The American University of Beirut (AUB) has played a transformative role in the history of Lebanon, the Arab world, and globally for 160 years. It was the Syrian Protestant College, as AUB was known until 1920, that established the first astronomical observatory (in 1873), introduced business education (in 1900), and opened the first nursing school (in 1905) in the Arab world. AUB is also home to the third oldest museum in the Near East. In 1921, AUB became fully co-educational, 50 years before many western universities.
Approved by the Board of Trustees as AUB’s 8th faculty in June 2024, the new School of Computing and Data Sciences shall reflect as it advances the university’s excellence in teaching and learning, research and innovation, medical care, and institutional effectiveness. It shall further reinforce AUB’s historic role in the region as a place that upholds freedom of inquiry and thought at the service of knowledge production and human advancement.
The new school will welcome its first cohort of students between spring 2026 and fall 2027. It will comprise more than 25 core faculty members, including 18 new faculty lines, as well as several dual appointments and affiliates from AUB’s seven existing faculties.
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Partner with us
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We invite visionary leaders, investors, companies, and foundations to partner with us to realize the transformative mission of the School of Computing and Data Sciences at AUB.
We are seeking current funds for immediate needs (especially related to computing infrastructure) and endowed funds for long-term sustainability. There are opportunities to name the school, the Computing and Data Sciences Building, laboratories; endowed professorial chairs, lectureship series, and much more. We are also seeking support for student scholarships and fellowships. -
Donation agreements would be structured according to the donor’s interests and AUB’s priorities. We would love to speak with you about these opportunities.
Email us at scds@aub.edu.lb
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