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Dec 2022
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Episode 32 - The Way Forward for the Kno...

The Lebanese Center For Policy Studies
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Economist Lina Maddah and education specialist Bassel Akar discuss with Christelle Barakat the state of the knowledge economy and education sector in Lebanon, pinpointing the key challenges and offering solutions to overcome them.

Lina S. Maddah is an Economic Researcher at the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies (LCPS) and a Lecturer in the Department of Economics at the Lebanese American University (LAU), Lebanon.

Bassel Akar is a Research Associate at the Center for Applied Research at Notre Dame University (NDU) - Louaize, Lebanon, and at the Center of African Studies at the University of Porto, Portugal.

يتحدث كل من الخبيرة الاقتصادية د.لينا مداح واختصاصي التعليم د.باسل عكر مع كريستل بركات عن حالة اقتصاد المعرفة والقطاع التربوي في لبنان، ويحددان التحديات الرئيسية التي تواجه هذين القطاعين ، ويقدمان حلول محتملة للتغلب عليها.

لينا مداح، باحثة اقتصادية في المركز اللبناني للدراسات (LCPS) ومحاضرة في قسم الاقتصاد في الجامعة اللبنانية الأمريكية (LAU) ، لبنان.

باسل عكار هو باحث مشارك في كل من  مركز البحوث التطبيقية في جامعة سيدة اللويزة (NDU)، لبنان ومركز الدراسات الأفريقية في جامعة بورتو ، البرتغال.

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