In a dinner banquet held yesterday at Le Gabriel hotel in Ashrafieh in the presence of MPs and ministers, USJ handed Dr. Fadia Kiwan the University Shield for her election as secretary general of the Arab Women Organization (AWO). Kiwan, who is also the honorary director of the Institute of Political Science and the Observatory of Civil Service and Good Governance at USJ, pointed to the challenges facing AWO, notably building solidarity and consolidating the presence of member countries in the organization. In his turn, USJ president, Rector Salim Daccach, commended three qualities in the honoree, which are, her passion, preparedness aided with intellectual determination and her close awareness of field reality. (Al Akhbar, June 21, 2018)