Saint Joseph University of Beirut

This article is about the university in Lebanon. For the American university, see Saint Joseph's University. For the former Canadian university, see University of St. Joseph's College.

Saint Joseph University (Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth)

Type	Private
Established	1875
President	Professor René Chamussy
Students	11,000 (2011)
Location	Beirut , Lebanon
Campus	5 campuses in Beirut and 3 Regional University Centers : Sidon, Zahlé and Tripoli
Website	www.usj.edu.lb

Saint Joseph University (French: Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth) is a private Catholic higher institute of education founded by the Jesuits in 1875 in Beirut, Lebanon, known for its school of medicine and its hospital, Hôtel-Dieu de France. The Lebanese state officially recognizes the university and the diplomas it grants in accord with the law organizing higher education in Lebanon. Medium of teaching is French.

Campuses

Its Beirut campuses include:

• Campus of Medical and Infirmary Sciences, Damascus Street
• Campus of Science and Technology, Mar Roukoz
• Campus of Social Sciences, Huvelin Street
• Campus of Human Sciences, Damascus Street
• Campus of Innovation and Sports, Damascus Street

The three regional centers are located in Sidon (south), Zahlé (Bekaa), and Tripoli (north). In addition, the university operates 12 facilities and 22 specialized schools or institutes including the Museum of Lebanese Prehistory in Université Saint-Joseph Street.

USJ has more than 70 conventions with foreign universities mainly Georgetown University, located in Washington, D.C, USA. It also has more than 200 professors on mission abroad, an administrative office in Paris, a center for banking and business studies, three centers for dental care, orthophony, and psycho-motility.

Saint-Joseph University is known for its faculty of medicine, its faculty of dentistry and its engineering programs. Also, their Social Sciences Campus is known to have strong Bachelor programs that usually let students pursue M.Sc/M.A/MBA programs in top universities and business schools in France, Italy, Spain, Germany, England, USA and Canada.

Inter-university cooperation

The university belongs to the following associations and is linked to over one hundred Arab, European, American, and Canadian universities through accords for cooperation.

• Association of Arab Universities
• The International Association of Universities
• Association of French speaking universities
• The International Federation of Catholic Universities
• European Federation of Catholic Universities
• Association of Jesuit Institutions of Higher Learning in Europe and Lebanon
• EuroMed University (Téthys)

Notable alumni and academics

Lebanese Presidents

• Camille Chamoun
• Charles Helou
• Elias Sarkis
• Amine Gemayel
• Rene Moawad
• Bachir Gemayel
• Elias Hrawi

Lebanese Ministers

• Ibrahim Najjar
• Ziad Baroud

Lebanese Politicians

• Pierre Gemayel
• Michel Chiha
• Kamal Jumblatt
• Michel Pharaon
• Nayla Moawad

Columnists

• Peter Scholl-Latour
• Georges Corm

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Religious leaders

• Mar Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir
• Peter-Hans Kolvenbach

Writers

• Youakim Moubarac
• Salah Stétié
• Amin Maalouf,

Poets

• Nadia Tueni

Linguists;

• Joseph E. Aoun

Musicians

• Gabriel Yared
• Marie Keyrouz

Theologians

• Louis Cheikho
• Samir Khalil Samir
• Jad Hatem
• Henri Lammens

See also

• List of universities in Lebanon
• Paul Huvelin
• Rue Huvelin
• Official Website

• Saint-Joseph University of Beirut Web Ranking in Eduroute