CERD and entrepreneurship training in Lebanon

The Centre for Educational Research and Development (CERD) organised in collaboration with the DPNA a meeting that was held last week at the premises of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in order to discuss progress in implementing the program entitled: Entrepreneurship education towards a pioneering society in Lebanon.  The event was attended by a number of business people and sought to brief economic decision makers on the phases completed by this programme so far with the aim of securing their support and bring them into the Coalition currently being set up and which is expected to become a major incubator for business enterprises in Lebanon.  The Coalition thus far includes the Ministry of Higher Education, a number of other Ministries, international organisations, and economic institutions as well as civil society organisations.  The meeting also sought to harvest views and insights of attendees into the drawing of a national strategy to support business enterprises and of broad policies that would support such a direction.  CERD’s Director, Leila Mali7ha Fayyad, noted that CERD is currently taking steps towards introducing the concept of entrepreneurship in the educational and technical curricula in a gradual fashion.  The concept has now been mainstreamed with other subjects and with planned co-academic activities.  Fayyad noted that Lebanon has become a pioneer internationally in addressing the concept in this way through the initiative of CERD.
Source: Al-Diyar 9 December 2013