The Balamand Monastery (historically called Belmont , Bellimontis ultra Mare , or Bellus-Mons ), is a monastery for the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch founded in 1157 in Balamand (Belmont), the Crusader County of Tripoli , now in the Koura District , in Northern Lebanon. It was originally started by Cistercian monks and maintained as such until the Mamluk conquest in 1289, then reestablished as monastery by Greek Orthodox monks in 1610, after a poorly documented period of three centuries.
20-575: On the grounds of the monastery has been established the University of Balamand , founded by the Orthodox Patriarch Ignatius IV of Antioch in 1988, though the university claims to be secular and a distinct institution. Local legend in Lebanon reports that when Bohemond VII of Antioch escaped Latakia after it was taken by Qalawun in 1287, he hid in the village of Toula, Batroun , in
40-1166: A French description which was the first given name for the “beautiful world” the Crusaders discovered after crossing Tripoli city in the twelves century. Such naming is not unique; for example “Bella” village, one of the most picturesque spots in Becharreh region (named by the Italians) and “Terre belle” an almost 500 meters high volcanic mountain reigning over Tripoli city, are two of hundreds if not thousands of European-origin names given to city and towns names in Lebanon. The university consists of 12 faculties , and they are as follows: Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts (French and English) St. John of Damascus Institute of Theology (Arabic, English and Spanish) Faculty of Arts and Sciences (Arabic, English and French) Faculty of Business and Management (English) School of Tourism and Hotel Management (English) Faculty of Sciences (English) Faculty of Engineering (English) (Chemical Engineering: Prof. Henri EL ZAKHEM
60-467: A church building or other Christian place of worship in Lebanon is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a Christian monastery , abbey , priory or other religious house is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article on an Eastern Orthodox church is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . University of Balamand The University of Balamand ( UOB ; Arabic : جامعة البلمند )
80-654: A full-blown university. The University of Balamand was founded by the Patriarch through the inspiration and endorsement of the Orthodox Antiochan committee, in which the concept formed between years 1983 and 1987, in the midst of the Lebanese Civil War . The project started soon after Governmental Clearance in 1988. As of 2014, the implementation of its Master Plan at the mount of long heritage, Balamand, proceeds steadily. The name ‘Balamand’ comes from, “Bel monde,”
100-517: A model for most of the later medieval universities in Europe, had four faculties: students began at the Faculty of Arts, graduates from which could then continue at the higher Faculties of Theology , Law , and Medicine . The privilege to establish these four faculties was usually part of medieval universities' charters, but not every university could do so in practice. The Faculty of Arts took its name from
120-463: Is a division within a university or college comprising one subject area or a group of related subject areas, possibly also delimited by level (e.g. undergraduate). In North America, academic divisions are sometimes titled colleges, schools, or departments, with universities occasionally using a mixture of terminology, e.g., Harvard University has a Faculty of Arts and Sciences and a Law School . The medieval University of Bologna , which served as
140-484: Is a private institution, secular in its policies and approach to education. It welcomes faculty, students, and staff from all faiths and national or ethnic origins. The university is located in the northern district of El-Koura , Lebanon . It was founded by the Orthodox Patriarch Ignatius IV of Antioch in 1988. The university's main campus is adjacent to Balamand Monastery , but it has two other campuses in Beirut : One
160-551: Is a university faculty teaching law, or a law school faculty. Examples include: A Faculty of Management Studies is a university division teaching management studies . Examples include: In English-speaking academia, Faculty of Music normally refers to a university department, especially at Oxford and Cambridge (UK). In the US, the use of 'faculty' often relates to academic and teaching staff. Examples include: Faculty of Natural Sciences examples include A Faculty of Philosophy
180-426: Is a university faculty that can teach a range of disciplines which can include nursing and midwifery , public health , health services management and sports science . Examples include: A Faculty of Humanities is a university faculty teaching humanities . Examples include: A Faculty of Information Technology is a university faculty teaching information technology . Examples include: A Faculty of Law
200-718: Is in Sin el Fil , which houses the majority of the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts , and the other neighbors Saint George Hospital in Achrafieh , which houses the faculty for medicine and medical sciences . It also has campuses in Akkar and Souk El Gharb. Formerly conceived as just a project in the Koura District , it fused administratively with the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts (ALBA) and St. John of Damascus Institute of Theology to become
220-413: The Faculty of Philosophy, German name of the same faculty. Whether called Faculty of Arts or Faculty of Philosophy , it taught a range of subjects with general and fundamental applicability. The higher Faculty of Law and Faculty of Medicine were intended, much like today, for specialized education required for professions. The Faculty of Theology was the most prestigious, as well as least common in
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#1732868675691240-811: The Main Campus: On the Souk El Gharb Campus: “In 2014, the University of Balamand and the Dubai Investment Group agreed on terms to open a university in the Dubai Investment Park so as to serve Dubai's growing population with state of the art education. Details of this project are still under study with a master plan slated to be ready by 2015.” 34°21′58″N 35°46′56″E / 34.36611°N 35.78222°E / 34.36611; 35.78222 Faculty (division) A faculty
260-749: The Northern Lebanese mountains . Legend has it that he lived there for a while, and produced offspring, from which the Prince , Conte , Zeeni and Aboujaoude families claim descent. Sam S. Abujawdeh, The Aboujaoudes Origins The Balamand Monastery in Batroun is reputed a gift of the Prince's family, and now hosts the major University of Balamand , Balamand being a local adaptation of Bohemond. 34°22′06″N 35°46′46″E / 34.3683°N 35.7794°E / 34.3683; 35.7794 This article about
280-793: The educational programs - BS, BE, and MS. In addition, he prepared and presented the accreditation file for the Chemical Engineering program for the University of Balamand in Dubai in 2017, and as a part of the FOE ABET Team, he led the departmental efforts towards ABET accreditation in 2019). [1] Faculty of Health Sciences (English) Saint George's Postgraduate Medical Education (English) Faculty of Medicine & Medical Sciences (English) Issam M. Fares Institute of Technology (English and French) Faculty of Library and Information Studies(English) There are also further expansion plans, including: On
300-508: The first 500 years—and generally one that popes sought most to control. Although also a professional education for clergy, theology (until the Enlightenment) was also seen as the ultimate subject at universities, named "The Queen of the Sciences", and often set the example for the other faculties. The number of faculties has usually multiplied in modern universities, both through subdivisions of
320-416: The following faculties: Faculty of Commerce examples include: Faculty of Economics ( Ekonomski fakultet in most South Slavic languages) may refer to, amongst others: Faculty of Education examples include: Faculty of Engineering examples include: The title, Faculty of Graduate Studies , refers not to a specific area of study, but to a graduate school . Examples include: A Faculty of Health
340-499: The seven liberal arts : the trivium ( grammar , rhetoric , dialectics ) and the quadrivium ( arithmetic , music , geometry and astronomy ). In German, Scandinavian, Slavic and related universities, it would more often be called the Faculty of Philosophy . The degree of Magister Artium (Master of Arts) derives its name from the Faculty of Arts, while the degree of Doctor Philosophiae (Doctor of Philosophy) derives its name from
360-566: The teaching bodies of medieval universities (the others being Law , Medicine and Theology ), the Faculty of Arts was the lowest in rank but also the largest (the higher faculties admitted only Arts graduates). Instead of "Arts", this faculty often had the name " Philosophy ". Nowadays this is still a common name for faculties teaching humanities (e.g.,) Norwegian : Det filosofiske fakultet , Slovene : Filozofska fakulteta ). A Faculty of Classics may be focused on ancient history, culture and ancient literature. The title may refer to
380-519: The traditional four faculties and through the absorption of academic disciplines that developed within originally vocational schools, in areas such as engineering or agriculture. A Faculty of Arts is a university division teaching in areas traditionally classified as "liberal arts" for academic purposes (from Latin liberalis , "worthy of a free person", and ars , "art or principled practice"), generally including creative arts , writing , philosophy , and humanities . A traditional division of
400-617: Was appointed in 2007 to establish the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Balamand as its founding chairperson, following a generous donation from the late Maroun Semaan. He held his role as chairperson until 2019. During this period, under his leadership, UOB launched the first Chemical and Petroleum Engineering program in Lebanon. Prof. Zakhem assisted in the Maroun Semaan Building design, which included 10 state-of-the-art academic and research laboratories complementing
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