Saint Joseph University of Beirut ( ar, جامعة القديس يوسف في بيروت;

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

: ''Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth'', abbreviated to and commonly known as USJ) is a

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Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...

research Research is "creativity, creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge". It involves the collection, organization and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular att ...

university A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...

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 Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

, which was founded in 1875 by

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missionaries A missionary is a member of a religious group which is sent into an area in order to promote its faith or provide services to people, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care, and economic development.Thomas Hale 'On Being a Mi ...

and subsidized by the

Government of France The Government of France ( French: ''Gouvernement français''), officially the Government of the French Republic (''Gouvernement de la République française'' ), exercises executive power in France. It is composed of the Prime Minister, who ...

during the time when Lebanon was under Ottoman rule. It is widely recognized as one of the leading and most prestigious academic institutions in Lebanon and

Middle East The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabian Peninsula, Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Anatolia, Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Pro ...

. USJ's roster of graduates includes seven of independent Lebanon's thirteen Presidents, a Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon, two Presidents of the Council of Ministers of Lebanon, Governors of the

Banque du Liban Banque du Liban (BdL, ar, مصرف لبنان, English: Bank of Lebanon) is the central bank of Lebanon. It was established on August 1, 1963, and became fully operational on April 1, 1964. It is currently headed by Riad Salameh. One of the ma ...

, hundreds of

legislator A legislator (also known as a deputy or lawmaker) is a person who writes and passes laws, especially someone who is a member of a legislature. Legislators are often elected by the people of the state. Legislatures may be supra-national (for ex ...

s and

ministers Minister may refer to: * Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric ** Minister (Catholic Church) * Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department) ** Minister without portfolio, a member of government w ...

, numerous

judge A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a panel of judges. A judge hears all the witnesses and any other evidence presented by the barristers or solicitors of the case, assesses the credibility an ...

s, and high-ranking

civil servants The civil service is a collective term for a sector of government composed mainly of career civil servants hired on professional merit rather than appointed or elected, whose institutional tenure typically survives transitions of political leaders ...

, among them

Commanders of the Lebanese Armed Forces The Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces ( ar, قادة الجيش اللبناني) is responsible for the operational command of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF). According to the Constitution, the President of Lebanon is the commander-in-chi ...

and executives of the Internal Security Forces. As the oldest and foremost French university in Lebanon, it not only promotes

Lebanese culture The culture of Lebanon and the Lebanese people emerged from various civilizations over thousands of years. It was home to the Phoenicians and was subsequently conquered and occupied by the Assyrians, the Greeks, the Romans, the Persians, th ...

but also upholds a policy of equal admission opportunity without consideration of

ethno-religious An ethnoreligious group (or an ethno-religious group) is a grouping of people who are unified by a common religious and ethnic background. Furthermore, the term ethno-religious group, along with ethno-regional and ethno-linguistic groups, is a s ...

affiliations. Furthermore, it advocates trilingual education, offering instruction in

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...

, and

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

. Additionally, it is known in Lebanon and the Middle East for its prominent university hospital, the

Hôtel-Dieu de France The Hôtel-Dieu de France is one of the three leading Lebanese medical centers. It is located on Alfred Naccache Boulevard in Beirut, and is the oldest active French hospital in the city. ''Hôtel-Dieu'', literally "hostel of God," is an archaic ...

, and for its prestigious and historical

Faculty of Law A faculty is a division within a university or college comprising one subject area or a group of related subject areas, possibly also delimited by level (e.g. undergraduate). In American usage such divisions are generally referred to as colleges ...

, modern Lebanon's oldest law school and the first law school in Lebanon since the

ancient Roman In modern historiography, ancient Rome refers to Roman civilisation from the founding of the city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD. It encompasses the Roman Kingdom (753–509 BC ...

law school of Berytus The law school of Berytus (also known as the law school of Beirut) was a center for the study of Roman law in classical antiquity located in Berytus (modern-day Beirut, Lebanon). It flourished under the patronage of the Roman emperors and functi ...

. The 12,650-student enrollment is served by an academic staff of 2,000 and a support staff of 540, distributed over its 13 faculties, 24 institutes and schools, across five

campus A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a college campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls, student centers or dining halls, and park-like se ...

es in Beirut, with regional university centers in

Sidon Sidon ( ; he, צִידוֹן, ''Ṣīḏōn'') known locally as Sayda or Saida ( ar, صيدا ''Ṣaydā''), is the third-largest city in Lebanon. It is located in the South Governorate, of which it is the capital, on the Mediterranean coast. ...

Tripoli Tripoli or Tripolis may refer to: Cities and other geographic units Greece *Tripoli, Greece, the capital of Arcadia, Greece * Tripolis (region of Arcadia), a district in ancient Arcadia, Greece * Tripolis (Larisaia), an ancient Greek city in ...

, and Zahlé, as well as one foreign center, the USJ-Dubai, located in

Dubai Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...

UAE The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

. The student body represents 45

countries A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state (polity), state, nation, or other polity, political entity. It may be a sovereign state or make up one part of a larger state. For example, the country of Japan is an independent, so ...

. USJ stands out as a unique university in the Middle East and the

Arab world The Arab world ( ar, اَلْعَالَمُ الْعَرَبِيُّ '), formally the Arab homeland ( '), also known as the Arab nation ( '), the Arabsphere, or the Arab states, refers to a vast group of countries, mainly located in Western A ...

by being the only one to follow the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS), which is complemented by its official recognition and compliance with the higher education regulations of Lebanon. USJ has partnerships with over 275 institutions in 42 countries worldwide, including

Francophone French became an international language in the Middle Ages, when the power of the Kingdom of France made it the second international language, alongside Latin. This status continued to grow into the 18th century, by which time French was the l ...

, Jesuit, and Arab universities.

History

In 1839, French Jesuit missionaries came to Beirut and established a modest French catholic school. Later, in 1855, the Jesuits missionaries founded a bigger

seminary A seminary, school of theology, theological seminary, or divinity school is an educational institution for educating students (sometimes called ''seminarians'') in scripture, theology, generally to prepare them for ordination to serve as clergy, ...

-college in

Ghazir Ghazir ( ar, غزير) is a town and municipality in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. It is located north of Beirut. It has an average elevation of 380 meters above sea level and a total land area of . The tow ...

. The seminary moved to Beirut in 1875, where it merged with the first school established earlier in 1839. Public authorities quickly graced the new school with the title of "university," which allowed it to grant

academic degree An academic degree is a qualification awarded to students upon successful completion of a course of study in higher education, usually at a college or university. These institutions commonly offer degrees at various levels, usually including unde ...

s, with a focus on

doctoral degree A doctorate (from Latin ''docere'', "to teach"), doctor's degree (from Latin ''doctor'', "teacher"), or doctoral degree is an academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism ''li ...

s in

philosophy Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Some ...

and

theology Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...

. In his audience of 25 February 1881,

Pope Leo XIII Pope Leo XIII ( it, Leone XIII; born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci; 2 March 1810 – 20 July 1903) was the head of the Catholic Church from 20 February 1878 to his death in July 1903. Living until the age of 93, he was the second-old ...

bestowed the title of

pontifical university A pontifical university is an ecclesiastical university established or approved directly by the Holy See, composed of three main ecclesiastical faculties (Theology, Philosophy and canon law (Catholic Church), Canon Law) and at least one other facu ...

on USJ. The creation of faculties and institutes gradually followed the establishment of the university. For instance, the Institute of

Medicine Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care pract ...

founded in 1883, became the French Faculty of Medicine in 1888, and later the French Faculty of Medicine and

Pharmacy Pharmacy is the science and practice of discovering, producing, preparing, dispensing, reviewing and monitoring medications, aiming to ensure the safe, effective, and affordable use of medicines. It is a miscellaneous science as it links heal ...

in 1889. Today, the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy has a reputation for excellence in education and research in the region. A maternity clinic opened in 1896, followed by the Oriental College in 1902. The university has since been noted for establishing a continuous French presence in the

eastern Mediterranean Eastern Mediterranean is a loose definition of the eastern approximate half, or third, of the Mediterranean Sea, often defined as the countries around the Levantine Sea. It typically embraces all of that sea's coastal zones, referring to communi ...

. The School for French Law was established in 1913 under the patronage of the University of Lyon. The Institute for Political Sciences was first established in 1920 and is now known as " SciencesPo Beyrouth." They both evolved into the Faculty of Law and

Political Science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

of Saint Joseph University in 1946. Today, the Faculty of Law continues to offer a rigorous and comprehensive approach to legal education, covering both French and Lebanese law in their entirety. Students have the opportunity to study these legal systems side by side, exploring the similarities and differences between them. Most of the major law classes are taught in French. The Faculty of Law enjoys a strong reputation in corporate law, family law,

private international law Conflict of laws (also called private international law) is the set of rules or laws a jurisdiction applies to a case, transaction, or other occurrence that has connections to more than one jurisdiction. This body of law deals with three broad t ...

, as well as in other areas of

international law International law (also known as public international law and the law of nations) is the set of rules, norms, and standards generally recognized as binding between states. It establishes normative guidelines and a common conceptual framework for ...

. Current faculty members have contributed to the development of the law in France, Lebanon, the

Gulf countries The Arab states of the Persian Gulf refers to a group of Arab states which border the Persian Gulf. There are seven member states of the Arab League in the region: Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. ...

, and other regions of the world. The Institute of Political Science offers the

Arab Master's in Democracy and Human Rights The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Western Asia, No ...

, widely regarded as the most prestigious program of its kind in the Arab world. Statue Saint Joseph

The French School of Engineering also founded in 1913 became the Higher School for Engineering of Beirut (French: ''École Supérieure d'Ingénieurs de Beyrouth (ESIB)'') in 1948. For many years, USJ held a

monopolistic A monopoly (from Greek el, μόνος, mónos, single, alone, label=none and el, πωλεῖν, pōleîn, to sell, label=none), as described by Irving Fisher, is a market with the "absence of competition", creating a situation where a spec ...

position in engineering education in Lebanon and the

Levant The Levant () is an approximate historical geographical term referring to a large area in the Eastern Mediterranean region of Western Asia. In its narrowest sense, which is in use today in archaeology and other cultural contexts, it is eq ...

, training the first generations of engineers in the region. The university launched Berytech, a

business development Business development entails tasks and processes to develop and implement growth opportunities within and between organizations. It is a subset of the fields of business, commerce and organizational theory. Business development is the creation of ...

center, in 2008. In 2012, the Faculty of Economics launched a new

master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

in web science and

digital economy The digital economy is a portmanteau of digital computing and economy, and is an umbrella term that describes how traditional Brick and mortar, brick-and-mortar economic activities (production, distribution, trade) are being transformed by Interne ...

, the first of its kind in the Middle East region. The saying goes that " is Saint Joseph University of Beirut that has healed, legislated, and built Lebanon." (French: ''"C’est l’USJ qui a soigné, légiféré, et construit le Liban."'') The university ranks very high for the quality of its publications.

Academics

Saint Joseph University of Beirut has been consistently ranked as the second-best university in Lebanon, and it has a historical rivalry with the top English-speaking university, the

American University of Beirut The American University of Beirut (AUB) ( ar, الجامعة الأميركية في بيروت) is a private, non-sectarian, and independent university chartered in New York with its campus in Beirut, Lebanon. AUB is governed by a private, aut ...

(AUB). It has also established itself as the foremost French university in the nation and ranks among the most prestigious academic institutions in the Middle East. The University has 13 faculties, 24 institutes and schools, spread out across five campuses in the city of Beirut, as well as regional centers in three other major cities of Lebanon, and a foreign center in Dubai. It is structured as follows: * Medicine and

Health Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".World Health Organization. (2006)''Constitution of the World Health Organiza ...

Faculty of Medicine A medical school is a tertiary educational institution, or part of such an institution, that teaches medicine, and awards a professional degree for physicians. Such medical degrees include the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS, M ...

(French: ''Faculté de médecine (FM)'') which was founded in 1883. It operates a large university hospital, the Hotêl-Dieu de France, and includes: ## The School of Midwifery (French: ''École de sage-femmes (ESF)'') founded in 1922 ## The Institute of

Physical Therapy Physical therapy (PT), also known as physiotherapy, is one of the allied health professions. It is provided by physical therapists who promote, maintain, or restore health through physical examination, diagnosis, management, prognosis, patient ...

(French: ''Institut de physiothérapie (IPHY)'') founded in 1956 ## The Institute of Psychomotor Therapy (French: ''Institut de psychomotricité (IPM)'') founded in 1999 ## The Higher Institute of

Speech and Language Therapy Speech is a human vocal communication using language. Each language uses phonetic combinations of vowel and consonant sounds that form the sound of its words (that is, all English words sound different from all French words, even if they are th ...

(French: ''Institut supérieur d'orthophonie (ISO)'') founded in 1966 ## The Institute of

Occupational Therapy Occupational therapy (OT) is a global healthcare profession. It involves the use of assessment and intervention to develop, recover, or maintain the meaningful activities, or ''occupations'', of individuals, groups, or communities. The field of ...

(French: ''Institut d'ergothérapie (IET)'') founded in 2016 ## The Higher Institute of

Public Health Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals". Analyzing the det ...

(French: ''Institut supérieur de santé publique (ISSP)'') founded in 2016 #

Faculty of Pharmacy Faculty may refer to: * Faculty (academic staff), the academic staff of a university (North American usage) * Faculty (division), a division within a university (usage outside of the United States) * Faculty (instrument), an instrument or warrant ...

(French: ''Faculté de Pharmacie (FP)'') founded in 1889 and which includes: ##The School of Medical Laboratory Scientists (French: ''École de techniciens de laboratoires d'analyses médicales (ETLAM)'') founded in 1946 # Faculty of Dental Medicine (French: ''Faculté de médecine dentaire (FMD)'') founded in 1920 #Faculty of

Nursing Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses may be differentiated from other health ...

Sciences (French: ''Faculté des sciences infirmières (FSI)'') founded in 1942 * Art,

Humanities Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture. In the Renaissance, the term contrasted with divinity and referred to what is now called classics, the main area of secular study in universities at the t ...

, Religious Studies CSH-USJ

# Faculty of Humanities (French: ''Faculté des lettres et des sciences humaines (FLSH)'') reorganized in 1976 and now comprising specialized departments for

western literature Western literature, also known as European literature, is the literature written in the context of Western culture in the languages of Europe, as well as several geographically or historically related languages such as Basque and Hungarian, an ...

;

sociology Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. It uses various methods of Empirical ...

and

anthropology Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, societies, and linguistics, in both the present and past, including past human species. Social anthropology studies patterns of behavi ...

(including

human resources management Humans (''Homo sapiens'') are the most abundant and widespread species of primate, characterized by bipedalism and exceptional cognitive skills due to a large and complex brain. This has enabled the development of advanced tools, culture, ...

);

history History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the History of writing#Inventions of writing, invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbr ...

(including

archeology Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...

, and cross-cultural studies);

geography Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and ...

(including tourism geography, and

environmental resource management Environmental resource management is the management of the interaction and impact of human societies on the environment. It is not, as the phrase might suggest, the management of the environment itself. Environmental resources management aim ...

);

(including eastern and

western philosophy Western philosophy encompasses the philosophical thought and work of the Western world. Historically, the term refers to the philosophical thinking of Western culture, beginning with the ancient Greek philosophy of the pre-Socratics. The word ' ...

); and

psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries betwe ...

. The faculty includes: ## The Institute of Oriental Letters (French: ''Institut de lettres orientales (ILO)'') founded in 1936 and focused mainly on

Arabic literature Arabic literature ( ar, الأدب العربي / ALA-LC: ''al-Adab al-‘Arabī'') is the writing, both as prose and poetry, produced by writers in the Arabic language. The Arabic word used for literature is '' Adab'', which is derived from ...

islamic philosophy Islamic philosophy is philosophy that emerges from the Islamic tradition. Two terms traditionally used in the Islamic world are sometimes translated as philosophy—falsafa (literally: "philosophy"), which refers to philosophy as well as logic, ...

islamic studies Islamic studies refers to the academic study of Islam, and generally to academic multidisciplinary "studies" programs—programs similar to others that focus on the history, texts and theologies of other religious traditions, such as Easter ...

, and education in Arab countries ## The Lebanese School of

Social Work Social work is an academic discipline and practice-based profession concerned with meeting the basic needs of individuals, families, groups, communities, and society as a whole to enhance their individual and collective well-being. Social work ...

(French: ''École Libanaise de Formation Sociale (ELFS)'') founded in 1948 ## The Institute of

Theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perform ...

Audiovisual Audiovisual (AV) is electronic media possessing both a sound and a visual component, such as slide-tape presentations, films, television programs, corporate conferencing, church services, and live theater productions. Audiovisual service prov ...

, and

Cinema Studies Film theory is a set of scholarly approaches within the academic discipline of film or cinema studies that began in the 1920s by questioning the formal essential attributes of motion pictures; and that now provides conceptual frameworks for und ...

(French: ''Institut d'Études Scéniques, audiovisuelles, et cinématographiques (IESAV)'') founded in 1988

# Faculty of

Language Language is a structured system of communication. The structure of a language is its grammar and the free components are its vocabulary. Languages are the primary means by which humans communicate, and may be conveyed through a variety of met ...

s and

Translation Translation is the communication of the Meaning (linguistic), meaning of a #Source and target languages, source-language text by means of an Dynamic and formal equivalence, equivalent #Source and target languages, target-language text. The ...

(French: ''Faculté des langues et de traduction (FdLT)'') founded in 1980 and which includes: ## The School of Translators and Interpreters of Beirut (French: ''École de traducteurs et d'interprètes de Beyrouth (ETIB)'') ## The Center for

Modern Languages A modern language is any human language that is currently in use. The term is used in language education to distinguish between languages which are used for day-to-day communication (such as French and German) and dead classical languages such a ...

(French: ''Centre des Langues Vivantes (CLV)'') # Faculty of

Education Sciences Education sciences or education theory (traditionally often called ''pedagogy'') seek to describe, understand, and prescribe education policy and practice. Education sciences include many topics, such as pedagogy, andragogy, curriculum, learning, ...

(French: ''Faculté des sciences de l'éducation (FSédu)'') which includes: ## The Lebanese Institute for

Educators A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue, via the practice of teaching. ''Informally'' the role of teacher may be taken on by anyone (e.g. whe ...

(French: ''Institut libanais d'éducateurs'' ''(ILE)'') # Higher School of Arts and

Fashion Design Fashion design is the Art (skill), art of applying design, aesthetics, clothing construction and natural beauty to clothing and its Fashion accessory, accessories. It is influenced by culture and different trends, and has varied over time and plac ...

(French: '' École supérieure des arts et techniques de la mode (ESMOD)''). ESMOD was initially established in 1841 in Paris by

Alexis Lavigne Alexis Lavigne (March 26, 1812 - February 21, 1886) was a French tailor and inventor. He invented the couture mannequin and the supple measuring tape A tape measure or measuring tape is a flexible ruler used to measure length or distance ...

, the tailor of Empress Eugénie of France. It is present in Lebanon since 1999 and is now part of USJ # Faculty of Religious Sciences (French: ''Faculté des sciences religieuses (FSR)'') with a long and rich history going all the way back to 1875. It includes: ## The Higher Institute of Religious Sciences (French: ''Institut supérieur de sciences religieuses (ISSR)'') established in 1980 ## Institute of Islamo-Christian Studies (French: ''Institut d'études islamo-chrétiennes (IEIC)'') founded in 1977 * Law, Political Science # Faculty of Law and Political Science (French: ''Faculté de droit et des sciences politiques (FDSP)'') founded in 1913 and reorganized in 1946. It includes: ## The Institute of Political Science (known as "SciencesPo Beyrouth") (French: ''Institut des Sciences Politiques (ISP)'') founded in 1920 ## The Center for Legal Studies in the Arab World (French: ''Centre d'études des droits du monde arabe (CEDROMA)''). CEDROMA was founded in 1997 following a partnership agreement between the University and the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs. Its purpose is to promote a better understanding of the laws of Arab countries through a comparative law approach, particularly in relation to French law *

Economics Economics () is the social science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...

Management Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activities o ...

Bank A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets. Because ...

ing,

Insurance Insurance is a means of protection from financial loss in which, in exchange for a fee, a party agrees to compensate another party in the event of a certain loss, damage, or injury. It is a form of risk management, primarily used to hedge ...

# Faculty of Economics (French: ''Faculté des sciences économiques (FSE)'') # Faculty of

Business Administration Business administration, also known as business management, is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. From the point of view of management ...

and Management (French: ''Faculté de gestion et management (FGM)'') which includes: ## The Institute of Business Administration (French: ''Institut de gestion des entreprises (IGE)'') # Higher Institute for Banking Studies (French: ''Institut supérieur d'études bancaires (ISEB)'') # Higher Institute for Insurance Studies (French: ''Institut supérieur des sciences de l'assurance (ISSA)'') * Engineering and

Technology Technology is the application of knowledge to reach practical goals in a specifiable and reproducible way. The word ''technology'' may also mean the product of such an endeavor. The use of technology is widely prevalent in medicine, science, ...

, Sciences ESIB

# Faculty of Engineering and Architecture (French: ''Faculté d'ingénierie et d'architecture (FIA)'') ## Higher School of Engineering of Beirut (French: ''École superieure d'Ingenieurs de Beyrouth (ESIB)'') established in 1948 ## Higher School of Architecture of Beirut (French: ''École superieure d'architecture de Beyrouth (ESAR)'') reestablished in 2023 ## Higher School of Agricultural Engineering for

Mediterranean The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the e ...

Countries (French: ''École superieure d'ingénieurs d'agronomie méditerranéenne (ESIAM)'') ## Higher School of Food Engineering (French: ''École superieure d'ingénieurs agroalimentaires (ESIA)'') ## National Institute of

Communication Communication (from la, communicare, meaning "to share" or "to be in relation with") is usually defined as the transmission of information. The term may also refer to the message communicated through such transmissions or the field of inquir ...

and

Informatics Informatics is the study of computational systems, especially those for data storage and retrieval. According to ACM ''Europe and'' ''Informatics Europe'', informatics is synonymous with computer science and computing as a profession, in which ...

(French: ''Institut national des télécommunications et de l'informatique (INCI)'') # Faculty of Sciences (French: ''Faculté des Sciences (FS)'') * Other university centers # Japanese Academic Center (French: ''Centre académique japonais (CAJAP)'') # Professional Center for

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(French: ''Centre professionnel de médiation (CPM)'') #

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Institute (French: ''Institut Confucius (IC)'') for the teaching of

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and the promotion of

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. # University for All (French: ''Université Pour Tous (UPT)''). UPT provides advanced-level courses that are accessible to everyone in Lebanon, without any requirements or registration, and do not confer academic degrees. The Social Sciences Campus (commonly known as "Huvelin" after its founder

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) is known for its competitive bachelor programs that prepare students to pursue advanced master's degrees in top business and law schools in France,

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, other

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of the

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Additionally, USJ proudly showcases prestigious institutions such as the Center for Arab Christian Research and Documentation (French: ''Centre de documentation et de recherches arabes chrétiennes (CEDRAC)''), the Museum of Lebanese Prehistory, the

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for

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s and its two theaters: Le Béryte and Théâtre Monnot. USJ houses the Bibliothèque Orientale, one of the oldest and most prominent research libraries of the

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, and a repository for ancient valuable Oriental books and

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The business school has received an "excellent" ranking from

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Campuses

Saint Joseph University of Beirut campuses include: * The Medical Sciences Campus (French: ''Campus des Sciences Médicales (CSM)'') on Damascus Street. * The Sciences and Technology Campus (French: ''Campus des Sciences et Technologies (CST)'') in

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. * The Social Sciences Campus "Huvelin" (French: ''Campus des Sciences Sociales (CSS)'') on Monnot Street. * The

Campus (French: ''Campus des Sciences Humaines'') on Damascus Street. * The

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s Campus (French: ''Campus de l'Innovation et du Sport (CIS)'') on Damascus Street. The three regional centers are located in

( Southern Lebanon), Zahlé (

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), and

( Northern Lebanon). In 2008, Saint Joseph University opened a branch in

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Saint Joseph University - Dubai Saint Joseph University in Dubai was founded in 2008. It is a branch campus of the prestigious Saint Joseph University in Beirut, Lebanon. SJU Dubai is accredited by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority. It is located in Dubai Internation ...

offers a

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(MA) in

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. The campus is located in the Dubai International Academic City. The university is accredited by the

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of the

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International cooperation

USJ has more than 275 partnerships with foreign universities, most notably with

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It also has more than 200 professors on missions abroad and a large administrative office in

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, France. The university belongs to the following associations which directly link it to over a 100 American, Arab, Canadian, and European universities: *

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(European Federation of Catholic Universities) * Association of Jesuit Institutions of Higher Learning in Europe and Lebanon * Association of French speaking universities * Réseau d'excellence des sciences de l'ingénieur de la francophonie * Association of Arab Universities Usj-cies-10

Notable alumni and academics

;Lebanese presidents * Camille Chamoun *

Charles Helou Charles Helou ( ar, شارل الحلو; 25 September 1913 – 7 January 2001) was a Lebanese politician and President of Lebanon from 1964 to 1970. Early life and education Born in Beirut on 25 September 1913, Helou was the scion of a powerf ...

Elias Sarkis Elias is the Greek equivalent of Elijah ( he, אֵלִיָּהוּ‎ ''ʾĒlīyyāhū''; Syriac: ܐܠܝܐ ''Eliyā''; Arabic: الیاس Ilyās/Elyās), a prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BC, mentioned in several holy ...

* Amine Gemayel * Rene Moawad * Bachir Gemayel *

Elias Hrawi Elias Hrawi ( ar, الياس الهراوي, 4 September 1926 – 7 July 2006) was president of Lebanon, whose term of office ran from 1989 to 1998. Early life and education Hrawi was born in Hawch Al Umara, Zahlé, to a wealthy landowning Maro ...

;Lebanese ministers (incomplete) * Ziad Baroud *

Adnan Mansour Adnan Mansour ( ar, عدنان منصور; born 5 January 1946) is a Lebanese diplomat, politician and the former minister of foreign affairs and emigrants. Early life and education Mansour was born in Bourj el-Barajneh on 5 January 1946 into ...

Ibrahim Najjar Ibrahim Najjar is a lawyer, a professor of law, a Lebanese politician and a former Justice minister (2008–2011). Early life and education Najjar was born the 2nd September 1941 in Tripoli, North Lebanon, and is an adherent of the Greek Orthodox ...

Marie-Claude Najm Marie-Claude Najm ( ar, ماري كلود نجم; born 6 April 1971) is a Lebanese academic who served as Ministry of Justice (Lebanon), Minister of Justice from 2020 to 2021. Education and academic career Najm studied law at the Saint Joseph ...

* Abdallah Victor Farhat * Michel Murr *

Nicolas Nahas Nicolas Nahas (born 28 November 1946) is a Lebanese businessman and politician. He was the minister of economy and trade between 2011 and 2014. Early life and education Nahas was born in Tripoli on 28 November 1946. He received a bachelor of sci ...

Tarek Mitri Tarek Mitri ( ar, طارق متري; born 16 September 1950) is a Lebanese university professor, independent politician and former government minister. Early life and education Mitri was born on 16 September 1950. He has a PhD. in political sci ...

Khatchig Babikian Khatchig Babikian (1924–1999) was a philanthropist, attorney, a Lebanese politician of Armenian origin, and a former member of the Lebanese Parliament (1957–1999) and Lebanese government minister on many occasions as minister of Health, Touri ...

Shakib Qortbawi Shakib Qortbawi (born 1945) is a Lebanese businessman and politician. He served as the minister of justice between June 2011 and February 2014. Early life and education Qortbawi was born in 1945 into a Maronite family. He received a bachelor's ...

Leila Al Solh Leila Al Solh ( ar, ليلى الصلح; born 1946) is the vice president of Alwaleed bin Talal Humanitarian Foundation and a former Lebanese minister of industry. Early life and education Born in Beirut in 1946, Leila Al Solh is the youngest d ...

Walid Daouk Walid Daouk (Arabic: وليد الداعوق; born 1958) is a Lebanese lawyer, businessman and politician. He served as information minister between June 2011 and February 2014. Early life and education Daouk was born into a Sunni family, the D ...

* Marwan Hamadeh *

Salim Jreissati Salim Jreissati (born 4 April 1952) is a lawyer and politician. He served as Lebanon's minister of labor between 2012 and February 2014. From 18 December 2016 to 31 January 2019 he was the minister of justice. On 31 January 2019 he was named sta ...

;Lebanese politicians (incomplete) *

Raymond Edde Raymond is a male given name. It was borrowed into English from French (older French spellings were Reimund and Raimund, whereas the modern English and French spellings are identical). It originated as the Germanic ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᛗᚢᚾᛞ ( ...

* Pierre Gemayel * Samy Gemayel *

Michel Chiha Michel Chiha (1891–1954) was a Lebanese banker, a politician, writer and journalist. Along with Charles Corm, Petro Trad and Omar Daouk, he is considered one of the fathers of the Lebanese Constitution. His ideas and actions have had an importan ...

* Kamal Jumblatt * Michel Pharaon * Antoine Ghanem *

Fouad Abou Nader Fouad Abou Nader ( ar, فؤاد أبو ناضر) is a Lebanese Christian politician and former leader of the Lebanese Forces. A grandson of the Kataeb Party founder Pierre Gemayel, Abou Nader became a Kataeb party activist and head of the eli ...

Nayla Moawad Nayla Moawad (, ar, نايلة معوض) (born 3 July 1940) is a Lebanese politician and former First Lady of Lebanon. Outside of Lebanon, she is best known as the widow of former President René Moawad, who was assassinated on 22 November 19 ...

* Karim Pakradouni *

Antoine Andraos Antoine Andraos (Arabic language, Arabic: انطوان اندراوس, born 1950) is a Lebanese people, Lebanese politician and a vice-president of the Movement of the Future. He received a diploma in civil engineering in 1973 from the Saint Joseph ...

Eddy Abillammaa Emir Eddy Abillammaa ( ar, الأمير إدي أبي اللمع, born in 1958) is a Lebanese politician and a member of the executive committee of the Lebanese Forces party. He is the head of the LF party in the Matn district.Adnan Kassar Adnan Kassar (Arabic: عدنان القصار; born 1930) is a Lebanese banker, businessman and politician, who served at different cabinet posts. Early life and education Kassar was born into a Sunni family in Beirut in 1930. His father, Wafiq ...

, valign=top, ;Foreign politicians *

Mohammad Habash Mohammad Al-Habash or Mohamed Habash ( ar, محمد حبش; born 1 October 1962) is a Syrian Islamic scholar, and writer. He is the principal figure of the Islamic revivalist movement in Syria, and the founder of the Studies Center for Civiliz ...

Aram Karamanoukian Aram Karamanoukian ( hy, Արամ Գարամանուկեան; 1 May 1910 – 23 December 1996) was a Lieutenant General of the Syrian Army. He was also member of the Syrian Parliament. He is the author of several books. For his work as a scholar a ...

Ahmad Mirfendereski Ahmad Mirfendereski (9 May 1918–2 May 2004) was an Iranian diplomat, politician and the last minister of foreign affairs of the Shah era in Iran. Career Mirfendereski began his career at the ministry of foreign affairs and held many posts ther ...

Eliyahu Sasson Eliyahu Sasson ( he, אליהו ששון, 2 February 1902 – 8 October 1978) was an Israeli politician and minister. Biography Eliyahu Sasson was born in Damascus in Ottoman Syria. He studied at an Alliance School in his hometown and the ...

Izzat Traboulsi Dr. Izzat Traboulsi LL.M Ph.D.Econ (born. Damascus, Syria; November 20, 1913 – December 6, 2000) ( ar, الدكتور عزة الطرابلسي; alternate spelling: Ezzat Traboulsi, عزت الطرابلسي), was a Syrian politician, econom ...

* Scott Sharp ;Religious leaders * Anthony Peter Khoraish * Peter-Hans Kolvenbach *

George Riashi George Riashi (Qaa el Reem, near Zahlé, Lebanon on November 25, 1933 – October 28, 2012) was the Greek Melkite Catholic bishop of Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Tripoli and all North Lebanon. Life George Riashi was one of nine chi ...

* Wladyslaw Rubin *

Michel Sabbah Michel Sabbah ( ar, ميشيل صباح; born 19 March 1933) is a Palestinian Catholic prelate who served as the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem from 1987 to 2008, the first non-Italian to hold the position in more than five centuries. Biography Sa ...

* Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir ;Theologians and philosophers: *

Louis Cheikho Louis Cheikho, ar, لويس شيخو, born Rizqallâh Cheikho (1859–1927) was a Jesuit Chaldean Catholic priest, Orientalist and Theologian. He pioneered Eastern Christian and Assyrian Chaldean literary research and made major contributions ...

Jad Hatem Jad Hatem (Arab جاد حاتم; born 3 December 1952 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a Lebanese poet and philosopher. He has been a distinguished philosophy, literature and religious sciences Professor at the Saint-Joseph University in Beirut since 197 ...

Samir Khalil Samir Samir Khalil Samir, SJ (born Samir Khalil Kosseim), is an Egyptian Jesuit priest, Islamic scholar, Orientalist, and Catholic theologian. A professor at the Pontifical Oriental Institute (Rome), at the Centre Sèvres (Paris), at St Joseph Univ ...

;Ambassadors * Farid Abboud * Tawfiq Yusuf Awwad * George Ghanem * Assad Kotaite ;Academics *

Aya Chacar Aya Chacar is a professor of business in the United States. She is currently the Ingersoll Rand Chaired Professor at Florida International University. Biography Chacar was born in Lebanon where she studied engineering at the Ecole Supérieure de ...

René Chamussy René Chamussy (15 December 1936 – 27 October 2016) was a French-Lebanese Jesuit priest and academic administrator. He was the author of several books about Lebanon. He served as the rector of the Saint Joseph University in Beirut, Lebanon, from ...

;Architects *

Joseph Philippe Karam Joseph Philippe Karam (1923–1976) was a Lebanese architect. He was a leading figure of modern architecture in Lebanon during the country's golden era, 1945 to 1975. Karam founded his practice the Atelier d'Architecture Joseph Philippe Karam in ...

;Poets *

Bashir Copti Bashir Issa Copti ( بشير عيسى قبطي) was a Palestinian– Lebanese teacher, poet, writer and publisher. Biography Early life He was born in Jaffa, Palestine on August 11, 1929, in a family of six boys and three girls. His fath ...

* Mansour Eid *

Nadia Tueni Nadia Mohammad Ali Hamade (July 8, 1935 – June 20, 1983) was a Lebanese Francophone poet, who authored numerous volumes of poetry. Early life Nadia Mohammad Ali Hamadeh was born in Beirut in 1935, to a Lebanese Druze father, Mohammed Ali Hamad ...

;Linguists *

Joseph E. Aoun Joseph Aoun (born March 26, 1953) is a Lebanese-born American linguist and academic administrator, currently serving as the 7th president of Northeastern University in Boston since August 2006. Previously, Aoun was dean of the College of Letters, ...

;Musicians * Marie Keyrouz *

Joelle Khoury Joelle Khoury is a Lebanese-American pianist and composer of jazz and contemporary classical music. Background Born in Beirut, Joelle Khoury left Lebanon for the United States after the beginning of the Lebanese Civil War. She obtained a degr ...

Joelle Khoury listed as having attended Saint Joseph University on page at brunel.ac.uk
/ref> * Gabriel Yared ;Directors *

Nadine Labaki Nadine Labaki ( ar, نادين لبكي ''Nādīn Labikī''; born February 18, 1974) is a Lebanese actress, director and activist. Labaki first came into the spotlight as an actress in the early 2000s. Her film-making career began in 2007 after ...

* Hiba Tawaji ;Historians *

Jean Maurice Fiey Jean Maurice Fiey (30 March 1914 – 10 November 1995) was a French Dominican Father and prominent Church historian and Syriacist. Biography Fiey was born in Armentières on 30 March 1914, he entered the Dominican Order at an early age and rece ...

* Henri Fleisch * Paul Huvelin * Henri Lammens ;Columnists *

Georges Corm Georges Corm is a Lebanese economist. He served as minister of finance in the government of Salim Hoss from 1998 to 2000. He studied at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (1958-1961) where he graduated in Public Finance and has also a PhD ...

Randa Habib Randa Habib is a French journalist of Lebanese origin, who as director of the Amman, Jordan, bureau of Agence France-Presse (AFP), one of the three global news agencies, since 1987, has spent 25 years covering war, politics and economic develop ...

Peter Scholl-Latour Peter Roman Scholl-Latour (9 March 1924 – 16 August 2014) was a French-German journalist, author and legendary reporter. Biography Peter Scholl-Latour, who was born in the Province of Westphalia and grew up in Lorraine, was the son of dermat ...

* Pierre-Luc Séguillon ;Writers *

Charles Corm Charles Corm (1894–1963) was a Lebanese writer, industrialist and philanthropist.Carla Henoud (24 September 2009"Charles Corm, le visionaire" ''L'Orient-Le Jour''/ref>https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0739184016 Franck Salameh, Charles Corm: ...

Hassan Kobeissi Hassan Kobeissi ( ar, حسن قبيسي, April 15, 1941 - July 5, 2006) was a prominent Lebanon, Lebanese writer, thinker and translator. He was born in Zebdine زبدين Lebanon, and is considered an important figure in the Lebanese intellectu ...

Amin Maalouf Amin Maalouf (; ar, أمين معلوف; born 25 February 1949) is a Lebanese-born French"Amin ...

* Wajdi Mallat *

Thurayyā Malḥas Thurayyā 'Abd al-Fattāḥ Malḥas (1925 – February 23, 2013; ) was a Palestinian poet and academic. She is considered a pioneer of free verse poetry among Palestinian women writers. Early life and education Thurayyā Malḥas was born 1925 i ...

Youakim Moubarac Youakim Moubarac (July 20, 1924 – May 24, 1995) was a Lebanese French scholar. He was an Islamologist, an Arabist and a disciple of the Orientalist Louis Massignon and of philosopher Louis Gardet. A Maronite priest, Moubarac dedicated his li ...

Ghassan Salamé Ghassan Salamé ( ar, غسان سلامة; born 1951) is a Paris-based Lebanese academic. He served as the Lebanese Minister of Culture from 2000 to 2003. He was the Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) and professor of Inte ...

Salah Stétié Salah Stétié ( ar, صلاح ستيتية) (28 September 1929 – 19 May 2020) was a Lebanese writer and poet who wrote in the French language. He also served in various diplomatic positions for Lebanon in countries such as Morocco and France. ...

References

External links

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History

Academics

Campuses

International cooperation

Notable alumni and academics

See also

References

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