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Research Day Advances Curiosity and Inspires Impact Turning Ideas Into Impact at L’Oréal Brandstorm 2026 Lebanon Has the Floor Double-Degree Graduate Program Broadens Horizons for Computer Engineering Students Blending Coding Education With Career Exploration LAU Kicks off the Seventh Season of the Jr. NBA League Interior Design Students Awarded for Social Impact Nursing Students in Action Advancing Prevention Honor Students Lead the Way in Prison Reform Research LAU Student Achieves 100th Percentile on the MCAT Student Council Elections 2025: LAU Students Uphold the Spirit of Shared Governance Building Bridges: LAU Champions Autism Awareness and Inclusion Consulting Week Draws Over 200 Students AI-Powered Academic Advisor Bolsters Course Planning at the SOE Minister Fadi Makki Engages LAUers in a Town Hall on “Reinventing Government 2030” Project LAU Seeks Out International Students and Partnerships Libraries Engage Students with Useful AI Tools The Students Building Bridges Across Continents SoAS Boot Camps Open New Horizons for Aspiring University Students Young Champs at Summer Camps Rewarded With Scholarships LAU Launches Dual-Degree Program With the Institut Supérieur de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace (ISAE)-Supaero LAU Economics Summer Camp Awards Scholarships to Rising Young Economists Engineering Alumnus’ Eye-Opening Podcast a Hit LAU Students Cook for Marginalized Groups LAU Nursing Camp Opens Eyes, Hearts and Futures LAU Family Medicine Graduates to Benefit from a Partnership With Nova Scotia LAU Simulation Models Celebrate 20 Years of Learning, Leadership and Service Interior Design Students Honor the Past by Designing the Future LAU’s IEEE Student Branch Ranked First in Lebanon Empowered Graduates of MEPI-TL Program Ready to Lead and Innovate From Adversity to Advocacy: LAU Nurses Turn the Page Engineering Excellence Honored at the Annual Student Awards LAU Celebrates Its Newest Physicians From Classroom to Clinic: LAU Med-II Students Begin Training The School of Engineering Hosts the Inaugural National Instrumentation Control and Robotics Engineering Competition Hyped for University Life Learning in the Heat of Competitions: Engineering Students Push Their Creative Limits LAU Athletics Honors Its Own Cooking Up the Future: LAU’s Uni Chefs’ Challenge 2025 Puts Lebanon’s Culinary Talent on the Map LAU Youth Leaders Take On the Big Apple Active Citizenship Inspires Young Engineers LAU’s Honors Program Closes One Chapter, Opens Another LAU’s Nine Outstanding Chevening and Fulbright Scholars Reflect on Their Experiences Back to Where It All Started LAU Students Excel at the Third Annual Entrepreneurship Competition International Days 2025: Cultivating Global Citizens LAU Runs the Distance—With Heart, Help, and Hope Tomorrow’s Leaders Turn Challenges into Opportunities Students Gain Insights on Agentic AI from Industry Experts Communication Senior Wala Al-Sadi Awarded the McCall MacBain Scholarship Alumnus Yahya Anouti on the Future of Sustainability and Essential Gambits LAU Engineers Pitch their Projects Engineering Students Collaborate with Counterparts at Georgia Tech on a Winning Project Prototypes Reflect Students’ Innovative Ideas LAU Students Combine Passion and Precision to Win First Place at HORECA 2025 LAU Students Win L’Oréal Brandstorm National Finals LAU Athletes Bring Home Trophies from Athens and Belgrade The 2025 Cohort of Graduating Fashion Designers Gain Insights from Elie Saab LAU Celebrates Student Talent and Leadership at Soft Skills Showcase Into the Psychology of Justice LAU Guides Its Students Through the Code of Conduct LAU Engineering Graduate Programs: Career-Growth Gamechangers Alumnus Rafic Helou Bridges Ambition With Curiosity Future Pharmacists Take Their First Step into the Profession New Student Members Share LAU Governance Top-Ranked University of Geneva Becomes an LAU Partner Nutrition and Dietetics Graduates Transition into the “Classrooms of Life” LAU Student Named Finalist for the McCall MacBain Scholarship Introducing Launch X, an AI-Powered Startup Incubator at LAU The LAU IEEE Student Branch Recognized as Exemplary on a Regional Scale Quebec Recognition for LAU Alumna In Loving Memory of LAU Student Mohamad Nasrallah Praise for AKSOB Student’s E-Marketing Project A Tournament With a Purpose Students Repair, Renew and Donate Engineering Students’ Projects Secure Funding at the National Level In the Spirit of Giving “We Are Lebanon:” A Day of Unity and Hope A Frontline Like No Other: Students Take Action Students Invited to “Talk It Out” When Learning Becomes Survival in the Shadow of Conflict Talk It Out: A Psychological Support Group Helping Students Cope with the Unexpected in Lebanon Invaluable Tips for Dealing with Uncertainty What Is It Like to Be a Doctor? Salzburg Academy Tackles Belonging in an AI World New Tomorrow’s Leaders Scholars Welcomed at LAU HES Scholars Start a New Chapter at LAU LAU Welcomes Back Continuing and New Students Elite Scholarship Awarded to Nutrition Graduate Leveraging AI for a Healthier, Smarter and More Sustainable Future Tomorrow’s Leaders Graduates Ready to Apply “Adaptive Leadership” LAU Inspires Next-Gen in AI and Medicine LAU Athletes “Run the City” Arabic Beyond Borders and Classroom Walls Pharmacists Decorated in Doctoral Hoods and Residents Honored The Rewarding Experience of Summer Camps High-School Students Get a Taste of University Life at LAU LAU Simulation Models Celebrate Their Most Successful Year The Beirut Centennial Class of 2024 Celebrated With a Superb Send-Off Budding Physicians Don Their White Coats The LAU Centennial Year’s Cohort of Healers LAU Byblos Salutes the Centennial Class of 2024 The Vick Vanlian Awards Recognize Outstanding LAU Designers Scholarship Students Ready to Give Back to the Community Tackling Gender Inequality in Times of Crisis A New Cohort of LAU Nurses Pledges to Lead With Compassion LAU’s Nutrition and Dietetics Program Receives Full ACEND Accreditation LAU Joins the Regional Network in Energy for Women Advancing Disaster Management with Robotics LAU Varsity Teams Dominate the FSUL Championships Innovation Meets Future Market Needs at the School of Engineering Dancing to the Boundless Beats of Resilience Marking the LAU Centennial, Courtesy of AKSOB Students The Department of Economics at LAU Signs an Academic Pathway Agreement With Concordia University Interactive Workshop Illustrates the Power of Neuromarketing LAU Student Researchers Recognized at Research Day Zina Kamel Wins the Prestigious McCall MacBain Scholarship Students “Rally Up” for LAU’s Centennial Rekindling an Appreciation for Literature LAU Engages High Schoolers With Creative Expression and Scholarship Awards Community Development Takes Root at Capstone Presentation Day LAU Athletes Return Victorious from Athens and Belgrade LAU Partners With the American University of Armenia Aspiring Engineers Compete for Scholarships at LAU The School of Engineering Delivers Immersive Learning Experiences Consultants in the Making Multiplying Career Prospects for Students and Alumni Vast Majority of LAU Applicants Matched for Coveted US Residencies LAU Adds UPenn to List of International Partner Institutions LAU Student Kicks Her Way to Paris Olympics 2024 Beyond the Crime Scene: Unveiling Forensic Psychology at LAU Broadcasting From LAU, Do You Copy? Civil Engineering Student Named One of the New Faces of Engineering LAU Libraries Now Catering to the Visually Impaired Nutrition Postgrad Selected For Protein Production Training LAU Students Explore the Advantages and Limitations of Digital Health Three LAUers in the Running for Global McCall MacBain Scholarships From Algorithms to Analysis: Where Technology Meets Biology Creating Lasting Bonds Within The Nursing Student Community LAU Nutrition Students Win First and Third Prize in Food Security Competition A Student-Made Virtual Supermarket Expedites Lessons in Marketing A Students’ Guide for Maintaining Mental Health During Uncertainty For a Cause and a Course Blueprint for Growth Breast Cancer Research Meets Clinical Practice A Treat for LAU Bibliophiles LAU Laureates Recognized for “Dreaming Up a Better Lebanon” Interdisciplinary LAUers Convene for Consultancy Week Pharmacy Students Transition Into their Professional Years A Crowning Achievement for LAU Alumna LAU Nutrition Students Win National Best Poster Competition on Food Waste Awareness Student Council Elections 2023: A New Model for Shared Governance A Fresh Start in White for Nutrition Graduates A New Cohort of 43 LAUers Completes the Millennium Fellowship Young LAU Physicians Report on Their US Residencies The SM Secretariat Gears Up for a New Edition Students Sign Up to Clubs in Record Numbers Inter-University IEEE Student Branches Meet at LAU Nutrition Graduates on the Write Way to Success Newest LAUers Kickstart the Year New Tomorrow’s Leaders Students Embark on Leadership Journeys at LAU LAU Gives its International Students a Warm Welcome New Beginnings for 79 USAID Higher Education Scholars A New Era of Extended Reality Student Innovators Shine at the Shark Tank Competition Nourishing Minds and Bodies Within LAU’s Nutrition Program Camping Around the Sustainable Development Goals Tomorrow’s Leaders Graduates Become “Changemakers” Pharmacy Doctors Graduate as “Ambassadors of Healing” Shaping Careers in Chemistry With Erasmus Mundus Sailors and Captains Are on a Winning Streak International Diplomacy Models Close Biggest Year Yet at LAU A Regal Recognition for LAU’s Newest Residents and Fellows Strive to Thrive: 1,217 Students Graduate on the LAU Beirut Campus White Coats and Stethoscopes Strive to Thrive: 830 Students Graduate on the LAU Byblos Campus Breaking the Rule(s) of Time Mastering the Fine Art of Event Management Excellence Beyond Words: The Honors Program Recognizes its Graduates PharmD Students and Graduates Match in Residency Programs Locally and in the US A Decade of LAU Nurses: Committed Service to the Community and Advocacy for the Profession Engineering Graduate Programs Solidify Professional Prospects Engineering Students Recognized for Innovative Capstone Projects An Industrial Hub Endeavor Aims to End Period Poverty LAU and Unigaz Empower MBA Students Through a Clever Collaboration Blending Boundaries: LAU’s Quest for a Metaverse of Beauty Spilled Ink and Tears: Healing Through Writing Liberal Education in Action Uniting Youth Leaders From Around the World Our Nurses, Our Future Uniting Worlds One Word at a Time From Theory to Practice: LAU’s Educational Open Day 2023 Fosters Innovative Education “No Hierarchy in Healthcare:” Interprofessional Education Put to Practice at LAU LAU Track and Field Athletes Decorated in Doha LAU Volunteers Recognized by “MMKN” Pharmacy Training at the Military Level Gearing Up for the Graduate Fashion Show Hospitality Students Get a Taste of Excellence at HORECA Connecting Students and Alumni with Top Employers Getting a Head Start at LAU USAID Graduating Scholars Honored Kearney Recruits Engineering Seniors Knowledge Transfer Flourishes at the School of Engineering in Partnership with BMW Group and Idealworks Captains and Sailors Snatch National Top Spots LAU’s Fifth International Education Week: Promoting Cultural Exchange and Global Awareness Engineering Students Compete with Innovative Designs LAU Awards Eight Creative High Schoolers a Scholarship to its Graphic Design Program Capstone Presentations Widen the Sense of Possibility Graphic Design Student Wins at Dubai Lynx LAU MUN Signs Off with 83 Scholarships Granted LAU Athletes Triumph at International Tournament The Arab Institute for Women Hits its 50-Year Mark Alumnus’ Gift in Kind to his Alma Mater Expert Panel Discussion Spreads Timely Knowledge on Lebanese Oil and Gas VIP+ Workshop Bolsters Students’ Public Speaking and Pitching Online MS in International Construction Management Launched at LAU Vana Rezian Earns Membership in International Society Rethinking the Future of Fashion Internships Lead to Full-Time Jobs Vacancies at Murex for LAU Students and Alumni Wael Arakji Gives Back to his Alma Mater Nursing Students Tell their Stories with Drama Therapy By the Students, For the Students: LAU’s Buddy Program Congrats to the Women’s National Volleyball Team LAU Hosts a Series of Cultural Events as Part of Beyrouth Livres Graduate Studies and Research Prospects Available for LAUers in Germany Basketball and Beyond: National Stars and Ambassador Shea Offer Valuable Advice USAID Announces $50 Million for Higher Education in Lebanon Breast Cancer: What’s New? Future Pharmacists Vow to Serve their Profession Engineering Students Enjoy New Learning Frontiers with Virtual Reality SOE Collaboration with Synopsys Gains Momentum LAU Athletes Make a Splash at the ATCL Aquathon LAU and AUB Jointly Welcome New Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) Tomorrow’s Leaders Nutrition and Dietetics Graduates Take the Oath and Embark on Clinical Journeys Collaboration with Unilever Opens Doors for Business Students Student Council Elections 2022: Effective Governance in Action LAU Simulation Programs Underway Record Number of New Ambassador Merit Scholars Attend Orientation Students’ Innovation Tops Google Solution Challenge LAU Students Win First and Second Prizes at the SDG Brain Lab LAU Pharmacists Urged to Break Boundaries and Shape their Profession Alive and Well: The 2022 LAU Case Competition Rooting for Sailors and Captains on the Futsal National Team The New Generation of MEPI-TLers Will “Lead With Their Hearts” MEPI-TLSer’s Research on Gender and Reform Receives Recognition Graphic Design Seniors Exhibit their Journeys, Visually What Lies Beneath the White Coat Prevailing Together: Beirut Campus Bursts Into Celebrations Prevailing Together: Byblos Campus Lights Up in Celebration and Hope “Exemplifying the Spirit of Serving”: LAU’s Newest Nurses Honored Another Year of Simulation Programs Gives Rise to New Leaders The Generation that “Stepped Up to Serve”: LAU’s Newest Medical Doctors New Cohort of Higher Education Scholars “Empowered to Change the World” Authentic Lebanese Evening Showcases Talent of Senior Hospitality and Tourism Management Students Someone to Talk To Visualizing Nephrology: A Student’s Journey to Publishing Internationally Behind the Scenes at Paris Fashion Week Pharmacy Students Engage in a Creative Learning Experience Career and Internship Fair 2022 Innovating with L’Oréal Major Theater Production: LAU Students to Perform in New York Young Leaders Celebrated and Awarded Scholarships LAU Athletes Win Titles and Trophies Homegrown Hope for Reforming Gas Distribution MEPI-TL Capstone Presentation Day 2022 LAU Partners with Securite Assurance MEPI TL Kicks Off Talking Series Students Raise Funds for the Children’s Cancer Center LAU Simulation Models Back on Campus USP Scholars Complete Their Internships LAU Partners with Portable Talents TLS Students Published in Al Raida Congrats to Lebanon’s Basketball Champs! Machine Learning Bootcamp a Hit Careers in Translation: What to Expect and How to Establish Yourself in the Market Book Exchange Week Dr. Jad Abdallah Reflects on his First Semester as Dean of Students Architecture Students’ Designs in Support of Roads for Life LAU Captains and Sailors Shine at the National Level LAU Petroleum Engineers Win First Place, Again Students Raise Funds for Lebanese Food Bank Congratulating LAU’s Own for the FIBA Win LAU Welcomes 83 New Higher Education Scholars A Career in Consultancy: Q&A with Alumnus Michael Abi Semaan LAU Partners with RushForLess Student Council Elections 2021 LAU Partners with Dox Two Engineering Students Receive the CAT International Award LAU Partners with SchemaZone LAU Partners with Bananamonkey LAU Partners with TimeSaver LAU Partners with Rush & Reez New HES Scholars Welcomed to LAU LAU Partners with Geek Express LAU Case Competition 2021: Back and Stronger than Ever! A Warm Welcome for MEPI-TLers The Heart of LAU Campuses Beats Again Meet LAU’s Nine Fulbright Scholarship Recipients LAU Awards Young Researchers for Published Work A Rite of Passage for Lebanon’s Future Pharmacists To New Beginnings Electrical Engineering Student Finds Wins in Research Competition Female Athlete of the Year: Nour Ghoussaini MEPI TLG: Youth Leadership Through Interdisciplinary Knowledge Production Rise: Showcasing the Work of Fashion Design Graduates MEPI TLS Scholars “Tailor a Path to Success” White Coat Ceremony 2021 Hybrid Hooding and Graduation Ceremony 2021 SPE Student Chapter Awarded Excellence Award New Cohort of 66 USP Graduates Celebrated Final Review for Fine Arts Graduates Architecture Graduates Exhibit their Work in Venice Tatyana Antoun’s Collection Featured in Fashion Film MEPI-TLU Capstone Day 2021 Alumna’s Film Reaps Awards LAU Tops Dubai Lynx, Again Elie Saab Oversees Promotion 2021 Jury Coding for the Future ASCE Distinguished Chapter Award for LAU Fighting Gender Inequality in the Film Industry Powered by Passion: LAU Simulation Models Wrap Up Another Successful Year ASCE Award for LAU Civil Engineers TLS Scholars Reflect on New Learning Through a Gender Lens TLSers Tackle Bodily Autonomy MEPI-TLer Launches “EducSoul” Tomorrow’s Leaders Newsletter On Fighting Back and Finding Truth SOE Student Wins Global Challenge A Year of HELM Lebanese Dialect a Hit LAU MUN Among Winners of the 2020 Refugee Challenge LAU Announces Over $80 Million in Financial Aid and Scholarships Scholarships for Master’s Programs Kick Off for 2021 Graphic Design Students’ Projects Featured in Creative Quarterly Presenting Alter, a Graphic Design Student Exhibit AKSOB Students Help Optimize the Lebanese Red Cross Operations Sabounti Strives to Solve Economic and Social Challenges Society of Petroleum Engineers Wins First Place in Abu Dhabi Alumnus Hamid ElDarwish: On Big Breaks and the Cities of the Future HES Scholars’ Welcome Student Council Elections 2020 Eye-Opening FDA Rotation for PharmD Student LAU’s First Cohort of Millennium Fellows Have Big Plans USAID HES Orientation Day MEPI TLers Ready for a New Chapter Help Continues from Student Clubs Student Clubs Help With Relief Efforts Students Exemplify LAU’s Spirit of Giving SOE Students Make Strides in Computer Vision USAID and LAU Celebrate the Graduation of Ambassador Merit Scholars LAU President Confers Degrees Upon the Class of 2020 MEPI’s Tomorrow’s Leaders Triumph Over Adversity LAU Petroleum Engineers Recognized for Twin Accomplishments LAU Tops USC Charts Students Crack the Code for Airline Waste Problems Alumna Profile: Maria Tarchichy Civil Engineering Students Commended by ASCE MEPI-TLers Empowered with Hope Sprints to Success LAU Debaters Win Third Place Students Share the Joy of Reading Overcoming Trauma Through Art The Boundless Paths to Learning Arabic Simulation Programs Power On Students Raise Funds for the Civil Defense Celebrating Lebanon’s 76th Day of Independence Raising the Bar on Employability More Jobs Available to LAUers Computer Science Students win LCPC First Place Student Council Elections 2019 New MEPI-TLers Welcomed In Google Tools for Digital Marketing Career Readiness Hits a High Note USP and HES Scholars Hone their Skills Leadership Simulation Programs Blast off LAU MEPI-TL Program Wraps Up Retreat LAU Sailor Wins Big in Canada GOLD 2019 World Lebanese Cultural Union MEPI-TL 2019 Cohort Urged to Inspire More Leaders USAID and LAU Celebrate Graduating Ambassador Merit Scholars LAU Captains Take the Podium in Zagreb Career Exploration Continues High Schoolers Shape the Sustainable Development Goals at GCI MUN Conference High Schoolers Discover Countless Possibilities at LAU Lady Sailors Shine in Milan Captains Fly High in Dubai Taking Success Back to Its Roots LAU Captains Men Basketball Decorated in Gold Residential Camp Gives USP Students a Boost OCE and AKSOB Celebrate the Culture of Volunteerism Songs, Dances and Authentic Flavors Burst on Campus A New Hope or a Needless Train? All About Safe Driving and E-Vehicles Oussama Al Rahbani Honored by OCE Companies Seek Out Students What About Russia Today? LAU Celebrates International Diplomacy in New York SOP Helps Students “Be a Pharmacist for One Day” Big Win for LAUer LAU Gets Creative LAUers Run for the Environment Taking Care of Lebanon’s Beaches MEPI-TL Seniors Dream Big Leading Women in Science How to Lead Powerful Scholarship Program Expands at LAU Students Lay Groundwork for Independent Activism Outreach and Engagement with KAFA International Students Explore Lebanon Model EU Wraps Up IMAGINE Musical Theater Iyad Naja Brings Islamic Art-Inspired Works to Your Home Students Dig for Answers on Lebanon’s Natural Fuels Chilling Out in Snow-Clad Laqlouq Outreach Visit to SESOBEL Palestinian MEPI Students Hope to Stay at LAU with New Funding The Study of Caring Annual In-House Public Speaking Competition Students for Road Safety “A Fantastic Opportunity” for Exchange Students USP Scholars Top Off a Busy Semester George Salloum and His Team Want to Help People Get Healthy Students and Faculty Win Big at the LIRA 14 Expo Ziad Rahbani Visits LAU Again Empowerment – and Funding – for Rising Entrepreneurs Pharmacy Student Lands Exclusive Rotation with US FDA LAU Welcomes New USP Scholars Student Entrepreneur Designs App to Improve Patient Experience LAU Gets Down to Fitness International Education Week Opens Whole New Worlds Computer Science Students Win “Battle of the Brains” Elections Roundup: New Student Council Announced Students Get Ready to Vote Rising SOP P1 Students Honored at White Coat Ceremony Club Signups Student Entrepreneurs Want to Optimize Solar Power “Today’s Leaders” Receive Warm Welcome New USP Students Ready for LAU Salzburg Academy on Media and Global Change 2018 Social Work Students Take on Finland Local “Buddies” Ready to Help Say No to Drugs Student Survey Paints Positive Picture of LAU From Sweden to Palestine on Foot Tomorrow’s Leaders Bid LAU Farewell SOP and OCE Team Up for the “Power of Innovation” Outstanding Scholarship Students Honored at Ceremony Sailors and Captains Celebrate Global Classrooms Model UN Wraps Up Another Successful Term Students Square Off in Math Tournament The Trireme Sails Again An Essential Lesson Honorary Doctorates Given to Leading Figures in Professional Services, Media and Development USP Students Share Success Stories LAU Receives Largest Grant in its History Academic Excellence, Redefined LAU’s First Case Competition Future Leaders Convene for Model UN Champions’ League Students Get Creative More Knowledge, Better Decisions “Tomorrow’s Leaders” Take on Pressing Social, Economic and Cultural Issues LAU Meets the World Breaking Stereotypes and Celebrating Diversity Students from Germany Visit LAU for a Different Perspective Young Delegates Convene for Model UN LAU Team Wins Lebanese University Debate Championship Power of Diplomacy at LAU Leaves its Mark on Parliament Company to Students: Challenge Your Mind A Partnership to Build Communities Young and Promising Athletes Compete at LAU Starting Off the Year After a Season of Giving