Samar Kadi
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‘University for Seniors’: AUB Programme Helps Older Adults Stay Engaged
Participants over age 50 in the University for Seniors programme at the American University of Beirut are delighted to be…
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Lebanese Students Find Mental Health Support Through Their Universities
A financial crisis and Covid-19 add to the stress in Lebanese students' lives. Universities are responding with programmes to help…
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Lebanese Education Sector Faces ‘Big and Grave’ Losses, Experts Say
Lebanon’s multiple crises have taken an invisible and immeasurable toll on education, researchers and professors say.
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Lebanese University Campuses Gradually Return to Life
Lebanese campuses are reopening after the Covid-19 closures, but fuel, electricity and Internet problems are still an obstacle for some.
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A Bootcamp in Jordan Helps Young Refugees Find Careers in IT
RebootKamp’s “durable skills accelerator program” has helped 400 Jordanian youth, most of them refugees, learn high-demand skills.
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Michel Mawad: A Pioneering Neurologist Leads the Lebanese American University
Michel Mawad took office as president last fall. Skills he learned in his medical career will help him lead the…
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Students Sue 2 Lebanese Universities Over Tuition Hike Amid Crisis
A new dollar peg for tuition at the American University of Beirut and the Lebanese American University made the cost…
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Report Explores How to Improve Arab-European Educational Exchanges
Misperceptions and bureaucracy are among the hindrances to better academic cooperation between Europe and the South Mediterranean, a new report…
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Salim Chahine: A Finance Professor Is Honored for Work Bridging Academia and the Corporate World
Salim Chahine, a professor at the American University of Beirut and a senior official at Lebanon's central bank, is among…
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Syrian Refugees Build ‘Learning Ecosystems’ to Access Higher Education
Networks of informal contacts and resources are helping refugee students in Lebanon and Jordan gain access to a university education.
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