University of Balamand

University of Balamand

جامعة البلمند
Motto	والحق تعرفونه
Motto in English	And you know what is right
Type	Private
Established	1988
Affiliation	Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch
Endowment	USD $ 8,268,703
President	Elias Warrak[1]
Academic staff	1177
Administrative staff	300
Students	5600
Location	Balamand, El-Koura , Lebanon
Campus	Suburban, 550,000 m2
Newspaper	UOB Highlights
Website	www.balamand.edu.lb

The University of Balamand (UOB; Arabic: جامعة البلمند) 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 three other campuses in Dekwaneh Beirut, Souk El Gharb and Beino Akkar.

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 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.^[2] 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.