Notre Dame University - Louaize

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Notre Dame University (NDU)
Notre Dame University - Louaize
جامعة سيدة اللويزة
motto Gaudium De Varitate
founding 1987
Sponsorship Catholic Maronite Church
place Zouk Mosbeh / Beirut
country LebanonLebanon Lebanon
president Walid Moussa STD
Students 5102 (2007)
Employee 190
Networks FIUC , IAU
Website ndu.edu.lb

The Notre Dame University - Louaize (NDU) ( Arabic جامعة سيدة اللويزة) in Zouk Mosbeh , 15 kilometers north of Beirut , was founded by the Maronite Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1987. Since the Order was founded in 1695, there has been an emphasis on schooling and education. The first school was established in 1696. In 1978 the member of the Order, Bishop Beschara Rahi , founded the Louaize College for Higher Education. The university has several branches in the north, in the Chouf Mountains. The university is based on the American education system. There are 7000 students at the university.

Education

Since 1992 the university has had a graduate program for the subjects

Since 1994 there has been a faculty for engineering and architecture. Since 2000 the faculty has been divided into two departments.

Research centers

  • Center for Applied Research in Education (CARE)
  • Center for Digitization and Preservation (CDP) of oriental-Christian literature
  • Lebanese Center for Society Studies (LCSR)
  • Lebanese Emigration Research Center (LERC)
  • Center for Marian Studies (MSC)
  • Water, Energy and Environmental Research Center (WEERC)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Members. In: www.fiuc.org. International Federation of Catholic Universities, accessed September 24, 2019 .
  2. ^ List of IAU Members. In: iau-aiu.net. International Association of Universities, accessed August 6, 2019 .