The Embassy of the State of Qatar in Beirut announced, in a statement on Sunday, “the arrival of an Emiri Air Force plane of the Qatari Armed Forces to Rafic Hariri International Airport today, August 1, 2021, loaded with 70 tons of food, denoting the second shipment of food aid provided by the State of...
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British ambassador: The hope of a nation lies in education, for Lebanon, this has never felt more true
Coinciding with the Global Education Summit the UK and Kenya are co-hosting in London this week, the British Ambassador to Lebanon, Ian Collard, delivered the following statement on education in Lebanon: “The main hope of a nation”, said the Dutch scholar Erasmus, “lies in the proper education of its youth”. For Lebanon, this has never...
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Four natural and three cultural sites added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee today added seven sites to UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Four of the sites have been inscribed for the natural attributed: Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, the northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island (Japan), Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats (Republic of Korea), Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex (Thailand), and Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands...
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AUB’s Rania Jaber recipient of an international award for graduate medical education
The American University of Beirut (AUB)’s Rania Jaber has been awarded the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education International (ACGME-I) 2021 award for staff. Offered by the ACGME Board of Directors, the award is one of three that honor individuals who have been instrumental in pursuing and implementing a transition in their respective institutions to...
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AUB Raises its aid to students to more than 90 million dollars
The article explains how the American University of Beirut increased its financial aid budget to over $90 million to support students facing economic hardship and ensure continued access to education.
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Lebanese University’s contract teachers announce one-week strike
Hourly-paid contract teachers of the Lebanese University on Monday announced that they would go on a one-week strike starting February 1, demanding full-time employment.
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Tabsh: With science, we build a healthy society, a healed nation
Marking the occasion of “World Education Day”, MP Rola Tabsh said via her Twitter account: “On World Education Day, we will not talk about the benefits of science and education, as they are well-known. Today, there is a need for a jolt in our curricula, along with training and infrastructure, because the challenges we are...
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British Council announces Masarat Grants for Artists and Cultural Initiatives programme
The British Council today opened applications for Masarat Grants offering support to artists, creatives, artist groups and collectives, cultural practitioners and organisations working with local artists to submit creative proposals that respond to local and global challenges. The Masarat programme provides grants between 4,000 and 10,000 GBP to support local emerging artists in Iraq, Jordan,...
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Association of Families of Lebanese Students Abroad postpones its sit-in
The Association of Families of Lebanese Students Abroad on Monday announced, in a statement, the postponement of its sit-in which was scheduled for tomorrow in front of the Lebanese Central Bank, due to the Coronavirus spread and in respect of the official lockdown decision.
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Education Minister: To adopt distance learning, suspend class attendance throughout the upcoming week
Caretaker Minister of Education, Tarek Majzoub, issued a statement on Saturday, calling on private and public educational institutions to suspend class attendance during the coming week and adopt distance learning instead, in light of the exceptional health conditions and the unprecedented rise in Coronavirus cases in the country. The statement, thus, cautioned all elementary and high...
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