Student Organizations (Clubs)
LAU students can participate in clubs that hold student-led activities around the year. Here you will find a list of all active clubs and how to form new ones. As an LAU student, you can participate in any number of clubs — as many as your interests.
Of even more relevance to you: Engineering students have formed the following clubs that are affiliated with professional organizations.
Aerospace & Electronics Club (IEEE)
- Expose students to aerospace through interactive, educational activities.
- Offer inclusive opportunities focused on engineering.
- Organize hands-on challenges, simulations and workshop like CFD, AI in aviation, drone efficiency.
President: Charbel Noujeim
Vice President: Clara Mitri
Secretary: Emilio AlKarak
Treasurer: Charbel Chaaya
Media Officer: Elsa Moallem
Advisor: Dr. Charbel Tawk
American Institute of Chemical Engineers Club (AIChE)
Promoting Chemical Engineering and holding activities that benefit the members socially and academically.
President: Michel Abboud
Vice President: Abbas AlDilati
Secretary: Janette Khouzami
Treasurer: LanaMaria Lteif
Media Officer: Jessica Matta
Advisor: Dr. Nissrine El Hassan
American Society for Civil Engineers Club (ASCE)
The American Society for Civil Engineers Club:
Stays on top of issues facing civil engineers and the civil engineering profession by organizing trips to real-life projects and holding seminars focused on future opportunities for civil engineers in Lebanon, the Gulf and worldwide.
Activities include technical and field trips, seminars, competitions, an academic assistance career center given approval from the department chair, promoting collaboration by linking up students with alumni and international portal.
President: Chloe Noun
Vice President: Zafer Bachour
Secretary: Dana Nasr
Treasurer: Charbel Salameh
Media Officer: Karen El Khoury
Advisor: Dr. Miriam Tawk
American Society of Mechanical Engineers Club (ASME)
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Club:
Provides an opportunity for students to promote their leadership skills and soft skills, fellowship, technical skills, interaction with other student sections, interaction with the faculty members as well as providing students’ academic assistance in collaboration with department dean &/or chair.
Conferences, seminars, workshops, competitions, dinners with faculty, field trips in and out of campus (technical or professional purposes and to increase interaction with faculty). P.S: the activities might be in or out of campus but only for LAU mechanical engineering students.
President: Joya Abboud
Vice President: Joe Slaiby
Secretary: Peter Germani
Treasurer:
Media Officer: Myriam Abou Sabha
Advisor: Dr. Pierre Rahme
Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science Club (AICS)
The Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science Club:
Brings together students interested in AI, CS, and related fields from computer science and engineering to social sciences (e.g. psychology) and neural sciences (e.g. biology).
Members contemplate and debate current and future developments in this inter-disciplinary field, considered one of the newest and most attractive fields of scientific study in the early 21st century.
President: Charbel Albateh
Vice President: Lana AlFliti
Treasurer: Mouaz Amoud
Secretary: Yara Malas
Media Officer: Taleen Nashi
Advisor: Dr. Samer Saab Jr
ASHRAE Club
This club is inactive. Would you like to reactivate it? Get in touch with the Student Life Office.
- ASHRAE stands for the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
- The club intends to introduce students to real life applications related to ASHRAE in Mechanical Engineering. Their objective is to inform student about the basics of HVAC design, plumbing and firefighting.
Association of Energy Engineers Club (AEE)
This club is inactive. Would you like to reactivate it? Get in touch with the Student Life Office.
The Association of Energy Engineers Club:
Raises awareness among the members of LAU students about energy conservation and environment protection.
Conducts energy conservation and energy efficiency projects.
- In the News: The LAU AEE club has received the “Best Chapter Meeting” and “Outstanding Student Chapter Member” awards from the Association of Energy Engineers for 2023.
Automative Club
The Automative club:
- Helps Students find internships in the automotive and motorsport field
- Widens students’ knowledge in the automotive engineering field
- Raises road safety awareness among university students
President: Wafic Al Messry
Vice President: Ghadi Daou
Secretary: Anthony ElKossaifi
Treasurer: Charbel Khairallah
Media Officer: Tatiana Rizk
Advisor: Dr. Wassim Habchi
Automotive.club@lau.edu.lbDeveloper Student Club
The Developer Student club:
- Creates Impact by bridging the gap between coding theory and practice.
- Exposes students to new developer technologies through hands-on workshops and informational talks.
- Enhances a collaborative environment by building solutions for local community and business problems.
- Hands-on workshops teaching programming languages, technologies, and solving coding challenges.
President: Nour ElMais
Vice President: Antonios Saliba
Secretary: Malak AboulHosn
Treasurer: Karim Sakr
Media Officer: Dia Khalil
Advisor: Dr. Joe Tekli
Engineering Club
- Discover cutting-edge AI trends and advancements beyond the standard curriculum.
- Enhance motivation and technological involvement through practical projects and discussions.
- Offer members opportunities to develop valuable skills that will boost their resumes and career prospects.
President: Mohamad Hussein Shaalan
Vice President: Ayla Abedel Sater
Secretary: Carl Mazloum
Treasurer: Reem Farhat
Media Officer: Ahmad Al Moussaoui
Advisor: Dr. Dima Fares El Khalil
Campus: Beirut
Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Club
The Engineers Without Borders Club:
Seeks to engage engineering students from different backgrounds in helping the disadvantaged communities of Lebanon and beyond.
Provides a unique professional and social experience to the members through the implementation of sustainable, environmentally friendly, and economical engineering projects.
President: Rayan El Halabi
Vice President: Jack Kahkedjian
Secretary: Julie Al Jallad
Treasurer: Bader Damaj
Media Officer: Clara El Hakim
Advisor: Dr. Camille Issa
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Club (Beirut Campus)
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Club:
Promotes IEEE membership and activities on campus
Participates in regional activities of the club, and keeps members updated with the new technologies and scientific discoveries related to this major.
Holds conferences to enrich members’ knowledge about new technologies and innovations.
Unites ELE & COE students in one club to keep up with recent club activities and held activities.
President: Abbass Aoun
Vice President: Majd Diab
Secretary: Ahmad Ezzedine
Treasurer: Angela Eid
Media Officer: Mohamad Baraket
Advisor: Dr. Dima Fares El Khalil
Campus: Beirut
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Club (Byblos Campus)
This club is inactive. Would you like to reactivate it? Get in touch with the Student Life Office.
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Club:
Promotes IEEE membership and activities on campus
Participates in regional activities of the club, and keeps members updated with the new technologies and scientific discoveries related to this major.
Holds conferences to enrich members’ knowledge about new technologies and innovations.
Unites ELE & COE students in one club to keep up with recent club activities and held activities.
Campus: Byblos
Institute of Industrial and System Engineers Club (IISE)
The Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers Club:
Plans and provides learning activities by communicating with industries for members of our student chapter.
Organizes professional field trips, seminars and student development weekends.
President:
Vice President: Serge Salameh
Secretary: Jesica ElAmil
Treasurer: Daniel ElAlam
Media Officer: Lynn Gebara
Advisor: Dr. Marc Haddad
Institute of Industrial Engineering (IIE) Club
This club is inactive. Would you like to reactivate it? Get in touch with the Student Life Office.
The Institute of Industrial Engineers Club:
Plans, organizes and provides learning activities by communicating with industries for the members of our student chapter.
Logistics Automation Club
This club is inactive. Would you like to reactivate it? Get in touch with the Student Life Office.
Students interested in Logistics Automation activities being developed in the BMW Group.
The Logistics Automation Club:
- Focuses on housing students planning to do their BMW internships in Germany, and helps members share opportunities and experiences and maintain strong connections throughout their carriers.
- Helps promote joint LAU-BMW activities, such as the VIRA (Vision Intelligence and Robotics Applications) workshops.
logisticsautomation@lau.edu.lb
Petroleum Engineering Club
The Petroleum Engineering Club:
- Engages LAU petroleum engineering students in major activities of relevance to their major.
President: Charbel Hanna
Vice President: Charbel Mdawar
Secretary: Ghady Tohme
Treasurer: Guy ElSelfany
Media Officer: Razan Yahfouf
Advisor: Dr. Elie Chalhoub
Power and Energy Club (IEEE)
To gain knowledge from experts in the Power & Energy field, enhance their skills, and network with professionals through discussions and site visits, to help boost students career opportunities, as well as learning about the latest technologies.
President: Nelly Hanna
Vice President: Rayana Mansour
Secretary: Rafca Maroun
Treasurer: Christophe Elias
Media Officer: Elma Harb
Advisor: Dr. Harag Margossian
Robotics Club (IEEE)
The Robotics Club:
Serves as an educational and fun workshop for LAU undergraduate and graduate students who wish to pursue their interest in robotics.
Creates a strong robotics community by bringing students, faculty and departments from the School of Engineering together promoting the study and practice of robotics.
Holds annual competitions that allow members to develop a variety of skills in engaging team based engineering competitions.
Organizes field trips to companies to show how robots are helping humans, and lectures about robots, and workshops and training on how to build robots.
President: Edward Mouawad
Vice President: Romy Matar
Secretary: Christina Salloum
Treasurer: Charbel Jello
Media Officer: Jean Paul Njeim
Advisor: Dr. Noel Maalouf
Water Treatment Club
The Water Treatment Club:
- Introduces to water-treatment design, operation, and maintenance.
President: David Fares
Vice President: Yorgo Ibrahim
Secretary: Ralph Copty
Treasurer: Adam Bou Hamdan
Media Officer: Christian Dergham
Advisor: Mahmoud Wazne
Women in Engineering Club
The Robotics Club:
- Promotes women engineers and inspire women to follow their academic interests in engineering career.
President: Nathalie Jouljian
Vice President: Michelle AbiChahine
Secretary: Marwa Altawalbah
Treasurer: Zahraa Elzein
Media Officer: Christie Adwan
Advisor: Dr. Maria Abi Saad