The Directorate General of Higher Education (DGHE) is responsible of Maintaining Higher Education National standards in the public and private higher education institutions in Lebanon.

DGHE is member of the Council of Higher Education (CHE) which is in charge of:

• Advising the council of ministries for new university license demand. 

• Define the Policy Statement of Higher Education 

• Supervise the activities of private universities in Lebanon

DGHE includes CHE, Colloquium, Engineering and Equivalence departments as well as corresponding committees:

1. The Technical Committee which is created according to the decree 9274/96 and responsible for

• Studying and analysis of demands for the creation of new universities.

• Surveying private universities and institutes in Lebanon 

2. The equivalence Committee which is created in 1955 and responsible for :

   • Recognizing the diploma of private universities and institutes inside Lebanon.

   •  Giving equivalence to HE diplomas from outside Lebanon. 

3. The Engineering Committee which is responsible mainly for advising the Ministry of public works to give authorization of practice as Engineer.

4- The Colloquium examinations Committees which are created in 1955 and responsible mainly for practicing Health Specialties (Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, etc…)

In addition DGHE has the following responsibilities:

• Providing official information about higher education system and institutions

• Organizing and supporting  workshops and conferences about higher education

Defining and developing the conditions and the academic criteria for the operating programs in the higher education’s institutions in Lebanon.