MAJAL is a design school based in Beirut, Lebanon, offering three certificates and multiple courses and workshops in design and creation. We specialize in jewelry making, textile design and business for creatives.

MAJAL is a mission-driven school. Our target is to facilitate career opportunities in Lebanon by empowering people through a holistic approach to design and creation. To this end, our expert instructors deliver higher education curricula in a workshop setting. During our six-week courses, they instill students with solid technical skills, design sophistication and entrepreneurial reasoning. Our vision is a more inclusive and more specialized design scene in Lebanon. We teach advanced creation and design curricula but make them accessible to most, both in terms of pricing and in terms of entrance requirements.

Majal is an Arabic word that loosely means “opportunities and horizons.” We have chosen this word to refer to the possibilities we aim to provide to our students and our community. 

We are not certified or accredited. Our certificates are internally-issued certificates of completion. We have made the choice to remain unaccredited to keep our courses accessible to most. We also believe that, in art and design, portfolios speak louder than degrees. At MAJAL Design School, we help you build your portfolio and we connect you with key partners to help boost your career opportunities. 

Certificate programs at MAJAL are non-accredited certificates of completion. At MAJAL, we offer certificates in jewelry making, textile design and business for creatives. To earn a certificate, you must complete 9 core courses, 3 electives and 2 specialty workshops. Each of these courses lasts for six weeks and meets once a week.

 

If you do not wish to commit to an entire certificate, you may choose to take a course only. The courses that make up each of the three certificates are open individually to the public. They cover 18 hours of instruction, and are offered once a week over six weeks. Courses rotate every term, offering you a variety of options.

Specialty workshops are one-time sessions, open to everyone. The workshops offer a variety of specialized subjects, such as mosaics, painting, crochet, macrame and more.

All applications take place through this website. Once students click on “enroll,” they may sign up and will be able to register for courses and upload their fees through the student portal. Fee payment is done via OMT, Whish, Western Union or Bob Direct. 

Certificate program applications are open all year round. We have designed our calendar year to make sure you can graduate in one to two year any time you enroll. Once you apply, you may start your first course at the start of a new term. 

Around 10 new courses are offered every term. Each term lasts for six weeks. Courses rotate every term to make sure that certificate students can graduate within one to two years depending on their scheduling and financial preference.

Of course you can! If the course you take individually at MAJAL Design School is included in the certificate program you choose, it will count toward your certificate.

Yes! Private courses are customized for you, arranged by our staff to fit your schedule and topical preferences. They cover any subject you wish to address in art and design, including topics outside the certificate programs. Please reach out at +961 70 419 926 to ask about private course options.

For a complete fee list covering certificates, courses, workshops and private sessions, please check this page.

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We are located at the door of the capital Beirut, in Ein Mreisseh. The closest landmark to our studios is the Intercontinental Phoenicia Hotel. Here is our exact location. There are many parking areas around us for your convenience.

MAJAL Design School is a social enterprise. It is funded through the fees we receive for the services we offer. Historically, we have also received several grants from generous donors such as the European Union Women Empowerment Program, the World Bank B5 program, the UNDP, Al Fanar, Weave A Real Peace and Aid To Artisans.

MAJAL Design School is owned and managed by two female artists and entrepreneurs, Nour Tannir and Yasmine Dabbous. Tannir is an interior architect specialized in interior styling, product design and turnkey projects. She is the founder of two design brands. Dabbous (PhD) is a visual culture artist and researcher whose work has been exhibited at galleries in Beirut, London, Washington DC and New York. A published academic, Dabbous was formerly an assistant professor at LAU.

It takes a village.. We accept donations big or small through a credit card link we can send you. Please call us, for more information, at +961-3-866368. You may sponsor a course or a student's education per certificate. We also accept in-kind donations (equipment, threads, fabric, metal, etc.). To help, you can purchase your gift items from our internal boutique. Finally, you can spread the word through your network.