Important dates in USEK History:
1938
The OLM built the main building of what is today USEK (Building A) in which was centralized the teaching of theology, philosophy, letters and canon law. The institution was then a scholasticate.
1962
Following the enactment of the law of higher education in Lebanon, the scholasticate became the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik;
1997
Adoption of the North American credit system.
2000
Founding of three Regional University Centers in the North (Chekka), South (Rmeich) and Bekaa (Zahle).
2012
Awarded evalag European institutional accreditation - renewed in 2017 and 2023.
2016
Awarded ABET accreditation for nine computing and engineering programs - renewed in 2022.
2017
GAwarded evalag accreditation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Programs - renewed in 2023.
2018
Awarded ABET Accreditation for two applied and natural sciences and the civil engineering programs - Civil Engineering accreditation renewed in 2022.
2019
Implementing a new academic structure : Faculty of Arts and Sciences, School of Architecture and Design, Business School, School of Engineering, School of Law and Political Sciences, School of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Pontifical School of Theology.
Awarded International Certification from the NAAB for the Master in Architecture program.
Awarded full accreditation for the undergraduate Medical Education Program from the Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of Medical Education Programs (tepdad).
2021
Eligibility for Accreditation by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE).
2023
Candidacy for Accreditation by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE).
| Academic Units |
Founding dates |
| Pontifical School of Theology |
1950 Pontifical Faculty of Theology
2019 Pontifical School of Theology
|
| School of Law and Political Sciences |
1950 Canon Law
1988 Faculty of Law
2019 School of Law and Political Sciences
|
| Higher Institute of Political and Administrative Sciences |
2006 Affiliated to the School of Law and Political Sciences |
| Business School |
1966 Faculty of Business and Commercial Sciences
2018 Business School
|
| School of Architecture and Design |
1974 Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts
2019 School of Architecture and Design
|
| School of Engineering |
2000 Faculty of Sciences and Computer Engineering
2010 Faculty of Engineering
2019 School of Engineering
|
| School of Medicine and Medical Sciences |
2001 |
| Higher Institute of Nursing Sciences |
1999 Affiliated to the School of Medicine and Medical Sciences |
| Faculty of Arts and Sciences |
2019 |
| Faculty of Philosophy and Humanities |
1950
2019 merged with the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
|
| Faculty of Letters |
1950
2019 merged with the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
|
| School of Music and Performing Arts |
1970 Institute of Musicology
1993 Faculty of Music
2019 merged with the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
|
| Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences |
1988
2019 merged with the School of Engineering and the Faculty of Arts & Sciences
|
| Faculty of Sciences |
2000 Faculty of Sciences and Computer Engineering
2010 Faculty of Sciences
2019 merged with the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
|
| Faculty of Religious and Oriental Sciences |
1969 Institute of Liturgy
2011 Faculty of Religious and Oriental Studies
2019 merged with the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
|
| Institute of History & Archeology |
1972 Institute of History (affiliated to the Faculty of Letters)
2019 merged with the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
|
Students
7097
students enrolled at USEK for the 2023-2024 Fall Semester:
- Main Campus in Kaslik
6876
students
- RUC of Zahle
221
USEK hosted
1606 new students in Fall 2023:
| Faculties-Institutes |
New Students Registered in Fall 2023-2024 |
Total of Students Registered in 2023-2024* |
| Business School |
303 |
1464
|
| Faculty of Arts and Sciences |
511 |
2135
|
| Pontifical School of Theology |
24
|
127
|
| School of Architecture and Design |
252 |
1064
|
| School of Engineering |
152 |
822 |
| School of Law and Political Sciences |
107
|
556 |
| School of Medicine and Medical Sciences |
144
|
531
|
| Centers for Language, Music, Religious Studies and Theology and Music Academy |
111 |
396
|
| Not declared |
2
|
2
|
| Total |
1606 |
7097
|
* Numbers for the 2023-2024 Fall Semester
Graduates
1368
graduates for the 2022-2023 Academic Year
29576
graduates since the 2001-2002 Academic Year
International Relations
- international agreements
112
- memberships in international organizations
55
Human Resources
771
Faculty Members out of which:
Full-time Faculty Members in Fall 2023
173
Part-time Faculty Members in Fall 2023
598
332
Administrative and Technical Staff