Lebanese University

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The Lebanese University was established in 1951 to serve the diverse social groups that make up Lebanese society, and to provide a high-level institution in which students can acquire university degrees. It was launched amid a growth in the number of students in grades 10 to 12. The first departments were The High House of Teachers and The Statistics Center. On 3 December 1951, the first class... of 68 students entered the university, under the efforts of many professors and educated personalities, and the support of the Lebanese President Bechara El Khoury.
On 26 February 1953, official decree No. 25 founded a center for financial and administrative at the university, called The Institution of Finance and Administration. The High House of Teachers was renamed to The High Teachers Institution. The next big change was 1959"s regulating decree No. 2883, which, along with many others between 1960 and 1972, added more material into the structure of the university and legalized all of its activities, requiring students to take part as administrators within the different faculties.
The Faculty of Public Health aims at educating specialists in health, social and environmental fields, as well as cooperating and coordinating with public and private institutions, alongside civil organizations in the health, social and preventive domains. It is also keen on providing theoretical and applied education, while ensuring that moral standards and professional ethics are well-adopted. It has created lately, in collaboration with the Faculty of Medical Sciences, the University Medical Center to be at the service of the Lebanese community.
The Faculty of Pharmacy seeks to provide qualified professionals to work in pharmacies, pharmaceutical industries and hospitals. It also endeavors to meet the increasing needs for competent pharmaceutical professionals by keeping up with the advancement of pharmaceutical sciences around the world.
The Faculty of Pedagogy is the foundation of the Lebanese University, and was known as the High Teachers Institution when it was established in 1951, before being renamed the Faculty of Pedagogy in 1967. Its current number of students stands at 2327. The Faculty includes two branches other than the deanery. Its mission is educating elementary and high school teachers, in addition to other pedagogic frameworks.
Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management has been distinguished for its applied orientations, where learning and training are primarily geared towards practical and professional purposes. It teaches students according to the latest scientific and international basics, qualifying them to work in the fields of tourism, travel, tourist guidance and hotel management, whether in Lebanon or in other Arab countries.
Faculty of Medical Science at the Lebanese University was established in 1983, distinguished students from different social classes in Lebanon had the opportunity to turn their dreams into reality and study medicine. The branches of the Faculty of Medical Sciences were merged in 1996 forming a unit tasked with graduating the best physicians, who would be recognized at the local and global levels, and known for their top-notch scientific competencies, complete training and professional ethics. The Faculty of Medical Sciences is aware that such a high level of medical practice cannot be achieved without focusing on medical research, workshops and conferences. The Faculty now comprises 1,263 students.
The Institute of Fine Arts was established in 1965, and has evolved into 4 branches, in addition to two departments, the Urbanism Department and the Restoration Department. It currently has around 2,930 students. The goals of the Institute of Fine Arts are closely linked to all civilized, human phenomena. Indeed, its majors reflect the true civilized face of any society, whether for present or future generations. The greatness of all civilizations has historically been measured by the artistic works contributed to humanity and human legacy.
The Faculty of Economics and Business Administration was established in 1967 as the Faculty of Commerce and was renamed in 1970. The number of students enrolled in this Faculty stands at 7,640 today, divided across six branches, in addition to the Deanery. This Faculty aims at developing highly skilled and specialized professionals in a field that has become the very backbone of modern life, as economies are now intertwined due to globalization. It is keen on establishing partnerships with enterprises from the public and private sectors, either for the purposes of cooperation and staff training or for student internships.
The Doctoral School of Literature, Humanities and Social Sciences was established in 2007. It is one of the three doctoral schools that were created at the Lebanese University to provide the proper environment to foster and develop academic research. The number of students currently enrolled is around 951.
The Doctoral School trains researchers and prepares them to manage academic research projects and supervise theses. In addition, it organizes academic workshops and PhD Students" Days, as well as academic seminars and conferences, in order to provide the necessary conditions to further the doctoral students’ knowledge in academic research requirements. It has created, for these ends, 14 research teams covering all the specializations of the Doctoral School.
The Doctoral School has become a point of interest that attracts students throughout the Arab world. It is keen on expanding its regional and international horizons by signing agreements with other universities, as well as international and regional institutes dedicated to supporting academic research and setting up the proper processes to carry them out.