BEIRUT
– The President of the American University of Technology (AUT), Dr. Ghada Saqer
Hinain, has welcomed HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, founder and chairman of Talal
Abu-Ghazaleh Global (TAG.Global), at the University to discuss university
education-related issues in Lebanon as well as other relevant Arab and
International issues.

The
meeting was attended by the University's Board of Directors and members of the
Board of Trustees, the MENA EdTech Alliance President, Dr. Rabie Baalbaki, and
the Vice-President of the Alliance for International Partnerships and Relations
Coordinator, Ms. Nora Al-Murabi, in addition to a delegation of TAG.Global
directors.

During
the meeting, Dr. Hinain commended the initiatives launched by Dr.
Abu-Ghazaleh in Lebanon to serve the community through the recently signed
agreements with higher education institutions and other relevant ministries, in
addition to the inauguration of Knowledge Stations with the aim of
 fighting digital illiteracy and disseminating knowledge.

On
behalf of the University and its Board of Trustees, Dr. Hinain expressed her thanks and
appreciation to Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh
for accepting their invitation to become a member of the University's Board of
Trustees and to patronize the graduation ceremony of the 2022 Batch at the
University campus located on the Byblos highway. 

For
his part, Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh extended his gratitude for joining the University’s
Board of Trustees, praising the global position the University maintains in
terms of scientific research and other academic fields.

Dr.
Abu-Ghazaleh stressed the important role assigned to academics and experts to
instill a spirit of optimism and hope among young people towards their
homeland, Lebanon, the pride of all Arabs who consider Lebanon as the
lighthouse of science and knowledge.

Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh, further, emphasized the need
for forming a committee of experts and academics to develop solutions and draw
a roadmap to solve the current Lebanese crises without resorting to the
International Monetary Fund (IMF). That is in addition to raising youth
awareness and addressing them in a civilized manner about the potential of
developing their country that is rich with highly qualified minds and expertise
capable of lifting the country out of its impasse.