• BAU First aid Training

BAU recognizes the work of health institutions in this regard, has collaborated with the Red Cross to guide their students, staff and local community with training session on first aid. This event contributes to SDG3 Health and Well-being in the community.

• UNIDO and Beirut Arab University organize a training about Market-based Construction Skills for All

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), with generous contribution of the Government of Japan collaborated with Beirut Arab University (BAU) and The Ministry of Industry in Lebanon to establish two new vocational training centers for Electricity and Solar energy at the BAU – Tripoli campus.

The project aims to create economic opportunities and jobs in the construction sector for members of the host and refugee communities –especially vulnerable women and youth –since investment in skills development and innovation are crucial drivers of economic growth and development.

The project focuses on delivering training skills aligned with market needs and on serving the local communities in the North of Lebanon, especially vulnerable youth & women whose enrollment in the training is encouraged as part of this project.

Beneficiaries will learn new skills and acquire on the latest technologies and practices in the market in order to increase their chances of finding a job and achieve inclusive education. This event contributes to SDG1 No poverty and SDG4 Quality Education in the community.

• Campaign for enriching the students’ learning experiences and developing their skills in community engagement

An Awareness Campaign was launched by the Faculty of Pharmacy organized by Dr. Suzanne Nasser and Dr. Khaled Abdel Galil for enriching the students’ learning experiences and developing their skills in community engagement.

The Campaign targeted Students from Grades 9 to 12 in different public schools distributed in various regions since they are the vulnerable victims of the dangerous drugs abuse such as GHB (Gamma Hydroxybutyrate).

Senior pharmacy students used PowerPoint Presentations and interactive discussions to enlighten and spread awareness between the students. This event contributes to SDG4 Quality Education in the community.

• BAU Organized a Workshop for Activating Children in Creation of Game Board

The Faculty of Architecture- Design and Built Environment at Beirut Arab University organized a workshop at Karantina Park targeting the children through activating their participation in the creation of game boards.

This workshop was organized in partnership with UNFPA- Lebanon, UNESCO- Beirut and UNODC- ROMENA. This event contributes to SDG4 Quality Education in the community.

• Awareness Workshop Celebrating the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

For the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against women, the Human Rights Center at Beirut Arab University in collaboration with the Lebanese National Commission for UNESCO (LNCU) and Internal Security Forces ISF organized a workshop on Friday 4th of December 2020 at the village of Khrab El Hayatt- Akkar within the framework of 16 days to raise awareness globally on the elimination of violence against women.

The workshop, was represented by Dr. Tala Zein from the Lebanese National commission for UNESCO, Ms. Salam Zahran from the Human Rights Center at Beirut Arab University, and Major Youssef El Dekweir from the Internal security forces.

It targeted 25 participants mainly females and females for the local community, aimed at increasing public awareness on violence against women; building capacity and understanding main definitions and concepts in the framework of Women’s Rights; engaging youth in promoting women’s rights and contribution to fight discrimination within their society.

In addition, participants were trained on entrepreneur skills in developing projects and business. This event contributes to SDG5 Gender Equality in the community.

• Invitation for students to the Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange National Information Day

Beirut Arab University in collaboration with Erasmus performed the Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange National Information Day, this event will take place at the Beirut Campus and will host Erasmus + students. Additionally, people who wanted to be part of the event could register for free to obtain their place.

The event targets participants from universities and high schools (international relations officers, teachers, faculty members, students, managers) and youth organizations (officers in charge of international relations and youth mobility, support staff for youth training).

During the event, experts, testimonials and alumni of Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange will present the project and its opportunities in details.

Taking part in the event will provide the knowledge and tools for institutions and individuals to get involved in the Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange project activities during the next years. This event contributes to SDG4 Quality Education in the community.

• BAU and “IRADA” Launched Free Clinics for Corona Patients

BAU wants to promote a healthy lifestyle and considers that cooperation between institutions is essential in this time of pandemic, health public has been affected by the great demand of people attacked by the covid19.”

The health and social situation of the human being in Lebanon has become threatening, especially since hospitals have reached their maximum capacity, and that field clinics shall contribute in facing the virus, which will provide its services freely for everybody through a medical and nursing team from BAU under the supervision of the BAU Health Care Center of the Faculty of Medicine”.

For this reason, in collaboration with IRADA, launched free clinics for corona patients. “The clinics will provide free medical examination and follow-up to patients who do not need hospitalization and can be treated at home by a group of specialist doctors and nurses in field clinics specially established near the intersection of Sports City and Tarik Al Jadidah.

They consist of seven clinics fully equipped with their facilities, and a ready ambulance for the Islamic Medical Association to transfer critical cases to Makassed Hospital and Rafik Hariri Hospital”. This event contributes to SDG3 Health and Well-being in the community.

• Workshop entitled “Let’s try Mediterranean Diet”

The Faculty of Health sciences at Beirut Arab University -Tripoli campus organized a workshop entitled “Let’s try Mediterranean Diet”.

The event was attended by the Vice President for Tripoli branch Affairs Prof. Khaled Baghdady, Faculty Director Dr. Nisrine Bissar, Faculty Students, Staff and Local community. Projects of students from the Nutrition and Dietetics Department were displayed within the framework of their food service management course aimed towards educating the public on the advantages of the Mediterranean Diet. This event contributes to SDG3 Health and Well-being and SDG4 Quality Education in the community.

• Oral Health awareness campaign at Makassed Khaled Bin Walid kindergarten

The Faculty of Dentistry at Beirut Arab University organized an activity Entitled "Improving the Oral Health of Preschoolers" this activity was prepared and performed by the fifth-year students as a partial fulfillment of the “Community Service” course at Makassed khaled Bin Al Walid (KBWH) Kindergarten.

The purpose of this activity is to involve the children in the Oral Health Awareness campaign and to allow them to discover the BAU Mobile Dental Clinic and get to know more about the facilities of the dental office.

The dentists presented a PowerPoint presentation related to healthy activities that affect their oral health like oral hygiene measures, oral habits and appropriate diet.

Teachers as well had the opportunity to be exposed to effective treatments they can use in regards to their own oral health and their kids as well. This event contributes to SDG3 Health and Well-being in the community.

• BAU Summer Vibes “Middle East Social Media Fest”

BAU in cooperation with MESMA2022 carried out a vibrant hybrid social media marketing event that merges social media experts, business people & senior university students with the aim of providing ‘higher’ level of content and dialogue-based around social media for business, along with rewarding individuals and companies who are making great strides in the realm of social media marketing, through the Middle East Social Media Award.

The event was freely accessible and free for the entire local community. This event contributes to SDG4 Quality Education.

• Seminar Entitled “Personalized Medicine: Diabetes as a Model”

The Faculty of Medicine hosted a seminar entitled “Personalized Medicine: Diabetes as a Model” presented by Dr. May Sanyoura, a post-doctoral scholar at Kovler Diabetes Center, University of Chicago.

Dr. Sanyoura talked about the novel techniques in genetics and their implications in the medical field.

She also discussed her recent research work about monogenic diabetes stressing on the importance of genetic counselling for better diagnosis and treatment strategies.

The event was free to access for people from the local community who wanted to participate. This event contributes to SDG4 Quality Education and SDG3 Health and Wellbeing.