Middle East University is a non-profit Christian co-educational institution owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Middle East . The University is located on 30 hectares of quiet, green hillside, overlooking Beirut and the Mediterranean Sea . It is part of the Church's worldwide education program, and offers graduate and undergraduate degree programs. The international character of the University is reflected in its administration, its instructional faculty, and its student body. Thus, the University aims to provide true education in a context of academic excellence and Christian commitment. The University provides equal opportunity to any qualified student who meets its academic and character requirements, who expresses willingness to cooperate with its policies, and who is ready to respect the University's way of life. No particular religious commitment is required for admission. Any student who will be comfortable within the University's religious, social, and cultural atmosphere, and who exercises mature judgment in his/her personal, social, spiritual, and academic life, may be admitted. The University recognizes that all men and women are equal and does not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, culture, religious background, gender, marital status, or disability.