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image by Ivan Sache, 4 April 2021Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth (USJ) was established in 1875 by the
Society of Jesus, as the first French-speaking, Roman Catholic university in the
region. USJ succeeded the College-Seminary originally established in Ghazir in
1870. The university was canonically approved by the Holy See in 1881 and by the
Ottoman Empire in 1901.
The USJ was re-founded in 1975 by Father Jean Ducruet,
Rector from 1975 to 1995. The university's Charter was issued on 20 May 1975.
The university's Statutes, originally approved on 20 May, 6 and 10 June 1975,
were last amended on 3 September 2020.
USJ is composed of 13 Faculties
and 18 Institutes and Vocational Schools.
USJ has its main campus in Beirut
and regional campus in Tripoli (North Lebanon), Saïda (South Lebanon), and Zahlé
(Bekaa).
https://www.usj.edu.lb
USJ website
USJ adopted a new logo, and therefore a new flag in 2016.
The flag of USJ is white with the university's logo.
Photos
https://www.usj.edu.lb/news.php?id=9381
https://www.usj.edu.lb/news.php?id=8382
https://www.facebook.com/usj.edu.lb/photos/1307382259430060
https://www.facebook.com/usj.edu.lb/photos/1354176224750663
https://www.facebook.com/usj.edu.lb/photos/1562129207288696
https://www.facebook.com/usj.edu.lb/photos/1274963582671928
https://www.facebook.com/usj.edu.lb/photos/867222630112694
https://www.focusmagazine-lb.com/2017/11/un-partenariat-officialise-entre-luniversite-saint-joseph-et-esmod/#prettyPhoto[gallery]/2/
The logo of USJ, adopted in 2016, is composed of two elements:
- the
acronym "USJ", in very visible, capital letters;
- a square framing a graphic
element that represents the centenary banyan tree grown in the Botanical Garden
of the campus of Medical Sciences of USJ.
The tree emphasizes the
present-day's mission of the university, which has a strong identity built for
years through academic and Lebanese socio-cultural experience, and its very
diverse achievements to the service of higher education.
The new logo, namely
the tree's trunk, contains several images and symbols:
- the soundness of
education offered at USJ;
- the belonging of anyone to the very same source,
USJ;
- the unity and creativity of students' to be taught;
- the diversity
of disciplines, campuses and regional centers;
- the diversity of academic
domains and research centers;
- the deep rooting in the soil of Beirut.
The lianas symbolize academic, socio-cultural and political pluralism defended
by USJ;
The trunk appears to pull upward. Educated for the others, the
students and 100,000 alumni of USJ are expected to become actors of social
transformation and promotion.
The five lines forming the banyan's trunk
represent, from left to right:
- religious sciences;
- medical sciences;
- social sciences;
- sciences and technologies;
- human sciences.
Number "1875" recalls the year of foundation of USJ.
The color
specifications are given as:
Blue
Pantone 2747
CMYK 100 95 23 21
RGB 105 131
Hex 232C69
Gray
Pantone 7530
CMYK 36 38 47 3
RGB
165 148 131
Hex A49382
Font are Candara / Cambria / ITC Symbol (Latin
script) and AXTGihane Light / AXTAdvertising (Arabic script).
https://www.usj.edu.lb/chartegraphique/mobile/html5forpc.html
Graphic
charter, 2018
The logo was inaugurated on 19 October 2016 un a ceremony
held in front of the banyan in the presence of several authorities: the Minister
of Culture, the Minister of Labor, the Apostolic Nuncio, the French Ambassador,
the President of the State Council, also President of Alumni FSJ, and the
President of the Economical and Social Council.
Rector Salim Daccachesaid
that the new logo was designed by the Department of Publications and
Communications, led by Cynthia Ghobril-Andrea, especially by Carine Haddad.
The banyan was planted by the Jesuit fathers even before the erection of the
buildings of the Faculty of Medicine. "The munificent tree gushes fort from the
soil like a plant geyser falling down to the soil in twirls, lianas and branches
for a slow surface growth that can last thousand years, so that the banyan was
nicknamed 'the walking tree'. [...] The tree trunk can become a pillar [...] Its
branches are open to the sky as a sign of reward and to emphasize the
university's steadfast aspiration to achieve its missions with the same
confidence."
https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/1013907/usj-a-nouveau-logo-digne-fete.html
L'Orient - Le Jour, 21 October 2016
The banyan (Ficus benghalensis
L.)
is native to the Indian Subcontinent. The giant banyans of India are the largest
known trees in the world, as measured by canopy coverage. One single tree can
cover more than 19,000 square meters – almost two hectares. The tree spreads
horizontally by propagating aerial root from its branches which then root,
branch, and consequently extend the tree’s crown. Over time, a single banyan
tree can sprawl across the ground and create a network of interconnected trunks
of unparalleled complexity.
Using the net canopy coverage area as the primary
measure of size, Thimmamma Marrimanu in Andhra Pradesh, at 19,107 m2, is the
largest known tree in the world, and one of the superlatively largest living
things on Earth.
https://outreachecology.com/landmark/resources/the-largest-trees-in-the-world/
Landmark Trees of India
Ivan Sache, 4 April 2021
The Faculty of Medicine of USJ was inaugurated on 30 November 1883 (11 students), as prescribed by an Agreement signed on 7 May 1883 by the Society of Je
![[Université Saint-Joseph Medicine]](../images/l/lb_usjfm.gif)
image by Ivan Sache, 4 April 2021
sus and the French Government. The students were selected by a
commission presided by the French Consul.
On 6 October 1888, the
French Minister of Public Instruction awarded to the Faculty the title
of French Faculty of Medicine in Beirut, which means that their diploma
was recognized by France. So did Egypt two years later, but the
graduates had to pass an exam in Constantinople to be recognized by the
Ottoman Empire. In 1895, it was decided that two official juries, one
Ottoman and the other French, would seat each year in Beirut.
The
faculty was closed on August 1914 after France had broken diplomatic
relationships with Turkey; the Society of Jesus was expelled on 23
November 1914. On 7 October 1918, Father Gérard de Martimprey, former
Chancellor of the faculty, landed in Beirut with the French flotilla and
reorganized the faculty, which was re-established on 17 January 1919. In
1920, the faculty had 250 students; the diploma was recognized in Syria,
Palestine, Egypt, Iraq, Transjordan, and Persia.
While the faculty
had maintained its activity during the Second World War, its campus was
completely destroyed and looted during the Lebanese War (1975-1990),
putting an end to the French Faculty of Medicine at Beirut.
The
Statutes of the new Faculty of Medicine at USJ was promulgated on 19
October 1976 and Pr. Nagib Talbe was elected Dean on 15 November 1976.
Starting in 1981, bombings made access to the main campus impossible and
classes were relocated, time after time, to safer places, and preserved
the continuity of teaching all along the war.
https://www.usj.edu.lb/fm/
Faculty website
The flag of the Faculty of Medicine is white with
the faculty's logo.
Photos
https://www.facebook.com/usj.edu.lb/photos/1282530228581930
https://www.facebook.com/usj.edu.lb/photos/1282526548582298
https://www.facebook.com/usj.edu.lb/photos/999689620199327
https://www.facebook.com/usj.edu.lb/photos/954733101361646
Ivan Sache, 4 April 2021
![[Université Saint-Joseph Science]](../images/l/lb_usjfs.gif)
image by Ivan Sache, 4 April 2021
The Faculty of Sciences was established in 1997.
The flag of the
Faculty of Sciences is white with the faculty's logo.
Photos
https://www.facebook.com/usj.edu.lb/photos/1277791792389107
https://www.facebook.com/usj.edu.lb/photos/1001848306650125
Ivan Sache, 4 April 2021
![[Université Saint-Joseph Educational Science]](../images/l/lb_usjfe.gif)
image by Ivan Sache, 4 April 2021
The Faculty of Education Sciences was established in 2002. Classes have
been given in French, Arabic and English since 2017.
The flag of
the Faculty of Education Sciences is white with the faculty's logo (as
prescribed on the university's Graphic Charter).
Photos
https://www.facebook.com/usj.edu.lb/photos/1171600189674935
https://www.facebook.com/usj.edu.lb/photos/1171600043008283
Ivan Sache, 4 April 2021
![[Université Saint-Joseph Pharmacy]](../images/l/lb_usjfp.gif)
image by Ivan Sache, 4 April 2021
Pharmacy has been taught at USJ since the establishment of the
university. Considered as "an obligate corollary of Medicine", Pharmacy
was not officially listed, though. The School of Pharmacy was eventually
recognized on 4 December 1889 and integrated to the Faculty of Medicine,
renamed to Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy.
https://usj.edu.lb/fp/
Faculty
website
The flag of the Faculty of Pharmacy is white with the
faculty's logo (as prescribed on the university's Graphic Charter).
Photos
https://www.facebook.com/usj.edu.lb/photos/984565208378435
https://www.facebook.com/usj.edu.lb/photos/984564595045163
Ivan Sache, 4 April 2021
Faculties and Colleges appear to have specific graduation pennants, white
with the body's emblem and name in base, on a color background
Photos
https://www.facebook.com/usj.edu.lb/photos/1350309021804050
https://www.facebook.com/usj.edu.lb/photos/1346669438834675
https://www.facebook.com/usj.edu.lb/photos/1345675418934077
https://www.facebook.com/usj.edu.lb/photos/1158607510974203
https://www.facebook.com/usj.edu.lb/photos/1063191197182502
https://www.facebook.com/usj.edu.lb/photos/1060786430756312
https://www.facebook.com/usj.edu.lb/photos/1046521722182783
Ivan Sache, 4 April 2021
![[Université Saint-Joseph Alumni]](../images/l/lb_usjal.gif)
image by Ivan Sache, 4 April 2021
The flag of USJ Alumni is white with the faculty's logo.
Photos
https://www.facebook.com/usj.edu.lb/photos/984762198358736
Ivan Sache, 4 April 2021
![[Université Saint-Joseph (Lebanon)]](../images/l/lb_usj1.gif)
image by Eugene Ipavec, 20 July 2007
![[Université Saint-Joseph (Lebanon)]](../images/l/lb_usj2.gif)
image by Eugene Ipavec, 20 July 2007
Has a flag w/ seal, but seems to use one w/ sigla in all contexts – I can't even find a decent image of the seal, but it consists of the sigla in a ring with French and Arabic names of the institution. Visible along with a bunch of UFE's in photo.
Eugene Ipavec, 20 Jul 2007
