What is American University of Beirut?
The '''American University of Beirut''' ('''AUB'''; {{lang-ar|الجامعة الأميركية في بيروت}}) is the first [[United States|American]] [[university]] to be built in [[Beirut]], [[Lebanon]]. Its old name was the '''Syrian Protestant College''', and it was built in the year [[1866]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Protests in Lebanon over AUB's cutting 850 jobs amid coronavirus, economic crisis |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2020/07/20/American-University-of-Beirut-lays-off-850-employees-amid-coronavirus-economic-crisi |access-date=17 April 2021 |work=Al Arabiya English |date=20 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref> The name was changed to American University of Beirut on [[November 18]], [[1920]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=History of AUB|url=https://www.aub.edu.lb/aboutus/Pages/history.aspx|access-date=16 October 2023|website=www.aub.edu.lb}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Asia-stub}} [[Category:Colleges and universities in Asia]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Beirut]] [[Category:1866 establishments in Asia]] [[Category:Organizations based in Lebanon]]