Saint Joseph ‘s University is a Lebanese private, founded in 1875, recognized by the formal state of Lebanon, and to recognize diplomas awarded by, and in accordance with the provisions of the law regulating higher education in Lebanon, namely the Union of Arab Universities , a member of the International Union of Universities, the Union fully – speaking universities or partially in French, it ‘s also linked to more than 231 cooperation agreements with several Arab universities, European, American, and Canadian, and Chinese, and Japanese in 24 different countries around the world as it seeks to promote dialogue among civilizations through cultural and linguistic diversity . covers the activities of the university through a dozen colleges and twenty – four highly specialized institutes, various fields, particularly the field of medicine and medical science, engineering, science and technology, and arts and humanities, and law, economics , business administration , political science and social.