In cooperation with the Examinations Department of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, the Lebanese University - Faculty of Economics & Business Administration organized a training seminar on 17 September 2020 for the heads of the first-year Bachelor’s degree entrance examination centers for the academic year 2020-2021, which will be held on 19 September 2020 in 27 centers in Beirut, North, South, Beqaa and Mount Lebanon.
The attendees, including Professor Selim Mekdessi, Faculty Dean, Ms. Amal Shaaban, Head of the Examinations Department at the Ministry of Education, and the heads of the accredited centers, discussed the administrative, logistical and health measures, which will accompany the exams taken by 3,500 candidates in centers equipped with surveillance cameras connected to the Ministry of Education.
In order to ensure the safety of students and observers, COVID-19 preventive measures will be taken, including social distancing, organizing the arrival and departure of candidates, as well as securing sterilization packages that will be distributed at the entrance to the examination centers and in all examination halls.
It is noteworthy that the Faculty of Economics & Business Administration is the only Faculty in the Lebanese University that organizes the entrance examinations to the Bachelor's degree in partnership with the Ministry of Education, and a team from the Ministry is responsible for setting and correcting exam questions.