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Kudos to Pioneering Alumna Lana Khalaf

Lana Khalaf (MBA ‘06), general manager of Microsoft Qatar since 2018, recently ranked among The Arabian Business 100 Most Inspiring Women 2025 and Forbes Middle East’s 100 Most Powerful Businesswomen 2024. With over 20 years of industry experience, Khalaf has led initiatives such as Smart City projects, education e-learning platforms, a Health Hub, and Microsoft Qatar cloud data centers. She is also a strong advocate for diversity in the tech sector and continues to influence the digital landscape in Qatar. 

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Quebec Recognition for LAU Alumna

LAU Education graduate and McGill University PhD candidate Lana F. Zeaiter (MA ’16) has received Quebec’s prestigious Bourse aux doctorant.e.s en sciences de l’éducation, a scholarship that honors innovative research potential in educational sciences. Zeaiter’s research aims to identify more effective approaches to learning by focusing on “deconstructing and reframing the discourse surrounding teacher preparedness,” she said. This recognition enables her to present her findings globally and advance teacher education in Quebec and beyond.

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LAU Commended for Emissions Reporting

LAU received the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Reporting Certificate from the Ministry of Environment (MoE) during a seminar on January 8 titled Planning through Crisis: Climate Progress and Challenges, organized by the MoE and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). LAU’s Chief Sustainability Officer Nadim Farajalla accepted the award on behalf of LAU for data prepared by the university’s Facilities Management department, highlighting LAU’s commitment to environmental accountability. 

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Lebanon’s Economic Crisis Pushes 60 Percent of the Population Into Poverty

According to the findings of the most recent study co-authored by Dr. Walid Marrouch, professor of economics and assistant dean of graduate studies and research at LAU, at least 60 percent of the Lebanese population now lives below the poverty line as a result of the ongoing economic crisis. The analysis of the study underscores the pressing need for comprehensive reforms to tackle the country’s collapsing economy and its devastating impact on its citizens. 

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Dr. André Megarbane Receives the 2024 Arab Award in Genetics

The 2024 Arab Award for Genetics was presented to Professor André Megarbane, chair of the Department of Human Genetics and assistant dean for Research at the LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine. Awarded by Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Medical and Educational Sciences, the recognition celebrates Dr. Megarbane’s vast contribution to the field, especially in terms of understanding genetic disorders, raising public awareness, early diagnosis, genetic counseling and the effective management of cases.

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LAU Participates in UAE’s Largest Sustainability Forum

The LAU Office of Sustainability, represented by Chief Sustainability Officer Nadim Farajalla and Lead Sustainability Coordinator Manale Abou Dagher, took part in the Future Sustainability Forum 24, Shaping Greener Economies, on December 4–5 at Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai. Dr. Farajalla shared the stage with fellow innovators and change-makers from across the globe to discuss the importance of youth participation in sustainability initiatives, while Abou Dagher addressed the critical role of education in promoting sustainability across all sectors.

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Dr. Hussein Zeaiter Serves on a Doctorate Jury at the University of Montpellier, France

The Doctoral College of Economics and Management at the University of Montpellier, France, invited Associate Professor of Economics at LAU, Hussein Zeaiter, to act as an external reviewer on the doctoral jury for student Rim Al-Amin. Al-Amin successfully defended her dissertation, “Collective and Contextualized Strategies to Enhance the Resilience of Agricultural Systems in Lebanon.” Dr. Zeaiter has previously participated in doctorate committees at the Université de Montpellier, thereby enhancing his academic relationship with both schools. 

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AKSOB Students Granted Internships at Alvin D’Or

Marketing students in the Consumer Behavior Course walked away with internships at Alvin D’Or SARL after demonstrating their creativity, strategic thinking and e-marketing skills in a project competition. Alvin D’Or Cosmetics and marketing agent Frequency Unplugged praised the students’ presentations and commitment. Assistant professors Hounaida El Jurdi and Joelle Majdalani, along with instructor Nadia Azzam, expressed their delight with the quality of work and the dedication shown by their marketing students. 

 

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Praise for AKSOB Student’s E-Marketing Project

Rima Sfaxi, a third-year marketing student at the Adnan Kassar School of Business, has been praised by Saber Industrial Corporation—a manufacturer of sealants and adhesive tapes—for her outstanding e-marketing project, a social media reel that perfectly captures Saber Industrial’s commitment to Lebanon’s reconstruction. In a thank-you letter, the company’s leadership said that her project was “a testament to the talent and dedication of AKSOB marketing students who are helping spread messages of optimism and resilience far and wide.”  

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Creative Writing at LAU: Top 1 Percent in Literary Studies

Now in his second year among the top 2 percent of researchers worldwide, LAU Associate Professor Sleiman El Hajj has ranked among the top 1 percent in Literary Studies (121 out of 17,976) by Scopus-Elsevier, achieving the highest ranking globally for Creative Writing scholars. Dr. El Hajj expressed pride “in having placed Lebanese creative writing on the academic map,” noting how its integration with quantitative algorithms enhances its standing internationally.

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