Saint Joseph University of Beirut

Ever since the Jesuits founded it in 1875, the French medium Saint-Joseph University (USJ) has fruitfully cooperated with others on the international scale. This international cooperation was fostered by the University’s adoption of the European System of Transferable Credits (ECTS) in 2003, for it allowed USJ to develop a wide network of partner universities across Europe, the United States, and the Arab world. This increased student and staff mobility, opening the doors for hundreds of foreign students to come study at USJ every year within the framework of bilateral agreements and other international exchange scholarship projects.

USJ offers student dorms on Damascus Street (Beirut). It also provides students with a list prepared by the Department of Social Services that includes the names and addresses of student dorms close to their campuses. It should be noted that the Center for University Studies of Southern Lebanon provides housing for its students.

USJ has various libraries on its campuses and university centers, of which 6 are specialized:

• Library of Social Sciences
• Library of Literature and Humanities
• Library of Medical Sciences
• Library of Science and Technology
• Library of the Campus of Sports and Innovation

• Oriental Library