The
Office of International Programs (OIP) promotes internationalization
and diversity at AUB by initiating, developing and administering
institutional partnerships that foster both incoming and outgoing
student, faculty and staff mobility. Through its Study Abroad Program,
OIP promotes exchange opportunities and advises AUB students, faculty
and staff wishing to pursue international academic experiences that are
academically challenging, professionally relevant and personally
engaging. OIP supports all international students at AUB, enabling them
to integrate into the community and enjoy a rich academic and cultural
experience.
The Office of International Programs is located in West Hall, 3rd floor, Rooms 320, 322, 324.
Telephone: +961-1-374374 ext.3147, 3146.
Email: oip@aub.edu.lb
Website: www.aub.edu.lb/oip
International Student Services
The
Office of International Programs provides support to all international
students studying at AUB by providing the following services:
- Pre-arrival advice and visa assistance (following admission to AUB)
- On-site orientation, mentoring and intercultural activities
- Explanation of processes and procedures on campus
- Assistance in obtaining student residence permits
- Forums (both electronic and in-person) for interaction with other AUB student populations
- For international degree-seekers, advice on studying abroad as part of their AUB degree
Visas and Residence Permits
International
students joining AUB who do not hold a Lebanese passport or Lebanese
identity card must have their foreign passports valid for a period of no
less than 13 months from the date of joining the university. All such
students should also check with the nearest Lebanese Embassy or
consulate in their country as to whether they require an entry visa in
order to legally enter Lebanon or are eligible to obtain an entry visa
at the airport. The OIP may assist students in securing their visas to
Lebanon. Students who wish to benefit from OIP visa assistance must
indicate this in their Confirmation Letters upon acceptance. Further
information can be found on the OIP website.
Once registered at
AUB, all students who do not hold Lebanese passports, and wish to stay
for longer than the duration of their visas, are required to obtain a
residence permit before the expiration of the entry visa they received.
Students must apply for this permit within one month of arrival in
Beirut and ONLY after registering and paying AUB tuition fees.
The
Office of International Programs, in coordination with the Office of
the Registrar, helps provide the necessary certificates for registered
non-Lebanese students to acquire residence permits from the Lebanese
authorities. Information about obtaining a residence permit is
communicated at the beginning and throughout each term, and is posted on
the OIP website.
Study Abroad and Student Exchange
AUB
facilitates several study abroad and exchange programs including
Erasmus+ for undergraduate and graduate students. AUB’s growing number
of international partner institutions include but are not limited to:
- Aarhus University, Denmark
- American University in Cairo, Egypt
- American University of Paris, France
- American University, USA
- Amherst College, USA
- Bogazici University, Turkey
- Boston College, USA
- Boston University, USA
- Danish School of Media & Journalism, Denmark
- Ecole Polytechnique, France
- Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Commerciales d’Angers, France
- Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
- Hanyang University, South Korea
- HEC Montreal, Canada
- Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), France
- IE University, Spain
- John Cabot University, Italy
- Koç University, Turkey
- Luigi Bocconi University, Italy
- Lund University, Sweden
- NEOMA Business School, France
- New York University – Stern School of Business, USA
- Pitzer College, USA
- Politecnico Di Torino, Italy
- Pompeu Fabra University, Spain
- Radboud University, Netherlands
- Reed College, USA
- Shenyang Institute of Automation, China
- Södertörn University, Sweden
- Stanford University International Honors Program, USA
- Temple University, USA
- The Nagoya University of Commerce and Business, Japan
- The University of Newcastle, Australia
- The University of Sydney, Australia
- Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
- Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
- Universidad del Norte, Columbia
- Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore, Italy
- Université de Genève, Switzerland
- University College Dublin, Ireland
- University College London, UK
- University of California, Berkeley, USA
- University of Montreal, Canada
- University of Pavia, Italy
- University of Pennsylvania, USA
- University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway
- University of Toronto, Canada
- University of Zurich, Switzerland
- Uppsala University, Sweden
- Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
AUB
has Erasmus+ inter-institutional credit mobility agreements with
University of Leoben in Austria, Aarhus University, Danish School of
Media & Journalism, and University of Copenhagen in Denmark,
Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) in France, Freie
Universität Berlin in Germany, Athens University of Economics and
Business, in Greece, Iceland Academy of the Arts, Politecnico Di Torino,
University of Bologna, and University of Camerino in Italy, Amsterdam
University of Applied sciences in Netherlands, University of Oslo in
Norway, University of Granada in Spain, Lund University and Uppsala
University in Sweden, and Koc University in Turkey.
Undergraduate
students are required to complete at least 24 credits at AUB before
beginning a period of study abroad, while graduate students are required
to complete at least 6 credits at AUB before studying abroad;
additional academic policies and procedures also apply. For a complete
list of exchange and other study abroad options at AUB, or to review the
guidelines for study abroad, visit www.aub.edu.lb/oip or Room 320 in
West Hall.
OIP Resources for Faculty
The Office of
International Programs provides information for faculty on international
standards of practice for credit transfer and grade transfer upon
request. In addition, OIP maintains a current listing of
institutions/consortia/universities with which AUB maintains formal
institutional agreements for purposes of student, staff and faculty
mobility. Please note that exchange agreements cannot be put into effect
at AUB without the approval of the Provost. Guidelines for setting up
new international academic exchange agreements and other institutional
relationships are available by request from the Director.