Civil engineering Student Jean-Claude Farah, librarian at the campus of science and technology, was selected as part of the Global Undergraduate Exchange program (Global Ugrad) to travel to the U.S for one full semester of studies. The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs sponsor the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (Global UGRAD).  It is a fully funded scholarship for one semester at an assigned U.S. college or university. Participants are emerging leaders committed to their home communities.  During the Program, Global UGRAD participants challenge themselves to explore U.S. society, culture, and academic learning.

For his part, Farah said, “I applied for this program after the director of the engineering department told us about it. It was a very competitive program, and all the applicants had the eagerness to qualify as a finalist, but still I kept pushing forward and never gave up. In February 2019, I was shortlisted and contacted for an interview at the U.S embassy in Lebanon. A month later, the embassy informed me that I had been selected. The final step toward acceptance was to sit for a TOEFL exam. Following the TOFEL results, I learned that I was accepted as a finalist.”

He added, “God has a purpose for your pain, a reason for your struggles and a reward for your faithfulness. Dont give up”