The American University of Beirut ( AUB ) has been a pioneer for over 150 years . AUB became a co-educational institution in 1924 , some 50 years before Harvard , Yale , or Princeton University . Today , one of its alumna , Hanan Itani Ramdan , is helping to drive transformation within the university ’ s procurement operations

The American University of Beirut is the oldest university in Lebanon and one of the oldest in the region . Founded in 1866 , it bases its educational philosophy , standards , and practices on the American liberal arts model of higher education . It is a teaching-centred research university with around 800 instructional faculty staff and a student body of around 8,000 students . “ I joined AUB in 1989 as an Assistant Director of Purchasing