Middle East University ( ar, جامعة الشرق الاوسط) is a non-profit, institution of higher learning located in
Beirut
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,
Lebanon
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. The campus is located in the Beirut suburb of Sabtieh, on the outskirts of the city. It is affiliated with and operated by the
Seventh-day Adventist Church
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and is part of the worldwide network of
colleges and universities
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Subject of study
* Aerospace engineering
* Agriculture
* Art schools
* Business
* Chiropractic
* Engineering
* Forestry
* Law
* Maritime studies
* Medicine
* Music
* Nanotechnology
* Osteopathy ...
.
History
Founded as the Adventist College of Beirut and located in Mouseitbeh, in 1946 the institution was relocated to its present location, east of Beirut in Sabtieh, Sad El-Bauchrieh. During the same year it was renamed Middle East College and the cornerstone of what is now North Hall was laid by Sheikh
Bechara El Khoury, the then President of the
Republic of Lebanon
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.
On June 28, 2001, Middle East College was formally and legally renamed Middle East University.
Academic programs
The university has four faculties:
# Faculty of Arts and Sciences
# Faculty of Business Administration
# Faculty of Education
# Faculty of Philosophy and Theology
Middle East University offers programs that lead to both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Classes are taught in English. The Arabic Language Institute and the English Language Institute offer intensive courses to non-native speakers as well.
See also
*
List of Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities
*
Seventh-day Adventist education
References
External links
MEU Official Website
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Universities and colleges affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church
Education in the Middle East
Universities and colleges established in 1939
Universities in Lebanon
1939 establishments in Lebanon