01Arena Sports and Cultural Complex
Operates the University's sports facilities and community programmes, including summer camps, swimming courses and open days, and handles external bookings.
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Shared Sports Facilities
Sharing university sports facilities with schools and the community to promote physical and mental well-being
Executive Summary
AAU as a body shares its sports facilities with the local community, including local schools and the general public, on a regular basis. Selected facilities and sessions are free of charge, such as open days, and regular community bookings of fields, halls, the gym and the swimming pool are available for nominal fees.
The Arena Sports and Cultural Complex, one of the largest in Jordan, includes football and futsal courts, indoor halls, a fitness centre, tennis and squash courts and an Olympic swimming pool. The Sports Facilities Access Procedure opens these facilities to students, staff and local-community members through a booking system, scheduled time slots, rules of use, maintenance and feedback. Community programmes include children's summer camps, children's and women's swimming courses and ladies' open days at the pool, and external organisations use the courts for competitions, such as the Saudi Cultural Attaché tournament for 13 teams in May 2025.
Centers and Departments
02Deanship of Student Affairs, Sports Activities and Student Clubs Department
Organises competitions and hosts external teams and organisations on the University's courts.
03Sustainability and International Ranking Center
Coordinates institutional sustainability reporting and collaboration with academic, clinical and operational units across the University.
Activities
01Saudi Cultural Attaché Futsal Tournament for 13 Teams from Jordanian Institutions
The Saudi Cultural Attaché held its futsal tournament on AAU's futsal courts, with more than 156 players in 13 teams from universities and institutions across Jordan, including Middle East University, Philadelphia University, Al-Isra University, Jerash University and Al-Balqa Applied University. The final was played on 20 May 2025, and the winners were crowned by the Saudi chargé d'affaires and the University's Vice President.
02Community Sports Programmes at Arena
Arena runs recurring programmes for the local community: summer camps for children, swimming courses for children, beginners' swimming courses for women, a winter club and ladies' open days at the Arena Club swimming pool. Open days are free of charge.
03Community Booking and Access Framework
Under the Sports Facilities Access Procedure, schools, community groups and members of the public book fields, halls, the gym and the pool in scheduled time slots. Bookings follow published rules of use and safety, nominal fees apply to regular bookings, and users give feedback on service quality.
Policies and Procedures
01Sports Facilities Access Procedure (PRO_36_SDG_3_P3_N_4, V06, 2026)
Created 22 February 2018; reviewed 2026, with annual evaluation. Regulates community access to fields, gyms, pools and other sports facilities. Its six stages cover the facility inventory and readiness, booking and group schedules, rules of use, maintenance and safety, organised activities and feedback. Students, staff and local-community members are included in the booking system, with nominal fees for community bookings; forms cover bookings, service quality and maintenance.
Impact Evaluation and Development Plan
Use in 2025
External organisations and teams from across Jordan used AAU's futsal courts, including 13 teams and more than 156 players in the Saudi Cultural Attaché tournament, alongside Arena's community camps, swimming courses and open days.
Monitoring
Arena keeps booking records, schedules and maintenance reports, and collects user feedback through the procedure's service-quality form.
Development plan
Publish a public timetable of community sessions, add regular free sessions for nearby schools, and report annual community-use figures.
Institutional Integration Summary
Arena manages the facilities and community programmes, Student Affairs organises competitions and hosts external teams, and the Sports Facilities Access Procedure sets common booking, safety and feedback rules for all users.
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