Employment fair held in ULFTSA-Tripoli || Newspapers (Arabic)

The Lebanese-French University of technology and Applied Sciences (http://www.ulf.edu.lb/) organized in collaboration with the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Tripoli a conference entitled: “the job market in Lebanon and the north: challenges and solutions”.  The conference was held in parallel to an employment fair which was organized on the University campus in Deddeh-Al Koura.
In his opening address, the president of the University, Dr. Mohammad Salhab noted that there were “important strides made in education which is now based on bridging theoretical and practical learning”.  Salhab also noted that advances made in ICT have facilitated the students’ access to information but that the university is helping students in enabling them to access useful and valuable sources of information.  His address also focused on the importance of establishing strong relations between universities and the job market.
University professor Mokbel Malak gave an address on behalf of the “Al Azm wal Saadeh” association in which he spoke about the job market in the North.  He indicated that the total number of employed people in Lebanon is estimated at 534,410 people half of whom work in Beirut and its suburbs.  He also noted that 100,000 people work in agriculture and less than 100,000 in the industrial sector.
The General Secretary of the Union of Chambers of Commerce in Lebanon and the treasurer of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Agriculture in Tripoli Tawfic Dabbousi highlighted the developments within the job market in the North and the role that the Chamber is playing in creating new employment opportunities.  He also added that there is indeed a crisis in matching the needs of the local job market with existing university training.  He stressed the need for developing a joint strategy between academic institutions and the private sector.

Source: Al Dyar, 2 October 2012