During a time when the educational gap was strongly felt across the country, the Baladites were compelled to establish their scholasticate (a college-level school of general study for those preparing for membership in a Catholic religious order) in 1938 in Kaslik.

The university began as a one-building institution before expanding in 1950 to include new buildings leading to the current purpose-built twelve acres (49,000 m2) campus at the same site.

USEK was the only university outside the Americas to be part of the Internationalization Laboratory of the American Council of Education in the USA.

Lebanon’s iconic Martyrs’ memorial statue, which was damaged during the civil war in Beirut, was transported to USEK a few years after the end of hostilities to be restored by the university’s Sacred Art Department and local experts.

The walkway runs from south (main entrance) to north (Science Building) and is flanked by beautiful landscaped green spaces, specifically designed, to integrate social and teaching areas.

Building F - USEK is a mostly non-residential university except for a modest residence for female students, providing common living spaces, 24/7 on-site staff and security.

Nautically themed, it resembles the inside of a ship, with portholes, a network of fixed gangplanks and a small chapel at the position of a control room.

RUC Rmeich – located 115 KM south of Beirut - offers an undergraduate program specializing in the field of business.

The libraries rare books and incunabula include works in Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Ancient Greek, Syriac, and Garshuni.

The center also provides conservation and restoration services for the private collections of individuals, families, collectors, dioceses, municipalities, and universities.

These archives represent the memory, history, originality, and identity of Lebanon, and include the major collections of key Lebanese historical, political, and literary figures in history such as Camille Chamoun, Fouad Chehab, Elias Sarkis, Bachir Gemayel, Lady Yvonne Sursock Cochrane, Adonis and Joseph Nehme, Wadih El Safi, Salah Tizani (Abou Salim), Maurice Gemayel, Youssef El Sawda, Kamal El Salibi, Gibran Khalil Gibran, Elias Abou Chabke, Bechara El Khoury (Al Akhtal as-Saghir).

In 2017, the university launched its Material Recovery Facility (MRF), located next to the student parking, where collected recyclables are stored and dispatched to local eco-driven companies for safe disposal.

2018 the university committed to the UN Sustainable Goals (SDGs) and the UN Global Compact to help frame and guide its activities.

It is responsible for the proper management and financial solvency of the university, with major policy decisions and corporate strategy being subject to its approval.

Academic and Research Council which oversees academic management and sets strategy and priorities, including curriculum and maintenance of standards and consists of dean and heads of departments, along with student reps. Key leadership positions at the university: Other appointed and elected group of individuals that have an influential role in the university: Admissions In fall 2020-2021, USEK received 2056 individual applicants, out of which 1728 were accepted and 1467 were enrolled.

When the economic crisis hit Lebanon and the value of the lira went into free fall, USEK was one of the few universities to decide to keep the same rate of dollar/lira exchange and keep education affordable for applicants.

It also has a popular experiential Summer School program for internationals who want to gain an in-depth understanding of the Lebanese language, culture, and heritage.

The Course Feedback by Students (CFS), an anonymous survey, is an American Style evaluation tool that complies with the highest international standards.

International students have the chance to intimately learn about American culture IDEA: Involvement in the University Community - Green Committee Sports The university has teams for basketball, volleyball, football, futsal, table tennis, ski, tennis, chess, fencing, combat sports and athletics.

This choir was the principal execution tool of liturgical and musical reforms that took place within the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik had an influence on the Maronite Church in Lebanon and beyond its borders.

The USEK branch of this movement brings together current and former members with the aim of supporting the mission of the Lebanese Maronite Order at the University.