LAU survival team set their sights on Mount Elbrus
In 2015, the LAU Survival Team came back from Mount Kilimanjaro proud and content after climbing one of the seven highest summits of the world in support of the LAU Department of Mechanical...
View ArticleU.S. astronaut to students: perseverance and hard work make dreams come true
Students from various schools and universities enjoyed an engaging and educational discussion with astronaut Donald Thomas at LAU on April 26 thanks to a collaboration between the LAU Astronomy Club,...
View ArticleRaising awareness about sexual health
Sex education is almost non-existent in Lebanese schools, according to an article recently published on the website of satellite news channel Al Jazeera, which goes on to praise the brave efforts of...
View ArticleLAU Captains “take the trophy home”
The LAU Captains, the university’s Byblos campus basketball varsity team, won the Lebanese Basketball UniLeague Championship last weekend, making it their sixth win, a record in the tournament’s...
View ArticleAyyoubé, a tribute to Palestinian refugee women
For three nights, starting tonight, an LAU alumni theater production will reveal the innermost feelings and thoughts of a Palestinian woman living in a refugee camp in Lebanon, throughout various...
View ArticleLAU NY celebrates Lebanese olive oil
LAU’s New York Academic Center and the Consul General of Lebanon in New York Majdi Ramadan recently hosted a first-of-its-kind evening dedicated to celebrating Lebanese olive oil.“The olive trees of...
View ArticleMajor gift fosters new scholarship opportunities
The Brummana High School Cultural Society, the philanthropic arm of the school, has gifted LAU with $300,000 toward an endowed scholarship fund. The agreement was made official at a signing ceremony...
View ArticleHealthcare professionals mark International Nurses’ Day at LAU Byblos
“This is a day for nurses, who care, are compassionate, and are professionals. They serve the most vulnerable people in our society.” So said Dean of Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing Anahid...
View ArticleLAU students first to benefit from discounted mobile phone packages
Prime Minister Saad Hariri and Telecommunications Minister Jamal Jarrah last week announced a new initiative to reduce telecoms costs incurred by university students. Today, LAU students are the first...
View ArticleLAU supports computer science education through game coding competition
Teachers and students from across Lebanon recently took part in a Game Coding Competition for High Schools recently organized by LAU’s Software Institute.The competition is part of a program,...
View ArticleLAU wins Young Arab Voices debate again
A team of four LAU students won first place in a national English-language debate competition late last month, making it the second year in a row that the university has taken home the top debate...
View ArticlePhilosophy student wins physical strength contest
Philosophy student Reem Dahduli, a player in LAU’s rugby varsity, was not shy about signing up for the Strongest Athlete Competition, but the results exceeded her expectations.“It was a nice and...
View ArticleLAU furthers engagement in promotion and study of entrepreneurship
The Adnan Kassar School of Business will this year partner with UK Lebanon Tech Hub to produce the 2017 edition of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) national report on Lebanon.UK Lebanon Tech...
View ArticleSix LAU Model Arab League delegates return from Washington with six awards
The six high-school delegates of the LAU Model Arab League (MAL) program who took part in the recent Georgetown University MAL conference came back home full handed. Four won Outstanding Delegate...
View ArticleHappiness is the ultimate aim of leadership
LAU’s Irwin Auditorium was full on May 12, as alumni, students, faculty, and members of the larger community gathered to listen to President and CEO of Cambridge Institute for Global Leadership,...
View ArticleHundreds of students take part in LAU’s fairs for the arts and sciences
Hundreds of middle and high school students from across Lebanon showcased their talents and honed their skills at LAU’s recent annual fairs for the arts and sciences organized at both the university’s...
View ArticleLAU alumna discusses best marketing practices and lessons learned
LAU alumna Emma Boutros founded Poise Design, the first luxury couture bridal footwear brand in the Middle East, in 2010, just two years after she graduated.This semester, she returned to her alma...
View ArticleDiscovering an array of career paths in pharmacy
The word pharmacy often evokes images of medication stores and white-coat-clad drug dispensers. However, as LAU students in this discipline soon discover, running a community pharmacy is but one of...
View ArticleLAU announces its 2017 commencement honorary degree recipients
In its June commencement ceremonies, LAU will present honorary doctorates in humane letters to four outstanding achievers in their respective fields: innovative banker Naaman Azhari, award winning...
View ArticleMotivating creativity and excellence beyond the classroom
For the students who took the Arabic Creative Writing course last fall, this academic year ended with a great sense of pride and unexpected achievements.Right before sitting for their finals, the...
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