American University of Beirut

E26815

English-language university non-profit institution private research university

The American University of Beirut is a leading private, English-language research university in Lebanon known for its rigorous academics and significant influence on higher education in the Middle East.

Aliases (1)

American University of Beirut Medical Center ×2

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	English-language university → non-profit institution → private research university →
accreditation	Middle States Commission on Higher Education →
affiliation	Association of American International Colleges and Universities → Association of Arab Universities → Global Liberal Arts Alliance →
campus	Beirut campus →
city	Beirut →
country	Lebanon →
formerName	Syrian Protestant College →
foundedBy	Daniel Bliss →
foundingDate	1866 →
foundingOrganization	American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions →
governance	Board of Trustees →
governanceLocation	New York City →
hasAlumni	heads of state → ministers and diplomats → prominent academics → writers and intellectuals →
hasAthletics	varsity sports teams →
hasBotanicalGarden	AUB campus botanical collection →
hasFaculty	Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences → Faculty of Arts and Sciences → Faculty of Engineering and Architecture → Faculty of Health Sciences → Faculty of Medicine → Suliman S. Olayan School of Business →
hasLibrary	Jafet Memorial Library →
hasMedicalCenter	American University of Beirut Medical Center →
hasMuseum	AUB Archaeological Museum →
hasStudentHousing	on-campus dormitories →
knownFor	business education → engineering programs → influence on higher education in the Arab world → liberal arts education → medical education → rigorous academics →
languageOfInstruction	English →
locatedIn	Ras Beirut →
motto	That they may have life and have it more abundantly →
mottoLanguage	English →
offersDegree	bachelor's degree → doctoral degree → master's degree →
overlooks	Mediterranean Sea →
president	Fadlo R. Khuri →
regionServed	Middle East →
religiousAffiliation	non-sectarian →
type	private university →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Abdulfattah Jandali → Abdulfattah Jandali → Ashraf Ghani → Charles Malik → Hanan Ashrawi → Hanan Ashrawi → Walid Jumblatt →	educatedAt
Hamra Street → Hamra Street ("American University of Beirut Medical Center") →	hasMajorInstitutionNearby
American University of Beirut ("American University of Beirut Medical Center") →	hasMedicalCenter
Beirut →	hasUniversity