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IUL took part in the workshop titled “Maximizing Institutional Capacity to Improve Student Success in Area Labor Markets of Lebanon” organized by HECD, USAID, and Florida State University, and had 34 participants from nine university partners.

Two training specialists from Florida State University led the three-day program, which was held at Université Antonine. The training modules provided best practice examples from across higher education as well as essential components for building a foundation for data collection, storage, and analysis.

With a special presence, the Islamic University of Lebanon Baalbek branch participated in the annual orientation exhibition organized by the Lebanese Society for Studies and Training in the Agricultural Village Center in Baalbek in the presence of a large number of Lebanese universities.

High school students in official schools from Baalbek city, Arsal Al-Ain, Dir Al-Ahmar and northern Bekaa villages participated in the exhibition.

As the Islamic University in Lebanon provided a detailed explanation to students about the branches of the university extended over the country, especially its new branches in the Western Bekaa areas and Burj Al-Barajna Tower, and about the available specialties and the grant system.

In its turn, the Organizing Society praised the exhibition for the special role of the Islamic University and the message it presents.

The Islamic University of Lebanon, represented by Dr. Taghrid Shaaban, participated in the annual meeting of the executive body at the Al Galala University in Egypt.

This is based on an invitation from the Scientific Society of Nursing Colleges in the Arab World and the Union of Arab States Universities.

The meeting took place at the same time as the scientific conference of the Egyptian University of Science and Technology.

Dr. Shaaban Al-Hajj presented a scientific contribution in the conference and was awarded with a shield of appreciation for her participation

This event is considered an important occasion for the exchange of experiences and knowledge in the field of nursing among Arab countries #جامعة Galala.

The Islamic University of Lebanon participated in the university orientation fair held at Omar Faroukh Official High School for Girls – Beirut, the new road, where it was great for the university to be able to attend many Lebanese universities and share information with students about academic registration, grants, etc.

The principal of the high school praised the advanced university and its multiple branches, as well as its polarization of Lebanese and foreign students without discrimination.

The wishes of the university representatives were that the information provided by them to the students was sufficient to make their future educational decision.

The Islamic University in Lebanon, represented by its president, Professor Hassan Al-Qais, and in the presence of more than 150 presidents of an Arab University for Higher Education, participated in the conclusion of the events of the 55th session of the General Conference of the Union of Arab Universities, which Tunisia embraced for the first time in the presence of the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Professor Mansif Bou Kashir, and organized by the universities of Sousa and Munister.

Thus, this conference, held in mid-March 2023 discussed digital transformation, ways to develop the higher education system, scientific research, and support the knowledge economy, and fosters communication and cooperation in several fields: as the role of students in university governance.

Mar Antonius High School for the Lebanese Maroon Monastery – Haman organized its annual orientation exhibition with the participation of the following high schools:

• Modern Al-Manar High School
• Qarnail High School Official
• ثانوية حماناالرسمية
• Ra’i Al Saleh High School – Hamana
• Sufer Official High School
• The official high school of Majdalba

The Islamic University was one of 17 Lebanese participating universities, in which the university representatives explained all information related to approved specialties, as well as the material submissions of grants and other information.

The head of the Mar Antonius High School for the Maroon monastery, Father Charbel Assaf, praised the role of the university, its position, its presentations, its diversity of specialties and its polarization to all students without discrimination.

The Islamic University of lebanon represented by Dean of engineering Dr. Ahmad Ghandour, Director of Human Rights Center Dr. Jinan Toufaily, Head of Physical Therapy Department Dr. Zahra Sadek and Dr. Amthal Hakim is delighted to participate in “Strategies and Models of Employer Engagement: Aligning University Resources and Programs with Global Competitiveness” training workshop organized by EDC under the umbrella of USAID Higher Education Capacity Development (HECD) Program and Florida State University FSU.

The workshop took place from 13 till 15 March 2023.

The Association of Deans of Student Affairs in Arab Universities held its fifth annual conference for the year 2023 at Al Ain University in the United Arab Emirates, attended by the President of Al Ain University, Dr. Ghaleb Al Refaei, and the Secretary-General of the Union of Arab Universities, Dr. Omar Ezzat Salama. The Islamic University in Lebanon was represented by Dr. Mohammed Jaber, the Director of Student Affairs and Registration. In his speech, Dr. Jaber called for continuous communication among Arab students to build good citizens, achieve the highest possible benefit in academic fields, strive for excellence, encourage fair competition for creative opportunities, and build an aware and educated generation.

The Islamic University of Lebanon – Tyre branch participated in the orientation exhibition for school students organized by Child Association which included 6 various universities. This exhibition is held at the Imam Al-Sadr educational institutions in the city of Sor.

The exhibition welcomed nearly 400 students from different schools in the region. It allows students to get to know the university and its message, as well as a detailed explanation of the specialties available in the university according to its branches and the curriculum followed in each specialty and areas of work, as well as an overview of the needs of the labor market.

The system of scholarships, applications and financial aids was also explained as a contribution from the university towards the direction of the parents and society in accordance with the current living and economic conditions of the students in general and especially for the graduates.

The Islamic University in Lebanon participated in the University Specializations Exhibition organized by “Carmel Saint Joseph” School in Meshref – Damour, attended by 14 universities from various private Lebanese universities.

Students’ inquiries were focused on the university’s specializations and the different services it provides, as well as the procedures for enrollment. In turn, the director, Charlotte Al-Awiat, commended the role of the Islamic University, its standing, and the importance of its location in Khaldeh and Wardanieh.

The Islamic University of Lebanon participated in the annual orientation exhibition organized by the Muslim Students Association in Lebanon, in cooperation with the Islamic Association of Palestine Students, in the hall of President Riyadh Saleh in the building of Al-Iman Secondary School – Saida.

Many students from various schools in Saida and around the city have participated, where the specialties of the university, the scholarship system and the terms of registration for the new year were explained, as well as the branches and their languages of the university.

At the invitation of the Director of the High School of the Holy Hearts, Mrs. Emily Tanous, the Islamic University of Lebanon participated in the exhibition held in the city of Jbeil.

Where the students were explained in detail about the university’s faculties, their branches and specializations.

At the invitation of the Muslim Students Association and the Islamic Association of Palestine Students, the Exhibitions Department at the Islamic University of Lebanon participated in the Orientation Fair of Universities, which was held at Al-Iman Secondary School in Sidon, where Dr. Muhammad Jaber and Professor Muhammad Al-Hasani gave a full explanation of the various specializations in the university’s faculties that excel The 70 majors in the three stages of higher education and in the branches distributed in Wardania – Khalde – Tyre – Baalbek, which in turn provide scientific services in the three languages ​​to all Lebanese and Arabs under the slogan “A university for the whole Arab world”.

Since it is a non-profit university, the Islamic University of Lebanon offers scholarships for outstanding students and social assistance according to accurate humanitarian standards, and provides free services and many activities.

The university presidency, feeling the extent of the economic hardship, decided to increase the volume of social benefits and aid, and to reduce university tuition fees for some specializations.

In turn, the organizers of the exhibition commended what the university offers to students in general and to Palestine students in particular, and to the university’s incubator role for students from all the Arab world.

The Islamic University of Lebanon, in cooperation with social welfare institutions in Lebanon, the Islamic Orphanage House – Complex for the Development of Human Capabilities, held an exhibition of educational support tools for the education and rehabilitation of persons with disabilities under the title “Integration is a right of my rights” in the university city in Wardania, in the presence of the President of the University, Dr. Dina Al-Mawla, and the Director General of Social Welfare Institutions, former Minister Dr. Khaled Qabbani, Secretary General of the Supreme Islamic Shiite Council Nazih Jammoul, representing the head of the Council, Imam Sheikh Abdul Amir Qabalan, representative of MP Walid Jumblatt, Deputy Interior Minister of the Progressive Socialist Party in al-Kharoub Province, Dr. Salim al-Sayed, Dr. Muhammad Dagher representing the Amal movement, Hassan Al-Hajj representing Hezbollah, the General Coordinator of the Future Movement in South Mount Lebanon Walid Sarhal, Eng. Majed Tro, representing MP Aladdin Trou, Marwa Al-Hajjar, representing MP Muhammad Al-Hajjar, President of the Union of Municipalities of Northern Iqlim Al-Kharoub, Engineer Ziad Al-Hajjar, Yasser Basbous as representativeMajor General Ibrahim Basbous, Head of the Sports Department in the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Muhammad Saeed Oweidat, a delegation of Beirut associations, bodies and associations headed by the head of the Beirut Media City Development Cultural Council Muhammad al-Assi, mayors, mayors and personalities from social welfare institutions, actors, deans, directors of schools and colleges, educational bodies and school students from District Mayors.

The ceremony began with verses from the Holy Quran by student Qassem Mohsen, then the national anthem, and the ceremony was presented by Dr. Viola Makhzoom, then Dr. Qabbani spoke and expressed his happiness for his presence on the campus of the Islamic University, and said: “From here, from this civilized edifice, nation-building begins. Not only but also opens the doors of the whole world.This university has great merit among the many universities in Lebanon that build future generations and revive the country.” In Khaldeh, which has been transformed today thanks to the benefactors, thanks to those who believe in science and thanks to His Eminence the Galilee Sheikh, the sheikh of moderation and patriotism in Lebanon, Sheikh Abdul Amir Qabalan.

Qabbani affirmed that the Qur’an is a link between faith and science, for faith and knowledge are the basis for building generations and nations, and for progress and elevation in life. Science coupled with faith, faith without knowledge does not lead to the desired end, and knowledge without faith leads to chaos, chaos, collapse, and the destruction of all human values, as we notice today what is happening in the world, especially among those who have reached the peak in knowledge, but their moral decadence and the decadence of values ​​descended into the abyss. This structure, i.e. the science associated and dependent on the building, is what leads us to the best life and to transcendence and sublimity. God Almighty says, “Only those who worship God fear the scholars.” The scholars are those who fear God because they delve into science and walk through their knowledge to discover the truth and greatness of this. Universe”.

And social welfare institutions – the Islamic Orphanage strongly believe that persons with disabilities are considered a huge human energy that should be taken care of as they are an integral part of society and their circumstances should not prevent them from struggling in life and in order to reach social development and to achieve their selves, ambitions and future. Which falls within the scope of the human capacity development sector by introducing the segments of society to the specialized services provided by social welfare institutions in the field of persons with disabilities, and since the institutions are the initiative and the forerunner in humanitarian work and securing the rights of citizens in all aspects of life, the institutions have started a policy of full integration since the year 1984 was the first in this field, then the achievements continued over the years. The year 2000 was the opening of the university integration program carried out by the institutions. In the same year, the first batch was registered in the official institutes. In the year 2004, the registration of children in private institutes began, and the process of graduating these children from private institutes and from private and official schools began. In the year 2006, the postgraduate studies service was opened for university students, and in 2007 the total deaf people were enrolled in institutes and most universities.

And he added… The integration and support program worked to achieve a set of goals and aspirations, the most prominent of which is caring for those we support to move on the path of science, supervising them and meeting their requirements. And here are the social welfare institutions, that voluntary national system, continuing their educational path to contribute to the advancement of society by presenting active and interactive people with their societies. This is our culture and these are our goals, and our principles are to take care of people with disabilities. and knowledge to open their hands to our children, inclusive centers that believed in our mission and our children and extended a helping hand to them, and universities such as the Islamic University, which had the initiative and opened its doors to contribute to the advancement of the capabilities of persons with disabilities and cooperated fully with us in all fields in order to build the future of our children and the disabled, and did not spare them anything. of things.

He pointed out that this ceremony today confirms this solid and benevolent will of the leaders and officials in this university to tell everyone that we are with people with disabilities in order to advance them, educate them, support them and stand by them to achieve their lives and build their future. Just as the social welfare institutions were the destination of everyone in need in their services across the country, so were the inclusive universities, foremost of which is the Islamic University of Lebanon, which opened its doors and provided material and moral support to our children in social welfare institutions with visual and hearing disabilities. And here we are today, following the path of goodness and for them to raise the banner of the disabled high, raising the slogan, “Inclusion is one of my rights.” Therefore, I add and say in the name of these loved ones.

experiences for people with disabilities

Then the students, Rana Zain Al-Din, Hassan Shukr, and Ruba Ali from people with disabilities presented their live experiences that they had gone through and proved their success in it.

Mrs. Amal Ibrahim, the official of the Al-Ma’een Club for People with Disabilities, presented her experience, then a documentary film was shown about the Human Capabilities Development Complex in Aramoun, which is affiliated with the Social Welfare Institutions.

Lord

Finally, there was a speech by Dr. Al-Mawla, in which she said: It is not surprising that two institutions working in the social, pastoral and academic fields meet about the right of the disabled to integrate. Inclusion refers to achieving equality, participation and opportunities for people with special needs, just like others in society, and removing any manifestation of discrimination by giving them opportunities and equal rights and making the conditions surrounding them normal. Inclusion is also intended to provide various types of services and care for people with special needs in the environment of ordinary people. We are two institutions working in the service of the people of the country, committed to bearing responsibility towards their citizens. Perhaps in Lebanon we have not reached the efficiency of the public sector in the face of cases that loosen their weight as a result of crises, so the initiative came from the private and civil sectors, and we do not mean the private sector, which usually benefits from crises. To increase his wealth, what is meant is the civil initiatives undertaken by the private welfare societies through a purely humanitarian impulse equipped with sense, passion and tenderness, as well as responsibility, professionalism and morality, an attempt to heal the wounds and come up with solutions. Your institution performs great, varied and specialized services, and over the years it has spread in all Lebanese regions, relying on the offerings of benevolent people from civil society. Among the similarities is that our institution has also faithfully nurtured for many years, promising and superior youth who have been exhausted by poverty, deprivation and destitution, and the university will never accept any obstacle to their excellence and creativity.

She added… We are meeting today to demand the right of the disabled to social and educational integration, that is, integrated social mixing that requires continuous educational integration and planning. As for educational integration, it aims to enroll exceptional students with ordinary students in regular classes all the time, as these students receive joint educational programs This type of merger requires the availability of conditions and factors that help to make it successful. Including the acceptance of ordinary students and extraordinary students with the provision of procedures that work to make this direction a success. If in the past, assistance to the disabled was limited to mitigating the effects of the wars that ravaged this country, then we see it with our own eyes, and we work to deal with cases of sensory, motor or mental disabilities, as the social abuse that works to hide them out of shame is shameful, and the disabled is considered a burden on the parents, and this What made addressing this approach take a long time, which the West preceded us a lot, as confronting cases of disability did not reach the point of dealing with realism only in recent years. Therefore, inclusion encourages society to adopt a view towards persons with disabilities.

She saw Dr. The Lord that the real problem lies in how to work on integrating them into their societies. Effective educational integration and involvement in the special education system helps people with disabilities to face problems and challenges and takes into account their special conditions according to the type of disability. The integration of people with special needs into society is one of the advanced steps that are being considered It has various rehabilitation programmes. What is meant by the method of integration is to provide services and care in an environment far from isolation, but for integration there are scientific and educational rules and conditions that must be available before, during and after its application. The principle of integration has become an urgent educational issue in the field of special education. Yes, they deserve all the care and attention for integration, as they are an integral part of the whole society, and we do not differentiate between a healthy society and a disabled society. 

I concluded by saying… It is our responsibility towards our children, as the right to integration is their sovereign right. I welcome you to the Islamic University in Lebanon, which is the incubator through the word of the university, values ​​and ethics through the word of Islam, the nation and its children from the word of Lebanon, as we made the university’s motto “University”. For the whole country.” Through our culture and morals, I say that it is contrary to human values ​​to stand idly by towards a humanitarian issue that is part of our society. We will not provide any effort to serve this humanitarian project, so we are working to help in the integration of cases of disabilities, and our project today is only evidence of integration and concerted efforts between community institutions to serve our children in the absence of a clear educational policy.

Exhibition

Mawla Qabbani and the attendees inaugurated the exhibition of educational means for teaching and rehabilitating people with disabilities.

Bint Jbeil exhibition organized by the Islamic University of Lebanon and the University of Kaslik

At Our Lady of Annunciation School…Rmeish.

The last day of the edex Biel exhibition, in which the Islamic University of Lebanon has participated since its inception in all its faculties.

Participation of the Islamic University of Lebanon

At Al-Maseleh Exhibition..President Nabih Berri Cultural Center.

Time 01/25/2017