Abstract:
The Institute of Media Research and Training in the School of Arts and Sciences is launching its seventh Media and Digital Literacy Academy of Beirut (MDLAB) training program with 60 participants from Arab and non-Arab countries. The program aims to advance media and digital literacy education in the Arab world.
Under the patronage of the Canadian Ambassador to Lebanon Emmanuelle Lamoureux and British Ambassador to Lebanon Chris Rampling, along with the presence of the Executive Director of the Samir Kassir Foundation Ayman Mhanna, the opening ceremony will feature a panel discussion on the importance of media and digital literacy in advancing press freedoms and social justice.