Why AUB students are protesting
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by Tamara Jurdi April 1, 2014

written by Tamara Jurdi April 1, 2014

Protests at the university have grown in recent weeks (Credit: Stop the Tuition Fees Increase)

The American University of Beirut (AUB) is in many ways a great institution. A private, non-sectarian university founded in 1866, it ranks 250th in the world according to the QS World Ranking and is one of the top universities in the region. It is renowned for continuously graduating some of the most qualified talents in the Middle East, and is the alma mater of several of the region’s top politicians, architects, businessmen and doctors. With a number of different merit, scholarship, financial aid and work-study programs, students from different socioeconomic backgrounds have traditionally been given the opportunity to hone their talents there. But as of late, these opportunities have become harder to come by. This is because, three weeks prior to the Autumn 2013 semester, the management announced an unjustified 6 percent increase in tuition fees. This was not an isolated incident. In fact, since the university imposed a new

Tamara Jurdi

Tamara El Jurdi holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the American University of Beirut, where she graduated in June 2015 with a double emphasis in Marketing and Entrepreneurship, along with a minor in Psychology. Her academic journey included a broad array of courses, such as Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Psychology, Management, Information Systems, Decision Systems, Accounting, and Finance, providing her with a well-rounded skill set. Prior to university, she completed her high school education with a focus on Economics and Sociology at International College

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