Remaining loyal to its mission of "Empowering Arab Youth", the Lebanese American University, in partnership with the National Council on US-Arab Relations and the Hariri Foundation for Sustainable Human Development is proud to launch the 3rd Lebanese American University Model Arab League program. The inauguration of the program will take place on Saturday February 8, 2014 in Irwin Auditorium, LAU Beirut. The National Council on US-Arab Relations is dedicated to form an overarching bridge of political, cultural, economic, social, and information cooperation between the American citizens and their Arab counterparts. In thriving towards its goal, the Council has been engaging in various educational and leadership exchanges among students. As part of its initiatives, NCUSAR held the first ever Model Arab League Conference at Georgetown University, Washington DC in 1983. Within the same framework, the Lebanese American University, through the Outreach and Civic Engagement unit, has actively committed itself in educating the whole person and preparing world class citizens and global leaders by engaging in several leadership and simulation programs and initiatives. Because of its long history of civic engagement and success stories in the promotion and cultivation of leadership, LAU got accredited from the NCUSAR to establish a Model Arab League conference within its premises. This gave LAU exclusivity and made it the pioneer in bringing MAL to Lebanon and the Middle East. Soon enough, the Lebanese American University partnered up with the Hariri Foundation for Sustainable Human Development, and expanded its scope of participation to include high school students of different religions, backgrounds, identities and affiliations from all over Lebanon.

• published: 15 Jan 2014
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