Alumni

In a speech during the oath-taking ceremony, the Acting President of the University, Dr. Asfour, expressed his pride and appreciation for the new graduates, stressing that they represent a qualitative addition to the labor market in the field of dentistry. He also stressed the importance of the role played by the Arab American University in building specialized medical staffs, pointing to the efforts made by the Faculty to provide a distinguished educational and research environment.

During the closing ceremony, the director of the Hassib Sabbagh IT Center at the University, Ms. Mays Awwad, graduated the participants and handed over certificates to them. The 5-day training program dealt with creating new job opportunities for graduates and promoting economic empowerment by strengthening support for Palestinian startups and entrepreneurs as well as encouraging innovation through integration between the academic and private sectors and business incubators, and developing graduates’ skills to be productive entrepreneurs.

The program comes within the partnership of the Hassib Sabbagh IT Center of Excellence at the Arab American University to implement the project of the universities that Lead Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

The program aims, as pointed out by the Director of the Hassib Sabbagh Center, Dr. Mays Awwad, to contribute to creating new job opportunities, and to enhance the economic empowerment of youth and women by strengthening the support provided for Palestinian startups and entrepreneurs.