General Information

The University of Balamand (UOB) is a private, non-profit, independent institution of higher learning founded in 1988 by His Beatitude Patriarch Ignatius IV, Patriarch of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church. The University consists of nine Faculties and six research centers. Current student enrollment is 3097. A Board of Trustees governs the University. The Board of Trustees elects the president of the University and, upon the recommendation of the president, appoints vice-presidents, deans, directors, and faculty members in the ranks of associate and full professors. The president, the vice presidents, and the deans, working as a University Council, manage the University by consensus. Similarly, each Faculty has its own council, thus involving faculty members in decision making. The resources of the budget are mainly the students’ fees and the endowment fund managed by the Board of Trustees. The budget is run through a process described by specific rules and regulations; the University finances are regularly audited by an external firm. The University cooperates extensively with leading universities in Lebanon and the world. UOB’s international relations are many, encompassing the university traditions of the Arab countries, Europe , the Americas , and Australia . UOB has also conducted cooperation agreements with several international institutions for higher education mainly in Europe.