Learning by doing is the learning mode that influences knowledge retention the most. Furthermore, experimental verification plays a central role in understanding theories and their applications and in advancing knowledge through discovery. Complementing theoretical knowledge with applied skills and competencies also enhances students’ potential to think critically, discover and innovate. Accrediting bodies in almost all fields have identified practical skills as an important element of curricular outcomes. For all these reasons, access to appropriate and adequate lab facilities is guarded as a fundamental student right at Rafik Hariri University (RHU).

RHU provides students the applied experience through more than 13 modern laboratories and workshops that support learning and research activities in the colleges of Sciences and Information Systems and Engineering. The labs provide the learners and researchers the optimal space, tools and support that enable them to transform ideas into meaningful innovations that advance University mission and contribute to community development.

The Labs Director assisted by the Lab Engineers are dedicated to: Create supportive and safe conditions for the learners and researchers; assist the academic units in the evaluation and procurement of contemporary lab technologies and scientific equipment; maintain safe lab environment; organize space and lab assets to maximize the efficacy of available resources; maintain and updating inventory of lab assets; institute sustainable practices responsive to environmental concerns; engage in planning to continuously improve the lab conditions and experience; accommodate the testing needs of external entities in search for answers; institute quality management practices in conformity with international standards; facilitate knowledge share and transfer between the University and the outside world; and offer training opportunities to faculty and students.