The Entrepreneurship HUB at Beirut Arab University- Tripoli Branch organized a virtual webinar entitled “ Meet and Communicate” for the aim of boosting their communication and employability skills. Over 250 participants from different northern schools joined the virtual webinar which included virtual information sessions spread over 2 consecutive days.
The opening ceremony was attended by Vice president for Tripoli Branch Affairs Dr. Khaled Baghdady, Director of Faculty of Business administration Dr. Hani Shaarani , Head of Entrepreneurship Hub Dr. Abdallah Chakik and his executive team, in addition to attendees from different schools. The event started by a welcoming speech for Dr. Khaled Baghdady expressing his appreciation for the exerted efforts achieved from all the participating companies, funding partners (Cosv, Beyond group, Avanzi, and CGM) and Entrepreneurship Hub team for the successful implementation of the activity.
The aim of the activity was to build networking connections between high school students, and over 12 participating companies, where the later presented the currently needed skills and positions of different sectors within the labor market.
The activity was a great opportunity for attending students to use their communication skills, to network with the participating companies in order to have a better understanding of the current Labor market, to enhance the building of their employability skills and to provide them with a chance to make better decisions related to their career future.
Furtherly, working towards eliminating the existing skills gap in the job market, the BAU Entrepreneurship hub team will work alongside with expert trainers to put into practice, training programs on different topics.
The next following training activity will be delivered by experts in communication; Public figure Milad Hadchiti, and will focus on different aspects of effective communication to include: presentation skills, idea pitching, public speaking, and emotional intelligence, and will be held on April 30 and 1st of May 2021.