigation etc. This did not
seem very useful when we checked
it, but it would be worth checking
again.
water centre resources
Because the resource situation was
generally rather poor with regard
to books, some professors started

buying the textbooks to their modules and leaving them in the Water
Centre. This should be continued
for you, too, to accumulate a good
little library with the most relevant
and important titles. In addition to
that we left a number of leaflets, flyers etc. from various water projects
in Jordan, Syria and Egypt that we
collected over out time there in the
Centre. These give good practical
examples of what you will be learning and can serves as points of contact, too.
Furthermore, the Water Centre has
been given a digital agriculture library from a Canadian university
with around 50 CDs containing full
articles of a great number of agriculture-related journals from 1995
till 2005. Many of these are relevant
to Water Management and the software should be installed on one of
the PCs available in the computer
room. Else ask the staff about this.
university-based online
journal access
This is really the saving grace of JU
with regard to resources: if you log
in through any JU internet connection (i.e. wireless or at one of the
provided PCs), you can access a
large number of scientific journals
online to do with water or anything else for free. You should be
automatically signed in as Jordan
University, especially if you use any
of the major journal search engines:
www.sciencedirect.com
www.springerlink.com
www.elsevier.com
www.ingentaconnect.com (more social sciences)
If you find an article on one of these,
but you are not allowed to download it free of charge, it is always
worth checking the title on Google,
as it might be available on another
website for free. The famous journal Water Policy is not available,
for example, but in such cases you
might be able to negotiate with the
Water Centre to convince the university to add this or other ones to
their subscription well, it would be
worth trying, at least.
other options
There are several places for resources other than those at JU:
Abdel Hamid Shoman Public Library.
located in Jabal Amman, between
1st & 2nd circles, opposite the Iraqi
embassy; with copying service and
free wireless internet access; the
phone number is 5679166
IFPO library. the Institut Franais
du Proche Orient (see below for
more details) might well have one
of the best libraries on Water Management in Amman. Especially on
political and economic topics relating to water management, it is

well-endowed, as well as with regard to titles on the water aspects
of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
ACOR library. the American Centre
for Oriental Research (more details
below) has a large library. The website also has a list of other libraries
in Amman: www.bu.edu/acor/libother8d.html
We have compiled a list of these titles, which is too big to insert here,
but we will try to install a copy at the
Water Centre or you could contact
one of us. For practical examples,
reports and studies, you can search
the websites of the very many organisations that are involved in water issues or that are implementing
water projects in Jordan and other
Middle Eastern countries. Here is
a selection of water-related links,
which will get you well on your way:
german agencies:
GTZ (Gesellschaft fr Technische Zusammenarbeit) www.gtz.de
KFW(Kreditanstalt fr Wiederaufbau) www.kfw.de
DED (Deutscher Entwicklungsdienst) www.ded.de
BGR(Bundesanstaltfr Geowissenschaften u. Rohstoffe)www.bgr.bund.de
european Agencies:
European Water Initiative www.euwi.net
Euro-Mediterranean Information System on know-how in the Water sector www.emwis.net
MEDA Water Programme www.medawater-rmsu.org
Water Information System for Europe http://water.europa.eu/
UN agencies:
UN Water www.unwater.org
FAO Water www.fao.org/nr/water/
Aquastat www.fao.org/nr/water/aquastat/main/index.stm
Water for Life Decade www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/
World Water Assessment Programme www.unesco.org/water/wwap/
International Hydrological Programme www.unesco.org/water/ihp/
WHO Water Sanitation & Health www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia www.escwa.un.org
United Nations University Network on Water, Environment and Health www.inweh.unu.edu
UNEP - Freshwater www.unep.org/themes/freshwater/
other links:
Global Water Partnership www.gwpforum.org
World Water Council www.worldwatercouncil.org
International Water Association www.iwahq.org
The World Commission on Dams www.dams.org
RAMSAR Convention on Wetlands www.ramsar.org
International Water Law Project www.waterlaw.org
Global Environmental Facility GEF www.gefweb.org
Water Alternatives Journal www.water-alternatives.org
Stockholm International Water Institute http://www.siwi.org
Worldbank Water Programme http://go.worldbank.org/TWIJVNM470
WCA Infonet http://www.wca-infonet.org/iptrid/infonet/index.jsp
Water Science Glossary of Terms http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/dictionary.html
This chapter aims at giving you an easy start into Ammans everyday life,
trying to answer questions like where to live, what to eat and of course:
where to go out at night! Especially during the summer months, Amman has
quite a few options to spend the warm summer nights outside in pedestrian
areas, on roof terraces of cafes, in open-air cinemas or on artist markets.
getting a at
Unless you already have arranged a
flat before your arrival in Amman,
the Water Centre will arrange a place
in a dormitory near the university for
you.
depending on the standard and price
of this dormitory you can choose to
stay there or to just use it for the
first few weeks till you find something else in the latter case try
to pay on weekly basis or no more
than a month in advance. Many of
us moved out of our dormitory after
a month, though some also stayed
the whole semester. If you choose
to find a flat in Amman, no matter
where and how you will choose to
live, first consider the following important points:
Many landlords have established
rules of conduct for the properties
they rent. Curfews after 9 pm, no
visits from friends (not only boy- and
girlfriends) and no consumption of
alcohol, to name just a few prohibitions, are not a rarity, especially in
dorms around the university. Make
sure you know about these rules before you sign a contract. Make sure
you obtain a written rental contract
with the address/location of your
flat, the date you moved in and the
landlords signature. You will need
this to get your residency.
another important thing you have to
check is if your flat is winter proof.
You really tend to neglect this issue
when looking at nice rooms in the
summer. however temperatures of
8 to 10 degrees Celsius inside the
room from december to February
are not fun to live in! As diesel prices
are constantly rising, it is important
to know e.g. if diesel for a central
heating is included in the rent or not,
or if the hot water is connected to
the heating or separate. In the first
case you might only have hot water
for 1-2 hours in the evening, when
the heating is on. More preferable

is to have a separate electric boiler.
Further options for heating are electric heaters, air conditionings and
gas ovens. In all cases you have to
check what is there, if it is sufficient
and who covers the costs. the basic
rule of thumb: the bigger your flat
and the more windows you have,
the more you will freeze in winter!
Double-glazing is very rare in Amman.
where to live?
Jabal Amman, Jabal Weibdeh and
shmeisani are maybe the most popular places for students and foreigners to live, though many also live
around the university, but of course
you can find flats all over Amman.
Jabal Amman and Jabal al-Weibdeh
are the oldest residential areas of
Amman, where you can still find old
villas with beautiful gardens here
and there. On Google Earth they
are almost the only areas in Amman that will appear at least a little
green. Major advantages of living in
these areas are the nice and quiet
environment, the walking distance
to downtown and the international
feel with a number of nice cafs,
bars, restaurants, art galleries and
bookshops. Of relative disadvantage
is the long way to university (between half an hour and one hour are
quite normal, depending on traffic),
the relatively bad public transport
and the difficulty to find a flat/room
at reasonable price for a short period of time.
If you want to avoid the long travel
time to uni, or find a less expensive
flat, try to find one in the surroundings of the university. there are a
lot of rooms and flats available in
Sweileh and Jubeiha, north and east
of the campus and theres also constant new construction in that area.
the infrastructure in terms of internet cafes, restaurants and super-
markets is quite good, although you

will be relatively far from the cultural
centre of Amman.
prices
The differences between prices dont
always depend on the living area
you choose, but they differ very
much from offer to offer and can
sometimes be negotiated. A typical
range is from 150 JD to 250 JD per
month for a nice room in a shared
flat or small studio. Rooms further
out could be as little as 100 JD, while
a nice single apartment in Jabal
Weibdeh could cost you over 400 JD
a month. It might be easier to find
something, if you pair up and look
for two-bedroom apartments. Usually, rooms are furnished and electricity and water are included in the
monthly rent. This is not necessarily
the case for gas and diesel, which
might amount to an additional 150
JD per month for a normal size flat
during the winter months!
how to find a room

There are ads in the newspapers
(weekly: Al-Waseet, Al-Momtaz;
daily: Ar-Rai, Al-Ghad, Ad-Dustoor
& Jordan Times), though rarely for
shared flats. Other ways of finding a
flat include: Walk from door to door
in an area you like and ask shop
owners or people in the street if
they know about any available flats/
rooms. Look for plates and signs
on balconies or windows indicating
a room for rent. Even if the advertised room is often already taken,
the landlord might know about other
rooms that are still free. Look for
notes or leave a note at the noticeboard in Books@Cafe (this is the
most popular board for flats, though
there are other bookstores, too),
or put a note up in JUs Language
Center, the French Cultural Centre
(Weibdeh) or other places in the university or around town.
furniture
Although rooms are usually furnished, you might be missing some
furniture items. In this case there
are a number of good 2nd hand furniture shops around Amman - mostly in two areas:
Sweileh - there are some on the
road from JU to Sweileh itself, but
most of them are located on a road
parallel to and uphill from the road
leading from Duwar as-Sweileh toward as-Salt.
Downtown - about 1km south of
the Hussein Mosque there are several stores and something like a
2nd hand furniture market on a
large open space. Of the two major streets there, each taking traffic in one direction only, it is located
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hurry to move out of the dormitory
or want to live somewhere else from
the beginning, below are a few good
options to start with in Amman, before you find your own place. For
all of these it might help if you say
Other advantages of living here

are IFPOs very good library on water management (mentioned above)
and the good availability of taxis
around the IFPO!
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email:l.eljechi@ifporient.org
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Land (DEI German Protestant
Institute)
IFPO(Institut
Proche Orient)
Similar arrangements to the IFPO,

though more comfortable with a big
garden (summer!) and closer to the
university, but also more expensive:
240 JD/month, 75/week or 12/day.
Francais
du
This is a French research and education centre very near the 3rd circle
in a very nice area with some comfortable, nice rooms for rent. Rooms
are available for 100 JD/month (or
6 JD/day), including free (wireless)
Internet, shared bathroom/shower,
living room and kitchen and a washing machine. Although there are
usually rooms available, it is recommended to contact them a few
weeks in advance. And usually the
maximum stay period is one month.
Contact: Jutta Hser

email: gpia@go.com.jo
American Centre of Oriental Research
This one is maybe more like a hotel:
rather luxurious and just opposite
the university, equipped with a cook
and breakfast & lunch included in
the price: 490 JD/month or 17 JD/
day; maybe you can negotiate a student price, though.
Free wireless internet, en-suite,

large double rooms, TV (some even
DVD player), weekly cleaning, large
library over two floors (worth checking for water books!), washing for 4
JD/load.nwww.bu.edu/acor/
Cozmo at the 7th circle, opposite

Safeway
getting a mobile phone
Haboob between 1st and 2nd circle,

and other locations
You can get a Jordanian SIM card at

almost any of the one million little
phone stores all over Amman. There
are several providers, of which omniah, orange and zain are maybe the
most popular.
In general, for making calls home
(e.g. to Lebanon or Germany), it is
advisable to use either one of the
little phone shops or internet call
services (e.g. Skype), which are
much cheaper than using your mobile phone.
Local stores and markets
Most likely you will have a little minimarket somewhere near wherever you
will live, which should serve most of
the basic needs, although probably not
much fresh produce like fruit or vegetables.
Central fruit & vegetable markets/
sooqs can be found in many parts
of town, including downtown around
Hussein Mosque (a little towards the
north), in Jabal Hussein Camp and in
Mukhayyam Wahidaat.
Supermarkets
There are a number of large supermarkets in Amman, including big international ones like Carrefour and
Safeway. Here is a small list:
Carrefour in City Mall
Safeway four stores: Shmeisani
(beginning of Gardens St., near Medina circle), Jubeiha, 7th circle and
Muqabalain (wholesale)
C-Town several stores: 7th circle,

at Amman Mall, Shmeisani, Jabal
Hussein
Stop & Buy Store Jabal
at Duwar Paris
al-Weibdeh
Malls
Sometimes it seems like going to
malls is the new favorite pastime
of Ammanians and theres a new
mall opening every few months.
The maybe biggest one is just being stamped out of the ground in
Abdoun, opposite the Blue Fig Restaurant.
Amman Mall is the oldest of the
big malls, built in 2000 at Duwar
al-Waha (south-west of the university circle). Mecca Mall and City Mall
(with Carrefour) are new and fancy
with all kinds of shops, food courts
and entertainment, but far out:
north of the 8th circle, on the right
side of the road leading to Irbid.
Abdoun Mall is a smaller one in the
west of Abdoun. Most of these have
websites for more detailed information on
Shops
For high-street shopping for clothes
etc. apart from the malls, the best
place is Shari al-Wakalaat in Sweifiyeh, a big Western-style pedestrian
shopping street. Some other places
for shopping are indicated in the Areas section of the first chapter.
where to go?
You can imagine that there

are thousands of bars and
restaurants in amman. We
will not try to list the best
hundred; just a few that we
have liked you will have to
make your own survey of
them.
traditional arabic restaurants

Matam Hashem is probably the
most famous restaurant in Jordan, a
very simple and cheap, but excellent
falafel and humus place. You HAVE
to try it! Located right in downtown,
everybody knows it, so there is no
chance you wont find it.
Matam al Quds (4630168 ) is also in
downtown and also not expensive.
But it serves a much larger variety
of food, including famous Jordanian
dishes like Mansaf, Magloobeh or
Musakhan.
Abu Mahjoub falafel in Weibdeh
(see above).
Shawerma Reem is supposedly Ammans best Shawerma shop and
sometimes you can find a good 20
people waiting there at 3 in the
morning.
Shawerma Aalia is only a few hundred meters away, to the 3rd circle
and down the street on the right
less crowded and bigger (maybe
even better?) shawermas. Also has
shops in other places.
Falafel al-Quds is another famous
Falafel place, on Rainbow Street.
Reem al-Bawadi (5515419) is maybe the most famous traditional restaurant in Amman, where you can
sit under Bedu tents outside, with
great Arabic food in a beautiful setting.
Fakhr el-Din (4652399 ) is known
as an excellent Lebanese restaurant between 1st & 2nd circles, in a
side street to the north. Famous and
expensive, youll eat with princes,
ministers and actors.
Fish restaurant not sure if it has
a name its a tiny, excellent restaurant, maybe the only one for fish
in Amman. You can also buy fresh
fish here or order the cooked fish
meals for take-away. BUT: its hard
to find: located in a very small side
alley only accessible on foot. From
Matam Hashem, cross the street,

walk left and turn right into one of
the small alleys there. Ask around.
Three Yemeni restaurants can be
found along the street lining the
university to the north. Just a few
meters left if you exit from the north
exit. Theyre cheap, good food and
nice atmosphere, especially when
sitting on the floor.
Western and international restaurants

Wild Jordan (4633542) is a centre of
the Royal Society for the conservation of Nature. Apart from being a
Restaurant/Caf with unique architecture and maybe the best views
over old Amman, it has a shop selling natural products & crafts from
Jordan and an information centre
(e.g. info about hiking/camping in
Jordans natural reserves).
Whispers (5921850) between 5th
and 6th circle is famous and popular
with a special salad bar.
Vinaigrette (5620528) is a cool Salad and Sushi bar on the 7th floor
of Al-Qasr Hotel in Shmeisani with
great views.
Cinco de Mayo is a good Mexican
restaurant in the Intercontinental Hotel on the 3rd circle. It also
has a famous Lebanese restaurant
called Burj al-Hammam (4641361
for both).
Kashmir (4659520) is a good,
though expensive Indian restaurant
near the 3rd circle.
Caserecchio (5934772/3) is a good
Italian restaurant / Pizzaria at Abdoun circle; a little pricey.
China (4638968) is a really good
and cosy Chinese restaurant with
nice decoration and staff near Rainbow Street, up the hill from Books@.
Cafs
Caf Jafra (4622551) a really cool
place to drink tea, smoke a shisha
or eat out, especially when there
is space on the balcony over the
street. Open till early in the morning, its just opposite the post office,
a few hundred meters down from
Hashem, where all the DVD stores
are. They also have a nice Iftar buffet during Ramadan.
The Arab League Caf (Maqha al-
Jamia al-Arabiya) is a bit hard to

find (on the 1st floor, up an unspectacular staircase, around a corner
opposite Hussein mosque), but a
beautifully ancient teahouse, with
many old men smoking shishas and
playing backgammon, dominoes or
cards.
Books@Caf (4650457) a true legend in Amman. 300m to the right
near the end of Rainbow street, it
is visited by a cool crowd of young,
creative people, who enjoy its funky
design, comfor-table sofas, good
food and beautiful views. There are
also concerts here and the famous
pin board for flats
and other advertisements.
CoffeeN News is a relaxed little coffee bar on Rainbow street with wireless internet and good music.
going out
Current information on any performances, events, exhibitions, cultural nights etc. is best taken from
the daily Jordan Times, the weekly
The Star or from the internet. There
is also a monthly magazine/booklet with up-to-date information on
whats going on. A comprehensive
list of restaurants, cafs, cinemas,
clubs etc. can be found at www.
guide2jordan.com. You can also
check the Ministry of Cultures website: www.culture.gov.jo
cultural places
If youre interested in art, music,
drama and film, youll be glad to
know that he artistic scene in Amman is growing fast. There is a number of art galleries, theatres, cinemas and music venues and more are
appearing every month.
There are two major venues for cultural events:
The Royal Cultural Centre (5669026)
is located on University Street, just
before Sport City on the right, if you
come from Dakhiliyeh circle.
Al Hussein Foundation, which established the Performing Arts Center,

the Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation and the Haya Arts Centre.
Apart from these, there are a number of foreign cultural institutions in
Amman, which (apart from offering
language and other courses) organise regular cultural events in various
locations, including the two Royal
centres just mentioned.
Goethe-Institut (Germany)
in Jabal Amman, near the 3rd circle
Tel: 4641993
www.goethe.de/ins/jo/amm/deindex.htm
French Cultural Centre
in Jabal al-Weibdeh, at Paris circle
Tel:4612658
www.lecentre-jo.org
Instituto Cervantes (Spain)
near 3rd circle,behind the Intercontinental
Tel:
4610858
http://amman.cervantes.es/
Al-Hussein
Cultural
Centre
(4735187) is located south of Jabal
Amman in Ras al-Ayn, on the left
of the major road leading toward
downtown.
British Council
on Rainbow Street in Jabal Amman
Tel:
4636147
www.britishcouncil.org/jordan.htm
They are sometimes confused because of their similar names. Both

house numerous events from concerts to plays and film screenings.
As you stroll through the streets of

Amman, especially downtown and
Jabal Amman, you can notice quite
a few cinemas, though only very few
have survived and are still operating.
Darat al-Funun in Weibdeh prides itself as a home for the Arts and the
artists of Jordan and the Arab world.
Founded by the Khaled Shoman
Foundation, it is mostly an art exhibition space, but also organises
poetry readings, theatre and music
performances. Tel: 4643251/2
www.daratalfunun.org
There are other cultural organisations and instuttions such as the Noor
Commercial cinemas for big

American and Arabic movies can be
found in several places and here you
can find movies and showtimes.
Le Royal Hotel (Cine Le Royal), 3rd circle
Mecca Mall (Cinema City)
City Mall (Grand City Mall)

Zara Centre (Grand Zara) below the
Hyatt
The Royal Film Commission (www.
rfc. ) is very actively promoting
film and cinema in Jordan and have
regular outdoor screenings of interesting films at their new location between Books@ and Rainbow Street.
They also organise workshops and
other film-related things. Its worth
being on their mailing list.
bars
What is the difference between a bar,
a caf and a club? Very often one
place can be all three, or maybe also
a restaurant during the day. So the
differentiation here is a little arbitrary.
Though a bar is more for drinking alcoholic drinks, you can also get those
in many of the international restaurants and cafs listed above. The
places listed here as bars are thus
not for dancing, but more for sitting
and drinking mashrubaat.
Amigo Pub (4633001) is a cool, rocky
place two minutes from the 1st circle,
with a billiard table.
Salute & Grappa (4651458) near
Fakhr el-Din restaurant, close to the
1st circle. The two locations on 2
floors and the beer garden with great
views offer something for everyone.
Blue Fig (5928800) is a very popular
Bar/restuarant/caf place in Abdoun.
With its open architecture over several floors (good acoustics for music
events!) and its garden, it attracts a
wide range of people.
La Calle (4617216) is a popular trattoria/bar on Rainbow street, not far
from Books@.
Bonita (4615061) is a Spanish restaurant with a cute, little bar next to it
on the right. 3rd circle
Kitkat Bar is not for everyone. Mostly
old, poor Ammanis go there, drink
vodka with bring-your-own juices and
smoke. Thats all. For some people,
this together with the odd decoration
has a certain charme. Downtown near
Jafra.
The Living Room (464 4227) is almost like a noble pub in London and
is thus very popular with the foreign
crowd of business men, aid workers
and ex-pats. Also good sushi. At the
3rd circle.
Loki is a bar in bottom of the Hashem Hotel, frequented by the artistic
crowd, near IFPO.
Clubs
Most clubs in Amman are either in
Jabal Amman (around the 3rd circle)
or Abdoun (around Abdoun circle).
New ones keep popping up as the
scene grows and old ones disappear,
so it is hard to give many details
here. Just explore.
Tel:
5859924
Fax:
5859734
Open Sat-Thurs 05.3023.00, Fri

10.0020.00
Health
Prices vary from 35 JD one month to

220 JD a year and include free use
of sauna, steambath and Jaccuzi.
For a list of hospitals and doctors,

most of which speak either English
or German in addition to Arabic, see
Annex 2.
Power Hut Gym & Fitness Centre

(opposite Burger King in Shmeissani)
Fitness
Jogging/running in public, as it is
common in some countries, is not
really appropriate in Jordan or anywhere in the Arab world, actually. If
you want to do some sport or exercise during the semester in Amman,
there are several other options:
there are several sports clubs in
the JU, which you can get information about in the Sports Complex
on Campus, opposite Cairo-Amman
bank
in Sports City (Medina ar-Riyadiyeh)
- there are a lot of facilities here,
including courts for football, tennis,
squash and volleyball, two swimming pools (outdoor and indoor) and
a good running track. For details and
prices, you can just go and check it
out, or call on 5667181 (extension
147 or 119) at the various fitness
centres around town here are just
two examples:
Fitness One
(on Mekka Street?
Aerobics studio with B.T.S. courses
like Body Combat classes, Body
Pump, Body Attack, Body Jam and
R.P.M.
Tel:
5686349
Fax:
5672050
powerhut@nets.com.jo
Annex 1
list of embassies in Amman
P.O. Box 183

11118 Amman
Algeria
Embassy of the Democratic Peoples
Rep. of Algeria
1, Mohammed Haykal Street,
Phone: 593 03 51, 593 03 67, 593

13 79
Fax:
592 94 13
Website: www.amman.diplo.de
3rd Circle, Jabal Amman

P.O. Box 830375
Iraq
11183 Amman
Embassy of the Republic of Iraq
Phone: 464 12 71 / 4 64 12 72
near the 2nd circle
Fax:
Phone: 4623175/6/8
461 65 52 / 4 63 78 29
Web Site: http://www.mae.dz/ma_

fr/
Fax:
4637328
Email:
amaemb@iraqmofamail.net
Bahrain
Lebanon
Embassy of the Kingdom of Bahrain

Fares al-Khoury Street, Shmeisani
Mohamed Ali Bdeir Street #17
P.O. Box 5220
Abdoun
11183 Amman
P.O. Box 811799
Phone: 664148 / 5664148
11181 Amman
Phone: 5929111 /2/3
Egypt
Embassy of the Arab Republic of
Egypt
Riyad el-Mefleh St., No. 14
11180, Amman
5605176
5929111 /2/3
Morocco
Avenue al-Hariri No.1, Youssef Ibnou Tachafine
P.O. Box 35178

Phone: 5605175 /
5605202 /5605203
Fax:
Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco
Between 4th and 5th Circles
Fax:
Embassy of the Republic of Lebanon
5604082
Germany
Shmeisani
P.O.Box 2175
11183 Amman
Phone: 56 80 591 / 56 80 592
Fax:
56 80 253
Embassy of the Federal Republic of

Germany
Palestinian Territories
Benghasi Street 25, 4th circle
Bldg. No.27, Qurtuba St.
Wadi Saqra, near 4th circle

P.O. BOX 995757
Amman
Phone: 663813 / 668210 / (or 56
77 510/7 ??)
Fax:
661727
Email: palestine@nol.com.jo
Saudi Arabia
Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia
Jabal Amman - 5th Circle
PO Box 2133
11181 Amman
Phone: 5926941 / 5926942 (or
814154/5141551 ?)
Fax:
5921154 (or 826154 ?)
Email: joemb@mofa.gov.sa
Syria
Embassy of the Syrian Arab Republic
Prince Hashem bin al-Hussein Street
Abdoun
P.O. Box 1733
11118 Amman
Phone: 5920684 / 5923791
Fax:
5920635
Website: http://www.syrianembassy.jo
Yemen
Embassy of the Republic of Yemen
Emir Hashem Bin al-Hussein Street
(near Abdoun circle?)
P.O.Box 3085 (or 5803 ?)
11181 Amman
Phone: 592377-1/ 2
Fax:
5923773
Annex 2
Pharmacies, doctors and hospitals
in Amman
5 67 67 53/4
4 65 86 60
55264 65
Pharmacies
5 67 19 37
Dr. Khalil Zayadine (D)

Mobile (0 79)
Walid Tawfik el Sayyed (D)

3rd circle, Prince Mohammed Str.
Handsurgeon / consultant
4 64 46 11
Dr. Kamel Afifi (D)
5 60 34 00
Shawkat Pharmacy, Abdali
5 67 67 76
5 66 93 02
5 67 76 66 Mobile (0 79) 552 59 72

Abdoun International Pharmacy,
Abdoun 5 92 14 70
Gynacologists
Dr. Mahmoud Al Taher
5 60 71 55
Doctors
5 68 33 00
Mobile (0 79) 55 666 11
alternative medicine
Acupuncture, Lasertherapy
Dr. Efteem Azar
Dr. Abdel-Mutaleb S. Tawil (D)
5 60 75 50
5 60 14 89
55 49
Mobile (0 79) 55 31 090
Mobile (0 79) 554
Dr. Zeid Kilani (D)
Oculists (eyes)
Dr. Nour El-Deen Arafat
5 67 99 67
5 92 87 95
4 64 44 40
2133, 2130
5 93 40 00
ext.
Dr. Al Kindi
2150
4 64 44 40 ext.
5 92 94 36
Dr. Faisal Fayyad

5692131/5696355/5 15 18 86
5 60 75 50 (Jordan Hospital)
Dr. Jamil Shaban (D) 5 62 00 70/77
Dr. Jamil Qasiem Nasser (D)
Ear, nose and throat doctors
5 69 11 58
Dr. Hassan Badran
5 69 63 55
4 62 12 41
54 52 551
Dr. Fouad Sayegh (D)

4 61 45 99
5 34 88 77
Dr. Mohd Masadeh 4 64 55 40
Mobile (0 79) 55 247 11

Dr. Mohammed Najjar
Surgeons
Dr. Abdallah Bashir
5 92 52 09 Mobile (0 79) 558 03 74
Dermatologists (skin)
Dr. Hind Dawani
Dr. Wajdi Kanaan 4 64 73 74
5 62 10 20
84 614
Dr. Hashem Kurdi 5 67 58 13

Dr. Hala Zabaneh
4 62 38 99
60 39 03
Mobile (0 79) 5
Dr. Abdel Kareem Al-Zakka

4 64 94 49
Dr. Jarir Halazun
Internists (internal medicine)
5 60 80 80
dan Hospital)
4 64 99 71
5 53 08 04
Dr. Sami Khourma (D)

4 64 22 29
5 66 74 82
Mobile (0 79) 55 70 050

Dr. Osama Sweiss (D)
4 63 93 39
5 15 80 66
5 92 55 30
Mobile (079) 55 26 108
Dr. Reem Hamad 5 68 17 56
Dr. Madhat Said Jadaan (D)
Mobile (0 79) 55
5 92 68 81 (Jor-
Neurologist
Dr. Salah Salah (D)
02
4 64 20
Opticians
Lina-Optics
5 68 28 77
Shami-Optics
72 77
4 63 67 84 / 5 52
Handal-Vision
5 51 49 83
Mobile (0 79) 55 21 427

Dr. Taroub Khouri
5 67 89 09
4 64 56 22
Mobile (0 79) 55 51 355
Orthopaedists
Dr. Mahmoud Ababneh (D) 5 35 34
44
Dr. Qasem Zaqqa (D)4 63 81 38

Mobile (079) 552 54 54
Dr. Kamel Afifi (D)

5 67 67 67
Cardiologists (heart)
5 66 93 02
Mobile (0 79) 552 82 53
Dr. Munir Arida

4 61 36 13
5 15 82 18
Mobile (079) 5 56 94 32
Dr. Bashar Hamarneh (D)

5 53 30 56
4 64 18 78
Mobile (0 79) 557 96 39

Pedeatricians (children)
Dr. Nasir Abdul Hadi (D)
Dr. Sami Qusus (D)
5627700 5 53 66 99
5 67 00 00
Mobile (0 79) 55 42 050
Mobile (0 79) 555 06 70
4 63 06 88
Dr. Mohammad R. Tuffaha (D)
Dr. Kamal Kawasmi
5 69 85 24
5 51 63 03
5 52 87 13
General practitioner
5 52 83 18
Mobile (0 79) 55 99 542
Dr. Saeed Abu Blan

5 60 29 09
5 92 28 58
5 93 12 84
Dr. Lamees Madanat-Majaj

5 52 84 80
5 52 84 80
Mobile (0 79) 55 92 913
Urologists
Dr. Mahmoud Kilani (D)
4 64 90 88
5 34 95 55
Mobile (0 79) 553 81 42
King Hussein Medical Center

(KHMC) 5 80 48 04
Dr. Y. Mouasher
5 67 94 32
5 92 11 04
Mobile (0 79) 55 67 713

Dentists
Dr. Ghassan Edilby
4 65 80 00
Public Hospitals
5 53 96 38
Queen Alia Military Hospital

5 15 71 00 (Heart Institute- und
Rehabilitation Centre)
Al Amal Center 5 35 30 00
Mobile (0 79) 552 73 22

Private Hospitals
Dr. George Kawar

5 66 97 66
5 92 94 35
Mobile (0 79) 55 89 944

Dr. Abu Salem (D)
4 64 49 24
5 73 31 16
Jordan Hospital
5608080, Jabal Amman, 4th circle
Al Khalidi Maternity & General Surgery Hospital
Mobile (0 79) 55 61 834
4 64 42 81/4, Jabal Amman
Dr. Ghassan Zaki Nasr
Arab Center for Heart and Special

Surgery
4 75 95 25
5 82 15 16
5 92 11 99, Abdoun
Orthodontists
Farah Maternity Hospital
Dr. Bustami
4 64 16 13
5 81 97 19
Mobile (0 79) 58 28 555
4 64 44 40, Jabal Amman, next to

IFPO
Malhas Hospital
4 63 61 40, Jabal Amman, 1st circle

Palestine Hospital
5 60 70 71, Shmeisani, Dakhiliyeh
Circle
Shmeissani Hospital
5 60 74 31
Speciality Hospital
5 69 36 93, Shmeisani
Ibn Al-Haitham, Tlaa Al-Ali 55 168
08/23
Eye Speciality Hospital
5 52 11 06, Tlaa Al-Ali
Amman Surgical Hospital 4 64 12
61/10
Annex 3

Jordan and Germany.
Dr. Manar and Prof. Ribbe are

the main people in charge of
the M.Sc. IWRM. However, for
most questions you should just
contact the coordinators.
Program Organisers
Coordination team
Prof. Dr. Manar Fayyad
Dr. Maha Halalshe
Chemistry Department
Tel.: +962-65355000(23900),
University of Jordan, Amman
Fax: +962-65355560
Tel.: +962-65355000(22154),
mobile:+
halalshe@ju.edu.jo
This is a short list of the relevant

contact persons for any issues during this Master program, both in
796001115
Fax: +962-6-5160528
e-mail: m.fayyad@ju.edu.jo
Mailing address:
P.O.Box 13797
Amman 11942, Jordan
Prof. Dr. Ahmed Al-Salaymeh
Director, WEEC
Water, Energy and Environment
Center
University of Jordan, Amman
Marc Haering
Tel. 0221.8275-2288
Fax 0221.8275-2736
marc.haering@fh-koeln.de
Jrn Trappe
Tel. 0221.8275-2288
Fax 0221.8275-2736
joern.trappe@fh-koeln.de
daad
Fax: +962-65355560
The DAAD contact person (for

any issues related to scholarship or insurance):
e-mail: water1@ju.edu.jo
Klaus Stark
Tel.: +962-65355000(23900),
DAAD, Refeat 431

Prof. Dr. Lars Ribbe
Betzdorfer Strae 2
50679 Kln (Deutz)
Germany
Tel. 0221.8275-2774
Fax 0221.8275-2736
itt@itt.fh-koeln.de (Sekretariat)
Individualfoerderung in
Aufbaustudiengaengen
Kennedyallee 50
53175 Bonn, Germany
Tel +49-(0)228-882 759
Fax +49-(0)228-882 662
space
show the students of the first
http://www.oma.aero/en/airports/san-luis-potosi/
http://cuentame.inegi.org.mx/monografias/informacion/slp/default.aspx?tema=me&e=24
Here is some touristic information about San Luis Potos downtown.
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Farewell celebration of Prof. Gaese in Summer 2009 in CUAS central building

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