Deputy President for Research
Prof. Walid Hleihel
Tel.: +961 9 600 838 | Email: walidhleihel@usek.edu.lb

Director of the Higher Center for Research
Prof. Nabil Nemer
Tel.: +961 9 600 893 | Email: nabilnemer@usek.edu.lb

Administration
Ms. Mona Zgheib Awad, Senior Administrative Coordinator
Tel.: +961 9 600 944 | Email: center.research@usek.edu.lb

Research Unit 01 (RU 01): Health, Sciences, and Technologies
Nathalie Estephan, PhD
Tel.: +961 9 600 933 | Email: nathalieestephan@usek.edu.lb

Research Unit 02 (RU 02): Patrimony and Identity: Education, Heritage and Memory, Diversity, Theology and Ethics
Badih El Hage, PhD
Tel.: +961 9 600 777 | Email: badihelhajj@usek.edu.lb

Research Unit 03 (RU 03): Sustainable Development and Entrepreneurship
Youssef El Rayess, PhD
Tel.: +961 9 600 892 | Email: youssefrayess@usek.edu.lb

Research Unit 04 (RU 04): Architecture, Urban Planning, Design and Heritage
Hany Kahwaji Janho, PHD
Tel.: +961 9 600 709 | Email: hanykahwagi@usek.edu.lb

Research Unit 05 (RU 05): Law, Policies, and Security
Bechara Karam, PhD
Tel.: +961 9 600 713 | Email: becharakaram@usek.edu.lb

Research Unit 06 (RU 06): Business Sustainability and Social Impact
Nada Sarkis, PhD
Tel.: +961 9 600 806 | Email: nadasarkis@usek.edu.lb