Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Catholic research university in Beirut, Lebanon.
Saint Joseph University is a Catholic research institution with five campuses spread across Beirut, plus regional centers in Sidon, Tripoli, Zahle, and Dubai. The campuses blend older buildings with contemporary facilities for teaching and scholarship across various disciplines.
French Jesuit missionaries founded the university in 1875, establishing a lasting French academic presence in the eastern Mediterranean. This founding began a continuous educational tradition that continues to shape the institution today.
The university teaches in Arabic, French, and English, reflecting the city's language traditions. This trilingual approach shapes how students experience campus life and interact across cultural boundaries.
The institution works with more than 275 academic partners across 40 countries and uses the European Credit Transfer System. The five campuses are located in different parts of the city, each serving different academic programs and research areas.
The Faculty of Law was Lebanon's first modern law school and continues the legacy of the ancient Roman law school of Berytus. This connection to classical legal traditions gives the faculty a special role in legal education across the region.
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