Holy Spirit University of Kaslik

The Holy Spirit University of Kaslik is a private non-profit Catholic university in Jounieh, Lebanon, known as USEK, and it occupies the 761-770 band of the 2027 QS World University Rankings.卡斯利克圣灵大学是一所位于黎巴嫩朱尼耶的私立非营利天主教大学，简称 USEK，在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中处于 761-770 区间。

It was founded by the Baladites, the Lebanese Maronite Order, in 1950 and ratified under Lebanon's Higher Education Law of 1962, making it the first university in the country established by Lebanese citizens.该校由黎巴嫩马龙尼修会「巴拉迪特」于 1950 年创办，并依黎巴嫩 1962 年《高等教育法》获得核准，是该国第一所由黎巴嫩人自己创办的大学。

Its OpenAlex record lists 3,569 research works and 104,860 citations, and its purpose-built campus of twelve acres in Kaslik houses six schools, one faculty and a nursing institute.其 OpenAlex 记录列有研究成果 3,569 项、被引 104,860 次；其位于卡斯利克、占地十二英亩的专门校园内设有六个学院、一个系与一所护理学院。

History

• The Lebanese Maronite Order, the Baladites, established a scholasticate at Kaslik in 1938, a college-level school of general study for candidates preparing for membership in the order.黎巴嫩马龙尼修会「巴拉迪特」于 1938 年在卡斯利克设立修道院学堂，作为面向准备入会者的一般性大学层次学校。

• That scholasticate was among the first educational establishments validated under the new education law of the Lebanese Ministry of Education.该学堂是最早依黎巴嫩教育部新教育法获得核准的教育机构之一。

• The university itself was founded by the Baladites in 1950, at a time when the educational gap was strongly felt across Lebanon.大学本部由巴拉迪特于 1950 年创办，当时黎巴嫩全国都深切感受到教育资源的不足。

• It began as a one-building institution and expanded in 1950 to include new buildings, leading eventually to the present purpose-built campus on the same site.该校最初仅有一栋建筑，1950 年起扩建新楼，最终在同一地点形成今日专门规划建设的校园。

• When it officially became a higher education institution in 1962, it was already distinctive as a liberal arts university with a religious foundation.1962 年正式成为高等教育机构时，该校已以兼具宗教背景的博雅大学而独具特色。

• From 1962 the university added a new faculty or school roughly every five to ten years, covering the arts, architecture, business, engineering, the humanities and the sciences.自 1962 年起，该校大致每五到十年增设一个新的学院，涵盖艺术、建筑、商科、工程、人文与理学。

• Teaching was initially conducted mainly in French and Arabic, reflecting the languages of Lebanese higher education in the mid-twentieth century.其教学最初主要使用法语与阿拉伯语，反映出二十世纪中叶黎巴嫩高等教育的语言格局。

• In 1997 the university converted to the American credit system, and since then almost all courses have been taught in English.1997 年，该校改行美式学分制，此后几乎所有课程均以英语授课。

• A nursing institute was established as part of the university, training nurses for Lebanese hospitals and health services.该校设立护理学院，为黎巴嫩的医院与卫生服务培养护士。

• The campus expanded to twelve acres around a central tree-lined walkway, with buildings arranged around a plaza and green spaces.校园扩展至十二英亩，围绕一条绿树成荫的中央步道布置，各建筑环绕广场与绿地而建。

• Its archaeological museum preserves artefacts from the university's excavations and from the region's Phoenician, Roman and Byzantine heritage. from Phoenician, Roman and Byzantine sites in Lebanon and the university conducts excavations during the summer months其考古博物馆保存着来自该校考古发掘以及该地区腓尼基、罗马与拜占庭遗产的文物。 来自黎巴嫩的腓尼基、罗马与拜占庭遗址 该校并在夏季开展考古发掘

• In 2020 the university was ranked 30th in the Arab region by the QS Arab University Rankings and among the top 650 universities in the world by QS World University Rankings.2020 年，该校在 QS 阿拉伯大学排名中位列阿拉伯地区第 30 位，并在 QS 世界大学排名中进入全球前 650。

• In 2021 it was ranked the second-best university in Lebanon by the SCImago Institutions Rankings.2021 年，该校在 SCImago 机构排名中被评为黎巴嫩第二好的大学。

• Also in 2021 it was ranked the first Green University in Lebanon for the fourth consecutive year, third in the Arab world and 117th worldwide in the UI GreenMetric ranking.同样在 2021 年，该校连续第四年被评为黎巴嫩第一「绿色大学」，并在 UI GreenMetric 排名中位列阿拉伯世界第三、全球第 117。

• The university maintains more than 250 international partnerships and belongs to around 150 international associations in different fields.该校保有 250 多个国际合作项目，并加入约 150 个不同领域的国际协会。

• It was the only university outside the Americas to take part in the Internationalization Laboratory of the American Council on Education.它是美洲以外唯一参与美国教育委员会「国际化实验室」项目的大学。

• Along with seven other Lebanese universities, it is a member of E-TALEB, an EU co-funded framework for professional standards in Lebanese higher education.该校与黎巴嫩另外七所大学同为 E-TALEB 成员，这是由欧盟共同资助的黎巴嫩高等教育专业标准框架。

• Father Talal Hachem has served as president of the university since 2019.塔拉勒·哈希姆神父自 2019 年起担任该校校长。

• Religious treasures on campus include liturgical manuscripts and vestments preserved by the Maronite Order, and the university's theology faculty trains clergy and religious teachers. and teachers of religious education校园内的宗教珍品包括马龙尼修会保存的礼仪写本与祭服；其神学院培养神职人员与宗教课教师。 以及宗教教育教师

• The university has awarded its degrees under Lebanese law since 1962, and its programmes are recognised by the Lebanese Ministry of Education and Higher Education.自 1962 年起，该校依黎巴嫩法律授予学位，其项目获黎巴嫩教育与高等教育部认可。

• Its development from a monastic scholasticate to a full university illustrates the role of religious orders in founding Lebanese higher education.其从修道院学堂发展为完整大学的历程，体现了宗教修会在黎巴嫩高等教育创办中的作用。

• Through the 2000s and 2010s the university expanded its graduate provision and its research centres, particularly in engineering, business and the health sciences.在 2000 与 2010 年代，该校扩大研究生教育，并增设研究中心，尤以工程、商科与健康科学为多。

• The Baladites, the Lebanese Maronite Order, had founded schools in Lebanon since the eighteenth century, and the scholasticate of 1938 built on that educational tradition.黎巴嫩马龙尼修会「巴拉迪特」自十八世纪起便在该国办学，1938 年的修道院学堂正是建立在这一教育传统之上。

• In 1975 the Lebanese civil war disrupted higher education across the country, and the university maintained teaching at Kaslik while other institutions closed or moved.1975 年黎巴嫩内战打乱了全国的高等教育，在其他院校停办或迁移之际，该校仍在卡斯利克维持教学。

• The institution was one of the first in Lebanon to teach engineering and business alongside the liberal arts, adding the faculties between 1962 and 1990.该校是黎巴嫩最早在博雅学科之外教授工程与商科的院校之一，相关学院在 1962 至 1990 年间陆续设立。

• Its partnerships include cooperation with the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik network of Lasallian, Jesuit and other Catholic institutions in the Middle East.其合作包括与中东地区喇沙会、耶稣会及其他天主教院校网络之间的协作。

• The Lebanese University, the country's only public university, and the American University of Beirut are the principal partners of private institutions such as USEK in national higher education.该国唯一的公立大学黎巴嫩大学以及贝鲁特美国大学，是同 USEK 等私立院校在国民高等教育中的主要伙伴。

Academics

• The university comprises six schools and one faculty, together with a nursing institute, a centre for learning and teaching and a centre for continuing education.该校由六个学院与一个系构成，此外还有护理学院、学习与教学中心以及继续教育中心。

• Its academic fields cover the arts, architecture, business, engineering, the humanities, law, the sciences, medicine and the health professions.其学科领域涵盖艺术、建筑、商科、工程、人文、法学、理学、医学与卫生专业。

• The Faculty of Medicine and the nursing institute train doctors and nurses for Lebanese hospitals and for the wider region.其医学院与护理学院为黎巴嫩的医院及更广地区培养医生与护士。

• The School of Engineering offers programmes in civil, mechanical, electrical and computer engineering with laboratory facilities on campus.其工程学院开设土木、机械、电气与计算机工程等项目，并在校园内设有实验室。

• The Faculty of Business and Commercial Sciences teaches management, accounting, finance and marketing, and works with Lebanese companies on placements.商业与商业科学学院教授管理、会计、金融与市场营销，并与黎巴嫩企业合作安排实习。

• The Faculty of Arts and Sciences and the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts cover the humanities, the natural sciences and the visual arts.文理学院与美术与应用艺术学院涵盖人文、自然科学与视觉艺术。

• The Faculty of Law prepares students for the Lebanese bar, and the theology faculty trains clergy and teachers of religious education.法学院为学生进入黎巴嫩律师界作准备；神学院则培养神职人员与宗教教育教师。

• Since 1997 the university has used the American credit system, and almost all of its courses are now taught in English.自 1997 年起，该校采用美式学分制，如今几乎所有课程均以英语授课。

• OpenAlex records 3,569 research works and 104,860 citations for the university, with output concentrated in the health sciences, engineering and the humanities.OpenAlex 记录该校研究成果 3,569 项、被引 104,860 次，产出集中于健康科学、工程与人文学科。

• Its research centres work on health sciences, engineering, theology and Lebanese archaeology, the last supported by the university's museum and excavations.其研究中心从事健康科学、工程、神学与黎巴嫩考古方面的研究，后者由该校博物馆与考古发掘提供支撑。

• Degrees are awarded at bachelor's, master's and doctoral level, and the university also offers continuing education and professional certificates.该校授予学士、硕士与博士学位，并提供继续教育与专业证书课程。

• The university library and its rare book collections support research in theology, law and Lebanese history, alongside the general collections.其图书馆与珍本收藏在一般馆藏之外，还支撑神学、法学与黎巴嫩历史方面的研究。

• Its internationalisation strategy has produced more than 250 partnerships and student and staff mobility with universities in Europe, North America and the Middle East. and the university belongs to around 150 international associations其国际化战略已带来 250 多个合作项目，以及与欧洲、北美与中东院校之间的师生流动。 该校并加入约 150 个国际协会

• Teaching combines lectures with laboratory and studio work, clinical placements in health programmes and professional internships in business and engineering.其教学把课堂讲授与实验、工作室作业、卫生类专业的临床实习以及商科与工程的专业实习结合起来。

• Admission is open to students of all confessions, and the university draws students from across Lebanon and from the Lebanese diaspora abroad.招生面向所有信仰的学生，生源来自黎巴嫩各地以及旅居海外的黎巴嫩侨民。

Campus

• The campus lies in Kaslik, in the Jounieh area north of Beirut, at approximately 33.89 degrees north and 35.50 degrees east.校区位于贝鲁特以北朱尼耶地区的卡斯利克，坐标约为北纬 33.89 度、东经 35.50 度。

• It covers twelve acres, with buildings for the schools and faculty arranged around a central tree-lined walkway, a plaza and green spaces.校园占地十二英亩，各学院建筑围绕一条绿树成荫的中央步道、广场与绿地布置。

• Campus buildings include a library, an amphitheatre, an archaeological museum, a sports centre, an infirmary, a bookshop, female dormitories and a guest house.校园建筑包括图书馆、圆形剧场、考古博物馆、体育中心、医务室、书店、女生宿舍与招待所。

• The site overlooks the Bay of Jounieh and the Mediterranean, and its landscaped grounds have contributed to its standing as Lebanon's leading green campus. and its landscaped grounds extend over twelve acres校区俯瞰朱尼耶湾与地中海，其景观绿化为其赢得黎巴嫩领先绿色校园的名声作出了贡献。 其景观绿地占地十二英亩

• The university's archaeological museum occupies a purpose-built space and displays finds from Lebanese sites excavated with university participation.其考古博物馆设于专门建造的场所，展出在该校参与下发掘的黎巴嫩遗址出土文物。

• Laboratories for engineering, the sciences and the health professions support practical teaching across the schools.面向工程、理学与卫生专业的实验室，支撑各学院的实践教学。

• The campus is connected to Beirut and the northern Lebanese coast by the coastal highway, and students commute from across the region.校区经沿海公路与贝鲁特及黎巴嫩北部沿海相连，学生来自本地区各处并通勤上学。

• Student residences, catering and sports facilities are provided on site, and the campus's compact layout keeps teaching buildings within walking distance.校内设有学生宿舍、餐饮与体育设施，校园布局紧凑，各教学楼步行可达。

• Kaslik's position between Beirut and Byblos places the university near Lebanon's principal archaeological and cultural sites.卡斯利克位于贝鲁特与比布鲁斯之间，使该校靠近黎巴嫩主要的考古与文化遗址。

• The university has invested in energy efficiency and green space, a policy recognised by its repeated ranking as Lebanon's leading green university.该校投入于能效与绿地建设，这一政策因其多次被评为黎巴嫩第一绿色大学而获认可。

Reputation

• In the 2027 QS World University Rankings the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik is placed in the 761-770 band, according to the official ranking table.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，卡斯利克圣灵大学处于 761-770 区间。此排名以官方榜单为准。^[1]

• It stands in the 801-1000 band of the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中，该校处于 801-1000 区间。

• In the 2020 QS Arab University Rankings it was placed 30th in the Arab region and among the top 650 universities in the world.在 2020 年 QS 阿拉伯大学排名中，该校位列阿拉伯地区第 30 位，并跻身全球前 650 名。

• It was ranked the second-best university in Lebanon in 2021 by the SCImago Institutions Rankings. and it appears in three major league tables for the Near and Middle East2021 年，该校在 SCImago 机构排名中被评为黎巴嫩第二好的大学。 并出现在近东与中东的三大榜单之中

• For four consecutive years to 2021 it was ranked the first Green University in Lebanon, third in the Arab world and 117th worldwide by UI GreenMetric.截至 2021 年，该校连续四年被评为黎巴嫩第一「绿色大学」，并在 UI GreenMetric 排名中位列阿拉伯世界第三、全球第 117。

• It is the first university in Lebanon to have been established by Lebanese citizens rather than by a foreign mission or state.该校是黎巴嫩第一所由本国公民而非外国传教团体或国家创办的大学。

• OpenAlex attributes 3,569 works and 104,860 citations to the university, with output concentrated in the health sciences, engineering and theology.OpenAlex 记录该校成果 3,569 项、被引 104,860 次，产出集中于健康科学、工程与神学。

• It was the only university outside the Americas to join the American Council on Education's Internationalization Laboratory.该校是美洲以外唯一加入美国教育委员会「国际化实验室」的大学。

• Its membership of E-TALEB links it to an EU-funded framework for professional standards in Lebanese higher education. and the university belongs to about 150 international associations其 E-TALEB 成员身份使其与欧盟资助的黎巴嫩高等教育专业标准框架相连接。 该校并加入约 150 个国际协会

• Its medical, nursing and engineering graduates are recognised for practice in Lebanon, and the university's degrees are certified by the national ministry.其医学、护理与工程毕业生在黎巴嫩的执业资格获得认可，该校学位亦经国家部委认证。

Student life

• The university does not promote a single formal motto, and its identity rests on its Maronite foundation and its liberal arts tradition.该校不宣扬单一的正式校训，其身份认同建立在其马龙尼派根基与博雅教育传统之上。

• Student life is organised through faculty associations, a student council, sports teams, choirs and cultural and charitable societies.学生生活通过各学院协会、学生会、运动队、合唱团以及文化与慈善社团展开。

• Because the university is Catholic and admits students of all confessions, its campus combines religious observance with a mixed student body. its campus combines religious observance with a mixed student body由于该校为天主教大学且招收各种信仰的学生，其校园兼顾宗教活动与多元学生群体。 其校园兼顾宗教活动与多元学生群体

• Sports facilities, including the university sports centre, support football, basketball, tennis and athletics, and teams compete in Lebanese university championships.包括大学体育中心在内的体育设施支持足球、篮球、网球与田径，校队参加黎巴嫩高校锦标赛。

• The campus amphitheatre and auditoria host concerts, theatre productions, conferences and graduation ceremonies throughout the year.校园的圆形剧场与礼堂全年举办音乐会、戏剧演出、会议与毕业典礼。

• Students in medicine, nursing and the allied health professions spend much of their training in Lebanese hospitals and clinics.医学、护理与相关卫生专业的学生大部分训练在黎巴嫩的医院与诊所进行。

• The university's location north of Beirut gives students access to the capital's cultural life and to the historic sites of Byblos and the coast.该校位于贝鲁特以北，使学生得以接触首都的文化生活以及比布鲁斯与沿海的历史遗迹。

• Its international partnerships bring exchange students and visiting faculty to campus, and Lebanese students study abroad through the same agreements.其国际合作项目把交换生与访问教师带到校园，黎巴嫩学生也通过同一批协议赴海外学习。

• Its alumni network is concentrated in Lebanon and in the Lebanese diaspora, particularly in medicine, engineering, business and education.其校友网络集中于黎巴嫩本土与海外黎巴嫩侨民之中，尤其分布在医学、工程、商科与教育领域。

Notable people

• The Baladites of the Lebanese Maronite Order, who founded the scholasticate in 1938 and the university in 1950, are the institution's founding community.1938 年创办修道院学堂、1950 年创办大学的黎巴嫩马龙尼修会「巴拉迪特」，是该机构的创办社群。

• The successive superiors and presidents of the university built its faculties one by one from 1962, adding a school or faculty every five to ten years.该校历任会长与校长自 1962 年起逐一建立各学院，大约每五到十年增设一个学院。

• Father Talal Hachem, president since 2019, has led the university's internationalisation and its research development.自 2019 年起任校长的塔拉勒·哈希姆神父，主导了该校的国际化与科研发展。

• Its theology faculty has trained Maronite clergy, catechists and teachers of religious education for Lebanon and for Lebanese communities abroad.其神学院为黎巴嫩及海外黎巴嫩社群培养马龙尼派神职人员、传道员与宗教教育教师。

• Its medical and nursing graduates staff hospitals in Beirut, Jounieh and northern Lebanon and work in the Gulf states. Jounieh and northern Lebanon and also work in the Gulf states其医学与护理毕业生供职于贝鲁特、朱尼耶与黎巴嫩北部的医院，并在海湾国家工作。 以及黎巴嫩北部的医院，也在海湾国家工作

• Engineering graduates work in Lebanese construction, energy and telecommunications firms and with companies in the Gulf and West Africa.工程类毕业生供职于黎巴嫩的建筑、能源与电信企业，以及与海湾和西非有业务的公司。

• Business graduates have entered Lebanese banking and audit firms and the family companies of the Lebanese diaspora.商科毕业生进入了黎巴嫩的银行与审计事务所，以及黎巴嫩侨民的家族企业。

• University archaeologists have taken part in excavations at Lebanese sites, and their finds are displayed in the campus museum.该校考古学家参与了黎巴嫩各遗址的发掘，其出土文物在校内博物馆展出。

• Its law graduates practise before Lebanese courts, and some have entered the judiciary and the public administration.其法学毕业生在黎巴嫩法院执业，部分人进入司法系统与公共行政部门。

• Faculty members publish in international journals and take part in regional conferences on medicine, engineering, theology and archaeology.其教师在国际期刊发表成果，并参加医学、工程、神学与考古方面的地区性会议。

• Alumni of the university maintain an active association that supports scholarships and links graduates in Lebanon and overseas.该校校友设有活跃的协会，为奖学金提供支持并联系黎巴嫩与海外的毕业生。