Agricultural Engineer Diploma – Environmental / Forestry Engineering

The Faculty of Agronomy seeks to prepare qualified human resources to support sustainable agricultural development and preserve healthy ecosystems through scientific and applied research.

The Faculty contributes to rural development and community service through productive and on-field activities, to solve agricultural and environmental problems and monitor food safety.

Faculty of Agronomy

Diploma

Description

In the "Forestry Engineering" program, the student acquires the skills needed to contribute to sustainable and multifunctional ecosystem management in forests and natural areas. Thus, this specialization contributes to enhancing the benefits that ecosystems provide for the benefit of all.

Through this program, the engineer is trained to tackle the challenges of deforestation, biodiversity loss and climate change, and how to make decisions to log and replant trees. The student is also trained to monitor the natural environment through identifying plants and animals, preserving tree types or establishing a biological reserve, in addition to maintaining the forest to face disasters such as fires, floods, landslides, etc.


  • Language(s)

    English
    French
  • Fees

    245,000 LBP (Lebanese/Palestinian students) and 995,000 LBP (Non-Lebanese students) during the academic year.

Requirements

General conditions + Competitive Entrance Exam (CEE) to the 1st year Agricultural Engineering;


 

Job Opportunities

Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Planning, municipalities, etc.

Local and international institutions and NGOs

Forest management and organization projects

Research centers concerned with the study of forest diseases, forest economics, strategies for protecting forests from fires, lands suitable for planting forests, forest maintenance, etc.