FBA Objectives
FBA's Targets for Business Acumen
To fulfill its mission, the Faculty of Business Administration strives to pursue the following objectives:
Offer Lebanon and the immediate region graduates who fit the job market and having the appropriate competencies based on the highest standards of academic education
The Faculty, and capitalizing on the university mission and intellectual resources, plays an active role in addressing Lebanon real life challenges as well as to graduate concerned citizens who worry about the welfare of the community, the progress of higher education, and the advancement of academic research to contribute actively to the various areas of business.
Become a catalyst of responsible citizens: The Faculty utilizes a student-centered approach to higher education in order to seek for, to prepare and retain talent. Al Maaref University community consists of a diverse pool of dedicated and committed personnel whose aim is to contribute to the building of conscientious students who are ready to participate in the building of a nation sympathetic to the code of ethics and the highest standards of peace and of citizenship.
Offer useful and resourceful education: The Faculty relies on a technology-rich, creative pedagogy of teaching, and active learning environment that boosts the student’s acquisition of knowledge, competencies and character traits that would ensure them successful careers as practicing business leaders.
Maintain world-class curricula: The Faculty designs and uses continuously upgraded business programs which fit the country's needs and contributes to the preparation of knowledgeable citizens. The Faculty hires higher education experts and active Lebanese business leaders to train and prepare students to assess and utilize best practices of the business field. The Faculty seeks to accredit its educational system to match world class education practices and to be recognized as a center of excellence.
Seek, Hire, and Retain talented faculty members: The Faculty nurtures and rewards faculty members who show the initiative to serve and train students with the most appropriate educational pedagogies to support and enforce superior student learning and the creation and dissemination of knowledge.
Reward intellectuality, research and scholarly activities: The Faculty of Business Administration relies on qualified faculty members who are active researchers, continuous developers, and active participants in the making of best practices of higher education teaching. Al Maaref University strives to retain the faculty members who show potential and ready to serve the community at large, the business field, and the public sector. Such commitment will prepare the basis for graduate education that simulates the real needs f the country.
Foster collaboration with the society: The Faculty aims at keeping the channels of communication highly active with the different constituents of the Lebanese labor market and the different commercial sectors. The Faculty will develop the appropriate strategies and collaborative agreements with the professional community in order to fit graduating students with the job market.
Maintaining and upgrading teaching facilities: The Faculty strives to offer its students and faculty members with the most appropriate and modern physical facilities to better support instructional, research, and community service programs.