LAU and Ministries Launch the Intercultural Forum on Cultural Tourism for Lebanon

LAU and Ministries Launch the Intercultural Forum on Cultural Tourism for Lebanon

NNA - In collaboration with the Lebanese Ministry of Tourism, LAU President Michel E. Mawad announced the launch of the Euro Mediterranean Intercultural Dialogue Forum, which will be held over three days on April 19-21, 2022 in collaboration with the Lebanese Ministries of Culture, Agriculture, Industry, Environment, and Foreign Affairs, as well as the European Institute of Cultural Routes.

 

Dr. Mawad made the announcement in his address at the launching ceremony of the Intercultural Forum Cultural Tourism Roadmap for Lebanon, held at the Lebanese Pavilion – Expo 2020 Dubai in the UAE under the patronage of the Minister of Tourism Walid Nassar, who was represented by the Lebanese Ambassador to the UAE Fouad Dandan.

 

In his speech, Dr. Mawad spoke about how “culture preservation and propagation has always been an integral part of our mission and a core value we uphold,” especially as the university hosts and supports the country’s only Center for Lebanese Heritage, the LAU Louis Cardahi Foundation (LCF) and the Centre for Lebanese Studies. “Between these three assets, hardly a week passes without a seminar, webinar, concert, or event,” he said.

 

Dr. Mawad went on to salute LCF Director Rachid Chamoun and his team whose efforts came to fruition with