‘Existential’ Threat to Lebanese Universities Amid Israeli Action
Juliette Rowsell | 04 November 2024 | Times Higher Education
Lebanon’s higher education system faces “existential” threats as students and staff are displaced by Israel’s invasion, a sector leader has warned.
Fadlo Khuri, president of the American University of Beirut (AUB), one of the country’s highest-ranked campuses, said there would be questions over his own institution’s future if it could not raise funds and start its second semester next year.
Israeli raids, part of military action targeting the Hezbollah terrorist group, have forced universities to move their courses online, while medical lecturers have left to join relief efforts….