General News

2025

• LAU Business Students Achieve 2nd Place in Cosmaline Campus Craze Competition (May 22, 2025)
• LAU Students Drive Impactful NGO Strategy for LACODE (May 21, 2025)
• Antonine International School Students Exploring the Power of Economics at LAU (May 19, 2025)
• LAU Students Excel at the Third Annual Entrepreneurship Competition (May 13, 2025)
• LAU’s Economics Department Connects Students to Their Future (May 13, 2025)
• From a Bold First Step at LAU to a Global Impact in Research (May 09, 2025)
• LAU Students Discover the Wine Legacy of Lebanon (May 05, 2025)
• In Memoriam: His Excellency Adnan Kassar (May 05, 2025)
• LAU Students Win “Unleash Your Creativity” National Competition (May 02, 2025)
• LAU Students Win L’Oréal Brandstorm National Finals (Apr 29, 2025)
• Six LAU Faculty Listed Among the World’s Top 0.05 Percent by ScholarGPS (Apr 24, 2025)
• LAU Students Advance in National Competition (Apr 15, 2025)
• AKSOB Students Aligning Values with Actions (Apr 10, 2025)
• Dr. Ali Fakih Takes Part in Doctoral Dissertation Defense at Beirut Arab University (Apr 04, 2025)
• Preserving Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment in a Crisis (Apr 03, 2025)
• Michael Kouly on AI and Leadership (Apr 02, 2025)
• Bridging Theory and Practice at LAU (Mar 10, 2025)
• From Banking to the Wine Industry (Mar 06, 2025)
• Trust in Lebanon’s public institutions: a challenge for the new leadership (Feb 05, 2025)
• AKSOB Students Win Top Three HES–USP Excellence Awards (Jan 14, 2025)

2024

• Dr. Hussein Zeaiter Serves on a Doctorate Jury at the University of Montpellier, France (Dec 19, 2024)
• AKSOB Marketing Students Granted Internships at Alvin D’Or (Dec 17, 2024)
• Praise for AKSOB Student’s E-Marketing Project (Dec 17, 2024)
• Metaverse Learning: Pioneering Innovation in Times of Crisis (Dec 04, 2024)
• Cooking Up a Storm for a Good Cause (Nov 29, 2024)
• LAU Faculty Recognized Regionally for Teaching Innovation (Oct 23, 2024)
• Dr. Ali Fakih Presented his Research at a UN Women Workshop (Jul 02, 2024)
• Dr. Leila Dagher has been selected as an expert in a workshop organized by the UNEP and the Arabian Gulf University (Jun 24, 2024)
• Nurturing Leaders, Driving Innovation and Transforming Business Education (May 16, 2024)
• The Department of Economics at LAU Signs an Academic Pathway Agreement with Concordia University (May 14, 2024)
• USAID Community Service Project: Promoting the Significance of Pursuing an Economics Major among Students (Mar 15, 2024)
• Lecture on the Impact of the War in Gaza and Lebanon on the Lebanese Economy (Feb 23, 2024)
• LAU Entrepreneurs Ready to Tackle the Business Market (Jan 17, 2024)

2023

• Marketing Students Rewarded With Internships (Dec 18, 2023)
• Dr. Hassan Sherry participated as a discussant on a panel entitled “The Lebanese Economy in its Second Century” (Dec 06, 2023)
• LAU Still Top Nationwide in Business/Economics and Social Sciences (Nov 01, 2023)
• Trading Room Opens Up New Hands-On Experience for Business Students (Jul 27, 2023)
• The Role of Social Spending and Financial Inclusion in Fostering Inclusive Economic Growth in the MENA Region (Jun 15, 2023)
• Assessing the Progress of Arab States Toward the Sustainable Development Goals: The Role of Social Expenditures (Apr 12, 2023)

2022

• LAU’s Vertically Integrated Project Wins Major International Consortium Awards (Jun 08, 2022)
• Monthly Briefing from the Dean to AKSOB Alumni (Apr 19, 2022)
• QS Ranks LAU Among Top Universities Worldwide in Three Subjects (Apr 14, 2022)
• LAU and Boise State University Collaborate on Virtual Exchange Program (Jan 10, 2022)

2021

• AKSOB’s Business and Economics Programs Take the Lead, Again (Oct 26, 2021)
• Port of Beirut Blast: How People’s Subjective Experiences of the Trauma Differ (Aug 11, 2021)
• AKSOB Reaccredited by Prestigious AACSB International (Jul 02, 2021)
• LAU Further Boosts Strategic Pillar to Move Beyond Borders (Apr 07, 2021)
• AKSOB’s Hospitality and Tourism Management Department First in the Region to Gain ACPHA Accreditation (Mar 17, 2021)
• Bringing in Renowned Speakers to Deepen AKSOB Students’ Learning Experience (Jan 13, 2021)

2020

• LAU’s AKSOB Ranked First in the Top 25 percent Institutions and Economists in Lebanon (Dec 22, 2020)
• AKSOB’s Business and Economics Programs Ranked First in Lebanon by the Times Higher Education (Nov 02, 2020)
• AKSOB Faculty Talk International Funds and Economic Reform after Beirut’s Blast (Oct 06, 2020)
• The True Public Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Lebanon (Sep 04, 2020)
• AKSOB’s EMBA Online Experience: Sharing Thoughts (Jul 23, 2020)
• SAP Dual Study Program Boosts Career Prospects for LAU Students (May 19, 2020)
• AKSOB’s Business and Management Programs Ranked by QS, Again (Apr 24, 2020)
• HR Data Analytics: The Key to Strategic Business Decisions (Mar 20, 2020)

2019

• Honoring Lebanon’s Hospitality Industry Leaders (Jul 10, 2019)
• The Impact of New Technologies on Sustainability and Innovations (May 08, 2019)
• LAU Signs MOU with the International Center for the Education of Islamic Finance in Malaysia (May 01, 2019)
• How to Survive in the Age of Automation (Apr 25, 2019)
• AKSOB Programs Ranked by QS (Feb 27, 2019)

2018

• EMBA Graduates Credit the Degree for Their Success (Dec 12, 2018)
• Harvard Course for MBA and EMBA Students (Nov 27, 2018)
• Collaboration Announced Between LAU and L’Oréal (Sep 04, 2018)
• Collaboration Announced Between LAU and L’Oréal (Aug 30, 2018)
• New Harvard Course for MBA and EMBA Students (Jul 26, 2018)
• “The future of hospitality is in Asia” (May 03, 2018)
• L’Oreal Head of Trade Marketing Manager Gives a Knockout Presentation to EMBA Students (Feb 03, 2018)

2017

• The AKSOB Family Gets Into The Christmas Spirit (Dec 15, 2017)
• Breaking Data Elitism in the Arab Region: The Role of the Arab Development Portal (Nov 29, 2017)
• A talk by Mrs. Dagmar Symes, the General Manager of Phoenicia Beirut and Le Vendôme InterContinental Hotels (Nov 21, 2017)
• LAU Team Wins Regional Finals of L’Oréal Brandstorm 2017 (May 12, 2017)
• Marriott Corporation Conference (Apr 18, 2017)
• LAU Forum Analyzes Challenges and Trends in Human Resource Management (Apr 10, 2017)
• Working Together to Strengthen Lebanon’s Vital Family Businesses (Mar 30, 2017)
• MBA Alumnus Introduces Lebanese Civil Society Work at Davos Forum (Feb 03, 2017)
• Three Winners in Stock Exchange Competition (Feb 01, 2017)
• Newsweek Europe Cites LAU AKSOB as Leading B-school in Lebanon in Latest Issue (Jan 12, 2017)
• Fostering Leadership Development (Jan 09, 2017)

2016

• LAU Faculty Research Gets International Recognition (Dec 14, 2016)
• LAU to Get a Center for Innovation (Dec 09, 2016)
• Acknowledging a Leader’s Contribution to Business and Education (Dec 01, 2016)
• When Business Supports Education (Nov 08, 2016)
• LAU Signs Student Exchange Agreement with University of Chicago (Oct 27, 2016)
• LAU Alumnus announced as Head of Pan-Arab Daily (Oct 13, 2016)
• LAU Gains Recognition in International Internal Audit Event (Oct 11, 2016)
• The Lebanese Diaspora Lends a Helping Hand (Sep 30, 2016)
• LAU’s Study Abroad Program: A Learning Opportunity for All (Sep 02, 2016)
• LAU, Building Capacity Among the Youth (Aug 18, 2016)
• The Role of Higher Education in Supporting Volunteerism (Jul 01, 2016)
• Ethics and Knowledge, Weapons of LAU’s Graduates (Jun 13, 2016)
• AACSB Annual Conference for Europe, Middle East and Africa (Jun 07, 2016)
• EMBA Alumni Celebrate AACSB Accreditation (May 27, 2016)
• Congratulations to the Adnan Kassar School of Business (May 10, 2016)
• LAU showcased at Wharton School of Business MENA Conference (Apr 28, 2016)
• The Spirit of Service Lives on at LAU (Apr 26, 2016)
• Adnan Kassar School of Business Gains AACSB Accreditation (Apr 24, 2016)
• The School Welcomes the AACSB Peer Review Team (Mar 18, 2016)
• Delving Into the Minds and Opportunities of Arab Youth (Feb 03, 2016)

2015

• Celebrating a Leader’s Commitment to Education (Dec 22, 2015)
• All About Business in New York (Sep 11, 2015)
• Giving Back to the Community (Jul 24, 2015)
• Business Advisory Board Meeting (May 13, 2015)
• Our Students Are Winners in the “Concours des Écoles Hôtelières 2015” (May 08, 2015)
• Preparing for Future Marketing Strategists (May 07, 2015)
• LAU Reveals “Adnan Kassar School of Business” (Apr 22, 2015)

2014

• Researching Youth and the Arab Spring (May 07, 2014)
• Running for a cause (Jan 29, 2014)

2013

• LAU unveils Executive Center at Solidere (Sep 12, 2013)
• Hands-On Learning at Business Competition (Jun 18, 2013)
• Economic Statecraft (Feb 25, 2013)
• Taking LAU Expertise Beyond the Classroom (Feb 06, 2013)

2012

• A Globalized Lingua Franca (Dec 19, 2012)
• Young Enterprise (Dec 19, 2012)