Founded in 1960, Beirut Arab University (BAU) is a private Lebanese institution for higher education that has established itself as a nationally and internationally recognized and respected university. BAU attained in 2015 International Institutional Accreditation from the Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation (FIBAA). With more than 45 undergraduate programs and 95 postgraduate programs across a broad range of fields, BAU provides a rich and rewarding educational environment to around 8,000 undergraduate students and 1,100 postgraduate students from Lebanon and other countries. Since its establishment, BAU has graduated over 113,000 alumni who hold excellent positions and reside around the world.