The Lebanese International University (LIU), founded in 2000, is the largest and fastest growing private university in Lebanon.
Presently, LIU has five schools: Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Engineering and Pharmacy. The university is managed by a university council led by the president. With nine campuses spread across 9 major cities and geographical regions throughout Lebanon, LIU has become the leading university among the country’s forty-five private higher education institutions.
LIU also has several locations and expansions in other Arab countries and internationally. There are campuses in Yemen, Senegal, Morocco and Mauritania (LIU, 2013). Additional sites are being planned in and out of Lebanon; some of which actual construction has started and is expected to be functional within the next three years.