02 APR 2014 12:00 Seminar
“The initiative of cardiovascular screening and management in the Primary Health Care Center Network in Lebanon, results and policy implications”
Randa Hamadeh (MPH, Head of the PHC Department at the Ministry of Public Health)
Rouham Yamout (MD, MPH, former NCD Program Coordinator, WHO)
Van Dyck Hall, AUB
FHS
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02 APR 2014 16:00 Lecture
“Dimensional reduction of N = 2 supergravity from a geometrical perspective”
Owen Vaughan (Department of Mathematics and Center for Mathematical Physics, University of Hamburg, Germany)
College Hall, AUB
CAMS
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03 APR 2014 Lecture
“Medical Education in the 21st Century, Future and Challenges”
Prof. Hossam Hamdy (D.S., PhD. Professor of Medical Education & Pediatric Surgery and Vice- Chancellor and Dean of the Medical & Health Sciences Colleges, University of Sharjah, UAE)
BAU
Faculty of Medicine
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03 APR 2014 16:00 Lecture
“Literature and Music”
Eliya Francis
Byblos campus, LAU
Organizer: Department of Humanities
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03 APR 2014 18:00 Conférence
“Les avocats libanais face à l’Etat : contestation, collusion, coopération ?”
Melhem Khalaf (Avocat, membre de la commission de l’ONU contre la discrimination raciale)
Carlos Daoud (Avocat, membre du réseau euro-méditerranéen des droits de l’Homme)
Ghida Frangieh (Avocate, co-animatrice de l’ONG Legal Agenda)
Samer Ghamroun (Doctorant à l’Institut des Sciences sociales du Politique à l’ENS)
IFPO
Cycle de conférences : « Liban, quel État, pour quelle(s) citoyenneté(s) ? »
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03 APR -02 MAY 2014 Exposition
“Exposition des fresques médiévales du Liban”
Bibliothèque Orientale, USJ
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03 APR -30 MAY 2014 Exposition
“Exposition des fresques médiévales du Liban, un patrimoine à sauvegarder”
Exposition photographique
Bibliothèque Orientale, USJ
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07-09 APR 2014 Conference
“Multilingualism across Disciplinary Borders”
Organizer:
Department of English (AUB)
Center for English Language Research and Teaching (AUB)
l’unité mixte Structure et Dynamiques des Langues (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement)
Venue: West Hall, AUB
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08 APR 2014 12:00 Lecture
“Metagovernance and control of multi-level governance frameworks: the case of the European Union budgetary control”
Dr. Antonio-Martín Porras-Gómez
West Hall, AUB
Department of Political Studies and Public Administration
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08 APR 2014 18:00 Conférence
“Mémoires de la violence, violence des mémoires: Cinéma, conflits et transitions politiques”
Ricardo Bocco (Professeur de sociologie politique, Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement (IHEID), Genève)
Salle de conférence de l’Institut Français du Liban
Cycle de conférences « Les rendez-vous de l’Ifpo »
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09 APR 2014 10:30 Presentation
“The Impacts of Population Growth and Climate Change in Lebanon and Egypt on Water Scarcity, Agricultural Output and Food Security”
Diala Al-Dabbas
Richard N. Tutwiler (Professor, founding Director of the Research Institute for a Sustainable Environment, AUC)
Nadim Farajalla (Associate Professor of Environmental Hydrology at the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and the Faculty Research Director of the Climate Change and the Environment in the Arab World Program at IFI, AUB)
IFI Building (Green Oval), AUB
The Climate Change and Environment in the Arab World Program at IFI
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
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09 APR 2014 12:00 Seminar
“Feasibility of Cellphone surveys in Lebanon: Examining Biases and Cost-Effectiveness control”
Abla Mehio-Sibai (PhD, Professor)
Lilian Ghandour (PhD, Assistant Professor at the Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, FHS)
Van Dyck Hall, AUB
Faculty of Health Sciences
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09 APR 2014 18:00 Séminaire
“La traduction des sciences humaines à l’épreuve des réalités socio-culturelles”
Dr. Jamal Chehayed
IFPO
«Ta‘rīb et taġrīb : Questions de traduction et de réécriture»
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09 APR 2014 18:00 Seminar
“Zaki Nassif’s Art and Legacy”
Moderator: Akram Rayess
“The process of archiving Zaki Nassif’s compositions and documents” Giselle Hebbo
“Transcribing Zaki Nassif’s folkloric songs to Chamber Music” Brin Hachem
“Mahma Yettjarrah Baladna goes Philharmonic” Jamal Aboul Hosn
“Baalbeck Festival, Folkloric Arts & Zaki Nassif” Samia Saab
“Zaki Nassif’s Musical Language” Rev Badih Hajj
“Folk music in its creative particularity” Samir Sayegh
-Discussion
- The seminar will include projection of parts from a documentary on Zaki Nassif (Produced by the Ministry of Culture and directed by Lara Saba)
West Hall, AUB
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09 APR 2014 18:30 Conférence
“De la Question d’Orient au XXe siècle – La permanence du fonctionnement de la géopolitique du Proche-Orient”
Pr. Henry Laurens
Campus des sciences humaines, USJ
Un événement présenté par :
Faculté des lettres et des sciences humaines
Institut des sciences politiques
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10 APR 2014 12:00 Lecture
“Relatable Architecture”
João Pedro Falcão de Campos (architect)
Byblos campus, LAU
Organizer: Department of Architecture and Interior Design
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10 APR 2014 12:00 Lecture
“The Protection of the Intellectual Property”
Mr. Wissam El Amil
Debbieh Campus, BAU
Center for Entrepreneurship
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10 APR 2014 16:00 Lecture
“The Arabic Novel Today”
Hasan Daoud (writer, journalist)
Beirut campus, LAU
Organizer: Department of Humanities
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10 APR 2014 16:00 Lecture
“What’s left of the Egyptian Revolution? Revolt & Reaction three years after the Republic of Tahrir”
Thanassis Cambanis (the Century Foundation)
College Hall, AUB
CAMES
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10 APR 2014 18:00 Conférence
“Le Califat islamique : la position des Frères musulmans”
Conférencier : Dr. Saïd Abdul Rahman (Professeur d’histoire Université libanaise et Ifpo)
Modérateur : Tarek Aziza (Professeur d’histoire contemporaine, Ifpo)
Salle de conférence de l’Institut Français du Liban
Cycle de conférences « Les rendez-vous de l’Ifpo »
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11 APR 2014 12:00 Lecture
“Relatable Architecture”
João Pedro Falcão de Campos (architect)
Beirut campus, LAU
Organizer: Department of Architecture and Interior Design
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11 APR 2014 12:00 Lecture
“Writing the City”
Mishka Mojabber Mourani (senior vice president of International College)
Beirut campus, LAU
Organizer: Department of English Language Instruction
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11 APR 2014 14:00 Lecture
“Academic From Knowledge to Practice”
Prof. Amal Galal (Faculty of Pharmacy)
Ali Rached Hall, BAU
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11 APR 2014 19:00 Lecture
” الدين والدولة في الفقه السياسي الشيعيّ”
الدكتور سعود المولى
Campus des sciences humaines, USJ
Institut de lettres orientales
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11-12 APR 2014 Film screening, discussion and workshop
“Political participation and citizenship in cultural practices”
Akram Zaatari (video artist, curator)
Charif Kiwan (filmmaker, founding member of Abounaddara Films)
College Hall, AUB
With the generous support of:
School of English’ project Imagining the Common Ground, University of Kent, UK
Global Uncertainties and Economic & Social Research Council, UK
Arts and Humanities Initiative, AUB
Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies (CAMES), AUB
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14 APR 2014 12:00 Lecture
“Lattice Detection of MIMO Systems”
Dr. Oussama Damen (associate professor at the University of Waterloo)
Byblos campus, LAU
Organizer: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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14 APR 2014 16:00 Lecture
“The Meaning of Life”
Dr. Prashant Kakoday
Beirut campus, LAU
Organizer: Department of Social Sciences
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15 APR 2014 12:30 Lecture
“Roaming Shells”
Susan Molesky (architecture professor)
Beirut campus, LAU
Organizer: Department of Fine Arts & Foundation Studies
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15 APR 2014 11:30 Panel Discussion
“Going out in Lebanon: Success Stories and Challenges”
Tony Habre (White & Iris)
Ziad Kamel (Couqley & The Angry Monkey)
Annette Maalouf Rami (Café Blanc / Casper & Gambini’s)
Yasser Akkaoui (Executive Magazine)
Moderator: Yasser Akkaoui
College Hall, AUB
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15 APR 2014 15:30 Debate
“Civil marriage should be legally implemented in Lebanon”
Zaabri Science Lecture Hall, AUB
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15-17 APR 2014 16:00 Lecture
“Series of Lectures on Breast Cancer”
Dr. Isabelle Romieu (MD, MPH., ScD – International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France)
Agriculture 102 Lecture Hall, AUB
Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences
15 “Can we prevent Breast Cancer: What the evidence shows”
16 “Cancer prevention strategies in relation to the obesity epidemic: Research priorities”
17 “Fatty acids and breast cancer”
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15 APR 2014 18:00 Conférence
“Le marécage antique de la Béqa‘ centrale : une zone tampon entre le territoire de Bérytos et de Sidon à l’époque romaine”
Georges Abou Diwan (Université Libanaise – Dpt. d’Art et d’Archéologie)
Jean Doumit (Université Libanaise – Dpt. de Géographie)
Salle de conférence de l’Institut français
Cycle de conférences « Les rendez-vous de l’Ifpo »
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16 APR 2014 13:00 Presentation
“Arab States and UN Human Rights Mechanisms”
Fateh Azzam (Director of Afari Institute for Civil Society and Citizenship and Senior Public Policy Fellow at IFI)
IFI Auditorium, AUB
IFI
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16 APR 2014 16:00 Seminar
“Applying Current Neuroproteomics Techniques in the Assessment of Different Models of Brain Injury”
Dr. Firas H. Kobeissy (Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics)
Chemistry Building, AUB
Chemistry Department
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16 APR 2014 17:00 Lecture
“Transmission of Knowledge: Across Religious Boundaries in the Middle Ages”
Charles Burnett (Warburg Institute, University of London)
College Hall, AUB
2014 Anis Makdisi Memorial Lecture
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16 APR 2014 17:00 Conférence
“La Société Lybienne : Enjeux et Défis”
S.E. M. Tarek Mitri
Campus des sciences sociales, USJ
Un événement présenté par : Institut des sciences politiques
En collaboration avec : Centre Walid Ben Talal pour les études sur le monde arabe
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16 APR 2014 17:30 Lecture
“Beirut at the time of the Crusades: Urbanism and Monuments”
Dr. Patricia Antaki (Chercheur CESCM Poitiers, Centre Pouzet USJ, ARPOA, Balamand)
Post Hall, Archaeological Museum, AUB
Society of Friedns of the AUB Museum
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16 APR 2014 18:30 Lecture
“Give me a sign!”
Malte Martin (graphic designer , visual artist)
Architecture Lecture Hall, AUB
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17 APR 2014 10:00 Journée d’étude
“Faire des sciences humaines et sociales en contexte de conflit : acteurs et pratiques du savoir”
IFPO
«Acteurs et pratiques locales des SHS en situation de conflit»
“Le métier d’historien et la guerre : notes sur le cas libanais” Candice Raymond (OIB)
“Conflits et sciences sociales en Palestine : éthiques épistémologiques et parcellisation des savoirs” Vincent Romani (UQAM)
Discutants : Sari Hanafi (AUB) et François Siino (IREMAMCNRS).
«Table ronde autour de l’ouvrage collectif Pas de printemps pour la Syrie»
Avec :
Bruno Paoli (Ifpo)
Hassan Abbas (Ifpo)
Samir Aïta (Cercle des économistes arabes)
Ali Al-Atassi (journaliste et vidéaste)
Arthur Quesnay (Ifpo/Paris I)
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17 APR 2014 12:00 Lecture
“Turkish Foreign Policy in a Changing Arab World: A ‘New Turkey’ for a ‘New Middle East’?”
Bilgin Ayata (Freie University Berlin)
College Hall, AUB
CAMES and PSPA
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17 APR 2014 15:30 Lecture
“Ocean Prediction and Risk Assessment: Environmental Challenges of the Oil & Gas Industry in Lebanon”
Overview by guest speakers from King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST), KSA:
Dr. Omar Knio (Professor, Applied Mathematics & Computational Sciences & Mechanical Engineering)
Dr. Ibrahim Hoteit (Associate Professor, Earth Sciences and Engineering & Applied Mathematics & Computational Sciences)
Panel Discussion:
Dr. Omar Knio (KAUST)
Dr. Ibrahim Hoteit (KAUST)
Dr. Mazen Al Goul (AUB, Chemistry)
Dr. Issam Lakkis (AUB, Mechanical Engineering)
Dr. Fadl Mukalled (AUB, Mechanical Engineering)
Engineering Lecture Hall, AUB
Munib and Angela Masri Institute of Energy and Natural Resources
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17 APR 2014 19:00 Lecture
“Towards the Centennial and Beyond: Turkey and the Armenian Genocide”
Dr. Bilgin Ayata and Dr. Dikran Kaliguian
West Hall, AUB
Lebanese Armenian Heritage Club
On the occasion of the 99th Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide
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17 APR 2014 20:00 Concert
“Remembering Zaki Nassif and Road Friends”
By the Lebanese National Orchestra for Oriental Music
Assembly Hall, AUB
The AUB Zaki Nassif Program Music Festival “In Celebration of a Musical Legacy”
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20-22 APR 2014 Workshop
“CAMS Workshop on Coding Theory”
College Hall, AUB
Centre For advanced Mathematical Sciences (CAMS)
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department (ECE)
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22 APR 2014 09:00 Symposium
“Materials Science and Energy International Symposium”
Keynote lectures by international scientists:
Professor Michael J. Aziz (School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University)
Professor Sebastian Volz (CNRS, Ecole Centrale de Paris)
Science Lecture Hall, AUB
Materials Science Initiative in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
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22 APR 2014 15:30 Lecture
“Setting the Agenda: The Experience of LCPS in Influencing Policymaking in Lebanon”
Sami Atallah (Director of Lebanese Center for Policy Studies)
IFI Auditorium, AUB
IFI
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23 APR 2014 08:00 Conference
“Algebra, Lie Groups and Related Topics”
College Hall, AUB
Center for Advanced Mathematical Sciences (CAMS)
Department of Mathematics
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23 APR 2014 15:00 Lecture
“Violence, Torture and Cinema: From the Middle East to Latin America and Back”
Dr. Riccardo Bocco (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva)
IFI Auditorium, AUB
IFI in collaboration with the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Media Studies
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23-25 APR 2014 Film screenings
“Maroun Baghdadi in the Limelight (1950-1993)”
West Hall, AUB
The Center for Civic Engagement and Community Service (CCECS)
Palestinian Cultural Club (PCC) at AUB
in collaboration with ‘Nadi Lekol El Nas’ and MMKN organization
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“Maroun Baghdadi’s Bibliography (17 min)”
“Beirut Oh Beirut” (110 min)
24 “Little Wars” (110 min)”
25 “Out of Life” (94 min)”
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25 APR 2014 12:00 Seminar
“Targeting Breast Cancer Metastasis by the Hypocix Cytotoxin DCQ”
Dr. Hala Muhtaseb (Biology department, AUB)
Beirut campus, LAU
Organizer: Department of Natural Sciences
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25 APR 2014 12:00 Lecture
“Post-Uprisings Economies: Alternatives and the Changing Paradigm”
Wael Gamal (economic journalist, researcher)
Ziad Abdel Samad (executive director of the Arab NGO Network for Development)
IFI Auditorium, AUB
IFI
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25 APR 2014 15:15 Symposium
“Nutrition and Food Research Day”
Keynote speakers:
Ms. S. Escott-Stump (author, former President of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)
Dr. Bruno Minjauw (FAO Representative for Lebanon)
Panel discussion: Toward a Lebanese Food Safety Law and Authority
Beirut campus, LAU
Organizer: Department of Natural Sciences
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28 APR 2014 14:00 Panel Discussion
“‘Converging Creativities: Literature and Science”
Building 37, AUB
Arts & Humanities and Sciences
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28 APR 2014 18:30 Screening
“Arab Women in Architecture” (documentary)
Architecture Lecture Hall, AUB
Department of Architecture and Design
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28 APR – 30 SEP 2014 Exhibition
“Art in Office: Artworks from around AUB Campus”
AUB Art Gallery
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29 APR 2014 12:30 Lecture
“Thinking through Metaphor in Science”
West Hall, AUB
Psychology Department
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29 APR 2014 16:00 Conference
“Syrian Conflict Coverage”
Beirut campus, LAU
Organizer: Department of Communication Arts
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30 APR 2014 Lecture
“Musical Memories of Sassoun Armenians in Turkey”
Wendy Hamelink (Ph.D. Candidate at Leiden University, research fellow at the Orient Institut, Beirut)
Haigazian University
Armenian Diaspora Research Center
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30 APR 2014 12:00 Lecture
“American Foreign Policy from the Middle East to Asia”
Ömer Taspınar (U.S. National War College)
IFI Auditorium, AUB
Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies (CAMES)
Department of Political Studies and Public Administration (PSPA)
In collaboration with the Institute for Palestine Studies
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