Preface: Lending advice and providing feedback on various academic operations of COE at PU.
Membership: 7 to 10 members representing the four disciplines offered in the COE. Members could be from the public and private sectors in addition to academic representatives.
Term: Members serve for a period of 3 years.
Chairperson: The Dean of the College of Engineering chairs the External Advisory Board.
Schedule: Meetings are held once to twice per year for a period of 1 to 2 hours.
Responsibilities of EAB Members:
Give feedback on degree plans.
Provide/support/guide the COE in finding internship opportunities for students.
Provide/support/guide the COE in finding job opportunities for students.
Give feedback on students’ performance in the marketplace.
Give feedback on vision, mission, Program Educational Objectives (PEOs), and Student Outcomes (SOs).
Identify opportunities for students’ scholarships.
Identify sponsors for students’ competitions, etc.
Recommend/identify design themes for final-year projects.
Identify research needs in Lebanon and the region.
