Balamand University
| Université de Balamand جامعة البلمند |
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|---|---|
| founding | 1966 |
| Sponsorship | Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch |
| place | Deir El-Balamand , Lebanon |
| president | Elias L. Warrak (since October 2018) |
| Students | over 5700 |
| Employee | over 1300 |
| Networks | IAU |
| Website | www.balamand.edu.lb |
The University of Balamand (UOB; French Université de Balamand , Arabic جامعة البلمند, DMG Ǧāmiʿat al-Balamand ) is a non-governmental, denominational university in the north of Lebanon in Deir El-Balamand in the El-Koura region on the grounds of the Balamand Monastery (Arabic Dayr-al-Balamand, formerly Belmont). The university is run by the Greek Orthodox Church .
Since the first founding of the monastery by the Cistercians in 1157 and the re-establishment in 1603 by a Greek Orthodox religious order , theological institutes were founded several times (1833, 1921 and 1966), which were usually closed again after a few years. The last established institute was granted university rights in 1988. The university clinic is St. Georges Hospital and is located in Achrafieh (Beirut) .
Faculties
The university has nine faculties and four different languages of instruction.
- Lebanese Academy of Art History (French)
- John of Damascus Faculty of Theology (Arabic, English and Greek)
- Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (English, French and Arabic)
- Faculty of Business Management (English)
- Faculty of Natural Sciences (English)
- Faculty of Engineering (English)
- Faculty of Health Sciences (English)
- Saint George’s Faculty of Postgraduate Medical Education (English)
- Faculty of Medicine & Medical Sciences (English)
The university had around 2,200 students and 819 faculty members in 2005, including 148 full-time staff.
Professors and well-known students
- Georges Bahr, microbiologist
- John S. Romanides , theologian
- Hierotheos Vlachos , bishop and theologian
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ President Dr. Elias L. WarraK. In: www.balamand.edu.lb. University of Balmand, accessed August 6, 2019 .
- ^ History and Evolution. In: www.balamand.edu.lb. University of Balmand, accessed August 6, 2019 .
- ↑ a b UOB at a glance. In: www.balamand.edu.lb. University of Balmand, accessed August 6, 2019 .
- ^ List of IAU Members. In: iau-aiu.net. International Association of Universities, accessed August 6, 2019 .
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)