The Lebanese International University (LIU; ) is a private university established by the philanthropist and former Lebanese defense and education minister Abdul Rahim Mourad. The language of instruction is English.

History The Lebanese International University was established in April, 2001, as "The Bekaa University" under Presidential Decree No.5294 as, with its campus constructed within the western region of the Beqaa Valley; at Al-Khyara, the West Beqaa (al-Beqaa al-Gharbi). Having graduated its first Freshman class in June 2002, a new campus in Beirut was opened and the name was changed to "Lebanese International University", or LIU in short. Another five campuses were later built: next to Sidon in south Lebanon, Tyr, Nabatieh, Tripoli, Halba and Mount Lebanon.

LIU created buildings in Aden, Sanaa and Taiz in Yemen as well as two additional campuses in Mauritania and Senegal. LIU opened branches also in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Syria.

The campuses LIU has nine campuses at different locations in Lebanon: Bekaa, Beirut, Saida, Nabatieh, Mount Lebanon, Tripoli, Tyre, Rayak and Halba-Akkar. The Bekaa Campus is the ‘mother’ of LIU’s many Lebanon based campuses. It has a main cafeteria with more than 500 seating capacity, several shops and eateries, dormitories for both female and male students, and recreational facilities including a pool, a football stadium, several green fields and parking areas. The Beirut Campus is located not far from the Beirut Central District and consists of seven buildings. The campus also has cafeterias; large auditoriums, underground parking, and housing for female and male students in University owned apartment buildings adjacent to campus.

Beirut Campus The Beirut campus is located within a residential area of Mouseitbeh in west Beirut. It consists of seven buildings, Blocks A to G. The first building, as shown on the picture, is Block-A. This building is about five to six stories high, and the office of the campus manager can be found at the fifth floor.

The second building, Block-B is about eight stories high. Three stories below, the university has an underground parking space and two auditoriums. Major facilities for students, such as the registration office, the business office, and student affairs office, are located at the first floor of the building. The university cafeteria can also be found in this story. The third building, Block-C, is almost the biggest building among the Blocks, it is about nine stories high. Two stories below considered as parking, Block-C contains at his ninth floor the Mass Communication offices and Specialized Rooms as a Studio.

Starting Autumn 2011-2012, three new blocks will be founded to acquire the upcoming number of students, named as Block D, E & G made of five stories each, in addition to the dorms made for the transferring students moving from other campuses to Beirut.

Saida Campus The Saida Campus - the second largest in terms of enrolment among LIU campuses.

Nabatieh Campus

Tyre Campus The Tyre Campus is the first university in history of the Tyre region which offers students a choice from more than 40 degree programs. The Rayak and Halba-Akkar campus is the newest of LIU campuses.

International expansion In September 2006, the university announced the opening of its Yemeni campus in Sanaa.LIU Students Network

The University also has campuses in Yemen, Morocco, Senegal and Mauritania.

Faculties The university has five faculties: School of Arts and Sciences School of Engineering School of Business and Management School of Pharmacy School of Education

School of Education

Degrees Offered The School of Education at LIU offers the following degrees: Bachelor's of Education, Teaching Diploma and a Master's of Education. To earn a bachelor's degree (a 3-year program), students must complete a minimum of 99 credit hours. For a teaching diploma (a one-year program) students must complete  24 credit hours. For a master's degree (a two-year program), students must complete 39 credit hours.  

Admission Requirements Applicants prior applying to The School of Education at LIU, must pass the Lebanese Baccalaureate II (any strand) or its equivalent as specified by the Lebanese Ministry of Education and Higher Education. Also, an English Placement Exam or the International TOEFL is required to determine their eligibility.

Programs of Study + Majors or Programs of Study offered by the School of Education Undergraduate majors/Programs of study Graduate majors/Programs of study Teacher Education (Options: Math & Physics or Chemistry & Biology) Teaching DiplomaTEFL (Teaching of English as a Foreign Language)Master of Education in Curriculum DesignInstructional TechnologyMaster of Education in Educational ManagementChildhood EducationMaster of Education in TEFLEnglish Language & Literature

Clubs At LIU School of Education, students may join the Book/Debate Club where they discuss diverse perspectives related to a certain topic or book.

Events and Initiatives

School of Education

+Events hosted by the School of Education Event titleType of Event Stress Management Lecture The Eighth International Arab Conference on Quality Assurance in Higher Education (IACQA' 2018) in the Arab WorldConference Everyone’s Different: Working with Multiple Intelligence in the Language ClassroomWorkshop STEM Workshops on Teaching Strategies WorkshopATEL workshop (Association of Teachers of English in Lebanon) Conflict Resolution and Communication Skills WorkshopAutism Spectrum Disorder Panel DiscussionBest Practices Professional Development WorkshopsWorkshops

School of Arts and Sciences

Programs of Study The School of Arts & Sciences includes the following different Majors: Physical Sciences:Biological Sciences:Diploma in Biomedical Science:Computer Science & ITFood Science:Fine Arts & DesignCommunication ArtsMathematicsBiologyMedical Laboratory TechnologyComputer ScienceNutrition and DieteticsGraphic DesignTranslation & InterpretationPhysicsBiochemistry -Information TechnologyFood Science and TechnologyInterior DesignRadio & TVChemistryBiomedical Science - - - -Public Relations - - - - - -Journalism - - - - - -Advertising Degrees Offered

The School of Arts & Sciences offers programs leading to the Bachelor Degrees in all major areas listed above. The School also offers a Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology as a Graduate Program.

The School of Business

Programs of study +Majors or Programs of StudyUndergraduate majors/Programs of studyGraduate majors/Programs of studyAccounting Information SystemsMaster's of Business AdministrationEconomicsLIU-Worms Master's of Business AdministrationBanking & FinanceHospitality ManagementBusiness ManagementManagement Information SystemsInternational Business ManagementLIU-Worms International Business Management

The School of Engineering

Programs of study +Majors or Programs of StudyUndergraduate majors/Programs of studyGraduate majors/Programs of studyElectronic Engineering / Emphasis On BiomedicalMaster's of Science in Electronic Engineering / Emphasis On BiomedicalComputer EngineeringMaster's of Science in Computer and Communication EngineeringElectrical EngineeringMaster's of Science In Electrical EngineeringElectronics EngineeringMaster's of Science in Electronics EngineeringMechanical EngineeringMaster's of Science in Mechanical EngineeringSurveying EngineeringMaster's of Science in Surveying EngineeringCommunication EngineeringMaster's of Science in Industrial EngineeringIndustrial Engineering

The School of Pharmacy

Programs of study +Majors or Programs of StudyUndergraduate majors/Programs of studyGraduate majors/Programs of studyPharmacyDoctor of Pharmacy

The Scope Magazine The Scope is the student-run magazine published by the Lebanese International University (LIU).

Name Change In June 2017, LIU changed its name to International University of Beirut in all but the Bekaa campuses - Khiara and Rayak - where it remained LIU.

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