Fellowship & Internship Program
The Fellowship Program offers graduate students the opportunity to stay connected and to be engaged in the LAU’s OLE leadership programs in Lebanon and abroad.
The Internship Program offers current students the opportunity to be engaged in the LAU’s OLE leadership programs in Lebanon and abroad and to fulfill non-academic internship requirements throughout their studies.
LAU Case Competition
The LAU Case Competition (LAU CC) was founded in 2018 as the first consultancy case competition in Lebanon, aiming to nurture innovation and analytical skills among top Lebanese undergraduates. It welcomes students from diverse majors and backgrounds to compete in solving business cases while receiving mentorship in the process: https://casecompetition.lau.edu.lb
Youth Leadership
Leadership-based programs that aim to engage students on the principles of inclusiveness, leadership, and civic engagement. These programs aim to foster a new generation of global leaders who are committed to creating a more just, inclusive, and equitable world.
DIALOGUE: engages Lebanese and American high school students on the principles of good governance, social justice, inclusiveness, leadership, and civic engagement. The program provides a platform for the students from both countries to engage in meaningful debate that promotes mutual understanding and respect for cultural diversity. Participants develop cross-cultural communication skills, leadership qualities, and a sense of global citizenship. This is a program funded by the U.S. Embassy in Beirut.
Outreach and Leadership Academy (OLA)
Housed in a newly restored eighteenth-century residence in Sidon’s Old Town, OLA acts as a beacon for civic engagement and an open space for all parents, students, teachers and practitioners to learn more about LAU and to engage in all its leadership and civic engagement initiatives. The location doubles as LAU’s and HFSHD’s South Lebanon office.
In 2016, OCE launched OLA Solidere and devised an action plan based on the below 8 pillars:
Simulation Models;
- Entrepreneurship programs and activities;
- Internship opportunities and workshops;
- Leadership Certification for public employees, NGOs, educational sector and young professionals;
- Professional Development for Rafic Hariri High School (Board of Advisors);
- International Programs & Business Development;
- “Our Constitution” (Dostourona): a program aimed at enlightening students about the constitution & the Taef Accord; and
- NGO program for sustainable development