DEPARTMENTS OVERVIEW
NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES
I write this message in the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) newsletter, with great
pleasure. We, faculty members, students and staff have entered the second year of
the COVID-19 pandemic. The latter has severely impacted the educational system.
In particular, in the Department of Nutritional Sciences (NUSC), this has forged
a strong connection between faculty members and students. The qualified and dynamic
NUSC team has collaborated actively to improve our students’ online learning experience
and to make it a very pleasant and memorable one. Our current students’ testimonials
truly witness this.
Despite the pandemic, we successfully planned for offering new graduate programs
over the next year and for accrediting our program of study over the next three
years, through collective efforts from the NUSC team, as well as continuous support
of the FHS and leadership of the University of Balamand (UOB). This plan represents
continuity with our Department’s commitment to serve the needs of our community.
At UOB, we see Nutrition as an exciting and ever-changing multidisciplinary science
field. There is a place for everyone interested in nutrition and food science. Since
its establishment in 2008, our Department has emphasized on the role of nutrition
in the health and well-being of people. It has focused on the need for collaboration
between all stakeholders. Since then, we have been engaged in a wide range of collaboration
with other academic settings, community centers, industrial partners, and governmental/non-governmental
organizations.
At FHS, we prioritize multidisciplinary research. Currently, the Department hosts
a post doc fellow in Food Engineering and agriculture. Our Department oversees the
professional Master’s Program in Food Science and Technology (FSCT) offered at the
Faculty of Arts and Sciences. It has established collaborative research projects
faculty members and researchers in various UOB departments and with other educational
institutions in Lebanon and in Europe. You can look through the UOB website to get
an idea about our current projects and published research featured in the UOB Scholar
Hub.
Interested students who are considering a career that focuses on nutrition and food,
and their parents, are encouraged to browse our new Website. You are welcomed to
meet virtually or physically with us, in a supportive and respectful environment
and to pay a visit to our beautiful Main Campus at al Koura region and to our satellite
campuses.