BEIRUT ARAB UNIVERSITY

'Beirut Arab University (BAU)' (Arabic ''جـامعة بيروت العربية'') is a private university located in Beirut, Lebanon. It is founded by the Lebanese El-Bir and Ihsan Society in 1960. The university is academically affiliated to Alexandria University in Egypt and officially accredited according to article (17) of the Lebanese Higher Education Law issued on 26 December 1961.
Beirut Arab University is a member of:

★ Arab Universities Association

★ International Association of Universities

★ Association of the Islamic World Universities

★ Association of Francophone Universities

Contents

Faculties

History and Profile

References

External links

Faculties

BAU includes ten faculties:

★ Faculty of Arts

★ Faculty of Law

★ Faculty of Commerce

★ Faculty of Architecture

★ Faculty of Engineering

★ Faculty of Science

★ Faculty of Pharmacy

★ Faculty of Medicine

★ Faculty of Dentistry

★ Faculty of Nursing

History and Profile

Beirut, the Lebanese metropolis, birthplace of the alphabet, and the meeting point of ancient civilizations, enjoys a special geographic location overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. This location distinguishes the city culturally, economically, commercially and academically; hence it became the chosen centre for various major institutions, including universities which are of necessity the best projection of the city’s distinctive historical background.
Beirut Arab University (BAU), located in the city of Beirut is one such centre of culture and enlightenment. It is a private institution for higher education founded in 1960 by El Bir and Ihsan Society, and subsidized by the late Egyptian President Gamal Abd El Nasser. The university is academically affiliated to Alexandria University, which provides BAU with highly qualified staff members, and awards its graduates their degrees. University objectives include the service of Lebanon and the Arab nation, by offering Lebanese and Arab students a modern first rate education in various areas of academic study.
===Sectarian clashes^[1]===
In January 25, 2007, fights between students in Beirut Arab University esacalated into clashes across the city, between groups supporting and opposing the Lebanese government. Four people were killed while and over a hundred and fifty were injured in the fighting, as youths armed with makeshift weapons clashed, threw rocks and damaged vehicles. The Lebanese army deployed armored vehicles and fired shots in the air to disperse the fighters. An overnight curfew was imposed to stop the fighting.
Scuffles broke out between Sunni and Shiite students, who were respectively support and oppose of the current government, in the university's cafeteria and soon attracted local supporters of both groups.
Coming on the heels of mass demonstrations and a general strike called by Hezbollah calling on the Fouad Siniora-led government to step down, the clashes has raised fears of renewed civil conflict along sectarian lines in Lebanon.

References

1. Four killed in sectarian clashes in Beirut

External links

★ Beirut Arab University
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