- 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.