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New Tomorrow’s Leaders Scholars Welcomed at LAU

A total of 62 new scholars from Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, the West Bank/Gaza and Yemen have settled into the U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative Tomorrow’s Leaders Program (MEPI-TL) at LAU. Comprising undergraduates (TLU), graduates (TLG) and gender scholars (TLS), the new cohort was introduced to the specific requirements of the scholarship and the means of supporting them to maximize their university experience.

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HES Scholars Start a New Chapter at LAU

A new cohort of 86 Higher Education Scholars (HES) have settled into an exciting new academic phase at LAU, where they were greeted on August 13 with a warm welcome at orientation. Following the first week of classes, on September 7, the scholars were briefed on the specific requirements of the scholarship, dedicated to helping them make the most of their university experience.

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LAU Welcomes Back Continuing and New Students

On August 29 and 30, the Beirut and Byblos campuses teemed with returning and incoming students eager to start the new academic year. Welcoming them in a buzz of activities, helpful staff guided the newcomers around the campus and held information booths, while talented LAUers entertained them all with games, athletic challenges and musical performances.

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Elite Scholarship Awarded to Nutrition Graduate

LAU Nutrition graduate Siham Hleihel (BS ’21) has become the second Nutrition and Dietetics alumna to receive the highly competitive Chevening Scholarship, covering a year of study in the UK. In a statement addressed to her instructors at LAU, Hleilhel, who aims to pursue an MSc in Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said that this wouldn’t have happened without their continued support.

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LAU Athletes “Run the City”

The Track and Field varsity team claimed the top three positions in the Beirut Marathon Association’s “Run the City” 10km race at the Beirut Digital District on July 18. Varsity athlete Jihad Tiba was also presented with the Fastest University Runner Award. Coached by alums Karim Ramadan (BA ’16) and Mohamad Mawas (BS ’16), the team has continuously won titles every year since its founding in 2013.

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Interactive Workshop Illustrates the Power of Neuromarketing

Students taking the neuromarketing course MKT 329 with Drs. Dunia Harajli and Rachelle Mouchantaf had the chance to apply their knowledge in an interactive workshop with Origin, a Lebanon-based advertising agency that specializes in neuromarketing. Attendees put on electroencephalography (EEG) headsets that monitor real-time brain activity when presented with marketing stimuli and learned to analyze its data. They engaged in a Q&A with the industry experts on the ethical considerations of these tools.

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LAU Partners With the American University of Armenia

A new agreement between LAU and the American University of Armenia (AUA)  will open doors for student-and-faculty mobility exchange and research collaborations. AUA offers graduate and undergraduate programs that span the fields of business, education, translation, economics, engineering, law, diplomacy and public health, among others. It has been added to the long list of LAU partner institutions through the Office of International Services and Programs.

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Multiplying Career Prospects for Students and Alumni

LAU hosted representatives from leading local, regional and multinational firms for the annual spring career fair, a highly anticipated event that exemplifies cultivating a dynamic and interconnected professional community. The week-long activities, organized by LAU’s dedicated Career Development Team, featured recruitment presentations, live interviews and screenings that gave students and alumni a leg up toward realizing their full potential in the global arena.

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LAU Adds UPenn to List of International Partner Institutions

Thanks to a five-year agreement with the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) College of Liberal and Professional Studies, LAU students can now benefit from study abroad opportunities at the college. UPenn is an Ivy League research-driven university, and one of the oldest institutions of higher education in the US. Interested students can reach out to the LAU International Services and Programs Office for more information.

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LAU Student Kicks Her Way to Paris Olympics 2024

Taekwondo champion and second-year medical student at LAU Laetitia Aoun has qualified for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics after clinching 1st place in the Taekwondo Asian Qualification Tournament in China last Saturday. Despite recovering from injuries—a dislocated shoulder and a broken thumb—Aoun secured a 2-0 victory over her Filipina opponent in the under 57kg class. Aoun is the second LAU student to qualify for the Olympics after Karen Chammas (BS’14) who competed in the London Summer Olympics of 2012.

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