Overview

USEK was founded in 1938 as an independent private Catholic institution by the Lebanese Maronite Order (OLM), which has served higher education in monasteries since the 18th century. Preceding the first Lebanese Law of Higher Education, put into effect in 1961, USEK was officially certified as a private higher education institution under the new law in 1962. Since 1997, the University has adopted the North American credit system in a move toward an American-style institution to facilitate students’ credit transfer and recognition locally and abroad.

Mission

Since its founding, USEK seeks, and in accordance with the Article 92 of the Constitutions of the OLM (ed. 2012) and the social teaching of the Catholic Church on universities, to contribute to the development of all its students through quality educational programs and research in various fields of study. By providing a high quality American-style education to its students, USEK intends to prepare future leaders for innovation, professional growth and life-long learning, in Lebanon, within the Middle East and throughout the world. USEK is committed to a faith-based educational development of its students rooted in the Catholic tradition whereby spiritual values and ethics as well as respect for cultural and religious pluralism are promoted.

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