Lebanese American University
| Lebanese American University | |
|---|---|
| founding | 1924 |
| Sponsorship | Private |
| place |
Beirut , Lebanon
|
| Students | 8,138 (2012) |
| Website | www.lau.edu.lb |
The Lebanese American University (English: Lebanese American University , LAU) is a private, non-denominational university in Beirut .
history
The LAU emerged from the American School for Girls (ASG) founded in 1835 . For this purpose, American-Presbyterian missionaries are building the first school building for girls in the Ottoman Empire in Beirut .
From 1924 the ASG offered a two-year junior women's college and from 1948/1949 a four-year women's college with a bachelor's degree ( Beirut College for Women , BCW). In 1973 the college was renamed Beirut University College (BUC) after male students were admitted . In 1994 it was given its current name Lebanese American University (LAU).
The language of instruction for all courses at the LAU is English, except for Arabic literature and foreign language courses. In 2005 there were 6,000 students enrolled. In 2012 there were 8,138 students, 33.7% of whom studied at the Faculty of Economics and 30% for Arts & Sciences. The university has seven faculties (also called schools):
- School of Arts & Sciences
- School of Architecture & Design
- School of Business
- School of Engineering
- School of Medicine
- School of Nursing
- School of Pharmacy
Well-known professors and students
- Saloua Raouda Choucair (1916–2017), Lebanese painter and sculptor
- William A. Ward (1928-1996), American Egyptologist
- Fuad Rifka (1930–2011), professor of philosophy, poet and translator
- Fawzi Salloukh (* 1931), Foreign Minister of Lebanon
- Fawwaz Traboulsi (* 1941), professor of political science and history
- Adnan Mansour (* 1946), Foreign Minister of Lebanon
- Octavia Nasr (* 1966), journalist (CNN)
- Sethrida Touk-Geagea (* 1967), politician
- Tamirace Fakhoury (* 1974), poet
Web links
- Homepage of the LAU
- Who is She in Lebanon? , biographical database of the Institute for Women's Studies in the Arab World (IWSAW)
- Christine B. Lindner: "Burj Bird" and the Beirut Mission Compound
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Quick Facts and Figures LAU website, accessed on April 24, 2013
- ↑ An engraved stone in Beirut's city center reads: "Site of the first edifice built in the Turkish empire for a girls school." Quoted from History of LAU , accessed February 8, 2018.
- ↑ About LAU History LAU website, accessed April 24, 2013
- ↑ Frequently Asked Questions About LAU LAU website, accessed April 24, 2013
- ^ Academics LAU website, accessed April 24, 2013
Coordinates: 33 ° 53 ′ 34 ″ N , 35 ° 28 ′ 40 ″ E
State: Lebanese University (UL)
Private: American University of Beirut (AUB) | Lebanese American University (LAU) | Beirut Arab University (BAU) | Lebanese International University (LIU) | Lebanese German University (LGU)
Denominational universities: Université Saint-Joseph (USJ) | University of Antonine (UA) | University of Balamand (UOB) | University of La Sagesse (ULS) | University of St. Esprit (USEK) | University of the Middle East (MEU) | Haigazian University | Islamic University of Lebanon (IUL) | Islamic University Imam al-Auzāʿī (Ouzai) | Jinan University (JU) | Near East School of Theology (NEST) | Notre Dame University - Louaize (NDU)