“ I started my university studies in 2010 where I joined LIU as a Nutrition and Dietetics student. During my bachelor degree I met several instructors who inspired me to love my major and thrive in the path I chose. During my university studies, I started to plan how my future career would look like, especially when I attended the "Food service management" course. I was amazed by the huge planning and the strong system needed to always provide the general population with safe food and high-quality end products. When I completed my bachelor degree, I started my job as food safety coordinator. I was able to build an amazing experience in this field by applying the knowledge I grabbed from my studies, and contributed to the improvement and development of the food safety management system. In parallel to my job, I decided to widen my experience and started my master degree in "Food Science and Technology" at LIU. I presented my thesis in 2018 and graduated with a distinguished degree. Now, being promoted as the food safety team leader and the food safety and quality manager, I would like to thank the Lebanese International University who empowered me with knowledge be where I am today. Forever grateful. ”

“ Sarah Krayem was a food science & technology student who graduated in 2014. Only a couple of months before her graduation, she had to undergo an internship in a food establishment to fulfill the requirement of the curriculum, and this is where her journey began in the flour milling industry. Her dedication towards work made the employer recruit her from an intern and promote her in a leadership role within a short time. Sarah believed that the university was beyond a place to only learn from books, it is a place where you learn integrity, team work, and leadership. LIU was the place where she got connected with staff, classmates, and instructors and eventually made lifelong friends and mentors. Sarah trusted LIU and pursued her post-graduation in Food Technology in Beirut campus despite of her work in Tripoli. They were long days, some hot, some humid, some cold and others were rainy, but she made it through. Soon after, she earned an advanced career opportunity where she was assigned a new role in the Sultanate of Oman for 3 years and lately moved to Saudi Arabia with a new endeavor always with the same shareholder. ”

“ To be honest, I never thought I would end up where I am right now. When I was told to write my ‘success story’ memories started flooding from how I used to roam the alleys of LIU campus to how I spent nights researching and planning for better grades! I now know that it was definitely worth it. I can’t be thankful enough for all the doctors at LIU who made the learning experience smooth so that I earned my BS with GPA 4. Hard work pays off and I am forever grateful to LIU for providing me with the opportunity to pursue my master degree with distinction and a new publication resulted from my endless researching.

After finishing my master degree, I applied to Sapienza University of Rome which is one of the largest and oldest European universities, founded in 1303. Once again I won the competition and earned the only scholarship dedicated for foreign students. I finished my doctorate degree there where I also achieved great results and distinction.

Back to Lebanon where LIU opened its arms wide again for me, but this time as a member of its staff.

This is my humble story that once again proves “the time, the exertion, the devotion ultimately pays off. ”

“ My name is Wissam Mohamad Kassab. I consider I achieved a path record of fruitful teaching and educational improvement. I have been in the educational field for the past 15 years. I earned my Ph.D. in Math from Polytehnica University of Bucharest, Romania. However, my studying route started at the Lebanese International University (LIU) where I got my bachelor’s degree and embarked on my academic and educational journey at the same time. I actually admired LIU’s educational system, which made me return to it as a Math instructor after being a distinguished learner. ”

For the past decade, I have taught Mathematics at different levels and for various age groups. I was able to mingle with the learners’ mindsets, abilities, capacities, and potentials regardless of the age group they belong to. I also have headed many efforts to expand the curriculum to engage my learners in different mathematical competencies. Many schools and educational institutions are following in my footsteps in creating effective and efficient Math curricula. I am now the Head of the Math Department at Harvard American Bilingual School in Kuwait. ”