Day One, July Tory Brykalski The first day of Jusoor’s summer program in the Bekaa Valley began, as many things do here in Lebanon, with a bit of an adventure. Because of Beirut’s ‘garbage crisis’ the bus carrying the volunteers from Beirut to the Bekaa was late, which caused the volunteers to arrive two hours…
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Jusoor has registered as a team for the Hamptons Marathon. Runners on Team Jusoor are able to run the marathon, the half marathon, or the 5k, all of which will take place on September 26th, 2015. Runners are asked to collect donations in the months leading up to the race, in addition to paying…
After three weeks of intensive training and innovative sessions with inspiring Syrian startups, Jusoor celebrates the completion of its first Entrepreneurship Bootcamp in Beirut Lebanon. The Jusoor Entrepreneurship Bootcamp started during the second week of May following the Jusoor Entrepreneurship Competition, which selected top ten teams of aspiring Syrian entrepreneurs to further develop their ideas…
Mark Asmar is an eight-year-old boy from Damascus, Syria. After two of his cousins were severely injured by a missile attack on their school in 2014, Mark has dedicated himself to helping Syrian children through his music. On April 13th, 2015 Mark recorded his performance of Chopin’s Nocturne in C Sharp Minor with the goal of raising $10,000…
This January, Syrian startups entered 2015 with anticipation and hope to see their small businesses qualify to the second stage of Jusoor’s first Entrepreneurship Competition. The Entrepreneurship program recently introduced the Jusoor Entrepreneurship Competition, launched in the beginning of this year following a series of online mentorship sessions hosting prominent Arab entrepreneurs including Rabea…
Join us in Chicago at a Jusoor social event for Syrian students and young professionals. Meet other Syrians, network, and take part in Jusoor’s programs and initiatives.
Jusoor has recently the following new scholarship opportunities: 1)- Jusoor Scholarship at University of Cambridge in UK Jusoor partners with the University of Cambridge to Provide Scholarships for Post-Graduate Syrian Students Read the scholarship announcement: In English – In Arabic Read the Jusoor-Cambridge partnership press release: In English – In Arabic 2)- Jusoor Scholarship for Syrian University Students in Lebanon Syrian university students seeking…
Courses eligible for Jusoor-Cambridge Scholarship African Studies American Literature Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic Applied Biological Anthropology Archaeological Research Archaeology Architecture Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Assyriology Biological Anthropological Science Chemistry Classics Computational Biology Conservation Leadership Criminological Research Criminology Development Studies Development Biology Early Modern History Economic and Social History Economic Research Economics Education Engineering Engineering…
Courses eligible for Jusoor-Cambridge Scholarship African Studies American Literature Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic Applied Biological Anthropology Archaeological Research Archaeology Architecture Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Assyriology Biological Anthropological Science Chemistry Classics Computational Biology Conservation Leadership Criminological Research Criminology Development Studies Development Biology Early Modern History Economic and Social History Economic Research Economics Education Engineering Engineering for…
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