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A “Scientific Day” for research on solar energy and
on its role for power, water heating and cooking was
held by RESSOL MEDBUILD in cooperation with CRES
(Greece) and Fraunhofer ISE (Germany) Energy Research
Centres, with WEERC of NDU, and the Lebanese
Association for Energy Conservation and Environment
(ALMEE) on Saturday, April 2nd. The meeting was
attended by experts, researchers and university
professors and students with particular interest in
sources of renewable energy such as the sun.
The conference was opened by Mr. Milad Mallah,
WEERC technical project coordinator and Italian ICT
project national Assistant Manager, representing Dr.
Fadi Comair, Director of WEERC and Director General
of the Lebanese Ministry of Energy and Water. ALMEE
energy expert Tony Matar gave an outline of the topics
to be discussed and Dr. Adel Mourtada spoke about
policies, plans and projects of various countries to
reduce GHG emission effects. He mentioned the need
The Public Relations Department – Placement Office
held its annual Job Fair on the 4th of May 2011 under
the Patronage of H.E Layla el-Solh Hamadeh.
The opening was held in the Friends Hall, where Mr.
Souheil Matar – Vice President for Cultural Affairs &
Public Relations, Ms. Nathalie Chelala – Placement
Officer, Fr. Walid Moussa – NDU President and H.E
Layla El Solh delivered their speeches on the
employment rate, labor and the graduating students’
current situation vis-à-vis employment.
The event was presented by Mrs. Katia Mendelek.
Following the opening, H.E. Layla el-Solh visited each and
every stand exhibiting in the Exhibition Hall. The Fair was
held for one day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., when high-profile
companies were exhibiting in order to meet with our
NDU students and offer them careers for their future.
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2011 NDU Job Fair
for clarification of the plans of the Ministry of Energy
and Water as they were open to several interpretations.
Dr. Imad Mogharbel from the Faculty of Engineering
at the Lebanese University spoke about PVs in Lebanon
and the research activities of his team in this field. Dr.
Adnan Jouni discussed the world and the Lebanese
situations concerning solar energy and the activities
and perspectives of the Solar Research Project. NDU
student Emilio Matar, Mechanical Engineering major,
presented his experience at the Fraunhofer Institute
in Germany covering solar cooling techniques, design,
dimensioning, monitoring and evaluation.
Lina Charfane and Elissar Zahar, ESIB students majoring
in Electromechanical Engineering, introduced what
they had learned at CRES in Greece concerning
energy policy analysis using planning tools-demand
forecasting. Dr. Adnan Jouni gave a final presentation
on equipment and software research under RESSOL-
MEBUILD.
Below is the list of Companies who took part in
NDU Job Fair 2011.
ABC - Al Jaber Energy Services - Amana Contracting
& Steel Buildings - Associated Insurance Consultants-
Bank of Beirut- Banque Libano-Française - Bayt.
com - BCC Logistics - BLOM Bank - Banque de Syrie
et du Liban- Byblos Bank- Consolidated Contractor
Company- Chedid & Associates- Crêpaway - Erga
Group- Expeditors International- F.A Kettaneh- Fidelity
Insurance & Reinsurance- Formatech- Head hunter-
Indevco- Labora- M.E.A.- Management Plus Recruiters
Matta et Associes- Moulin d’Or- Near East Commercial
Bank -Netways- Sabis Educational Service- Soft
Solutions- Tecman Industry- Zaatar W Zeit- Zawya