Perched on a sacred hill, facing the Lebanese Presidential Palace, the Hadat–Baabda Campus has been, since its construction in 1996, the physical expression of the visionary spirit of the Antonine Maronite Order (OAM). This deeply rooted Maronite congregation in the history of Lebanon has long been committed to realizing an ambitious academic project that goes beyond welcoming and teaching student brothers.
In the 1960s, the Order made its first attempt to obtain official authorization to establish a university. However, its efforts were unsuccessful. The government at the time aimed to limit private universities in favor of the Lebanese University (LU). In 1980, the Order embarked on a collaboration with the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium, but this plan was hindered by regulatory and logistical issues.
On July 24, 1990, the tide seemed to turn. Under the leadership of a transitional government, the Presidency of the Council of Ministers issued a decree granting the OAM the right to establish a university consisting of 5 institutes. Unfortunately, the newly formed government repealed the decrees issued during the transitional period. This step only increased the Order’s determination and faith that this decree should be renewed.
When the Presidential Palace was reopened in 1993, the late President Elias Hraoui paved the way for a decree. However, it was only 3 years later, on October 5, 1996, that the government led by the martyred Prime Minister Rafic Hariri enacted a decree allowing the establishment of Antonine University (UA). The Order then appointed Father Louis Rohban as the head of their brand-new University.
In 2016, the University added a monastery on the heights of the Hadat–Baabda site. Thus, a spiritual dimension was added to the University’s academic life, symbolized daily by the tolling of its bell.
Programs
Bachelor of Business Administration – Accounting, Control, and Auditing
Bachelor of Business Administration – Marketing and Management
Bachelor of Business Administration – Banking and Finance
Bachelor of Business Administration – Human Resource Management
Master of Business Administration – Accounting and Auditing
Master of Business Administration – Marketing and International Management
Master of Business Administration – Banking and Finance
Master of Business Administration – Human Resource Management
Master of Business Administration – Operations and Logistics Management
Master of Business Administration – Digital Marketing
Master of Business Administration – General Management (MBA)
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer and Communications Engineering – Telecommunications and Networks
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer and Communications Engineering – Multimedia and Networks
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer and Communications Engineering – Systems and Networks
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer and Communications Engineering – Software Engineering and Networks
Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science
Bachelor of Arts in Advertising
Bachelor of Arts in Advertising – Audiovisual
Bachelor of Arts in Advertising – Graphic Design
Bachelor of Arts in Advertising – Journalism and Radio/TV
Master of Arts in Information and Communication
Master of Arts in Information and Communication – Audiovisual
Master of Arts in Information and Communication – Journalism and Radio/TV
Master of Arts in Information and Communication for Arab World – Journalism and Radio/TV
Bachelor of Arts in Music and Musicology – Music Education Sciences
Bachelor of Arts in Music and Musicology – Music Therapy
Bachelor of Arts in Music and Musicology – Music, Technology, and Media
Bachelor of Arts in Music and Musicology – General Musicology of Traditions
Bachelor of Arts in Music and Musicology – Arabic Art Music
Bachelor of Arts in Music and Musicology – European Art Music
Teaching Diploma in Music and Musicology
Master 1 in Music and Musicology – Music Education Sciences
Master 1 in Music and Musicology – Music Therapy
Master 1 in Music and Musicology – Music, Technology, and Media
Master 1 in Music and Musicology – General Musicology of Traditions
Master 1 in Music and Musicology – Arabic Art Music
Master 1 in Music and Musicology – European Art Music
Master 2 in Music and Musicology
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Sciences
Master of Science in Nursing Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy
Bachelor of Science in Dental Laboratory Technology
Advanced Diploma in Dental Laboratory Technology
Bachelor of Arts in Physical Education and Sport – Motricity Education and Adapted Physical Activities
Bachelor of Arts in Physical Education and Sport – Sports Training
Bachelor of Arts in Physical Education and Sport – Sports Management
University Diploma in Mountain Guide and Outdoor Activities
Teaching Diploma in Physical Education and Sport
European University Diploma for Physical Preparation (Claude Bernard University Lyon 1)
Master of Arts in Sport Sciences – Motricity Education and Adapted Physical Activities
Master of Arts in Sport Sciences – Sports Training
Master of Arts in Sport Sciences – Sports Management
MBA in Sports Management (ESG)
Bachelor of Arts in Theological Sciences and Pastoral Studies
Master of Arts in Theological Sciences and Pastoral Studies
Master of Arts in Theological and Pastoral Studies – Theology of Consecrated Life
Certificate in Training of Trainers for Consecrated Life
Antonine University, Hadat–Baabda Main Campus
P.O. Box: 40016 Hadat–Baabda, Lebanon
Telephone: +961 5 927000 | Fax: +961 5 927001
Email: contact@ua.edu.lb