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13-Oct-2009 New home for OSB: Interactive and hi-tech space for students and faculty

The American University of Beirut s Suliman S. Olayan School of Business (OSB) inaugurated its new building on October 13, 2009, unveiling to the public a hi-tech, interactive trading room, dynamic classrooms and labs, and modern open spaces.

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7-Aug-2009 OSB featured on new AACSB website

The American University of Beirut—First to Receive AACSB Accreditation in Lebanon. On May 5, 2009, American University of Beirut s Suliman S. Olayan School of Business (OSB) held a celebration to mark its accreditation by AACSB International. The event attracted more than 500 attendees, including Fouad Siniora, Prime Minister of Lebanon; John J. Fernandes, President and CEO of AACSB International; and many other dignitaries. OSB became the first business school in Lebanon to achieve AACSB accreditation.

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2-Jun-2009 New Job Posting-Marie Currie Research Fellow - Post-Doc Research Fellow

The candidate is expected to have a PhD, those who have a recent doctorate should show a strong research potential and a research interest at the interface of multi-disciplines: Electronic Government Information Systems, Performance management & measurement, data analysis and associated software tools.

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11-May-2009 AUB HR conference encourages managers to invest in human capital

Investing in human capital is the most important thing companies can do, even during an economic crisis, said participants at a conference organized by the Suliman S. Olayan School of Business (OSB) at the American University of Beirut. Held in West Hall on May 12 and 13.

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5-May-2009 OSB joins ranks of 5 percent of business schools in the world with AACSB accreditation

The Suliman S. Olayan School of Business (OSB) at the American University of Beirut celebrated its newly-acquired AACSB accreditation at a dinner held in Phoenicia InterContinental on May 5, thus making it the first business school in Lebanon to receive such accreditation.

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30-Apr-2009 EMBA/MBA Competition For Business Excellence

In March 2009 AUB introduced an integrative business simulation class in which teams of MBA students and EMBA executives competed in simulation of a fiercely competitive market moderated and supervised by Dr. Sajay Samuel, Professor, Penn State University. Three teams in MBA and six teams in EMBA competed in a very competitive atmosphere.

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15-Apr-2009 AACSB Accreditation

Olayan School of Business is AACSB accredited in league with the elite in global business education.

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24-Feb-2009 The Olayan School of Business is the second best school in the Middle-East

The Deans of the 1,000 Best Business Schools from 153 countries have elected Suliman S. Olayan School of Business as the Best Business School in Lebanon and the second best business School in the Middle-East. On the occasion of the Eduniversal World Convention that took place in la Sorbonne, Paris, on November the 4th and the 5th, 2008, a trophy for the Olayan School of Business was presented in front of 60 countries in the world.

The Eduinversal ranking is the fruit of a global enquiry that was organized by Consultants and controlled by a Scientific Committe of international recognition.

Only 27 Buisness Schools have been honored with an Award which uniquely grants the 3 Best Institutions within each of the 9 Eduniversal geographical zones: Africa, Middle East, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Latin America, Northern America, Central Asia, Far Eastern Asia and Oceania.

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12-Jan-2009 Beirut is no1/ The 44 Places to Go in 2009 - NY Times on Sunday 11 Jan 09

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25-Dec-2008 a B-School Grows in Beirut- An article published by AACSB international

An article By Carla Sayegh published in BizEd magazine by AACSB international in November/December issue

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1-Dec-2008 Greater Good: How Good Marketing Makes for Better Democracy

The American University of Beirut (AUB) on Monday welcomed esteemed Harvard Business School professor John Quelch for a discussion on the ramifications and theories of his most recent book, "Greater Good: How Good Marketing Makes for Better Democracy."

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24-Oct-2008 Faculty Openings for Spring 2008-2009 and Fall2009-2010

The Suliman S. Olayan School of Business (OSB) at the American University of Beirut (AUB) is seeking to fill academic positions at the ranks of Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Full Professor in the following areas: Accounting, Business Statistics, Finance Management, Marketing, Operations and Supply Chain Management

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30-Jul-2008 Dr. Salim Chahine receives award as best arab Researcher

In April 2008 the Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation granted awards to six Arab researchers. Among them was Salim Chahine, associate professor of finance at the Olayan School of Business at AUB, who received an award for the best young Arab researcher in economics, banking, and financial and management sciences.

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10-Jul-2008 Al Maktoum Foundation donates $ 5 million grant to establish Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Olayan School of Business

Al Maktoum Foundation donates $ 5 million grant to establish Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Olayan School of Business

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14-May-2008 Middle East Human Resources Conference

The Olayan School of Business at the American University of Beirut announces Rescheduling of the Second Middle East Human Resources Management Conference originally planned for May 29 – 30, to a future date that will be announced in due course.

3-Dec-2007 AUB's Olayan School of Business (OSB) was featured in the Financial Times

the Arab worlds oldest business school at the American University in Beirut, now named the Suliman Olayan School of Business, is, despite its turbulent home base, determined to remain pre-eminent and rival even such august international institutions as Harvard, Wharton and Insead.

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10-Oct-2007 AACSB President and Chief Executive Officer wrote an article about OSB

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22-Sep-2007 AUB Business School set to join ranks of top six percent in the world

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