According to the decree of the Ministry of Education of Lebanon number 3991/3, Haigazian University was recognized as an institution of higher learning on March 25, 1966, and according to decree number 1152/70 issued on May 17, 1971, the B.A. and B.S. degrees were recognized to be equivalent to the license granted by the Lebanese University. The same decree recognized the Normal Diploma as a University Certificate for Elementary and Secondary School Teachers. According to decree number 9657 of the Ministry of Culture and Higher Education, dated December 28, 1996, the institution is authorized to offer several graduate programs at the master’s level.
Membership & Accreditation
Overland Park, Kansas, USA (August 2024) – The Board of Commissioners of the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) is pleased to announce that, at its meeting on July 31, 2024, the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics of Haigazian University in Beirut, Lebanon was granted first-time specialized business accreditation for one or more of its business-related degree programs.
The Faculty of Business Administration and Economics at Haigazian University has demonstrated compliance of its business program(s) with the IACBE Accreditation Principles through a rigorous process of self-evaluation and independent peer review.
IACBE Accreditation Principles
- Commitment to Integrity, Responsibly, and Ethical Behavior
- Quality Assessment and Advancement
- Strategic Planning
- Business Curricula and Learning Opportunities
- Business Faculty Characteristics, Activities, and Processes
- Student Policies, Procedures and Processes
- Resources Supporting Business Programs
- External Relationships
- Innovation in Business Education
In addition, the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics has demonstrated a commitment to continuous improvement, excellence in business education, and advancing academic quality in its business programs and operations.
For more information on the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics’ IACBE-accredited programs, please refer to the IACBE Member Status page available on the IACBE website: https://iacbe.org/accreditation/member-status-information/
About the IACBE – The International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) was founded in 1997 and is nationally-recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). The IACBE is the leader in mission-driven and outcomes-based programmatic accreditation in business and business-related education for colleges, universities, and other higher education institutions whose primary purpose is excellence in teaching and learning. The IACBE has hundreds of member institutions with campuses worldwide and has accredited thousands of business and business-related programs in the United States, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Central America, and South America.
The IACBE’s World Headquarters are located at 11960 Quivira Road, Suite 300 in Overland Park, Kansas. For more information, please visit the IACBE’s website at www.iacbe.org.
Membership & Cooperation
AAICU
The University is a member of the Association of American International Colleges and Universities (AAICU) which comprises a number of distinct, university-level institutions in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, within the American system of higher education with its transferable course credits and semester units. They offer curricula which are cross-cultural in content and international in perspective. Haigazian University has cooperative agreements with the following institutions:
