page_title: Orient-Institut Beirut
hierarchical_section_title: Orient-Institut Beirut
caption_attribution_description: English: Orient-Institut Beirut from the outside
context_page_description: The Orient-Institut Beirut is one of ten German Humanities Institutes Abroad which belong to the Max Weber Foundation. The OIB was established in 1961 by the Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft and is part of the Max Weber Foundation since 2003. The OIB supports and promotes independent research on the historical and contemporary Middle East and the Arab world in cooperation with researchers and academic institutions throughout the region.
context_section_description: The Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB) (Arabic: المعهد الألماني للأبحاث الشرقية‎) is one of ten German Humanities Institutes Abroad which belong to the Max Weber Foundation. The OIB was established in 1961 by the Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft (German Oriental Society) and is part of the Max Weber Foundation since 2003. The OIB supports and promotes independent research on the historical and contemporary Middle East and the Arab world in cooperation with researchers and academic institutions throughout the region.
caption: Orient-Institut Beirut
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