Founded in 1866, the American University of Beirut is a teaching-centered research university based on the American liberal arts model of higher education. AUB has over 8,000 students and 800 faculty members. The University encourages freedom of thought and expression and seeks to graduate men and women committed to creative and critical thinking, lifelong learning, personal integrity, civic responsibility, and leadership.
AUB is accredited in the US by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and includes six faculties: Arts and Sciences, Medicine, Engineering and Architecture, Agricultural and Food Sciences, Health Sciences, and Business. AUB offers more than 130 programs leading to bachelor's, master's, MD, and PhD degrees. The main language of instruction is English.
Learn more about how you can join the American University of Beirut. AUB seeks applicants with a proven record of academic excellence, intellectual vitality, and civic responsibility. In accordance with its founding mission and its equal opportunity policy, the University admits students regardless of race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, or nationality.
The vibrant and dynamic research environment at AUB enhances the educational experience for all and serves the wider communities—local and global—by advancing knowledge in a wide range of disciplines.
Recognizing and honoring our responsibility for others has been an integral part of AUB’s mission since the earliest days. Today, AUB is at the forefront of addressing the most pressing concerns of this country, this region, and its people.
To ensure the University can continue to inspire current and future generations of smart and able students who can rise to this challenge, we are embarking on a transformative capital campaign, BOLDLY AUB: The Campaign to Lead, Innovate, and Serve.
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Year 1 (2024-2025):
Date
Topic
Speaker
Oct 9, 2024
Intro and networking
Program faculty and participants
Oct 16, 2024
Introduction to Guidelines
Elie Akl, MD, MPH, PhD
Oct 30, 2024
Sample size calculation
Hani Tamim, PhD
Nov 13, 2024
Survival Analysis
Martine El Bejjani, PhD
Nov 20, 2024
Journal club or project presentation
Program participants
Nov 27, 2024
Dec 4, 2024
Networking
Dec 11, 2024
Qualitative Research
Gladys Honein, RN, MPH, PhD
Dec 18, 2024
How to appraise a scientific paper
Zeina Kanafani, MD, MS, CIC
Jan 8, 2025
Data visualization
Assem Khamis, MD
Jan 15, 2025
Jan 22, 2025
Feb 5, 2025
Feb 19, 2025
Feb 26, 2025
Mar 5, 2025
Journal club or project presentation
Mar 19, 2025
Research Metrics
Ola El Zein, PhD
Apr 9, 2025
ROC curve
Apr 16, 2025
Career orientation
Guest speakers
Apr 23, 2025
May 7, 2025
Managing a research Lab
Margret Shirinian, PhD
May 21, 2025
Wrap up and evaluation
RPP committee and participants
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