American University of Beirut
| الجامعة الأميركية في بيروت | |
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Former name
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Syria Protestant College (1866-1920) American University of Beirut (1920-present) |
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| Motto | That they may have life and have it more abundantly. |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1866 |
| Endowment | $500 million |
| President | Fadlo R. Khuri |
| Provost | Muhamad Harajli |
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Academic staff
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538 full-time and 300 part-time instructional faculty. |
| Students | 8,315 |
| Undergraduates | 6,676 |
| Location | Beirut, Lebanon |
| Campus | Urban, 61-acre (250,000 m2); and AREC (Agricultural Research and Education Center), a 247-acre (1.00 km2) research farm and educational facility in the Beqaa Valley |
| Website | www.aub.edu.lb |
Coordinates: 33°53′59.87″N 35°28′56.22″E / 33.8999639°N 35.4822833°E
The American University of Beirut (AUB); Arabic: الجامعة الأميركية في بيروت) is a private, secular and independent university in Beirut, Lebanon. Degrees awarded at the American University of Beirut (AUB) are officially registered with the New York Board of Regents.
The university is ranked as the number one university in Lebanon and among the top 250 universities in the world by the QS World University Rankings.
The American University of Beirut is governed by a private, autonomous Board of Trustees and offers programs leading to Bachelor's, Master’s, MD, and PhD degrees. It collaborates with many universities around the world, notably with Columbia University, George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences in Washington, DC; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and the University of Paris. The current president is Fadlo R. Khuri, M.D..
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