Charge d’Affaires Edward White joined Lebanese American University (LAU) President Dr. Joseph Jabbra in welcoming 66 new scholarship recipients through the USAID-funded University Scholarship Program (USP). Through USP, USAID supports talented Lebanese public school graduates with full four-year scholarships that include tuition fees, housing expenses, textbooks, and a monthly stipend. As part of their program, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Beirut | 18 October, 2018 | Topics:
Deputy Chief of Mission, Education, News, Press Releases, Speeches, U.S. & Lebanon
| Tags: Education, Scholarships, Universities, USAID
The Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) Student Leaders Program is a fully-funded intensive leadership training program in the United States for students between the ages of 20-24. The Student Leaders program is a rigorous leadership program for up to 60 undergraduate and graduate students from the Middle East and North Africa. Students are divided among U.S. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Beirut | 9 October, 2018 | Topics:
News, Scholarships and Exchanges, Study in the U.S.
| Tags: Exchanges, MEPI, Scholarships, Study in the U.S., Youth
Thank you very much, it is nice to see everybody and thank you very much for coming out on a Saturday. I think it is really important that we have the opportunity to spend a few minutes with you as Tomorrow’s Leaders graduates because you are so special to us at the U.S. Embassy, but ...
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By U.S. Embassy Beirut | 2 June, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Education, Speeches, U.S. & Lebanon
| Tags: Education, MEPI, Scholarships, Universities
Class of 2018 graduates, parents, LAU President Jabra, LAU Vice President Dr. Salem, LAU faculty and staff, I am honored to be with you today to mark this joyous occasion. In my opinion, of all the things we do as the U.S. government and the U.S. Embassy here, the Tomorrow’s Leaders program is one of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Beirut | 31 May, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Education, Speeches, U.S. & Lebanon
| Tags: Education, MEPI, Scholarships, Universities
Today, Deputy Chief of Mission Danny Hall met with University Scholarship Program (USP) students at the Lebanese American University (LAU) Byblos campus to voice the importance of education, volunteerism and civic engagement to contribute to a more stable and peaceful future for young generations in Lebanon. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through ...
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By U.S. Embassy Beirut | 13 April, 2017 | Topics:
Deputy Chief of Mission, Education, Press Releases
| Tags: Education, Scholarships, USAID
U.S. Ambassador Elizabeth Richard visited the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK) on December 2, highlighting the U.S. Government’s commitment to supporting education in Lebanon. Ambassador Richard participated in a ceremony for USEK students who completed a U.S. Embassy-funded training program on social action initiatives. The program—Enhancing Youth Education and Community Cohesion Through Learning English—seeks ...
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By U.S. Embassy Beirut | 5 December, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Education, Press Releases
| Tags: Ambassador Richard, Education, Scholarships, Universities
Today, US Ambassador to Lebanon Elizabeth Richard visited the Lebanese American University (LAU) Beirut campus to welcome 73 new students under the University Scholarship Program (USP). Through USP, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) supports public school graduates, selected through a merit-based process, with full four-year undergraduate scholarships that include tuition fees, housing ...
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By U.S. Embassy Beirut | 23 September, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Education, News, Press Releases, Success Stories
| Tags: Education, Scholarships, Universities
