LAU Measures

Access to Campuses

During the strictly-essential-services-only operations period, and for its duration, the campuses will be accessible to faculty, post-docs, individual students for cause, and staff on duty.

Remote Education (Online)

LAU continues to prioritize the transition of academic programs to online platforms. Our academic division has already made considerable strides in moving courses online, and have finalized most, if not all, transitions of courses which can be delivered online. Additional messages from our Provost or our academic Deans will be forthcoming as needed.

For more help on our supported tools, please check out the link below:

https://it.lau.edu.lb/resources/online-education.php

Admissions

The entire process from applying to paying the application fees and sending all the documents can be done online. The team is available by email and through the chat online service. Visit the Admissions Office website for details.

Tuition Fees

Due to the prevailing situation, the second payment deadline along with the service charges computation will be postponed until further notice.

For students with outstanding fees, please email us for assistance.

businessoffice.beirut@lau.edu.lb
businessoffice.byblos@lau.edu.lb

Certificates and Transcripts

As a safety measure, the Registrar’s Office will not provide documents in person; however, will continue to offer online services related to document requests (excluding diplomas) via the E-Request option.

Academic Advisors

In light of the current circumstances, our academic advisors will be available to assist you online. You can now chat with your academic advisor on both campuses who are ready to assist you with any inquiries or guidance you might need by accessing the following chatting system

They will be constantly answering any of your academic concerns from Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to ensure a safe and sound end to this exceptional semester.

You can also contact them through their emails by selecting your relevant campus Beirut or Byblos

Travel Policies and Campus Restrictions

All business travel has been discontinued until further notice. Personal travel requires pre-clearance and approval with the relevant Dean or VP.

Activities and Events

All university activities and events have been postponed until further notice. 

March 21 EEE Postponed:

As the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic continues to escalate in Lebanon and as the safety of our current and prospective students is of utmost importance to us, the English Entrance Exam scheduled for March 21, 2020 will be postponed. For updates on the revised schedule of EEE and SEE exams, kindly visit the university website on www.lau.edu.lb/apply.

LAU Facilities

Dorms

A thorough sanitizing process was carried out on Sunday, March 1, at the Residence Halls on Beirut and Byblos campuses and this process will continue in the coming weeks. As per the university decision, classes and some university services such as the Gym, Library, etc. will remain suspended as long as the university is closed. During this period, please abide by the following procedures:

For students staying at the dorms:

• If you feel sick or you have been exposed to someone infected with COVID-19 virus within the past 14 days, before returning to the university or to the dorms call the LAU Senior Nurse at:

  Beirut Campus

  Wadad Khoury Student Center, Ground Floor
  Tel.: ‪+961-1-786456, ext. 1040
  After hours: ext. 1500 for assistance

  Byblos Campus

  Student Center, Ground Floor
  Tel: ‪‪+961-9-547262, ext. 2040
  After hours: ext. 2500 for assistance

• You may be instructed to take an appointment with HSO, depending on your symptoms. Inform the Residence Hall staff on extension 2501 for Byblos and 3200 for Beirut.

• Make sure to practice appropriate hand washing measures posted at the dorms and to have personal hand sanitizers with you at all times.

• Wash your hands with soap and water or hand sanitizer before and after you enter the university and the dorms premises.

• Although we do not anticipate anyone contracting the COVID-19 virus at the LAU dorms, should that happen, the university will take all the necessary measures to refer the infected person to the appropriate medical care facility and, then, to secure the infected area and communicate to all Resident Hall students additional safety measures.

• Cleaning staff have been trained to use special disinfectant products that have been procured and checked by the LAU Medical Center-Rizk Hospital experts. As usual, all rooms and common areas are being cleaned and disinfected multiple times daily.

For students who have left the dorms:

• We ask that you do not return while the classes are suspended unless absolutely necessary and to call the Director of Residence Hall before you do so to provide the return date and time.
• Before returning to the dorms, you are required to fill in the document at the following link: COVID-19 Questionnaire.
• If you feel sick or you have been exposed to someone with the COVID-19 virus within the past 14 days, before returning to the dorms, call the LAU Senior Nurse at:

  Beirut Campus

  Wadad Khoury Student Center, Ground Floor
  Tel.: ‪+961-1-786456, ext. 1040
  After hours: ext. 1500 for assistance

  Byblos Campus

  Student Center, Ground Floor
  Tel: ‪‪+961-9-547262, ext. 2040
  After hours: ext. 2500 for assistance

Visitors to the Dorms:

• Given the sensitive times we are passing through, no visitors from outside will be allowed while classes are suspended. If you have to meet someone, please do so outside the dorms. This decision will be reviewed according to developments.

Gym

LAU Athletics facilities will be closed on both campuses.

Libraries

LAU Libraries shall remain closed until further notice. Due dates of all checked out books & DVDs will be extended, and no fines will accrue.

The following remote services will however remain to be available:

• Ask a librarian either through:
  • Chatting service
  • WhatsApp
  • Email: library@lau.edu.lb
• Document delivery service, whereby articles and book chapters that are not available through the online databases, may be requested and delivered to individual LAU email address.

We encourage everyone to explore and make use of the online resources and research guides that are available on the LAU Libraries’ website.

LAU Medical Center-Rizk Hospital

Recommendations to limit exposure of patients, visitors and staff to the Corona Virus (COVID -19)

Limited Points of Entry to the Facility:

Building A entrance access, laundry access from the street, parking exit access from the street, and the old ER gate (dialysis access) will be closed to pedestrians.

All pedestrians (patients, visitors, and staff, etc.) will only have access to the hospital premises through:

• The main entrance (Building B) from 6:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
• The temporary ER access from 8:00 p.m. - 6:30 a.m.

N.B. Visitors will only be allowed to enter the hospital premises during visiting hours. Staff are requested to avoid receiving visitors to their offices, unless necessary.

All LAU Medical Center-RH staff will have to present their LAU Medical Center-RH identification card in order to access the facility.

Cafeteria

The cafeteria will be closed for visitors until further notice with limited access for staff.

For further inquiries, please feel free to contact any member of the Infectious Diseases Team (Dr. Jacques Mokhbat, Dr. Rola Husni Samaha and Dr. Anna Farra) through the Hospital’s operator.

Managed Access and Movement within the Facility: 

• All visitors will be actively screened for temperature reading and symptoms of acute respiratory illness before entering the facility.
• All visitors will be well briefed about coughing etiquette and directed to clean their hands at the hand hygiene station before they enter the facility.
  • Visual alerts (e.g., signs, posters) will be posted at the entrance and in strategic places (e.g., waiting areas, elevators, cafeteria, main entrance) advising visitors about proper hand hygiene and respiratory hygiene.
  • Two access/triage check points will be established:
    • At the main entrance Building B
    • At the entrance between Buildings C and B (next to the ATM machines)
  • Visitors will be tracked on a log sheet and advised to limit their visits: Only one visitor at a time and for no more than 30 minutes.
  • Visitors with symptoms will not be allowed to enter the facility. They will be directed to the ER, or requested to leave the hospital premises.
• Visiting hours:
  • For Regular Floors: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
  • For Critical Care Areas: 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
• Visitors will be instructed to visit the patient room only. They should not be allowed to access other locations in the facility.

ER Preparedness:

• Two separate isolated rooms with negative pressure are ready for use, located outside the temporary ER unit to screen and isolate suspected COVID-19 cases.
• These rooms will also be used for swab test screening (unless the patient is already admitted).

MSU 6B Preparedness:

• The MSU 6 in building B (17 beds) will be ready to admit COVID-19 patients as needed.
• This floor has negative pressure which will permit our medical and nursing staff to take care of and treat COVID-19 patients according to international standards.
• All personal protective equipment (PPEs) for these critical patients and the staff will be made available according to the Infectious Diseases team recommendations.

Pre-Admission Unit (PAU) and Admissions Office:

• At the PAU: the staff will ask about travel history and any respiratory symptoms in order to decide with the medical team how to manage the case and consider postponing elective procedures/surgeries for 14 days.
• At the Admissions Office: on the day of the scheduled procedure/surgery, the admissions officers will ask about travel history and any respiratory symptoms. In case of symptomatic patients or history of recent travel, the treating physician will be contacted to decide whether to confirm admission or delay it for 14 days.

Outpatient Clinics Appointments:

• When booking an appointment, the secretaries will ask about travel history and any respiratory symptoms.
• If patient is symptomatic, he/she will be advised to wear a surgical mask upon arrival to the appointment, and the physician will be notified in order to see the patient without any delays.
• All patients presenting for an appointment at the Outpatients Clinics are advised to show up on time (not more than 15 minutes before their scheduled appointment), in order to limit crowding of the waiting areas.
• Patients will be requested to present alone to the appointment and if necessary, no more than one companion.

For information and updates from our experts on COVID-19, please visit the LAU Medical Center-Rizk Hospital COVID-19 webpage.