The Faculty of Sport Sciences (FSS) at Antonine University (UA) is organizing the first event of its kind in Lebanon, under the high patronage of the Ministries of Youth and Sports, Environment, and Tourism. The aim of this event is to promote UA’s University Diploma in Mountain Guide and Outdoor Activities as a solution to help organize the outdoor activities sector in Lebanon. The event will bring together key stakeholders involved in outdoor activities and ecotourism in Lebanon, including representatives from Lebanese sports federations, municipalities, national reserves, NGOs, destination management organizations (DMOs), and outdoor sports media.

The event will cover the following topics:

• Outdoor and Sports Activities Legislation in Lebanon: Existing and in Progress
• The University Diploma Offering a New Job Standard in Lebanon: Prospects for Adoption by Different Ministries
• The UA Vision and the Various Partnerships for the Future of the Outdoor Tourism Sector

Audience: Open to the public
Date: Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Time: 6:00–7:30 PM
Location: Hadat–Baabda Campus, Our Lady of the Seeds Monastery

Program Details

6:00–6:30 PM | Opening Remarks

• Mr. Bechara Salameh, Coordinator of the Diploma in Mountain Guide and Outdoor Activities
• Dr. Antonio Soutou, Dean of the Faculty of Sport Sciences
• Fr. Michel Saghbiny, Rector of Antonine University
• Dr. Ibrahim Choueiry, Representative of the Minister of Youth and Sports and Legal Advisor of the Ministry
• Dr. Nasser Yassin, Minister of Environment
• Ms. Zeina Haddad, Representative of the Ministry of Tourism

6:30–6:35 PM | Video of the Diploma in Mountain Guide and Outdoor Activities  

• Mr. Khodr Ghadban, President of the Lebanese Federation of Climbing and Mountaineering

6:35–6:45 PM | Break

6:45–7:25 PM | Panel Discussion
Moderated by Mr. Pascal Abdallah, Expert and Consultant in Responsible Tourism Development

• Dr. Ibrahim Choueiry, Legal Advisor of the Ministry of Youth and Sports
• Lawyer Ghassan Moukheiber, Attorney-at-law and Former MP
• Mr. Juan Hbeish, Head of the Federation of Municipalities in Keserwan
• Mr. Antonio Frangieh, Mayor of Zgharta–Ehden Municipality

7:25–7:30 PM | Wrap-up and Closing Remarks