Beirut Arab University (BAU) () is a Lebanese private university located in Beirut, Lebanon. It was founded by the Lebanese Waqf El-Bir wal Ihsan Society in 1960. The university attained the International Institutional Accreditation from the Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation (FIBAA) - an official international German foundation - registered in the European Quality Assurance Register (EQAR). The university is ranked 801–1000 in the QS World University Rankings and 40 in Arab Region Rankings for 2022.
Beirut Arab University is a member of: Association of Arab Universities (AARU) International Association of Universities (IAU) Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World (FUIW) Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF): Conférence des Recteurs de la Région du Moyen-Orient(CONFREMO) Réseau International Francophone des établissements de formation de formateurs (RIFEFF) Ecole Doctorale de Droit du Moyen- Orient (EDDMO) Collège Doctoral de Français au Moyen Orient (CODFRAMO) International Association of University Presidents (IAUP) Association of Universities of Lebanon Euro- Mediterranean University (EMUNI) Euromed Permanent University Forum (EPUF) International Council for Open and Distance Education(ICDE) International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions(IFLA) Arab Association of Collegiate Registrars& Admissions Officers ( ARAB-ACRAO) Association of the Arab Faculties of Dentistry (Affiliated to AARU) Scientific Association of Colleges of Pharmacy in the Arab World (Affiliated to AARU) Arab Society of Faculties of Business Administration (Affiliated to AARU) Union of International Associations (UIA) Scientific Society of Arab Nursing Faculties (Affiliated to AARU) Islamic Universities League United Nations Global Compact Association for Dental Education in Europe (ADEE) Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) Lebanese Academic Library Consortium (LALC) European Foundation for Management and Development (EFMD)
Faculties
The university currently consists of the following 10 faculties:
Faculty of Human Sciences
Faculty of Law & Political Science
Faculty of Business Administration
Faculty of Architecture – Design and Built Environment
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Science
Faculty of Pharmacy
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Dentistry
Faculty of Health Sciences
Campuses
Beirut Campus: Beirut Campus was established in 1960. It is the main branch and located in the heart of Beirut in Tarik El Jadida. The land spans an area of 41,107 m2 and comprises two buildings with a total built area 50,500 m2. The main building has an area of 22,000 m2 and is utilized by BAU Administration and the Faculties of Business Administration and Dentistry.
There are a 300-seat festivities hall, five seminar rooms which are furnished and equipped with multimedia and display screens, a specially designed “Al Multaqa”, which is the center for cultural and art activities, a Student Activities and Alumni & Career Office Building, a gymnasium, sports hall, and a cafeteria.
The second building is the 12-storie Hariri Building, with two basements and a ground floor. It is built on an area of 28,000 m2 and houses five faculties: Human Sciences, Law and Political Science, Pharmacy, Medicine, and Health Sciences.
Debbieh Campus:Debbieh Campus was established in 2006 and is located 33 km from Beirut city. The land spans over an area of 1,353,000 m2, and the total built area is 52,538 m2.
It comprises four buildings for the faculties and the administration, two buildings for student dorms, two buildings for staff dorms, a gymnasium, a mosque, an astronomical observatory, a cafeteria, an open theater, and a student lounge.
The Campus currently holds three Faculties: Architecture – Design & Built Environment, Engineering, and Science.
Tripoli Campus:A campus in Tripoli, Mina Region, North Lebanon, was established in 2010.
Tripoli Branch comprises five faculties so far; the Faculty of Business Administration, the Faculty of Architecture – Design and Built Environment, the Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty of Science, and the Faculty of Health Sciences.
The Branch also provides a multitude of facilities that offer various services to students, staff, researchers, and visitors.
Bekaa Campus:
Bekaa Campus was established in 2011 and is located in Jdeita and Taalbayah real estate area. The land spans an area of 183,391 m2, and the total built area is 1,650 m2.
It has allocated two distinctive locations for the Research Center for Environment and Development and the Alumni Club.