In 1988, it joined the University of Balamand in the Koura District, Lebanon, during its foundation as one of the three founding faculties at the time.
The faculty currently offers several programs in French in its original location in Sin el Fil, Beirut.
[citation needed] In 1943, a branch of architecture was sponsored by the famous French engineer Daniel Abou Dargham.
The academy added new sections of publicity and information in 1975, and audio-visual production in 1987, and urban studies in 1994 Soon after the death of Alexis Boutros, Mr. Georges Haddad was appointed dean of Alba in 1979.
In 2014, mr. George Fiani was appointed Director of AlBA-Balamand Campus Dr. Elias L. Warrak, President of UOB,[1] Pr.