LEBANON UNIVERSITIES STRUGGLE TO RECOVER FROM ISRAEL-HEZBULLAH WAR
October 1st, 2006
BY PAUL COCHRANE, in Beirut
CONTRARY to all assumptions, Lebanese universities have not experienced the student exodus they thought might happen following the month long war between Israel and Hizbullah, but the conflict did cost lives, financial losses and a sizeable reduction in the number of Western students.
"There was a concern during the war that we would lose half the student body. We made provisions for a 20% loss, but numbers are actually up by 6%," said Richard Rumsey, vice president for advancement at the Lebanese American University ...
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