The Centre for Banking Studies was established on the 20th of May, 1967, as a partnership between the Association of Banks in Lebanon (ABL) and Saint-Joseph University in Beirut.

Since then, the Centre for Banking Studies has offered a wide range of services in professional training certification to employees in Lebanese banking industry.
The Centre is located in Beirut in the Campus of Social Sciences of Saint-Joseph University at Huvelin Street.

In the frame of its strategy aiming to develop human resources' skills and competencies in banking institutions, the Centre has worked to:

1. Renew and develop the programs of both cycles of certification training :
   • The Specialized Diploma in Banking Studies (SDBS)
   • The Advanced Diploma in Banking Management (ADBM)
     
     
   In cooperation with the ''Centre de Formation de la Profession Bancaire'' CFPB- Paris.
   
   
2. Start the program of the Professional Specialized Certificates in a series of disciplines considered of major importance for the banking profession.

The Centre for Banking Studies is administered by a Board of Directors composed of six members: The President of the ABL and the Rector of Saint-Joseph University who are de facto and respectively The President and the Vice President of this Board as well as 2 members designated by the ABL's Board of Directors and 2 other members designated by the Rector of the USJ.
The members mandate is of two renewable years.

For further information, contact the Center's Administration by e-mail, mail or phone.