American University of Science and Technology

American University
of Science and Technology
الجامعة الأميركية للعلوم والتكنولوجيا
Former name
American Universal College
(1989–2000)
MottoCommitment to Excellence (English)
Commitment est ad virtutem (Latin)
TypePrivate
Established1989 (1989)[1]
Academic affiliations
EVALAG
PresidentHiam Sakr
ProvostNabil Haidar
Students5,512 (5,098 undergraduate, 414 graduate)
Location
Beirut, Aley, Sidon, and Zahlé in Lebanon
CampusUrban
Student newspaperAUST MidWeek[2]
ColorsBlue and white
Websitewww.aust.edu.lb

The American University of Science and Technology (AUST; Arabic: الجامعة الأميركية للعلوم والتكنولوجيا) is a private, non-sectarian, and co-educational American university in Lebanon.

It was established in 1989 in Beirut, under the name of the American Universal College of Decree Number 4897, as an External Degree Program from the State University of New York, through its School for Graduate Studies, Empire State College, in the state of New York, United States. However, in 2000, it became a private, non-sectarian and co-educational institution of higher learning licensed by the Lebanese Presidential Decree of Number 3585. Then in 2007, the institute was licensed as "The American University of Science and Technology" acquiesced in Lebanese Governmental Decree of Number 677.[3]

The university offers programs leading to degrees in Business and Economics, Arts and Sciences, Health Sciences and Engineering. As of March 2019, the university has four campuses, one is in Beirut and the other three are in the cities of Aley, Sidon and Zahlé. Since establishing the university's French Section, the university has been encouraging trilingualism of English, French and Arabic environment and cultural entourage.

  1. ^ "AUST, formerly established as The American Universal College ("AUC")".
  2. ^ "Issues of MidWeek magazine". AUST University.
  3. ^ "الجامعة الأميركية للعلوم والتكنولوجيا". Archived from the original on May 16, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2016.