Editing Beirut (section)

==Education==
[[Education in Lebanon|Higher education throughout Lebanon]] is provided by universities, colleges and technical and vocational institutes. The Directorate General of Higher Education is responsible for managing universities, colleges, and institutes in Beirut and nationwide.<ref name="UnescoEdu"/>

The [[American University of Beirut]] (AUB) and [[Saint Joseph University|Université Saint-Joseph]] (USJ) are the oldest English-language and French-language universities in the country, respectively. AUB was founded in 1866, and USJ in 1875. The [[Lebanese University]] is the only public institution for higher education in Beirut.<ref name="UnescoEdu">{{RTFlink|[http://www.unesco.org/iau/onlinedatabases/systems_data/lb.rtf Lebanon – Education system] {{cite web |url=http://www.unesco.org/iau/onlinedatabases/systems_data/lb.rtf |title=IAU – International Association of Universities – the Global Voice for Higher Education |access-date=20 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829152854/http://www.unesco.org/iau/onlinedatabases/systems_data/lb.rtf |archive-date=29 August 2008 }}|26.5&nbsp;[[Kibibyte|KiB]]<!-- application/rtf, 27,199 bytes -->}}, Unesco.org</ref> Beirut is also home to [[Lebanese American University]] (LAU), [[American University of Science and Technology]] (AUST), [[University of Balamand]], [[Ecole Supérieure des Affaires|École Supérieure des Affaires]] (ESA), [[Beirut Arab University]] (BAU), Haigazian University (HU), [[Lebanese International University]] (LIU), [[Notre Dame University – Louaize]] (NDU), and [[Université La Sagesse]] (ULS).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncusar.org/programs/lau-sinarc.html |title=NCUSAR Study Abroad Opportunity |publisher=Ncusar.org |access-date=14 June 2010 |archive-date=5 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405174043/http://ncusar.org/programs/lau-sinarc.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pappas-consulting.com/international.html |title=International Served By Pappas Consulting |publisher=Pappas-consulting.com |access-date=14 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090420180759/http://www.pappas-consulting.com/international.html |archive-date=20 April 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.universitiesoflebanon.com/2010/03/15/about-lau/ |title=Blog Archive " About LAU |publisher=Universities of Lebanon |date=15 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717163702/http://www.universitiesoflebanon.com/2010/03/15/about-lau/ |archive-date=17 July 2011 |access-date=14 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.acpe-accredit.org/international/accredit.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040417071836/http://www.acpe-accredit.org/international/accredit.asp |archive-date=17 April 2004 |title=International Colleagues, International Accreditation Activities, Canada, PDF, ACPE – Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education |publisher=Acpe-accredit.org |date=30 June 2004 |access-date=14 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lau.edu.lb/about/charter_acc/index.php |title=About LAU &#124; Charter and Accreditation |publisher=LAU |access-date=14 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100729173854/http://www.lau.edu.lb/about/charter_acc/index.php |archive-date=29 July 2010 }}</ref>

Among the private secondary schools in Beirut are [[Lycee Abdel Kader]], [[Grand Lycée Franco-Libanais]], [[Lycée Franco-Libanais Verdun]], [[American Community School at Beirut|American Community School]], [[International College, Beirut|International College]], [[Collège Louise Wegmann]], [[Rawdah High School]], [[Saint Mary's Orthodox College]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.educalys.edu.lb |title=Educalys website |publisher=Educalys.edu.lb |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722144453/http://www.educalys.edu.lb/ |archive-date=22 July 2011 |access-date=5 September 2011}}</ref> [[Collège Notre Dame de Nazareth]], [[Collège du Sacré-Coeur Gemmayzé]], [[Collège Protestant Français]], [[Armenian Evangelical Central High School]], [[German School of Beirut]], and the Armenian [[Hamazkayin Arslanian College]].

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File:American-University-Beirut-NW.jpg|[[American University of Beirut|AUB]] established in 1866 by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
File:USJ Campus.jpg|[[Saint Joseph University]], or Université Saint-Joseph, founded by the [[Jesuits]] in 1875
File:AUST at night.jpg|[[American University of Science and Technology]], established in Beirut in 1989
File:Beirut Universitet Haigazian.jpg|[[Haigazian University]] was founded in 1955 by the [[Armenian Evangelical Church|Armenian Evangelical community]].
File:GU CAM.jpg|[[Global University]] in Beirut
File:Portalis mansion.jpg|[[École supérieure des affaires (Beirut)|École supérieure des affaires]], founded in 1996 as a joint co-operation between the [[Paris Chamber of Commerce]] (Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Paris) and the [[Bank of Lebanon]]
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