Beirut Arab University

Beirut Arab University

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

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)