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As the first accredited Canadian University outside of Canada, Canadian University Dubai (CUD) is a high-ranking institution offering talented students a dedicated gateway to North America's elite higher education system. Students of CUD can choose to complete their entire program in Dubai and benefit from an education ranked 42nd overall, 8th in the UAE, and 2nd in Dubai, based on the 2019 QS Ranking for the Arab Region. Alternatively, each academic program provides opportunities to start in Dubai and transfer with credit after a year or two to one of CUD's 25 Canadian partner institutions. This allows students to begin their higher education closer to home in the UAE and graduate from a university in Canada. A unique grouping of academic schools combined with industry-experienced, international faculty position the University as an exceptional institution for teaching, research, scholarship, and entrepreneurship. Alongsideaccreditation from the UAE Ministry of Education – Higher Education Affairs, CUD is the only University outside of Canada to award a dual degree from Dubai and Canada in specific academic programs. Across each of the University's undergraduate faculties – Management Engineering and Architecture and Communication, Arts and Sciences – CUD is establishing itself as a pioneer of higher education in the UAE, with the recent introduction of avant-garde programs that address the future needs of the national and regional economy. With new BBA majors such as Events and Tourism, Luxury Marketing, and Sports Management, the University is preparing students for lucrative careers in the UAE's emerging growth sectors. The new Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering specializing in Mechatronics is a one-of-a-kind program in the UAE that reflects its growing investment in advanced robotics technology. In the Department of Social Sciences, the new Bachelor of Arts in Psychology program – offered in English and Arabic – is training the much-needed psychology practitioners of the future. At the graduate studies level, the flagship MBA program and unique Master in Information Technology Management and Governance offer students the opportunity to specialize in discreet business disciplines at the executive professional level, to advance their careers into leadership roles. Located in the heart of Dubai's downtown business district, CUD students at both undergraduate and graduate-level benefit from the unique opportunity to develop their workplace skills in a dynamic place of work, positioning the University's graduate employability rate at 93%, on a par with elite institutions in Europe and North America. View full university

The Lebanese University was established in 1951 to serve the diverse social groups that make up Lebanese society and provide a high-level institution where students can acquire university degrees. It was launched amid a growth in the number of students in grades 10 to 12. The first departments were The High House of Teachers and The Statistics Center. On 3 December 1951, the first class of 68 students entered the University, under the efforts of many professors and educated personalities and the support of the Lebanese President Bechara El Khoury. On 26 February 1953, official decree No. 25 founded a financial and administrative center at the University, called The Institution of Finance and Administration. The High House of Teachers was renamed The High Teachers Institution. The next significant change was 1959's regulating decree No. 2883, which, along with many others between 1960 and 1972, added more material into the University's structure and legalized all of its activities, requiring students to participate, administrators, the different faculties. The Faculty of Public Health aims to educate specialists in health, social and environmental fields, and cooperate and coordinate with public and private institutions, alongside civil organizations in the health, social, and preventive domains. It is also keen on providing theoretical and applied education while ensuring that moral standards and professional ethics are well-adopted. The Faculty of Pharmacy seeks to provide qualified professionals with pharmacies, pharmaceutical industries, and hospitals. It also endeavors to meet the increasing needs for competent pharmaceutical professionals by keeping up with the advancement of pharmaceutical sciences worldwide. The Faculty of Pedagogy is the foundation of the Lebanese University, and was known as the High Teachers Institution when it was established in 1951, before being renamed the Faculty of Pedagogy in 1967. Its current number of students stands at 2327. The Faculty includes two branches other than the Deanery. Its mission is to educate elementary and high school teachers, in addition to other pedagogic frameworks. Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management has been distinguished for its applied orientations, where learning and training are primarily geared towards practical and professional purposes. It teaches students according to the latest scientific and international basics, qualifying them to work in tourism, travel, tourist guidance, and hotel management, whether in Lebanon or other Arab countries. Faculty of Medical Science at the Lebanese University was established in 1983; distinguished students from different social classes in Lebanon had the opportunity to turn their dreams into reality and study medicine. The branches of the Faculty of Medical Sciences were merged in 1996, forming a unit tasked with graduating the best physicians, who would be recognized at the local and global levels, and known for their top-notch scientific competencies, complete training, and professional ethics. The Faculty of Medical Sciences is aware that such a high medical practice level cannot be achieved without focusing on medical research, workshops, and conferences. The Faculty now comprises 1,263 students. The Institute of Fine Arts was established in 1965 and has evolved into four branches and two departments, the Urbanism Department and the Restoration Department. It currently has around 2,930 students. The goals of the Institute of Fine Arts are closely linked to all civilized human phenomena. Indeed, its majors reflect the real civilized face of any society, whether for present or future generations. The artistic works have historically measured the greatness of all civilizations contributed to humanity and human legacy. The Faculty of Economics and Business Administration was established in 1967 as the Faculty of Commerce and was renamed in 1970. The number of students enrolled in this Faculty stands at 7,640 today, divided across six branches, in addition to the Deanery. This Faculty aims at developing highly skilled and specialized professionals in a field that has become the very backbone of modern life, as economies are now intertwined due to globalization. It is keen on establishing partnerships with enterprises from the public and private sectors, either for cooperation and staff training or for student internships. The Doctoral School of Literature, Humanities, and Social Sciences was established in 2007. It is one of the three doctoral schools created at the Lebanese University to provide the proper environment to foster and develop academic research. The number of students currently enrolled is around 951. The Doctoral School trains researchers and prepares them to manage academic research projects and supervise theses. Also, it organizes academic workshops and Ph.D. Students' Days and academic seminars and conferences to provide the necessary conditions to further the doctoral students' knowledge in academic research requirements. For these ends, it has created 14 research teams covering all the specializations of the Doctoral School. The Doctoral School has become a point of interest that attracts students throughout the Arab world. It is keen on expanding its regional and international horizons by signing agreements with other universities and international and regional institutes dedicated to supporting academic research and setting up the proper processes to carry them out. View full university

LIU is on the path to becoming a truly great university known for its quality programs, dedication to students, and commitment to the community. LIU's priority will always be the education it provides. We will look to our faculty for leadership to focus and shape this priority and thus prepare our students for tomorrow's global world. As committed as ever to our mission, we will continue working closely with students to ensure their successful education, from the point of entry through graduation. To help us move forward, you as students/learners are encouraged to study deeply, to question boldly, to debate strongly, to analyze vigorously, and to resolve differences in the context of varied perspectives. The mission of the Lebanese International University is to provide accessible and affordable higher education in excellence and quality of first order. LIU will drive its students to be responsible citizens and life-long self-actuated learners. LIU will empower students to develop awareness and engage in cultural and environmental sustainability through maximized resources. LIU disseminates diverse learning experiences and skills in an environment that e-enable the dynamic interplay of teaching and research. LIU endeavors to align its values and commitments to student support and communication and continually review curricula for innovative outcomes. The vision of the Lebanese International University (LIU) is to be recognized as Lebanon's leading integrative transnational educator that promotes its students' success through teaching and learning excellence, focused research, and enterprise for career development. LIU will strive to have continual improvement, integrity, opportunity, collaboration, and joint ventures with communities, agencies, businesses, and industries. LIU will align its practices and resources to provide students educational access to knowledge, multidisciplinary skills, and values necessary to compete in a knowledge-based society. LIU dedicates itself to a continuous search for new and better means to provide work-integrated learning, intellectual development and enhance alumni engagement that will stimulate and empower its graduates to fosters a significant difference in the job market. View full university

Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU) is a private, Lebanese non-profit Catholic institution of higher education, which adopts the American education system. The university's religious affiliation does not impose any sectarian obligations on faculty members, staff, or students. The cultural and spiritual heritage of the Maronite Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary highlights a belief in a unified Lebanon, a belief in education as a means of protection against fanaticism and corruption, and a dedication to freedom of thought and expression. The university adopts such values and beliefs irrespective of color, creed, race, or gender. It seeks to enhance these values through the liberal education it offers and the career preparation that caters to Lebanon and the region's real needs. As a Catholic institution inspired by the cultural and spiritual heritage of the Maronite Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU) seeks to provide a comprehensive quality education that fosters excellence in scholarship, lifelong learning, enlightened citizenship, human solidarity, moral integrity, and belief in God. In designing its curricula, NDU is committed to the American model of liberal arts education's philosophy and standards. Conceiving itself as an authentic academic community, NDU promotes diversity, respect for human dignity and rights, and concern for the common good. Its profound aspiration is to prepare its students to be future leaders who can exercise reason upon knowledge and shape a world of truth, justice, love, and freedom. NDU's vision is to: Become the venue of choice as Lebanon's Catholic university, offering students access to the finest faculty and a comprehensive curriculum taught in the Maronite tradition Provide a highly personalized academic experience to graduate and undergraduate students Integrate a strong, interdisciplinary, liberal arts core with degree-granting programs that offer preparation for professional careers and graduate studies Excel in selected highly specialized areas, including signature programs that enhance the university's reputation and serve as regional models for the delivery of educational development in Lebanon and the region Foresee the changing needs with time and develop programs and utilize technologies consistent with those needs. Create and sustain a community in which all aspects of University life is a reflection of its values. In the tradition of a Catholic liberal arts education, NDU commits itself to lifelong learning, encourages personal responsibility, develops spiritual values, and affirms a philosophy of life that actively supports global economic equity, social justice, and human rights. Empathy, tolerance, and respect for all people are essential to any university community. NDU encourages students to understand and appreciate the diversity of cultures, which exist locally, nationally, and internationally. It also seeks to promote diversity appreciation by understanding the impact human beings have on their environment. As a Catholic university, NDU highlights a strong belief in spiritual motivation and education as a vehicle for a better and more just society. NDU commits itself to engage and enhance intellectual inquiry in the pursuit of truth by teaching students how to learn, think critically, conduct responsible research, and access and integrate information in preparation for career development and personal growth. View full university