Al-Kafaàt University
| جامعـــة الكفـــاءات | |
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Established | 1995 |
| President | Fathi Oueida |
| Location | Beirut, Lebanon |
| Website | |
The Al-Kafaàt University (AKU) (Arabic: جامعة الكفاءات) is a private, independent university established in Beirut, Lebanon. It was founded in 1999 by the Al Kafaàt Foundation. The university is managed by a Board of Trustees, appointed by the Al-Kafaàt Foundation's Board of Trustees.
Overview
Al-Kafaàt Foundation set up the university in 1995.
History
In 1957, Mr. Nadeem Shwayri, a wealthy Lebanese Orthodox Christian founded the "Al-Kafaàt Foundation", a non-profit and non-governmental development organization. The goal of the Al-Kafaàt Foundation is to provide rehabilitation and education to folks with special needs, irrespective of their creed. With his wife Lily, Nadeem established a Trust made out of both their inheritances, with the objective to serve the mission of the Al-Kafaàt Foundation. Today the Al-Kafatàt Foundation delivers education and rehabilitation to over 4,500 folks in 7 different Campuses, with a working team of over 800 employees.
The Al-Kafaàt Foundation is a founding member of the World Commission on Vocational Rehabilitation (1963), a member of the International Cerebral Palsy Society (1979), a member of Inclusion International (1981), a recipient of the Rehabilitation International Presidential Award (1984), three times recipient of the Lebanese Order of the Cedars (Knight 1972, Officer 1997, and Commander 2007), and recipient of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of North America Antonian Gold Medal (2010).
In the mid 1990s, the Al-Kafaàt Foundation developed the Al-Kafaàt Institution of Higher Education which obtained the Ministry of Higher Education's approval in 1999. The Al Kafaàt Foundation then launched the College of Technology and the College of Education, covering ten fields of study. In 2005, the Al-Kafaàt University was accredited by the Ministry of Education, after adding the Faculty of Business and the Faculty of Fine Arts, to the already existing Faculty of Education and College of Education. The Al-Kafaàt University is located on the Al-Kafaàt Campus which spreads over 60,000 square meters of land in the pine area of Ain-Saadeh. It is situated 10 kilometers away from the capital-city Beirut. The Campus includes nine buildings consisting of 90 classrooms, 25 laboratories, 30 industrial workshops, 300 residential rooms, multipurpose halls, the Al-Kafaàt Campus Restaurant, the Al-Kafaàt Theater, and the Al-Kafaàt Sports Club.
Faculties
- Computer Science
- Electronics
- Mechanics
- Banking and Finance
- Hotel Management
- Food Industries
- Audio Visual (Cinema)
- Interior Design
- Advertising and Graphic Design
- Preschool and Elementary Education
- Special Education
- Gerontology and proximity care
References
http://aku.edu.lb http://al-kafaat.org