11.2.2 Does your university as a body provide public access to libraries including books and publications?
BAU’s Open Doors
https://www.bau.edu.lb/Campus-Life/BAU%E2%80%99s-Open-Doors
High school students can experience life at BAU through our University open doors event. Every year, we invite students and schools to come to BAU and learn more about our academic programs, student life, student services and facilities.
This event gives students the chance to be face-to-face with BAU’s students and staff.
Students can obtain valuable information about admissions, entrance exams, financial aid, and more.
Additionally, students will be taken on tours around our campuses! Each year, we organize fun challenging activities for the visiting students.
Libraries [1]
https://www.bau.edu.lb/Libraries
Libraries are one of the most vital assets and assessment criteria in private universities in light of technological and information technology advancements. Accordingly, the general policy of libraries is indispensable to Beirut Arab University’s policy, which is based on international quality standards in program and performance assessment and development. The relationship is embodied in the collaboration between the library administration to other administrations in the University. It is also expressed in the relationship of libraries to similar institutions in Lebanon and abroad and embodied through memberships and agreements. The availability of a sufficient budget for various library provisions also aids in carrying out this policy. The core concept in this policy is based upon the library’s commitment to protect intellectual property rights of academic staff and students.
Vision
The Library’s vision at Beirut Arab University is to enhance and develop library services in line with the University strategy of providing quality education and research, to follow up with technological developments to provide international e-service standards, and to support e-learning to enable libraries to become an educational center for users of the University and its community.
Mission
The University library administration constantly endeavors to achieve Beirut Arab University’s vision of supporting education and research by providing various information sources that fulfill the needs of users. In addition, the administration strives to supply information through international collaborative sources and networks. It also takes interest in developing human resources to accomplish anticipated future objectives.
Future Plans
To keep up with the latest trends, BAU libraries have devised different future projects including:
a- Library technology advancement projects (with the IT Department);
Providing students with mobile application library services
Applying the big data features in library services
Applying cloud-computing features in library services
b- Library actual and short term work planning
Applying the concept of open educational resources that support course materials for professors
Increasing the collection development of open access resources
Working on virtual tour for library (library tour)
Preparing of photo exhibition (BAU Memory) with the administration of public relation
Launching the digital repository online on the library webpage
Preserving and digitizing the rest of the rare books
Description of the rest of BAU photos (BAU Memory)
Cataloguing and digitization of press clippings
Digitization of maps
There are many resources you can benefit from inside and outside BAU. Explore the below links to find out more about each of them.
Services & E-resources
There are many resources you can benefit from inside and outside BAU. Explore the below links to find out more about each of them.
E-resources
BAU students have several online resources available for their usage. As a student, you can use your ID and Iconnect account to access a multitude of databases and e-journals.
Ask a Librarian:
If you have any question, or if you need any help please feel free to contact us on:
Beirut Campus
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FACULTY'S LIBRARY
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CONTACT
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LOCATION
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Human Sciences
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Iyad Zarzour
iyad.zarzour@bau.edu.lb
01 300110 Ex: 2439
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Beirut Site-Hariri Building-11th floor
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Law & Political Science
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Marwan Fayed
marwan.fayed@bau.edu.lb
01 300110 Ex: 2272
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Beirut Site-Hariri Building-7th floor
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Business Administration
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Mohammad Daouk
mohamad.daouk@bau.edu.lb
01 300110 Ex: 2442
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Beirut Site-Main building-3rd floor
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Health sciences, Pharmacy & Medicine
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Dina Alaywan
dina.alaywan@bau.edu.lb
01 300110 Ex: 2568
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Beirut Site-Hariri Building-6th floor
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Dentistry
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Farah Islambouli
farah.islambouli@bau.edu.lb
01 300110 Ex: 2434
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Beirut Site-Main building-3rd floor
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Debbieh Campus
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FACULTY'S LIBRARY
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CONTACT
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LOCATION
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Architecture - Design & Built Environment
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Nadine Abou Shakra
nadine.abuchakra@bau.edu.lb
07 985858 Ex: 3244
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Debbieh Site - Ground floor
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Engineering & Science
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Rasha Fawaz
rasha.fawaz@bau.edu.lb
07 985858 Ex: 3442
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Debbieh Site-A2 building-B2 floor(-2)
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Tripoli Campus
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FACULTY'S LIBRARY
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CONTACT
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LOCATION
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Business – Architecture - Design & Built Environment – Engineering – Sciences & Health sciences
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Denise Francis
denise.francis@bau.edu.lb
06 218400 Ex: 4022
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Tripoli site - Bloc A, 3rd floor
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Borrowing:
It's one of the library services that allow students to borrow an item from the library according to some rules and limitations.
Borrowers and limitations
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BORROWERS CATEGORY
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NUMBER OF ITEMS
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LOAN PERIOD
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FULL-TIME FACULTY
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5
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4 WEEKS
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PART TIME FACULTY
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3
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3 WEEKS
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ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
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2
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1 WEEK
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UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT
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3
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1 WEEK
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POSTGRADUATE STUDENT
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3
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2 WEEKS
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Borrowing /loan rules
To be able to borrow items (external loan), libraries require a 100,000 L.L. deposit to provide this service. Students can re-claim this deposit at the end of the lending term or upon graduation.
It is requested to leave the book on the table after reading it.
Some items are not to be borrowed like: Dictionaries, encyclopedias, guides, and periodicals.
Renewing items are available once, unless if it is requested by another user.
Finally, a fine is imposed on any user who is returning an overdue item, in addition to other restrictions.
Visitors
Visitors Can benefit from BAU Libraries collection and services within the library by paying a non- refundable subscription as follow:
- One-day pass for 5,000 L.L.
- One week pass for 15,000 L.L
- One-month subscription for 25,000 L.L.
- 3 months’ subscription for 50,000 L.L.
- 6 months’ subscription for 75,000 L.L.
- One-year subscription for 100,000 L.L.
Medical Libraries & Engineering Library collection is available for building use only.
When using The online databases, visitors should pay a monthly additional fees of 25,000 L.L
E-booking:
It’s a service that enables professors and Students to reserve their books from home. It also allows them to check their borrowed items and fine. An account should be created by Your librarian in order to use this service.
For more Details about steps, please check this document.
Onsite Book Checking:
It is a service offered to library users that enable them to view/ use books and references within the library.
Inter-campus/Intra Library Loan:
Users fill the Intra-Library Loan Request Form found on the library webpage with personal information and book-related information. In addition, users specify the branch/ faculty and the library that the book is found in. So It follows the same rules of Circulation/Loan.
Click here to download the Intra-Library Loan Request form.
Inter Library Loan:
What is ILL/DDS Service
The Inter Library Loan service allows user to borrow items not available at BAU libraries starting October 2011 BAU library became a member in LIDS.
What is LIDS
LIDS is a network of Academic libraries in Lebanon whose main objective in the broadest sense is to share documents not available in the user’s local library thus increasing access to information materials for students, faculty and staff of the participating libraries.
Members
- LAU (Lebanese American University)
- NDU (Notre Dame University)
- UOB (University of Balamand)
- MEU (Middle East University)
- USEK (Universite Saint Esprit De Kaslik)
- Haigazian (Haigazian University)
- ESCWA
- BAU (Beirut Arab University)
- AUB (American University of Beirut)
- Banque du Liban
Borrowers and Limitations
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CATEGORY
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NUMBER OF ITEMS ALLOWED PER YEAR
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FULL-TIME FACULTY
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35
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FACULTY
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30
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POSTGRADUATE
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25
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UNDERGRADUATE
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10
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STAFF
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25
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Eligible Materials
Copies of articles and chapters: these are non- returnable materials; user can keep the copies.
Books:
These are returnable materials; the loan period is 14 days.
AV materials might be or might not be available for loan depending on the lending library.
Charges
Users should fill ILL/DDS online forms. Before ordering, you have to check the library catalog and the online databases to ensure that the requested item is not available at BAU Library. User must fill a separate form for each separate request.
How to order /to submit a request
Services are offered free of charges.
Forms
Book Form
Article Form
Time needed
Usually it takes one week to receive materials from the lending library.
Notification and Alerts
Users will be notified by email when the requested materials.
Returning materials
Users have to return materials to the Circulation Department. They are responsible of any lost or damaged materials.
Copy right
BAU Libraries observes the Lebanese copy right law.
How do I contact the ILL/DDS?
Ill.dds@bau.edu.lb
Current Awareness:
It is a service that allows professors to receive an alert to inform them that their interested books are being available in BAU Libraries.
It is also available for the electronic resources, so that when a new online database is acquired by BAU Libraries an Email will be sent to the Faculty Members.
Newest subscribed online databases
Board Vitals (Faculty of medicine)
SCORE Medical Database
Science direct E-Books
Lexis Nexis Database (Faculty of Law & Political Science)
Newest subscribed E-journals
American college of Obstetrics and Gynecologist (Faculty of Medicine)
New Open Access
Open dissertations
200 open access resources
Tutorials
Video tutorials for BAU Libraries subscribed online databases & tools
Free Trials
Academic Staff Training:
It is a service offered to BAU Academic staff through which they are trained on how to use /search specific online databases. These workshops are initiated by the libraries or the online databases providers, and sometimes by the faculties based on their needs.
Library Classes:
As a part of the Information Literacy Program, BAU Libraries provide its students By Library Classes’ sessions at the beginning of each academic year.
- The covered topics in these sessions are the following:
- How to Search the Library catalogue
- How to Search the Online Databases
- How to Search the Open Access
- How to Cite Information Resources
- Turn it in: Plagiarism tool
- EDS: EBSCO discovery service that enable user to search in all the databases at the same time.
- Mendeley: Citations tool.
Click here to download the library classes form.
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LIBRARY
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FACILITATOR
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EMAIL
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Human Sciences
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Suzanne Zahr
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suzanne.zahr@bau.edu.lb
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Nabila Halwani
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nabila.halwani@bau.edu.lb
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Law & Political Sciences
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Zeina Younes
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zeina.younes@bau.edu.lb
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Business Administration
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Mohammad Al Daouk
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mohamad.daouk@bau.edu.lb
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Architecture - Design & Built Environment
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Manar Damaj
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manar.damaj@bau.edu.lb
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Engineering
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Racha Fawaz
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rasha.fawaz@bau.edu.lb
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Science
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Pharmacy
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Dina Alaywan
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dina.alaywan@bau.edu.lb
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Medicine
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Nabila Halwani
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nabila.halwani@bau.edu.lb
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Dentistry
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Farah Islambouli
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farah.islambouli@bau.edu.lb
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Health Sciences
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Nabila Halwani
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nabila.halwani@bau.edu.lb
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Tripoli Libraries
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Denise Francis
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denise.francis@bau.edu.lb
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Research Guidelines:
It is a service offered to students to guide them how to organize their research papers (research techniques), and how to write their bibliographies using different styles (APA: American Psychological Association, MLA: Modern Language Association), how to evaluate information, and how to conduct Boolean search.
How to write a bibliography
How to evaluate information
How to conduct a Boolean Search
Research techniques
Citation tools
Photocopying & Printing:
Users can benefit from Photocopying service as long as they do not infringe intellectual property rights (only 10% is allowed to be photocopied).
*Beirut campus: Magnetic Card Can Be Purchased from the cashier To Photocopy Limited Page Number. Card costs 5000 L.L, and allows the photocopy of 100 pages.
*Debbieh campus: Magnetic Card Can Be Purchased from IPEX Store next to the architecture design and built environment faculty building. Card costs 8000 L.L. and allows the photocopy of 100 pages, and it can be refilled for 5000 L.L.
*Tripoli campus: Magnetic Card Can Be Purchased from IPEX Store in Bloc B basement building. Card costs 8000 L.L., and allows the photocopy of 100 pages, and it can be refilled for 5000 L.L.
Computers:
All libraries are equipped with computers connected to the internet. In addition to the Wi-Fi all around BAU Campuses.
Suggest a Book:
It is a service that allows professors & students to suggest new books to be purchased.
Click here to download the book suggestion form.
QR-Code link:
Search The Library Catalogue
The library catalogue is a tool that enable users to check BAU Libraries print collection (Books, Journals, Theses, & Multimedia).
Click this link to search the catalog or Scan the QR-Code using your smartphone QR-code Reader App.
Online Databases Tutorials:
I - BEIRUT CAMPUS
FBA Student Manual 2015.pdf
Services and Facilities
- Center of consultation offers research, consultancy and quality control services as well as training programs specific to the needs of organizations and institutions;
- The Language Center offers remedial classes and language courses in English, French, TAFL and Turkish;
- The Media Center offers various workshops that are available to students from inside and outside the University;
- The Human Rights Center provides information and research for various human rights activities, and assists students to a better understanding of their rights;
- Center for Entrepreneurship supports academic research, education, and community engagement in entrepreneurship;
- Two indoor cafeterias are available to provide hot meals and snacks for students and staff at reasonable prices;
- Two parking lots, accommodates an area of 12.200 m2, it can have around 500 cars for students, staff, and neighboring residents;
- Medical care is offered to students on emergency cases and dental care almost free of charge;
- Wi-Fi Internet as well as I-Connect portal internet services are available for students to check email and register for courses;
- Mail and postal service as well as local and international phone services are offered to students
II- DEBBIEH CAMPUS
Services & Facilities:
- A bank teller machine was established to offer services to students and staff;
- An observatory to offer astronomical observations;
- A fully equipped clinic for first aid and emergency cases;
- Three restaurants, one outdoor and two indoor, that offer a variety of meals; • Four parking lots with a capacity of 600 cars;
- A print center of an area of 200 m2 to offer all kinds of printing and stationery services to students;
- Wi-Fi internet for all students;
- A basketball court together with its en-suite bathrooms;
- A multi-activity gymnasium of an area of 4.900 m2. It encompasses a multi-purpose playground with bathrooms, fitting rooms, and administrative rooms in addition to rooms for other sports activities;
- A football pitch that meets the international criteria with racing tracks around;
- A fully equipped site for scouting campers and roamers at the University as part of sporting activities;
- Non-stop shuttles between Debbieh campus and Beirut campus;
- Two dorms for boys and girls with an area of 8.020 m2 and capacity of 365 students;
- Two dorms for instructors with an area of 1.570 m2.
III- TRIPOLI BRANCH
Services & Facilities
- Outdoor basketball court and an indoor multipurpose hall for sport activities;
- A fully equipped cafeteria;
- A central library for all faculties with an area of 575 m2;
- A print center of an area of 125 m2 to offer all kinds of printing and stationery services to students; • Wi-Fi internet is available for all students;
- ATM.
IV- BEKAA CAMPUS
Research Center for Environment and Development
- The Center is a two-storey building topped with red bricks. Each floor is 710 m2;
- The ground floor comprises a reception lobby, three rooms for administration, three research laboratories, and two lecture rooms. All are equipped with the necessary facilities;
- The upper floor comprises of a reception lobby, three rooms for administration, three multipurpose halls, and a lecture room. All are equipped with the necessary facilities;
- A parking lot with a capacity of 51 cars.
The center conducts research on environment and soil for the Bekaa district.
Alumni Club
- The Alumni club spans an area of 143 m2. Its interior has been redesigned to contain two rooms for administration, a big lobby for reception and meetings, in addition to a kitchen and bathrooms;
- On the land surrounding the club, there are a swimming pool, shaded benches, a distinguished Japanese house, public bathrooms, and aisles;
- A parking lot with capacity of 62 cars has been built. The club outdoor area is a venue for the graduates to meet and hold cultural events.
CENTER FOR CONTINUING AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION (CCPE) [2]
FBA%20Student%20Manual%202015.pdf
BAU CCPE was established in September 2014 at Beirut Arab University as one of BAU’s divisions for community service through life-long learning.
Vision:
The Center for Continuing and Professional Education at BAU strives to be a leading unit for supporting excellence in life-long learning and continuing education in Lebanon and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Mission:
The mission of the CCPE is to achieve excellence in supporting the lifelong educational learning and training needs of professionals in diverse fields with various levels of expertise and age groups to improve the life of the citizens of Lebanon and beyond.
Objectives:
- Enforcing the link between the university and the community, and enhancing the prospects for communication and cooperation between them, through the organization and execution of continuing education courses.
- Contributing to the efforts for sustainable human development by employing the capabilities and expertise of the university academic and technical disciplines relevant to systems in existing faculties for satisfying the professional development needs of the community.
Services:
- Coordinating, planning and offering standard and customized courses, seminars, and training programs for the university staff, students, public and private sector, NGOs, international institutions and individuals in the fields they need.
- Developing programs for all age groups and in all desired fields that are instructional, and entertaining, and that aim at improving mental and physical health, increasing citizenship responsibilities, and supporting society needs.
- Establishing cooperation and information exchange with similar domestic and international institutions and centers.
- Organizing continuing education, public education, on the job training, planned vocational and non-vocational seminars, workshops on demand, and public conference activities on the basis of “education for everyone” and “lifelong learning” principles and making publications on and issuing certificates for such activities.
- Running other activities in the scope of continuing education.
Contact us at CCPE@bau.edu.lb
Library [3]
https://www.bau.edu.lb/Dentistry/Research-Library
The library offers a full range of services and resources in support of the educational, research and clinical programs of the Faculty of Dentistry. It serves undergraduate and postgraduate students, academic and clinical staff.
Library users can access: Online library catalogue, online databases, lectures and videos.
Topic Search, Teachers, librarians and student researchers can use this database to explore current events, social, political and economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics frequently discussed.
Dentistry Library
A network of academic libraries in Lebanon whose main objective in the broadest sense is to share documents not available in the user’s local library thus increasing access to information materials for students and academic staff. BAU libraries became a member in this network, and offered this service for dentistry users and all other faculties.
Dentistry library provides free library classes by the beginning of every academic year for improving students research skills. These classes help students in the searching methods, conducting research in electronic databases and using the library catalogue.
Dentistry library contains books, electronic books, journals, electronic journals and multimedia.
BAU Faculty of Dentistry library holds about 1642 books titles that cover the following specialties:
Adhesive Dentistry, Anesthesia and Sedation, Basic Non Dental, Clinics review articles, Community Dentistry, Dental Anatomy and Oral Biology, Dental assistant, Dental Biomaterials, Dental Practice Management, Examinations, Esthetics, Endodontics, Education, Implantology, Infection Control, Laser, Miscellaneous Books, Medical Emergencies, Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology, Occlusion and TMJ, Oral Surgery, Operative Dentistry, Oral Radiology, Oral Diagnosis and Treatment Plan, Orofacial Pain, Orthodontics, Periodontology, Photography, Public Health, Prevention, Pediatric Dentistry, Prosthodontics.
Working Hours: Monday till Friday 8:00 am to 6:00 pm.
Medical Sciences Library [4]
https://www.bau.edu.lb/Health-Sciences/Medical-Library
The Health Sciences Library serves the following departments: Analytical Chemistry and Drug Quality Control, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacognosy and Medicinal Plants, Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Clinical Pharmacy, medicine Anatomy, Histology, Physiology, Medical biochemistry, Microbiology and virology, Medical parasitology, Clinical pharmacology, Nursing, Nutrition and Dietetics, Medical Lab Technology, Physical Therapy.
It is located in two campuses: Beirut and Tripoli campus.
Its collection consists of (3485) books, (12) periodicals, (102) multimedia, (34) dissertations in addition to Full-Text databases.
Medical Science library is divided into three constituents:
- Library of Medicinal Science Pharmacy contains (924) books, (6) periodicals, and (29) thesis and dissertations.
- Library of Medicinal Science Medicine contains (1718) books, (1) periodical and (4) thesis and dissertations.
- Library of Health Science contains (881) books, (5) periodicals, (1) dissertation in Beirut Site
There are (9) computers in Beirut to browse the OPAC and the internet, (16) in Tripoli.
Photocopying and printing machines are available to serve users’ needs.
The library can accommodate (114) users in Beirut Site and (72) users in Tripoli at the same time.
Business Administration Library [5]
https://www.bau.edu.lb/libraries/Business-Administration
The Business Administration Library serves the following departments: Accounting, Business Administration, and Economics.
Collection:
- Books: 8,500
- E-Books: 23,470
- Thesis & Dissertations: 139
- Multimedia: 74
Law & Political Science Library [6]
https://www.bau.edu.lb/libraries/Law-and-Political-Science
The Law and Political science library supplies the following departments: law, and Political Science.
Collection:
- Books: 19,033
- E-Books: 40,563
- Thesis & Dissertations: 1,967
- Multimedia: 39
Engineering Library [7]
https://www.bau.edu.lb/engineering/services-library
One of the remarkable achievements of BAU is its libraries that serve both academic purposes and scientific research. Eight libraries have been established since the initial Arts and Humanities library in 1960. These libraries, which are divided among the 3 BAU campuses, occupy an area of 3500 m2!!
The Engineering Library serves all departments of the faculty of engineering. It is located in the A2 building, B2 floor. It contains (5581) books, (29) periodicals, and (368) dissertations.
Click here for more information about the Library rules, tools, and other services it provides.
Medical Library [8]
https://www.bau.edu.lb/Medicine/Medical-Library
The Medical Library at BAU is located on the 6th floor in Hariri Building. The Library is considered a cornerstone in the student centered learning education model which is implemented in BAUFM program. Annual Budget is allocated for enriching the medical library’s collection and resources by acquiring and subscribing to the most updated resources in both formats, print and electronic.
The Medical library supports the Faculties of Pharmacy, Medicine, and Health Sciences. Regarding the Faculty of Medicine, the medical library in BAU serves both basic medical sciences and clinical sciences departments. These departments include anatomy, histology, physiology, medical biochemistry, pathology, microbiology and virology, medical parasitology, clinical pharmacology, surgery and surgical subspecialties, internal medicine and medical subspecialties, pediatric medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and community medicine.
The Medical library comprises different kinds of information resources including both printed and electronic such as: books, thesis and dissertations, academic researches, textbooks, references, special collection such as rare books, printed and electronic journals, electronic books, and many kinds of multimedia. In addition, it contains specialized and multidisciplinary databases. The Library is fully automated and directly linked to faculty and university offices through the university network. Such link enables users to search the library catalogue, electronic databases, and a range of other sources of information.
BAU Medical library has developed a highly specialized up to date collection of broad range of learning resources in a variety of formats, print as well as electronic. The collection includes books, periodicals, online databases, charts, etc. Its collection consists of printed books, E-books, E-journals, multimedia, and theses and dissertations. In addition, the collection constitutes many important and widely used online databases. As for the printed books collection, the faculty has made sure over the past years that the Medical Library is sufficiently enriched with the newest editions of the printed books available for student's use. This collection has been increasing yearly in proportion to the budget increase allocated to this purpose. The 17000 printed books and the 14000 e-books available are distributed between the multiple disciplines that are covered in the basic medical sciences and the clinical medical sciences departments.
Online Databases are also available. The library page is the main gateway to access rich and extensive collection of medical electronic resources. Multidisciplinary and specialized medical databases are available for effective searching and retrieving of medical literature to support learning and teaching activities. Access to these resources is restricted to the university community on and off campus.
UpToDate system is marketed as an evidence-based clinical resource. It includes a collection of medical and patient information, access to Lexi-comp drug monographs and drug-to-drug, drug-to-herb and herb-to-herb interactions information, and a number of medical calculators. UpToDate is written by over 5,700 physician authors, editors and peer reviewers. It is available both via the Internet and offline on personal computers or mobile devices. It requires a subscription for full access.
DynaMed is an electronic evidence-based, primary care database designed to provide the most useful point-of-care health information available. The database contains more than 2000 disease summaries. Diseases represented in the database reflect those most commonly seen in primary care, formatted to provide easy access to concisely stated yet substantive information.
Click Here
MEDLINE Complete is the largest companion to the MEDLINE index and provides full text for over 2,500 medical journals. Many are available with no embargo to allow users to access the information as soon as it is published.
ScienceDirect is a website that provides subscription-based access to a large database of scientific and medical research. It hosts over 12 million pieces of content from 3,500 academic journals and 34,000 e-books.
Click Here
Access Medicine provides medical students with a variety of resources needed to excel in basic science studies and clerkships; helps residents, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants with instant access to videos, self-assessment, and leading medical textbooks that facilitate decision-making at the point-of-care; and allows practicing physicians to brush up on their medical knowledge to ensure the best patient outcome.
Click Here
BoardVitals is a medical specialty board certification preparation firm, offering comprehensive study material and question banks for physicians, medical students, and others in the health-care industry.
Human Sciences Library [9]
https://www.bau.edu.lb/libraries/Human-Sciences
The Human Sciences library supplies the following departments; Arabic Language and Literature, English Language and Literature, French Language and Literature, Sociology, Psychology, Mass Communication, History, and Library and information science.
Collection
- Books: 49,409
- E-Books: 180,094
- Thesis & Dissertations: 813
- Multimedia: 187
- Maps, manuscripts & rare books.
LANGUAGE CENTER [10]
FBA%20Student%20Manual%202015.pdf
Vision:
Our vision is to become a center of excellence in the region and internationally where the teaching and learning of languages is concerned.
Mission:
In keeping with BAU’s vision of providing excellence in education, knowledge advancement through research and serving the region and the international community, the Language Centre fulfills the essential role of equipping highachieving university bound students, in all programs and at all levels, with the various language communication proficiency skills and with cultural awareness for coping with contemporary demands in order for them to become interactive, productive and cooperative individuals in the global community.
Objectives:
The Language Centre aims at enhancing the target language skills among learners in order to be able to use it fluently at both the communicative and the academic levels. Therefore, the scope of objectives covers the following:
- Promote competence in multi-lingual and intercultural communication.
- Support the overarching academic objectives of BAU.
- Provide BAU students and the general public with first-rate language instruction services.
- Improve students’ linguistic competence in English and/or French and sharpen the skills necessary for academic purposes.
- Meet the language needs of matriculated national and international students at BAU.
- Offer tailored courses to meet the special needs of students.
- Participate in local and international conventions, conferences, seminars and workshops related to education and language learning.
- Provide Arabic language programs through the TAFL division to meet the needs of expatriate and foreign students.
- Establish communication venues with other institutions interested in languages, whether teaching or learning, to further cultural and educational exchange.
- Offer scientific and systematic consultations related to educational techniques and teacher training.
Services:
- Offer and conduct Intensive English/French Courses.
- Offer and conduct TAFL courses (Teaching of Arabic for Speakers of Other Languages).
- Offer and conduct other language courses such as Turkish in addition to prospective courses in Spanish, German and Italian.
- Set BAU’s English Language Entrance Exam.
- Set and administer English Language Placement Tests for external students.
- Conduct workshops for all instructors in the three campuses to update them with the recent trends in education.
Facilities:
- The Language Lab equipped with the audio-visual and interactive aids necessary to assist students in developing their language skills.
- Classrooms fully equipped with multimedia to maintain students' attention and interest, to encourage them to use the language, and to promote their interaction.
- A Computer Lab to conduct the intensive English language online/blended courses to encourage students’ motivation to learn, enable them to use authentic language, enhance their English language proficiency level and performance, and develop their computer skills.
- Available upon teachers’ requests: laptops, CD players and tape recorders.
E-mail: langc@bau.edu.lb
MEDIA CENTER [11]
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Vision:
The Media Center aspires to be one of the foremost departments of mass communication and Media production by offering training programs based on quality education, scientific research, and international broadcast standards.
Mission:
The Media Center seeks to provide students in the Mass Communication Division with a general training on the media equipment. Our aim is to expand our students’ horizons with extra knowledge and skills at utilizing technology for them to have more chances to occupy various positions in the mass media industry. By extending its vision, the Media Center offers various workshops that are available to students from inside and outside the university.
Objectives:
- Increase technical media skills of Mass Communication Students.
- Provide training sessions for people interested in the media domain.
- Serve as the only source of media archives for the university.
- Enhance the Center’s audio-visual equipment through continuous upgrading.
- Use the Center as a production house through joint ventures with TV and media specialists.
Services:
- A compelling facility with best support and prices to TVs and independent Producer.
- Professional workshops with trainers skilled in their fields.
- Training for the Mass Communication students.
- Media coverage for University events.
- Graphic design that includes concept design, illustration, photo retouching, layout and print finishing.
Facilities:
The Media Center consists of: - A TV studio with its control room. - A Radio studio. - A Newsroom. - A Computer Lab. The TV studio dimensions are: 10 m x 13 m; it is equipped with lighting kits (PARs, Fresnel halogen lights and Fluorescents) as well as a huge green screen for chroma – keying. E-Mail: media-center@bau.edu.lb
RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT (RCED) [12]
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Research Center for Environment and Development (RCED) in Bekaa was established in 2011 in the context of Beirut Arab University (BAU) efforts to build a sensible society, promote environmental equilibrium, and serve communities of rural regions. RCED stands as a platform to address aspects and tackle problems of the environment and contribute to the appropriate management of natural resources and sustainable development of the country. As such, the ecological approach utilized by RCED treats the social, biological, and physical determinants of environmental protection as key goals of development.
Vision:
RCED is envisaged to serve Lebanon through advancing knowledge and improving abilities to address the pressing challenges of environment and development with the spirit of sensible and sustainable use of ecosystem services.
Mission
The Center, with its multidisciplinary dimensions, aims to perform and stimulate high quality and creative endeavors to understand and recommend appropriate management approaches to various threats and challenges of Lebanon's natural resources. RCED focuses on fostering the participation and engagement of community members and gender equity through integrated research strategies that go beyond the scientific laboratory research framework to involve the socioeconomic aspects of sustainable development. This requires the coordination of social and natural science, applied integrated research, and innovative community engagement approaches with active mutually beneficial partnerships both in and outside BAU.
RCED Objectives
- Conduct applied research to conserve natural resources towards the sustainable use and community development;
- Provide applied research internships for undergraduate and graduate students;
- Stimulate participation in national and international cooperation programs and interdisciplinary collaborative research networking;
- Establish community outreach programs and engagement activities;
- Enhance community environmental awareness.
Interests
RCED covers a breadth of research areas and interests clustered in four themes:
- Water Resources Governance;
- Medicinal and Aromatic Plants;
- Flora Biodiversity;
- Community Engagement and Development.
Facilities:
- Water quality laboratory;
- “Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Garden”;
- Herbarium;
- Computer laboratory;
- Information resources and community library;
- Seminar, meeting, and lecture rooms.
OUTDOOR EVENTS VENUE [13]
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Designated as an arrival and gathering point at Debbieh Campus, this area has a large terrace occupying 150 square meters. This terrace is situated near the highest point on site, at an elevation of 404 meters, adjacent to the building that holds the astrological telescope. Amenities are provided nearby including toilets, a kitchen and storage areas. The terrace currently serves as a venue for group visits and seasonal events regularly organized by the University.
Open Access [14]
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Faculty of Business Administration
Faculty of Architecture - Design & Built Environment
Faculty of Science & Engineering
Faculty of Pharmacy, Medicine, Dentistry & Health Science
Multidisciplinary open access resources
8Th Graduate Open House
https://www.bau.edu.lb/Graduate/Event/8Th-Graduate-Open-House
Discover Your Future at BAU's 8th Graduate Open House!
Join us this year at the 8th Graduate Open House event hosted by Beirut Arab University. Explore our wide range of graduate programs across the 10 Faculties, learn about the application process, admission requirements, financial aid, support services and other relevant information.
The event features an informative presentation on BAU's programs and facilities, followed by interactive information stands where you can meet Faculty members and get your questions answered.
Save the date and don't miss this opportunity to shape your academic journey. Join us at BAU's 8th Graduate Open House and discover the path to your future success!
For further information:
Tel: +961 1 300110 Ext: 2586
E-mail: gradstudies@bau.edu.lb
BAU, the Faculty of Architecture - Design and Built Environment participated in designing and coordinating a MOOC [16]
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BAU, the Faculty of Architecture - Design and Built Environment participated in designing and coordinating a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) entitled
“Healthy Urban Systems” in the University of Lausanne.
BAU is preparing a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on “Healthy Urban Systems” with the International Science Council (ISC), International Society for Urban Health (ISUH), World Health Organization (WHO) and about 25 other professionals and practitioners, and organizations invited and supported by University of Lausanne (UNIL) using “Coursera” platform.
Prof. Ibtihal Y. El-Bastawissi, Dean of the Faculty of Architecture - Design and Built Environment at BAU, was invited from the Institute of Geography and Sustainability (IGD) University of Lausanne Switzerland to work on the MOOC Healthy Urban Systems. Prof. Ibtihal is the main coordinator of Module 1 among six Modules of the MOOC. She began the shootings of the videos in Module 1 with the technical team in the University of Lausanne UNIL from the 24th of April till the 28th of April 2022.
During their stay in Lausanne, they attended the University of Lausanne along with the main coordinator of this project Prof. Celine Rozenblat, Professor of Urban Geography at the University of Lausanne who is specialized in urban complex systems, and is working on maintaining the consistency of all the MOOC Modules, and accordingly developing its contents. The coordinators managed to work on the different sequences in Module 1 in order to meet its overall aim, and the whole storyline of the MOOC.
Healthy Urban Systems MOOC is a first Massive Open Online Course on Urban Health Systems. It is free of charge to access all course materials on a 24-hour online platform, for a duration of twelve weeks. This MOOC gives the opportunity to develop an extensive global network with other students and professionals from all around the world, to expand the knowledge about the concepts and tools of Healthy Urban Systems.
It is an initiative in which anyone outside the university can access information of all kinds, they can find topics from Architecture, Health & WellBeing, Society Culture & Human Behavior among others. BAU journals are official publications of Beirut Arab University, currently publishing six scholarly journals that cover a wide range of disciplines, from the humanities and the social sciences to the life and physical sciences. In addition to working with departments and faculties of the university, BAU journals serves a world-wide community of scholars, researchers, and practitioners through the publication of peer-reviewed academic and professional journals in print and electronic form. The journals endeavor to extend the influence of the University and the academic community to influence people's lives throughout the world. Supported by Elsevier’s digital commons platform, we are expanding our reach to connect with intellectually engaged audiences across a variety of platforms and throughout academia and beyond, we look to lead the way into the future of scholarly publishing.
BAU encourages the progress of the individual at the academic and personal level, thinking about this I develop an Online Database in which there are tutorials about all possible study topics for anyone outside the university. BAU wants the Lebanese community to strengthen its skills, this service is free of charged.
Open access It is an initiative in which BAU gives free access to its libraries to the general public free of charge, the section was developed with the aim that anyone who does not belong to the university has the opportunity to read articles, books and research that allow the general public to inform themselves, BAU develops these strategies to exterminate the educational inequality and to achieve inclusive education.
In this afflicted country, even a narrow segment of the educated are still interested in beautifying the cultural face of Lebanon, despite all the distortions that have affected it over recent years. Although the role of universities has been absent in the recent period, due to economic, social and political conditions, Beirut Arab University has managed to make its way beyond these obstacles, preserving a cultural heritage that would have collapsed had it not paid attention to.
For this reason, Beirut Arab University opened a few days ago its museum, which was included in the list of national museums and cultural institutions recently, and which includes a collection of rare books and unique and diverse manuscripts dating back to the beginning of the eighth century AD.
In his interview with Al-Modon, the President of Beirut Arab University, Prof. Amr Jalal Al-Adawi, describes the stage of restoring rare books and manuscripts, as they were collected from the university's libraries, and sent to the Restoration Center at the University of Kaslik, which is concerned with the restoration of manuscripts, and then scanned and converted into a digital record, and placed on small electronic screens. The museum was then designed to display these books and manuscripts in a suitable environment, in order to preserve them from damage.
According to Al-Adawi, the main objective of the museum is to learn about civilizations, learn about other cultures, and preserve the value of these rare books and manuscripts, which reflect many civilizations that have passed through history. There is no doubt that this museum is an opportunity for researchers, university students and anyone who is familiar with the history of civilizations and their development over time, to complete research related to civilizations or history, whether they are students from inside or outside the university.
Given the Beirut Arab University's interest in providing a bright future for its students and professors, Beirut Arab University is also working on a project that will see the light of day in the coming weeks, called "Renewing Hope", an idea inspired by international universities. An opportunity will be provided to university students and professors to launch and present their creative projects, while the university will provide them with all the required assistance from a group of experts, with the aim of developing and achieving this project.
The museum includes about 200 rare books and historical manuscripts belonging to more than 17 historical civilizations, including: Egyptian civilization, Arab and Islamic civilization, Ottoman civilization and many others. This collection dates back to the eighth century AD to the nineteenth century AD. Especially the advantage of this museum is that it includes rare and unique copies of some books and manuscripts, and no other copies are available around the world.
According to Hassana Mohieldin, a university doctor specializing in information sciences and libraries, these rare books began to be collected since the establishment of Beirut Arab University in 1960 until 2017, and after the completion of the restoration and processing process, the university was not authorized to open the museum in 2019 due to the conditions of the country and the Corona pandemic, but it reopened it this year.
Mohieldin continued that this museum was built according to special standards and international specifications to preserve these books and manuscripts from damage, as attention was paid to securing the permanent electrical supply to the museum, withdrawing moisture from books and manuscripts, displaying them in thick glass panels, in addition to securing a constant temperature for them, due to the importance of preserving this heritage.
The museum is open weekdays for students and visitors. The university administration has allocated an employee to help the researcher or student use digital screens to browse books or images electronically, and the rest of the books and manuscripts were placed in numbered cabinets along with a group of valuable books that were distributed on the shelves of the museum.
Today, Beirut Arab University has proven its enlightening role through this museum in preserving the heritage that is considered the memory of peoples, making it an inextensible treasure, and a means of transferring knowledge to future generations.
Under the patronage of Professor Amr Galal El Adawi, President of Beirut Arab University, and the invitation of Professor Ibtihal Yousef Al-Bastawissi, Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urban Environment, the University hosted a book signing ceremony for Dr. Sami Sabbagh entitled:
Discourse Between Heritage and Contemporary Architectural Movements in Arab Cities- The Case of Riyadh
In the presence of Professor Amr Galal El-Adawi, President of the University, and Dr. Omar Houri, General Secretary, and the deans of faculties and faculty members of the Faculty of Architecture and a crowd of architects.
Professor El Adawi, President of the University, talked about Dr. Sabbagh, who is a visiting professor at Beirut Arab University, as a practicing architect and researcher in the fields of architecture, urban design, heritage conservation and project management, and he is a member of the arbitration committees of various prestigious universities of architecture in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”
He continued: “Dr. Sabbagh's field of expertise includes heritage conservation, restoration, renovation of ancient cities, modern architectural and parametric intervention inspired by traditional norms, and sustainable urban planning, where these diverse skills are presented in a series of award-winning projects that were implemented”.
Dr. Sami al-Sabbagh then said thanking the university for hosting the signing ceremony then he pointed to the objectives of the book in addressing the questions about the role of architectural/urban interventions in focusing on unique identities. The book also stated that architecture is still able to express the merits of culture and identity, integrate innovation and contribute to improving the living environment in addition to reject the ideology that individual identity is no longer associated with tradition, social cohesion, societal memory or place.
"Dr. Sabbagh added: “The book contains a discussion on the idea of producing a modern contemporary architectural design and culturally rooted taking the city of Riyadh as a reference for applying this thought. It also concludes with a methodology for more possibilities of innovation and development that is not only the case of the study but can be disseminated to any time and place.
At the end of the ceremony Dr. Sami Sabbagh signed his book to attendees.
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