Graphic Design students win at prestigious advertising festival
For the second year running, LAU graphic design students have returned with several prizes from the annual Dubai Lynx advertising festival. “Such an achievement really indicates that our students...
View ArticleRenowned space scientist galvanizes students at LAU
Former director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Charles Elachi, spoke last Saturday to hundreds of students lucky enough to find seats in the packed auditorium at the Gilbert and Rose-Marie...
View ArticleAdopting a pragmatic approach to legal and medical translation
Students from different universities and professionals gathered at LAU Beirut this week to attend a two-day symposium on pragmatic approaches to medical and legal translation.“The aim of this event is...
View ArticleLAU forum analyzes challenges and trends in human resource management
A forum hosted yesterday by the Department of Management Studies at the Adnan Kassar School of Business (AKSOB) brought together students and practitioners of human resource management to learn about...
View ArticlePerforming arts students shine at international dance festival
More than 500 dance students from across the country took part in the seventh edition of the International Dance Day Festival in Lebanon held under the theme of gender equality.Hosted annually by LAU...
View ArticleMultidisciplinary, multigenre musical extravaganza receives standing ovation
Students from a variety of disciplines collaborated to stage “Alternative Facts,” an eclectic music-led performance, to a full house at LAU’s Byblos campus on Monday and Beirut campus on Wednesday.The...
View ArticleLAU boasts another success at Harvard MUN
LAU’s delegation to the Harvard World Model United Nations (WorldMUN) competition brought home an unprecedented nine awards, including five Diplomacy Awards and four Verbal Commendations.“The...
View ArticleLAU NY honors Zaven Kouyoumdjian
LAU NY Academic Center and the Consul General of Lebanon Majdi Ramadan recently co-hosted a talk, book signing and reception with Lebanese television celebrity Zaven Kouyoumdjian, who is known for his...
View ArticleLAU community and partners celebrate international education
“The advances in technology have laid bare our differences and in some parts of the world resulted in bloody conflicts,” said LAU President Joseph G. Jabbra, explaining the importance of international...
View ArticleAlumni networking event reaches new heights
A total of 350 people, including more than 140 alumni and 100 company representatives, attended the LAU Alumni Business Networking Reception held on April 12 at the Phoenicia hotel in Beirut.“It was...
View ArticlePanel workshop considers narratives of the Ottoman era Levant
The Great Famine of Mount Lebanon, Ottoman military leader Jamal Pasha and Turkish Arab relations were the focal topics of a workshop hosted last week by the Humanities Department entitled “Ottoman...
View ArticleHonoring a Legendary Poet: Jawdat R. Haydar
“He was before our time, but he was ahead of his time,” said LAU President Joseph G. Jabbra, at the university’s Annual Poetry Reading Event held earlier this month at the Beirut campus, in honor of...
View ArticleRefugee contribution through history, focus of LAU conference
More than 20 scholars from no less than a dozen academic institutions in the Arab world, Europe and North America gathered at LAU Byblos last week to tackle the issue of refugee transfers through and...
View ArticleWhen students learn the art of diplomacy and much more
“As a communications professional, I can say that my ability to communicate is a skill and a passion that was directly passed on to me through the MUN,” says alumna Joelle Eid, who joined the LAU...
View ArticlePowerful music production shines light on stereotypes
Symbolism, movement and drama converged with oriental and occidental beats and English and Arabic lyrics on the Irwin Auditorium stage on April 19 and 20 in the LAU major music production “I Am Not a...
View ArticleThe role of youth in civil society is crucial, experts say
The role of youth in civil society was the focus of a panel discussion organized earlier this month by the LAU Citizenship Club at LAU Beirut. MP Ghassan Moukheiber, journalist and political...
View ArticleUSP Hometown event shines a light on successful scholarship initiative
Under the motto of the “Power of Collaboration,” LAU’s University Scholarship Program Hometown Event drew a full house on April 13 at LAU Byblos.“The only answer to the ills that affect our society,...
View ArticleLAU MUN trainers empower middle school students from around the world
More than 1900 middle school students from 30 international cities and 30 U.S. states converged on New York at the beginning of the month to participate in the Global Classrooms International Model UN...
View ArticleLAU hosts world-renowned artist Romero Britto
“I will leave Lebanon enriched and inspired and a self-appointed ambassador to the country,” said world-renowned Brazilian artist Romero Britto yesterday during his visit to LAU. The Miami-based...
View ArticleLAU breaks ground on $7 million sports center
LAU laid the foundation stone of the Antoun Nabil Sehnaoui - SGBL Athletics Center at its Byblos campus yesterday during a groundbreaking ceremony attended by hundreds of students, SGBL senior...
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