15
March‘Abu-Ghazaleh Global’ Signs Agreement, Inaugurates Knowledge Station at General Secretariat of Catholic Schools in Lebanon
BEIRUT – During the recent of Dr. Talal
Abu Ghazaleh to Lebanon, (TAG.Global) has signed with the Secétariat Général des Ecoles Catoliques
au Liban (General Secretariat of Catholic Schools) in Lebanon an agreement to
cooperate in various areas. On the same occasion, a TAG Knowledge Station was
inaugurated in the presence of HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh. TAG.Global founder
and chairman, and HE Archbishop Hanna Rahma, chairman of the Episcopal
Committee for Catholic Schools in Lebanon.
The cooperation agreement and the opening
of the Station fall within the role TAG.Global plays in supporting various
institutions to keep pace with digital transformation and technological
development, especially in the education field.
The agreement was signed by Mr. Burhan Al
Ashkar, representative of Dr. Talal
Abu-Ghazaleh for culture and media in Lebanon, and Father Youssef Nasr, general
secretary of Catholic Schools.
During the signing ceremony, Father Nasr
emphasized the Catholic Schools historical dimension, their mission and vision
in keeping abreast of the latest educational development, praising TAG.Global’s
role in the field of digital transformation; in addition to the opening the
first Knowledge Station at the General Secretariat Center as part of a series
of knowledge stations that will be inaugurated at the Catholic Schools
successively to serve their students.
For his part, Archbishop Rahma pointed to
the importance of digital transformation globally and for the future of the
next generations. He further talked about Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh’s life journey,
which was characterized by his extraordinary and tireless efforts.
For his part, Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh spoke about
some parts of his life journey, emphasizing the significant role the Christian
Schools played during his childhood. He also expressed his delight with the
launch of the first TAG Knowledge Station in the Schools.
Concerning the education crisis in
Lebanon, Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh submitted a proposal to overcome the crisis by
launching a new digital education system starting next year, marking digital
transformation as an essential part of the system.
In the same context, Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh
stated that education will quickly shift
into digital learning, as the means of education changed and the demand for
information and communication technology became imperative, stressing the need
to teach this technology to students starting from the first levels of the
education process.