EU Project at LAU
The Lebanese American University hosted in Byblos
during the period May 16-18, 2005 the third regional
meeting of the European Union funded project;
"Efficient Management of Waste Water, its
Treatment and Reuse". 15 delegates from
the six project partner countries, which are
Germany, Italy, Palestine, Turkey, Jordan and
Lebanon attended the meeting. The Meeting was
declared open by Dean Fuad Hashwa of the School of
Arts & Sciences in Byblos and Dean Michel Najjar of
the University of Balamand, LAU's partner in
project. Dr. Ismail Al-Baz, from InWent-Capacity
Building International in Berlin, Germany, and
project coordinator, attended the meeting. During
the 3 days of deliberations, the delegates discussed
progress reports, action plans and budgetary issues.
They approved plans for the design, construction and
operation of two pilot wastewater treatment plants
on the campuses of both LAU & Balamand. These
treatment plants will serve the respective
University community, be used for teaching purposes
and most importantly be used for the training and
capacity building of local engineers and prospective
municipality plant treatment operators. LAU and
Balamnad will be conducting in summer 2005
specialized training workshops on recent advances in
wastewater treatment technologies. This EU project
which started in April 2003 will continue till April
2007 and will have a total budget of 3.4 million
Euros. The delegates thanked LAU for hosting the
meeting and appreciated the tireless efforts of
project managers Dr. Sima Tokajian (LAU, Byblos) and
Dr. Najib Gerges (Balamand) for organizing the
meeting and contributing to its success.
Right to Left:
Dr. Al Baz (InWEnt),
Professor Hashwa (LAU),
Dr. Gerges and Dr.
John Davey, meeting moderator
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