On Wednesday November 28, 2007, NDU and the General Secretariat of Catholic Schools in Lebanon (SGEC-L), signed a Memorandum of Understanding that allows for technical assistance by the Faculty of Engineering to IT projects in the Secretariat.

NDU was represented by Fr. Walid Moussa, President and Dr. Elias Nassar, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, while the SGEC-L was represented by Fr. Marwan Tabet, Secretary General and Engineer Paul-Marc Bougharios, IT Manager. This assistance will be through part-time and full-time training periods and projects undertaken by Electrical, Computer and Communication Engineering students. Up to four students can enroll in the program per semester.

The scope of work includes Network administration and management and computer hardware implementation and software management. Students submit a report at the end of the training period and receive a certificate.

The signing of the MOU took place at NDU in the presence of Dr. Ameen Rihani, VP, AA, Mr. Suheil Matar, Director of Public Relations, Dr. Rabih Jabr, Chairperson, ECCE Department and Sister Angel Nader, Member of the Executive Council in SGEC-L.

For more information on this program and how to enroll please contact the Electrical, Computer and Communication Engineering Department.