University Innovation Fellows - User contributions [en]

Topic:Whpfd4cfkrh0giit

2021-10-03T13:57:09Z

Madhounmariam (talk | contribs) commented on "Interviews with anyone is a good place to start" (I definitely agree with you, communicating with administrative staff and faculty as students working on change making projects is totally...)

Topic:Whnkl89dfyf0i1tx

2021-10-03T13:53:45Z

Madhounmariam (talk | contribs) commented on "A broader view on current problems" (although I can't relate to your experience since my cohort is the first in the university, but of course, seeing the point of view of peo...)

Topic:Whnz2nqrcad6ewg5

2021-10-03T13:46:37Z

Madhounmariam (talk | contribs) commented on "Insights of Change Model Canvas" (In my opinion, change model canvas pushed us forward to discover, learn and consider several points of view and aspects such as business,...)

Topic:Whnz6o3cmjc89qdh

2021-10-03T13:37:39Z

Madhounmariam (talk | contribs) commented on "A Clearer Vision" (I fully agree with you : CMC helps in identifying common points between each strategic priority and makes it easier to merge or ideas and...)

Priorities:American University of Beirut Student Priorities

2021-09-26T21:54:04Z

Madhounmariam: /* AUB Digital Platform */

== Fall 2021 Priorities ==
 
=== How to AUB Directory ===
The last couple of years at AUB have shown great strides in I&E however during our interviews and research we noticed that not many people are aware of the resources that exist. Our first project idea is to raise awareness of what AUB has to offer for I&E, research, volunteering, clubs, and events. The "How to AUB Directory" is somewhat of a landscape campus offered to students to see and know their way in AUB. The directory can be done in the form of an application or a social media account showcasing all that is available at AUB. We will also include "How to Guides", inspired by the UIF guides offered to fellows, that will be made and reviewed by students and professors. Given our countries situation in 2021, creating and spending funding for new facilities and resources is difficult so instead of making something new, it's a great step to raise awareness of what is currently available at AUB.
 
=== New AUB Orientation ===
During our interviews conducted with first years, it was not surprising that many of them have no idea of what exists at AUB, however, this brought to light the fact that orientation for university may need improvement. Many students would tell us that "nobody tells us anything, of course, won't know anything". Our new model for orientation at AUB would include an introduction to I&E at AUB, showcasing previous students who have worked on startups, showing students where they can get support to be future entrepreneurs, and where to they can make a change and innovate at AUB. Finally, AUB's orientation lacks "fun" in it, some ideas we want to implement are sports competitions and speed matching.
 

=== Change at AUB monthly event===
One concern we received when doing our prototypes is that students were worried if they wanted to make changes their voices won't be heard. This event is for students who want their voices to be heard. The event will likely be held at the Bechtel Design Hall (BDH) at AUB, where students are paired together and given prompts to ideate on. The prompts can be inspired by certain student struggles or local/regional issues. This will give students the opportunity to become change makers on a campus-wide and local scale. After ideating, students will be given supplies to prototype and test their ideas, allowing them to work together and learn the basis for HCD. There will also be mentors circulating the groups giving the participants coaching and mentorship. At the end of the session, the best ideas from the event will be chosen and worked on to implement, ideas will be chosen based on sustainability, feasibility, and relevance to the prompt.
 

=== AUB Digital Platform ===
A platform for students where they can have access to virtual workshops, tips and tricks related to general interpersonal skills such as public speaking and teamwork. It may also include talks, workshops and interviews about Entrepreneurship and Innovation(I&E) and Human Centered Design(HCD) with guest speakers such as students-entrepreneurs, alumni and professors within these fields. In addition, some virtual interdisciplinary challenges where students from different backgrounds can participate, can take place .The platform can be in form of podcasts, YouTube Channel, social media accounts which makes it more flexible and accessible to all students interested in design thinking, innovation and entrepreneurship. Moreover, this platform could be also used to introduce, promote and advertise for the available facilities on campus related to the mentioned fields such as events for initiatives, centers and clubs. On the other hand, this platform may include also an "entertaining" aspect where students can get featured, discuss their ideas, issues and suggestions by answering or giving their opinion concerning campus related questions and topics which reinforces social wellbeing and mental health of students and contribute to their "campus experience".


[[Category:Student Priorities]]
[[Category:American University of Beirut]]
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Priorities:American University of Beirut Student Priorities

2021-09-26T21:51:30Z

Madhounmariam:

== Fall 2021 Priorities ==
 
=== How to AUB Directory ===
The last couple of years at AUB have shown great strides in I&E however during our interviews and research we noticed that not many people are aware of the resources that exist. Our first project idea is to raise awareness of what AUB has to offer for I&E, research, volunteering, clubs, and events. The "How to AUB Directory" is somewhat of a landscape campus offered to students to see and know their way in AUB. The directory can be done in the form of an application or a social media account showcasing all that is available at AUB. We will also include "How to Guides", inspired by the UIF guides offered to fellows, that will be made and reviewed by students and professors. Given our countries situation in 2021, creating and spending funding for new facilities and resources is difficult so instead of making something new, it's a great step to raise awareness of what is currently available at AUB.
 
=== New AUB Orientation ===
During our interviews conducted with first years, it was not surprising that many of them have no idea of what exists at AUB, however, this brought to light the fact that orientation for university may need improvement. Many students would tell us that "nobody tells us anything, of course, won't know anything". Our new model for orientation at AUB would include an introduction to I&E at AUB, showcasing previous students who have worked on startups, showing students where they can get support to be future entrepreneurs, and where to they can make a change and innovate at AUB. Finally, AUB's orientation lacks "fun" in it, some ideas we want to implement are sports competitions and speed matching.
 

=== Change at AUB monthly event===
One concern we received when doing our prototypes is that students were worried if they wanted to make changes their voices won't be heard. This event is for students who want their voices to be heard. The event will likely be held at the Bechtel Design Hall (BDH) at AUB, where students are paired together and given prompts to ideate on. The prompts can be inspired by certain student struggles or local/regional issues. This will give students the opportunity to become change makers on a campus-wide and local scale. After ideating, students will be given supplies to prototype and test their ideas, allowing them to work together and learn the basis for HCD. There will also be mentors circulating the groups giving the participants coaching and mentorship. At the end of the session, the best ideas from the event will be chosen and worked on to implement, ideas will be chosen based on sustainability, feasibility, and relevance to the prompt.
 

=== AUB Digital Platform ===
A platform for students where they can have access to virtual workshops, tips and tricks related to general interpersonal skills such as public speaking and teamwork. It may also include talks, workshops and interviews about Entrepreneurship and Innovation(I&E) and Human Centered Design(HCD) with guest speakers such as students-entrepreneurs, alumni and professors within these fields. In addition, some virtual interdisciplinary challenges where students from different backgrounds can participate, can take place .The platform can be in form of podcasts, YouTube Channel, social media accounts which makes it more flexible and accessible to all students interested in design thinking, innovation and entrepreneurship. Moreover, this platform could be also used to introduce, promote and advertise the available facilities on campus related to the mentioned fields such as events for initiatives, centers and clubs. On the other hand, this platform may include also an "entertaining" aspect where students can get featured, discuss their ideas, issues and suggestions by answering or giving their opinion concerning campus related questions and topics which reinforces social wellbeing and mental health of students and contribute to their "campus experience".


[[Category:Student Priorities]]
[[Category:American University of Beirut]]
{{CatTree|American_University_of_Beirut}}

Category:American University of Beirut

2021-09-19T19:54:27Z

Madhounmariam: /* I&E at AUB */

==Overview==
Founded in 1866, the American University of Beirut (AUB) is one of the leading institutions in its region with a very rich history. AUB currently has around 8,000 students and 800 instructional faculty offering more than 130 programs leading to bachelor's, master's and Phd degrees.

The American University of Beirut's motto'': “That they may have life and have it more abundantly.”''

Over the last year 2021, Lebanon has been going through an unprecedented economic crisis with some issues being a lack of fuel for cars, lack of electricity, and inflation of the Lebanese pound. Even though all these problems exist in the country AUB is still able to show why it stands as one of the best in the region.

==I&E at AUB==
The last couple of years at AUB have shown great strides for I&E by hosting yearly events, competitions, hackathons, and incubators. The President Innovation Challenge is a yearly event where all AUB member's are invited to apply and present their startup ideas to receive $15,000 and $30,000 cash prizes. The FYP accelerator program is a course where students can use their final year project idea's and turn them into successful startups. The last phase of this accelerator has a competition where the participating students can earn funding for their projects. The Darwazah startup accelerate competition is another startup incubator where students can enter with ideas and exit with startups. AUB also has ties with Beirut Digital District and have a facility called the Talal and Mahida Zein AUB Innovation Part, that hosts an incubation program and hackathons for students.

Other than that AUB also has the Entrepreneurship Initiative in the engineering department and the Darwazah Center for Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship in the business faculty that constantly work on expanding I&E at AUB through incubators, hackathons, etc.

AUB also has a yearly teaching excellence award where teachers with exemplary teaching techniques can get recognizes In 2021, they also introduced the "AUB Innovation in Teaching with Technology Award" which honors faculty members who used creative and innovative techniques to teach during the online phase.

Finally, the Interdisciplinary Design Practice Program at AUB works on having students and faculty take on projects to innovate and spark change on campus. Moreover, the IDDP introduced a Human-centered design course to introduce students to design thinking practices.

==Technology Transfer Unity at AUB==
AUB is dedicated to help push its community’s innovations and technologies into the market through the services of the Technology Transfer Unit (TTU) at the Office of Grants and Contracts (OGC). They work on updating and drafting intellectual property policies and procedures to encourage the community’s strive for technological development and aid in transferring them to the public for others to benefit from their innovations.

TTU has developed a set of five core goals:

1.Provide guidance to faculty members, staff and students to consider alternate applications of technology developed as part of their research; with time, develop an effective and efficient technology transfer.

2.Program and assess, document and communicate the full value of technology transfer activities.

3.Increase research and development income to AUB, from public and private sources, through appropriate business agreements that are in compliance with the University’s intellectual property policy.

4.Protect and help market the intellectual property resulting from the scholarly activities at the University.

5.Enhance national economic development by building strong ties between the public and private sectors, without compromising academic principles.

==University-Industry Collaboration==
When it comes to university-industry collaboration, AUB tackles it in many different aspects. When it comes to final year projects, a lot of projects are sponsored by companies to offer students real-life problems and issues that can be worked on, creating opportunities to learn about bleeding edge technologies and techniques used in the different fields.

Additionally, Job fairs in both their online and live versions present students with a lot of opportunities to network and meet recruiters. Career mentoring such as Early in career (EiC) offer students coaching from industry experienced individuals to bridge the gap between education and careers. On another hand, AUB works with Beirut Digital District in incubating startups, or encouraging students to intern or get involved in the startup environment. Career center collaborates with industry leaders to offer internship and summer experiences in all fields. A lot of research projects at AUB are also funded by companies who want certain tasks completed. There is also the university research volunteering program (URVP) which helps students participate in research projects hosted at AUB to give students the experience they need to get jobs.

==Regional and Local Development at AUB==
The Neighborhood Initiative is one of the many ways AUB gives back to Lebanon, it helps my mobilizing campus resources by starting outside of the campus walls. They highlight hidden gems and stores near campus, open weekly farmer's market to provide a variety of local Lebanese products, and restore damaged buildings. In addition, there are current ongoing project research concerning the re-design of available buildings at AUB as smart and green buildings.

AUB also hosts a yearly 2-days event called AUB Outdoors where people from all over Lebanon can come to participate in festival games and attend a concert on campus!!

Moreover, AUB's high research output provides global, regional and local development. The faculty of medicine has research centers for genetics, cancer, infectious diseases, neuroscience, etc. The faculty of engineering has centers to tackle problems in Lebanon for energy, water, transportation, pollution, etc.

One of the special parts of the faculty of engineering is the hub for Arabic Typography and Comics with the goal of preserving and promoting Arabic cultural heritage. AUB has also worked on making artificial intelligence models for the Arabic language to help computer and data scientists all around the world.

Different faculty members from several department at AUB developed AUB-Nature Conservation Center (AUB-NCC) that is aiming to promote conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity for the community through research, education and community development by integrating sustainable development goals (SDG). AUB-NCC collaborates with local businesses, environmental projects and NGOs while promoting environmental and sustainable approaches and values.

There is also a center for civic engagement and community service at AUB bridges between the university community, stakeholders, humanitarian agencies, policymakers, and community partners, with an overarching mission to integrate developmental planning aimed at empowering marginalized communities with experiential learning for leadership development and transformative education. Since 2015, 75,000 volunteering ours have been completed and engaged with 700 NGO's.

The course “Design of Engineering Solutions for Health Challenges in Crises” encourages participants to use engineering design to address humanitarian challenges, bridging the gap between practitioners, engineers , scientists, NGOs, and social entrepreneurs to generate health solutions for populations in protracted crises. The course model is made of several components including interactive lectures and field visits to humanitarian settings, including interactive lectures, field work and mentorship.

There is also multiple clubs and societies at AUB that work with the Lebanese community to make a better and more engaging Lebanon in addition to the Outlook Newspaper, an independent student publication since 1949.
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Category:American University of Beirut

2021-09-19T19:48:44Z

Madhounmariam: /* Overview */

==Overview==
Founded in 1866, the American University of Beirut (AUB) is one of the leading institutions in its region with a very rich history. AUB currently has around 8,000 students and 800 instructional faculty offering more than 130 programs leading to bachelor's, master's and Phd degrees.

The American University of Beirut's motto'': “That they may have life and have it more abundantly.”''

Over the last year 2021, Lebanon has been going through an unprecedented economic crisis with some issues being a lack of fuel for cars, lack of electricity, and inflation of the Lebanese pound. Even though all these problems exist in the country AUB is still able to show why it stands as one of the best in the region.

==I&E at AUB==
The last couple of years at AUB have shown great strides for I&E by hosting yearly events, competitions, hackathons, and incubators. The President Innovation Challenge is a yearly event where all AUB member's are invited to apply and present their startup ideas to receive $15,000 and $30,000 cash prizes. The FYP accelerator program is a course where students can use their final year project idea's and turn them into successful startups. The last phase of this accelerator has a competition where the participating students can earn funding for their projects. The Darwazah startup accelerate competition is another startup incubator where students can enter with ideas and exit with startups. AUB also has ties with Beirut Digital District and have a facility called the Talal and Mahida Zein AUB Innovation Part, that hosts an incubation program and hackathons for students.

Other than that AUB also has the Entrepreneurship Initiative in the engineering department and the Darwazah Center for Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship in the business faculty that constantly work on expanding I&E at AUB through incubators, hackathons, etc.

AUB also has a yearly teaching excellence award where teachers with exemplary teaching techniques can get recognizes In 2021, they also introduced the "AUB Innovation in Teaching with Technology Award" which honors faculty members who used creative and innovative techniques to teach during the online phase.

Finally, the Interdisciplinary Design Practice Program at AUB works on having students and faculty take on projects to innovate and spark change on campus. Moreover, the IDDP introduced a Human-centered design course to introduce students to design thinking practices.

==Technology Transfer Unity at AUB==
AUB is dedicated to help push its community’s innovations and technologies into the market through the services of the Technology Transfer Unit (TTU) at the Office of Grants and Contracts (OGC). They work on updating and drafting intellectual property policies and procedures to encourage the community’s strive for technological development and aid in transferring them to the public for others to benefit from their innovations.

TTU has developed a set of five core goals:

1.Provide guidance to faculty members, staff and students to consider alternate applications of technology developed as part of their research; with time, develop an effective and efficient technology transfer.

2.Program and assess, document and communicate the full value of technology transfer activities.

3.Increase research and development income to AUB, from public and private sources, through appropriate business agreements that are in compliance with the University’s intellectual property policy.

4.Protect and help market the intellectual property resulting from the scholarly activities at the University.

5.Enhance national economic development by building strong ties between the public and private sectors, without compromising academic principles.

==University-Industry Collaboration==
When it comes to university-industry collaboration, AUB tackles it in many different aspects. When it comes to final year projects, a lot of projects are sponsored by companies to offer students real-life problems and issues that can be worked on, creating opportunities to learn about bleeding edge technologies and techniques used in the different fields.

Additionally, Job fairs in both their online and live versions present students with a lot of opportunities to network and meet recruiters. Career mentoring such as Early in career (EiC) offer students coaching from industry experienced individuals to bridge the gap between education and careers. On another hand, AUB works with Beirut Digital District in incubating startups, or encouraging students to intern or get involved in the startup environment. Career center collaborates with industry leaders to offer internship and summer experiences in all fields. A lot of research projects at AUB are also funded by companies who want certain tasks completed. There is also the university research volunteering program (URVP) which helps students participate in research projects hosted at AUB to give students the experience they need to get jobs.

==Regional and Local Development at AUB==
The Neighborhood Initiative is one of the many ways AUB gives back to Lebanon, it helps my mobilizing campus resources by starting outside of the campus walls. They highlight hidden gems and stores near campus, open weekly farmer's market to provide a variety of local Lebanese products, and restore damaged buildings.

AUB also hosts a yearly 2-days event called AUB Outdoors where people from all over Lebanon can come to participate in festival games and attend a concert on campus!!

Moreover, AUB's high research output provides global, regional and local development. The faculty of medicine has research centers for genetics, cancer, infectious diseases, neuroscience, etc. The faculty of engineering has centers to tackle problems in Lebanon for energy, water, transportation, pollution, etc.

One of the special parts of the faculty of engineering is the hub for Arabic Typography and Comics with the goal of preserving and promoting Arabic cultural heritage. AUB has also worked on making artificial intelligence models for the Arabic language to help computer and data scientists all around the world.

Different faculty members from several department at AUB developed AUB-Nature Conservation Center (AUB-NCC) that is aiming to promote conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity for the community through research, education and community development by integrating sustainable development goals (SDG). AUB-NCC collaborates with local businesses, environmental projects and NGOs while promoting environmental and sustainable approaches and values.

There is also a center for civic engagement and community service at AUB bridges between the university community, stakeholders, humanitarian agencies, policymakers, and community partners, with an overarching mission to integrate developmental planning aimed at empowering marginalized communities with experiential learning for leadership development and transformative education. Since 2015, 75,000 volunteering ours have been completed and engaged with 700 NGO's.

The course “Design of Engineering Solutions for Health Challenges in Crises” encourages participants to use engineering design to address humanitarian challenges, bridging the gap between practitioners, engineers , scientists, NGOs, and social entrepreneurs to generate health solutions for populations in protracted crises. The course model is made of several components including interactive lectures and field visits to humanitarian settings, including interactive lectures, field work and mentorship.

There is also multiple clubs and societies at AUB that work with the Lebanese community to make a better and more engaging Lebanon.
[[Category:Schools Categories]]

Category:American University of Beirut

2021-09-19T19:47:09Z

Madhounmariam: /* Regional and Local Development at AUB */

==Overview==
Founded in 1866, the American University of Beirut (AUB) is one of the leading institutions in its region with a very rich history. AUB currently has around 8,000 students and 800 instructional faculty offering more than 130 programs leading to bachelor's, master's and Phd degrees.

Over the last year 2021, Lebanon has been going through an unprecedented economic crisis with some issues being a lack of fuel for cars, lack of electricity, and inflation of the Lebanese pound. Even though all these problems exist in the country AUB is still able to show why it stands as one of the best in the region.

==I&E at AUB==
The last couple of years at AUB have shown great strides for I&E by hosting yearly events, competitions, hackathons, and incubators. The President Innovation Challenge is a yearly event where all AUB member's are invited to apply and present their startup ideas to receive $15,000 and $30,000 cash prizes. The FYP accelerator program is a course where students can use their final year project idea's and turn them into successful startups. The last phase of this accelerator has a competition where the participating students can earn funding for their projects. The Darwazah startup accelerate competition is another startup incubator where students can enter with ideas and exit with startups. AUB also has ties with Beirut Digital District and have a facility called the Talal and Mahida Zein AUB Innovation Part, that hosts an incubation program and hackathons for students.

Other than that AUB also has the Entrepreneurship Initiative in the engineering department and the Darwazah Center for Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship in the business faculty that constantly work on expanding I&E at AUB through incubators, hackathons, etc.

AUB also has a yearly teaching excellence award where teachers with exemplary teaching techniques can get recognizes In 2021, they also introduced the "AUB Innovation in Teaching with Technology Award" which honors faculty members who used creative and innovative techniques to teach during the online phase.

Finally, the Interdisciplinary Design Practice Program at AUB works on having students and faculty take on projects to innovate and spark change on campus. Moreover, the IDDP introduced a Human-centered design course to introduce students to design thinking practices.

==Technology Transfer Unity at AUB==
AUB is dedicated to help push its community’s innovations and technologies into the market through the services of the Technology Transfer Unit (TTU) at the Office of Grants and Contracts (OGC). They work on updating and drafting intellectual property policies and procedures to encourage the community’s strive for technological development and aid in transferring them to the public for others to benefit from their innovations.

TTU has developed a set of five core goals:

1.Provide guidance to faculty members, staff and students to consider alternate applications of technology developed as part of their research; with time, develop an effective and efficient technology transfer.

2.Program and assess, document and communicate the full value of technology transfer activities.

3.Increase research and development income to AUB, from public and private sources, through appropriate business agreements that are in compliance with the University’s intellectual property policy.

4.Protect and help market the intellectual property resulting from the scholarly activities at the University.

5.Enhance national economic development by building strong ties between the public and private sectors, without compromising academic principles.

==University-Industry Collaboration==
When it comes to university-industry collaboration, AUB tackles it in many different aspects. When it comes to final year projects, a lot of projects are sponsored by companies to offer students real-life problems and issues that can be worked on, creating opportunities to learn about bleeding edge technologies and techniques used in the different fields.

Additionally, Job fairs in both their online and live versions present students with a lot of opportunities to network and meet recruiters. Career mentoring such as Early in career (EiC) offer students coaching from industry experienced individuals to bridge the gap between education and careers. On another hand, AUB works with Beirut Digital District in incubating startups, or encouraging students to intern or get involved in the startup environment. Career center collaborates with industry leaders to offer internship and summer experiences in all fields. A lot of research projects at AUB are also funded by companies who want certain tasks completed. There is also the university research volunteering program (URVP) which helps students participate in research projects hosted at AUB to give students the experience they need to get jobs.

==Regional and Local Development at AUB==
The Neighborhood Initiative is one of the many ways AUB gives back to Lebanon, it helps my mobilizing campus resources by starting outside of the campus walls. They highlight hidden gems and stores near campus, open weekly farmer's market to provide a variety of local Lebanese products, and restore damaged buildings.

AUB also hosts a yearly 2-days event called AUB Outdoors where people from all over Lebanon can come to participate in festival games and attend a concert on campus!!

Moreover, AUB's high research output provides global, regional and local development. The faculty of medicine has research centers for genetics, cancer, infectious diseases, neuroscience, etc. The faculty of engineering has centers to tackle problems in Lebanon for energy, water, transportation, pollution, etc.

One of the special parts of the faculty of engineering is the hub for Arabic Typography and Comics with the goal of preserving and promoting Arabic cultural heritage. AUB has also worked on making artificial intelligence models for the Arabic language to help computer and data scientists all around the world.

Different faculty members from several department at AUB developed AUB-Nature Conservation Center (AUB-NCC) that is aiming to promote conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity for the community through research, education and community development by integrating sustainable development goals (SDG). AUB-NCC collaborates with local businesses, environmental projects and NGOs while promoting environmental and sustainable approaches and values.

There is also a center for civic engagement and community service at AUB bridges between the university community, stakeholders, humanitarian agencies, policymakers, and community partners, with an overarching mission to integrate developmental planning aimed at empowering marginalized communities with experiential learning for leadership development and transformative education. Since 2015, 75,000 volunteering ours have been completed and engaged with 700 NGO's.

The course “Design of Engineering Solutions for Health Challenges in Crises” encourages participants to use engineering design to address humanitarian challenges, bridging the gap between practitioners, engineers , scientists, NGOs, and social entrepreneurs to generate health solutions for populations in protracted crises. The course model is made of several components including interactive lectures and field visits to humanitarian settings, including interactive lectures, field work and mentorship.

There is also multiple clubs and societies at AUB that work with the Lebanese community to make a better and more engaging Lebanon.
[[Category:Schools Categories]]

Topic:Wfwt891y73uuhakl

2021-09-05T20:41:30Z

Madhounmariam (talk | contribs) commented on "American University of Beirut" (In addition to what my teammates Dana and Jason have said, several professors at AUB encouraged and are implementing the idea of Zoom/Web...)

Topic:Wfm9xke4vg68m2f9

2021-09-03T08:09:51Z

Madhounmariam (talk | contribs) commented on "Taking the unorthodox path" (hello Adam, indeed, your experience is very rich, the ups and downs that you went through are an essential tool that will allow you for s...)

Topic:Wen5zbcq2r51wr0l

2021-08-26T19:05:58Z

Madhounmariam (talk | contribs) commented on "Believe in yourself." (thank you for sharing your inspiring experience and highlighting its outcomes. looking at the positive impact of this experience is very...)

Topic:Wfbyf6zcq7810wjp

2021-08-26T18:36:51Z

Madhounmariam (talk | contribs) commented on "Facilitating Sustainability in Higher Education" (I strongly agree that it is crucial to include a sustainability module in educational systems : it is applicable to all fields and necess...)

User:Madhounmariam

2021-08-26T17:50:33Z

Madhounmariam: Redirect to Fellow Page

#REDIRECT [[Fellow:Mariam El Madhoun]]

Fellow:Mariam El Madhoun

2021-08-26T17:50:32Z

Madhounmariam: Created Fellow Page - 2021

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;Name: Mariam El Madhoun
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;Majoring in: Chemical Engineering
;Country: Lebanon
;Email: [[Special:EmailUser/Madhounmariam]]
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==Bio==
hello ! It's Mariam from Beirut, Lebanon. I am currently majoring in Chemical Engineering at the American University of Beirut. I am interested in sustainability, renewables and environmental systems and ergonomics. Discovering human-centered design was a turning point for me : it made me realize its importance in the majority of fields especially academia. In fact, design-thinking introduced me to human-environment interactions which is a crucial contemporary topic that solves challenges according to this approach. On the other hand, I believe that volunteering and spending my free-time productively is highly rewarding. For this reason, I joined the Lebanese Redcross Youth Sector where I learned throughout volunteering and fundraising events as well as trainings personal and professional skills. On the long term, I aim to work on projects introducing sustainability as a tool and a lifestyle to be adopted and become an advisor/consultant. On the other side, I wish to work on projects related to kids in need of help such as street-kids, kids not able to attend school due to health issues...

==Achievements==

==Social media profiles==

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File:Mariam El Madhoun profile picture.png

2021-08-26T17:03:25Z

Madhounmariam: