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Executive Education Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

American University of Beirut

Olayan School of Business

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Suliman S. Olayan School of Business
      • P.O. Box 11-0236
      • Beirut, 11072020
      • Lebanon
      • Executive education run by for-profit entity? No
      • Status:
        • Other
      • Private - Not for Profit
      • Name: American University of Beirut
      • Executive non-degree custom programs offered: 10
      • Number of attendees previous academic year: 218
      • Does school have a separate Executive Education center/centers? Yes
      • Year building opened: 2001
      • Number of classrooms: 5
      • Does the school offer temporary housing for executive education participants?: No

    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

      • Custom executive programs run in other countries: 7
      • Companies for which the school ran custom programs in previous year: 5

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 127
      • Part-Time MBA: 86
      • Executive MBA: 41
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,058

  • PROGRAM COSTS

    • Range of costs, custom programs:

      • Low: $60,000.00
      • High: $140,000.00

  • CLASS OFFERINGS

    • International programs:

      • Title: National Bank of Kuwait High Fliers Program
      • Type of Course: Middle Management Leadership
      • Partner(s): National Bank of Kuwait
      • Year Established: 2008

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 90

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 6
      • Non-Tenured: 51

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 33

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 1
      • Non-Tenured: 23

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 0

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 11

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 6
      • Non-Tenured: 39

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Main teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 15 %
      • Distance Learning: 15 %
      • Experiential Learning: 15 %
      • Lectures: 25 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 15 %
      • Other: 5 %

    • Faculty for executive education:

      • Full-time faculty (with tenure and/or permanent): 85 %
      • Adjunct faculty: 15 %

    • Percentage of faculty who are:

      • Female: 30 %
      • International: 20 %

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Acquiring licenses for new financial database "DataStream" for financial analysis and company profiles; acquiring licenses for SPSS to be installed in all computer labs for statistical market research and analysis; enhancing course delivery through the installation of a recording system in one of the classes to record seminars and lectures; enhancing website.
      • Amount spent: $650,000.00

  • COMMENTS

      • We work with clients on a one-to-one basis to create high-impact learning experiences that are tailored to the needs of each firm.

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