University of the Middle East Project

The 2009 Civic Engagement Workshop which took place in Beirut, Lebanon, during the first week of January 2009,  was completed successfully. It brought together 4 American teachers from the Boston Area and Providence, R.I., and seven Lebanese teachers on the campus of the Amercican University of Beirut. 

More information and pictures will be posted soon!

Please note that the University of the Middle East Project’s annual Open House, scheduled for December 11, 2008, has been postponed until the first week of February 2009. We will post further updates soon. If you have any questions, please contact Omar Boukili at 617-440-1636.

Update on admissions for the Collaborative Art Initiative:

• MENA.  Admissions decisions for UME Alumni in the MENA decision have been taken.  If you applied to the CAI and have not received notification of your admissions status, please contact UME staff.  The application pool for the CAI was extremely competitive.
• U.S.  The deadline for applications from American educators has been extended.  The requirements have also been changed in response to strong interest by educational professionals working outside of secondary schools.  Please refer to http://www.ume.org/applications for more information.

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