On November 29, 2022, the Institute of Business Administration (IGE) of Saint Joseph University of Beirut (USJ) inaugurated its new premises and the Culinary Laboratory of its hospitality management program at the Social Sciences Campus, under the high patronage of H.E. Abbas Halabi, Minister of Education and Higher Education, and H.E. Walid Nassar, Minister of Tourism, and in the presence of the Rector of USJ, Prof. Salim Daccache s.j., the Director of IGE, Dr. Céline Boutros Saab, the General Consul for France in Beirut, Julien Bouchard, USJ officials and friends.

For over 40 years, IGE has been offering specialized programs. Today, the institute offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in the fields of computer science, marketing, hotel management and the culinary arts.

In 2021, IGE started a new chapter in its history by moving its premises from the Sciences and Technology Campus in Mar Roukoz to the Social Sciences Campus in Huvelin.

IGE also inaugurated its new culinary arts laboratory, dedicated to practical training, with strict compliance with international hygiene and safety standards.

Dr. Céline Boutros Saab, director of IGE, stated: “For over 40 years, IGE has been offering specialized training. The institute will not stop here; it will continue to rise to the challenges we face.”

The fully equipped laboratory is adaptable to all forms of culinary production. It has been specially designed to cater to persons with disabilities.

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