On specialties in universities and the need to adapt to the needs of the labor market

Aley Merchants Association in cooperation with the Modern University for Business and Science MUBS organized last Tuesday their first workshop entitled ‘Job Prospects in Lebanon, Reality and Challenges’ at the Association’s premises in the town of Aley, Mount Lebanon. The President of the Association Samir Shehayeb noted that the problem of foreign labor competition need to be addressed and career orientation programs created to inform students of new specialties available on the market. He also emphasised the need for more cooperation between academic institutions and the Government to this end, while calling for the modernization of vocational education and the adoption lo legislation that will provide incentives for the private sector to recruit Lebanese youth priority. For his part, MUBS Chair of Board of Trustees Hatem Alamee pointed out to the high rate of unemployment (13%) among fresh graduates as well as high emigration incidence particularly among graduates of engineering, applied sciences and research.

The deputy governor of the Bank of Lebanon stressed the resolve of government to address the problem of unemployment by providing low interest loans as incentives for professionals in collaboration with the World Bank, the US Agency for Development and other concerned associations. 

(Source: Al Diyar, June 25, 2015)