MUBS Hosts a Webinar on “Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency and Blockchain”

MUBS, Lebanon, 29/03/2022

121 faculty, staff, students, and alumni from MUBS Computer Science department attended a webinar about Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency and Blockchain. Topics covered included the importance of the digital currency and blockchain in modern financial systems, the various operations and usages of Bitcoin, advice to the attendees on the best practices to participate and engage in the digital currency world and topics related to the bitcoin and blockchain technologies, such as Ethereum, smart contracts, DApps, and tokenization.

MUBS Hosts a Webinar on “Best Practices for Computer Science Internship Programs”

MUBS, Lebanon, 21/03/2022

91 faculty, staff, students, and alumni from MUBS Computer Science department attended a webinar organised by MUBS Office of International Affairs in collaboration with MUBS Computer Science Department on March 21, 2022. The webinar was about “Best Practices for Computer Science Internship Programs”. Webinar speakers included Ms. Nour Assaf (Murex), Ms. Rania Makhlouf (New Horizons), Mr. Rabih Baalbaki (Lebanese Association for IT Professionals), Mr. Rami Zarif (Ciment De Sibline), and Mr. Ihab Nasr (Khattar Group).

MUBS hosted a webinar on "Building a Cybersecurity Ecosystem"

MUBS, Lebanon, 14/03/2022

51 faculty, staff, students, and alumni from MUBS Computer Science department attended a webinar on "Building a Cybersecurity Ecosystem". Topics discussed included the economic, psychological and human challenges associated with the cyberspace, the zero trust security model, the importance of awareness to become cybersecurity compliant, the future of work after COVID-19, and building a cybersecurity ecosystem.

MUBS hosted a webinar on “The Impact of On-Demand Computing on Today's Job Market”

MUBS, Lebanon, 07/03/2022

63 faculty, staff, students, and alumni from MUBS Computer Science department attended a webinar on “The Impact of On-Demand Computing on Today's Job Market”. The topics discussed included the history and characteristics of On-Demand computing, its effect on the current industry and job market, and why the cloud and fog/edge computing positions are currently the second most requested in the market in the fields of computer science and engineering.

Dissemination
Activities

University of Dubrovnik, Croatia, 10/12/2021

Elegant was presented as an example of good practice at the Erasmus+ higher education national conference organised by the Croatian National Agency for Mobility and EU Programmes

Second Annual Planning and
Monitoring Meeting

Universita Politecnica Delle Marche, Ancona, Italy, 22-23/11/2021

The second Annual Planning and Monitoring meeting of the ELEGANT project was held at the Universita Politecnica Delle Marche in Ancona, Italy on 22-23 November 2021. The meeting reviewed the activities of the project since the kick-off meeting and discussed the challenges facing the project.

Workshop on Staffordshire University Innovation Enterprise Zone: How to Engage Students, Industry and Academics

Staffordshire University, United Kingdom, 19/10/2021

Staffordshire University organised a workshop on the University’s efforts to develop its industry relations for the benefit of students through its Innovation Enterprise Zone.

Activities of Liaison Officers
Till May 2021

Partner Universities in Jordan and Lebanon

Activities and achievements of Liaison Officers at PSUT, JUST, ABAU, MUBS and BAU covering the period till May 2021.

MUBS Hosts a Seminar on Digital Job Capacity of the Future

MUBS, Lebanon, 11/05/2021

Technological advancements, the pandemic, and recent changes that impacted the job market have resulted in major shifts in the ecosystem of information technology and computer science fields. To highlight these changes, and explore the emerging trends in the field, MUBS hosted on May 11, 2021 Mr. Samih Ajrouch, “Future Ready Skills Manager” at Microsoft Education as part of the Elegant Erasmus+ Project activities.

Two New ICT Labs Established

at MUBS

MUBS, Lebanon, April, 2021

Within the framework of the Elegant Erasmus+ project, two new ICT labs were established at MUBS School of Computer and Applied Sciences in April 2021.

Webinar – Modern Cybersecurity: Educational and Technical Perspectives

BAU, Lebanon, 25/11/2020

BAU organized an event on on modern cybersecurity from the educational and technical perspectives on November 25, 2020. The event comprised three main tracks, namely, cybersecurity in higher education, cybersecurity in research, and cybersecurity in industry.

Virtual Lectures: Experts from industry speak to students at JUST

JUST, Jordan, 16-20/11/2020

University of Science and Technology (JUST) organised a number of events for experts from the industry and commerce to give lectures and run workshops on the latest developments in a number of ICT areas and the implications for University students. Due to the Corona Virus restrictions, The events were held on line.

Webinar – Recent Trends in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

MUBS, Lebanon, 11/11/2020

MUBS organised a webinar entitled "Recent Trends in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning" on November 11, 2020. The event featured speakers from Europe and the MENA region.

Launch of Enterprise Survey

MUBS, Lebanon, 8/10/2020

The Enterprise Survey (activity 1.5 of the Project), aimed at identifying the knowledge and skill gaps of ICT graduates, was launched in Lebanon on 8 October 2020.

Curriculum Development Workshop

Staffordshire University, United Kingdom, 05/10/2020

The first Curriculum Development workshop of the ELEGANT Project on the topic of Smart Systems Design took place at Staffordshire University on 5 October 2020. Dr. Abdel Hamid, Associate Professor of Signal Processing and Telecommunication at Staffordshire University conducted this Workshop. Twenty colleagues from partner universities attended the Workshop.

Training Session for Liaison Officers

University of Dubrovnik - Croatia 30/09/2020

UNIDU organised a Training Workshop for the Liaison Officers of the ELEGANT project highlighting and elaborating two aspects of LO’s activities: the organisation of University-Enterprise Cooperation Network and developing a programme of activities around Enterprise-Oriented Education.

Zoom Webinar at MUBS

MUBS - Beirut, Lebanon 23/09/2020

As part of the ELEGANT project activities, Modern University for Business and Science organized a Zoom webinar about Enhancing IT Graduates Employability through Skills Development & Curricular Innovation

Monitoring Visit - Jordan

PSUT- Amman, Jordan 26/08/2020

The National Erasmus+ Office in Jordan organised a virtual Monitoring Meeting to assess the progress of the ELEGANT project. Princess Sumaya University for Technology formally hosted the virtual meeting.

Virtual Induction Meeting for Liaison Officers

University of Dubrovnik - Croatia 06/07/2020

A Virtual Induction Meeting was held on 6 July 2020 to discuss the role of the Elegant Liaison Officers in the project and their responsibilities.

Virtual Management Meetings

May to June 20

The Project Management Team has arranged a number of Virtual Meetings with different groups of partners in order to discuss the situation and provide alternative mechanism for different Work Packages of the Project

Appointment of Liaison Officers

April and May 2020

Five colleagues were appointed as the Liaison Officer of the ELEGANT Project at partner universities

Organizational Meeting at ABAU

ABAU - Salt, Jordan 13/02/2020

Organisational meeting with EU partner Universities Hosted by Al-Balqa` Applied University

Organizational Meeting at JUST

JUST - Irbid, Jordan 12/02/2020

Organisational meeting with EU partner Universities Hosted by Jordan University of Science and Technology

Seminar on University-Industry Links

PSUT - Amman, Jordan 11/02/2020

Seminar on University-Industry Links: The Experience of EU Universities and Lessons for Partner Country Universities

Kick-off Meeting

Dead Sea, Jordan 09-10/02/2020

ELEGANT Was officially launched at the kick off meeting on 9 – 10 February 2020 at the Hilton Dead Sea Resort, Jordan, organized by Princess Sumaya University for Technology.