List of Appointments, Elections, and Re-elections

Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth

List of Appointments, Elections, and Re-elections

   Appointments

  • Rev. Fr. Nader MICHEL, SJ, appointed First Vice-Rector, effective August 1, 2026.

  • Nassim FARES, appointer Vice-Rector for Research, effective August 1, 2026.

  • Richard MAROUN, appointed Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, effective August 1, 2026.

  • Carla EDDÉ, reappointed Vice-Rector for International Relations, effective August 1, 2026.

  • Fadi GEARA, reappointed Vice-Rector for Administration, effective August 1, 2026.

  • Rev. Fr. Denis MEYER, SJ, appointed General Chaplain, effective August 1, 2026.

  • Fadi El Hage, reappointed Delegate of the Rector for Professional Development.

  • Nada Moghaizel Nasr, reappointed Delegate of the Rector for the University Pedagogical Mission.

  • Naji BOULOS, reappointed Advisor for Marketing and Communication.

  • Pia ELIAN MAJDALANI, reappointed Advisor for Legal Affairs.

  • May HOBEIKA (EL) HADDAD, reappointed Director of the Center for Research in Translation Studies, Arabic Terminology, and Languages (CERTTAL) at the Faculty of Languages and Translation for a fourth three-year term, effective September 1, 2026, and ending on August 31, 2029.

  • Nada SALEM ABI SAMRA, appointed Director of the English Communication Hub at the Faculty of Languages and Translation for a three-year term, effective November 1, 2026, and ending on August 31, 2029.

  • Carine SALEM MOUGHAYAR, appointed Coordinator of the French Section at the Faculty of Languages and Translation for a first one-year term, effective September 1, 2026, and ending on August 31, 2027.

  • Jihad FAKHOURY, reappointed Head of the Department of Removable Prosthodontics at the Faculty of Dental Medicine for a second three-year term, effective September 1, 2026, and ending on August 31, 2029.

  • Nadim MOKBEL, reappointed Head of the Department of Periodontology at the Faculty of Dental Medicine for a third three-year term, effective September 1, 2026, and ending on August 31, 2029.

  • Ronald YOUNES, reappointed Head of the Department of Oral Surgery at the Faculty of Dental Medicine for a second three-year term, effective September 1, 2026, and ending on August 31, 2029.

  • Nathalie ASMAR YAGHI, appointed Head of the Department of Nutrition at the Faculty of Pharmacy for a first three-year term, effective September 1, 2026, and ending on August 31, 2029.

  • Renalda (EL) SAMRA, appointed Director of the Wajdi Najem Regional Center for Water and the Environment (CREEN) of the School of Engineering of Beirut for a first three-year term, effective September 1, 2026, and ending on August 31, 2029.

    Elections                                          

  • Lina ISKANDAR (EL) HAWAT, elected Dean of the Faculty of Religious Studies for a first four-year term, effective September 1, 2026, and ending on August 31, 2030.

  • Pauline MERHEB, elected Dean of the Faculty of Nursing Science for a first four-year term, effective September 1, 2026, and ending on August 31, 2030.

  • Houwayda MATTA BOU RAMIA, elected Director of the School of Social Work for a first four-year term, effective September 1, 2026, and ending on August 31, 2030.

  • Cynthia ANDRAOS, elected Head of the Department of Civil Engineering and Environment at the School of Engineering of Beirut for a first three-year term, effective September 1, 2026, and ending on August 31, 2029.

    Re-elections

  • Marie-Claude NAJM KOBEH, re-elected Dean of the Faculty of Law and Political Science for a second four-year term, effective September 1, 2026, and ending on August 31, 2030.

  • Sami NADER, re-elected Director of the Institute of Political Science for a second three-year term, effective September 1, 2026, and ending on August 31, 2029.

  • Rev. Sr. Yara MATTA, re-elected Director of the Higher Institute of Religious Studies for a second three-year term, effective September 1, 2026, and ending on August 31, 2029.

  • Roula TALHOUK, re-elected Director of the Institute of Muslim-Christian Studies for a second four-year term, effective September 1, 2026, and ending on August 31, 2030.

  • Tony (EL) KAHWAJI, re-elected Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies for a second four-year term, effective September 1, 2026, and ending August 31, 2030.

  • Dina SIDANI, re-elected Director of the South Lebanon Campus - Rev. Fr. André Masse, SJ for a fourth four-year term, effective September 1, 2026, and ending on August 31, 2030.

  • Nasri MESSARRA, re-elected Head of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the Faculty of Humanities Ramez G. Chagoury for a third three-year term, effective September 1, 2026, and ending August 31, 2029.

  • Stéphanie JABRE (EL) HAGE, re-elected Head of the Department of French Literature at the Faculty of Humanities Ramez G. Chagoury for a second three-year term, effective September 1, 2026, and ending on August 31, 2029.

  • Ragi GHOSN, re-elected Head of the Department of Doctoral Studies at the School of Engineering of Beirut for a third one-year term, effective September 1, 2026, and ending on August 31, 2027.