OUR STORY

Why. How. Who. Where.

Our story, our journey, our team, and our locations.

Why we exist

A strategic initiative

LAUIH was introduced in 2022 by LAU's Board of Trustees as a long-term institutional initiative — a hub connecting LAU to industry through real, scoped work.

Students and Faculty

Apply their knowledge to live problems, build professional networks, and earn paid contracts before they graduate.

The University

Delivers on its educational mission while expanding its global reach and operational footprint.

Industry Partners

Access LAU's talent, technical expertise, and facilities at a Lebanon cost base, on US-standard contracts.

How we got here

From an initiative to an international hub.

The milestones tracing LAUIH's path from inception to where we are now.

2022

Strategic establishment

LAUIH established by the LAU Board of Trustees as a long-term institutional initiative — a physical and digital space connecting LAU's students, faculty, and alumni to industry.

2023

Operations begin

Interim facility opens at LAU's Byblos campus. First Industry Pods scoped and contracted. First EBRD Innovation Programme projects approved. Padvocates: a locally-manufactured menstrual care line for UN Women, ACTED, and Australian Aid becomes one of the first signature deliveries. Bylaws drafted for an Advisory Council of industry and faculty members.

2024

Scaling delivery

EBRD-funded projects active and expanding. Advisory Council established. Padvocates production line completed. Partnership base expands across manufacturing, biomedical, telecom, software, and food production.

2025

Visibility and international engagement

100 new students engaged, bringing cumulative involvement to 190 across industry pods and workforce. 22 faculty members active across four schools. US business development visit yields 11 potential clients and the first signed international MOUs. International collaborations begin in late 2025 to a Saudi Arabia geotechnical platform and a Detroit industrial automation company).

2026Now

A delivery hub at an international scale

268 cumulative students engaged. 15 faculty members active across multiple schools. 22 EBRD Innovation Programme projects delivered to date. International engagements expand with 5 additional US-based companies. New local MOUs with 3 major Lebanese companies and NGOs. Active across Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and the US.

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Where we are

Three locations, one team.

BYBLOS

BEIRUT

NEW YORK

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