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The American University of Beirut (AUB) is a prominent educational institution established in 1866, originally known as Syrian Protestant College until its name change in 1920. Located in Beirut, Lebanon, AUB follows the American liberal arts model and offers a comprehensive range of programs, including bachelor's, master's, M.D., and Ph.D. degrees across six faculties: Agricultural and Food Sciences, Arts and Sciences, Engineering and Architecture, Health Sciences, Medicine, and Business. The university promotes a teaching-centered research environment and emphasizes critical thinking, personal integrity, and civic responsibility among its approximately 8,000 students. With a faculty of around 800, AUB maintains a student-faculty ratio of 11.2 to 1. The institution is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools in the United States and has been coeducational since 1922, with a balanced student demographic of 50 percent male and 50 percent female. The primary language of instruction is English, except for courses offered in the Arabic Department and other language programs.