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Beirut Arab University (BAU) ( ar, جـامعة بيروت العربية) is a Lebanese
private university Private universities and private colleges are institutions of higher education, not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. They may (and often do) receive from governments tax breaks, public student loans, and grant (money ...
located in
Beirut Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...
, Lebanon. It was founded by the Lebanese Waqf El-Bir wal Ihsan Society in 1960. The University attained the International Institutional Accreditation from the Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation (FIBAA) - an official international German foundation - registered in the European Quality Assurance Register (EQAR). The University is ranked 801–1000 in the QS World University Rankings and 40 in Arab Region Rankings for 2022. Beirut Arab University is a member of: *
Association of Arab Universities The Association of Arab Universities (Arabic: إتحاد الجامعات العربية), also called the ''Union of Arab Universities'' (Arabic: تحاد الجامعات العربية), is an organization working within the framework of the A ...
(AARU) *
International Association of Universities The International Association of Universities (IAU) is a membership-led non-governmental organization working in the field of higher education. It comprises more than 600 higher education institutions and organizations in over 130 countries. IAU ...
(IAU) *
Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO, formerly ISESCO) is a specialized organization that operates under the aegis of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and is concerned with fields of education ...
(FUIW) *
Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie The ''Agence universitaire de la Francophonie'' (AUF; en, Association of Francophone Universities) is a global network of French-speaking higher-education and research institutions. Founded in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1961, as the ''Ass ...
(AUF): *Conférence des Recteurs de la Région du Moyen-Orient(CONFREMO) *Réseau International Francophone des établissements de formation de formateurs (RIFEFF) * Ecole Doctorale de Droit du Moyen- Orient (EDDMO) *Collège Doctoral de Français au Moyen Orient (CODFRAMO) *
International Association of University Presidents The International Association of University Presidents (IAUP) is an association of university chief executives from higher education institutions around the world. The IAUP was founded in 1964 in Oxford. Membership is limited to those individuals w ...
(IAUP) *Association of Universities of Lebanon *Euro- Mediterranean University (EMUNI) *Euromed Permanent University Forum (EPUF) *
International Council for Open and Distance Education The International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) is a membership-led global organization in the field of online, open, flexible and technology enhanced education. It consists of more than 200 higher education institutions and or ...
(ICDE) *
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of people who rely on libraries and information professionals. An independent, non-governmental, not-for-pro ...
(IFLA) *Arab Association of Collegiate Registrars& Admissions Officers ( ARAB-ACRAO) *Association of the Arab Faculties of Dentistry (Affiliated to AARU) *Scientific Association of Colleges of Pharmacy in the Arab World (Affiliated to AARU) *Arab Society of Faculties of Business Administration (Affiliated to AARU) *
Union of International Associations The Union of International Associations (UIA) is a non-profit non-governmental research institute and documentation center based in Brussels, Belgium, and operating under United Nations mandate. It was founded in 1907 under the name Central Office ...
(UIA) *Scientific Society of Arab Nursing Faculties (Affiliated to AARU) *Islamic Universities League *
United Nations Global Compact The United Nations Global Compact is a non-binding United Nations pact to encourage businesses and firms worldwide to adopt sustainable and socially responsible policies, and to report on their implementation. The UN Global Compact is a princ ...
*Association for Dental Education in Europe (ADEE) *
Arab Forum for Environment and Development The Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) ( ar, المنتدى العربي للبيئة والتنمية) is a not-for-profit regional non-governmental organization, membership-based organization headquartered in Beirut, Lebanon, with ...
(AFED) * Lebanese Academic Library Consortium (LALC) *European Foundation for Management and Development (EFMD)


Faculties

The University currently consists of the following 10 faculties: *Faculty of Human Sciences *Faculty of Law & Political Science *Faculty of Business Administration *Faculty of Architecture – Design and Built Environment *Faculty of Engineering *Faculty of Science *Faculty of Pharmacy *Faculty of Medicine *Faculty of Dentistry *Faculty of Health Sciences


Campuses

Beirut Campus:
Beirut Campus was established in 1960. It is the main branch and located in the heart of Beirut in Tarik El Jadida. The land spans an area of 41,107 m2 and comprises two buildings with a total built area 50,500 m2. The main building has an area of 22,000 m2 and is utilized by BAU Administration and the Faculties of Business Administration and Dentistry. There are a 300-seat festivities hall, five seminar rooms which are furnished and equipped with multimedia and display screens, a specially designed “Al Multaqa”, which is the Center for cultural and art activities, a Student Activities and Alumni & Career Office Building, a gymnasium, sports hall, and a cafeteria. The second building is the 12-storie Hariri Building, with two basements and a ground floor. It is built on an area of 28,000 m2 and houses five faculties: Human Sciences, Law and Political Science, Pharmacy, Medicine, and Health Sciences. Debbieh Campus:
Debbieh Campus was established in 2006 and is located 33 km from
Beirut Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...
city. The land spans over an area of 1,353,000 m2, and the total built area is 52,538 m2. It comprises four buildings for the faculties and the administration, two buildings for student dorms, two buildings for staff dorms, a gymnasium, a mosque, an astronomical observatory, a cafeteria, an open theater, and a student lounge. The Campus currently holds three Faculties: Architecture – Design & Built Environment, Engineering, and Science. Tripoli Campus:
A campus in
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, Mina Region, North Lebanon, was established in 2010. Tripoli Branch comprises five faculties so far; the Faculty of Business Administration, the Faculty of Architecture – Design and Built Environment, the Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty of Science, and the Faculty of Health Sciences. The Branch also provides a multitude of facilities that offer various services to students, staff, researchers, and visitors. Bekaa Campus: Bekaa Campus was established in 2011 and is located in Jdeita and Taalbayah real estate area. The land spans an area of 183,391 m2, and the total built area is 1,650 m2. It has allocated two distinctive locations for the Research Center for Environment and Development and the Alumni Club.


BAU Student Prospectus

*Governing bodies: University Higher Council; University Council *Academic year: September to June *Admission requirements: To be accepted for an undergraduate degree, applicants must: **Hold the official Lebanese Secondary School Certificate in a branch relevant to the chosen undergraduate field of specialization, or an official equivalent; **Pass the relevant admission examinations *Tuition Fees The cost of each credit hour is determined by the university administration and fees vary depending on the faculty. *Main language of instruction: Arabic, English, French


English Language Requirements

All programs and examinations at BAU are set in English except for the Faculties of Arts and Law where the language of instruction varies depending on the nature of the course/s. Hence, applicants must provide evidence of their English language proficiency in one of the following ways: All undergraduate applicants and transferring students are expected to pass BAU's English Language admission exam with a minimum score of 60%. However, applicants who have passed a TOEFL Exam with a minimum score of 500 or IELTS with a minimum score of 6.5 or have successfully completed the General Certificate of Education (GCE) program are exempted from this English Language admission exam. Similarly, transferring students who have completed a minimum of two years at an institution where the language of instruction is English are exempted from BAU's English Language admission exam.


Financial Aid and Scholarships

BAU provides direct financial support to students experiencing hardship in the form of tuition fees deductions. Undergraduate Program Scholarships *BAU offers 4 scholarships annually. These scholarships are available to first year students who rank in the top ten positions in the four branches of the Lebanese Secondary School Certificate. These students can also benefit from these scholarships during their undergraduate study as long as they get a CGPA of 3.33 or above. *Three scholarships are offered to the first three BAU students in each of the departments of the Faculty they are registered in provided that they get a SGPA of 3.00 and above at the end of each semester, with not less than 15 credits per semester. Each semester, a maximum of 5 top students, at each level of all undergraduate programs, who have completed 15 credits and above and have not failed any course during the same semester, are exempted from a percentage of the subsequent semester tuition fees as follows: 1st place: 80% 2nd place: 50% 3rd place: 30% 4th place: 25% 5th place 15% Prizes *President's Honor List and Dean's Honor list: Students with a SGPA of 3.8 or above are included on the President's Honor list and those with a SGPA of 3.5 or above are included on the Dean's Honor list. *Gamal Abdel Nasser Award A student in the undergraduate level is granted Gamal Abdel Nasser Award for Academic Distinction provided that his grade is not less than "Very Good"


Housing

Beirut and Tripoli Campuses: Students living away from their homes and studying in Beirut or Tripoli Campuses can rent a girls-only or boys-only shared or private apartment from various local renters in these regions. Rent is usually paid yearly (two installments) and varies according to location, size, and students sharing the apartment. Debbieh Campus: This Campus houses two separate dorms: the girls’ dorms and the boys’ dorms. These are two buildings located inside the campus in close proximity to the parking lot. The dorms encompass a reception area, mini-market which includes basic needs of students, a private gym study rooms, TV hall for students enrolled in the dorms. The dormitory has 112 rooms available for boys in the boys’ dorms and 66 rooms available for the girls. The dorm rooms range from single to double rooms each having its private bathroom. The rooms are fully furnished with built-in closets, beds, study desks, mini fridge and TV. The rental fees of the rooms vary between USD 2,000 and 3,800 annually.


Notable alumni

*Prime Minister
Rafik Al-Hariri Rafic Bahaa El Deen Al Hariri ( ar, رفيق بهاء الدين الحريري; 1 November 1944 – 14 February 2005) was a Lebanese business tycoon and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Lebanon from 1992 to 1998 and again from ...
of Lebanon *Prime Minister
Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani ( ar, عبد الله بن ناصر بن خليفة آل ثاني; born 1960) is a Qatari politician, who served as the Prime Minister of Qatar from 26 June 2013 until his resignation on 28 Januar ...
of
Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...
*Deputy Prime Minister
Tawfiq Kreishan Minister of Municipal Affairs Tawfiq Kreishan (Arabic : توفيق كريشان ) (born 1947) is a Jordanian politician serving as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Municipal Affairs in Bisher Al-Khasawneh's Cabinet since 12 October 2020. He ...
of Jordan *Minister of Interior
Eid Al-Fayez Eid Al-Fayez (Arabic: عيد الفايز),(born 1945) is a Jordanian politician. Personal information Al-Fayez was born in 1945 in Manja, Jordan. He is descended from a Bedouin tribe in Jordan called Bani Sakhr. In 1969 he received a bachelo ...
of Jordan *Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Mohammed Hussein Al Shaali Mohammed Hussein Al Shaali is the former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates. Al Shaali was born in 1950. He obtained his bachelor's degree in management and economy from Beirut Arab University Beirut Arab Unive ...
of United Arab Emirates *Former Governor of Jerusalem
Jamil Othman Nasser Jamil Othman Nasser ( ar, جميل عثمان ناصر) was a Palestinian politician, leader and permanent figure. Early years Born in the city of Jerusalem on January 30, 1945. He spent his early years in the city of Jericho in the Jordan Valle ...
of Palestine *Palestinian Jurist
Hilmi M. Zawati Hilmi M. Zawati (Arabic language, Arabic: حلمي زواتي; born in 1953 in Nablus) is an international criminal law and human rights jurist, Professor of Criminal Law, and Chair at the Center for Justice and Accountability (CIAJ). Zawati h ...
*
Shalimar Sharbatly Shalimar Sharbatly (born in 1971) is a Saudi Arabian abstract painter. She was the first woman to be commissioned by the government to do street artwork. Her hand-painted, abstract designed Porsche 911 was featured at the Louvre. She was conde ...
, abstract artist *
Israa Seblani Israa Al Seblani (born 1991) is a Lebanese-American physician and endocrinologist. She is a survivor of the 2020 Beirut explosion that occurred on 4 August 2020. Later that month, a video went viral of Seblani having her bridal portraits taken wh ...
, Lebanese doctor and survivor of the
2020 Beirut explosion On 4 August 2020, a large amount of ammonium nitrate stored at the Port of Beirut in the capital city of Lebanon exploded, causing at least 218 deaths, 7,000 injuries, and United States dollar, US$15 billion in property damage, as well as lea ...


BAU Journals

BAU journals are official publications of Beirut Arab University, currently publishing six scholarly journals that cover a wide range of disciplines, from the humanities and the social sciences to the life and physical sciences. In addition to working with departments and faculties of the University, BAU journals serves a world-wide community of scholars, researchers, and practitioners through the publication of peer-reviewed academic and professional journals in print and electronic form. The old version of BAU Journal was Al Zamil which used to be an academic, cultural and social periodical magazine published by the University.


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