Mission of the Program
The Program aims to preserve and promote the musical heritage of Zaki Nassif and seeks to foster excellence in the teaching of music by contributing to its advancement through a variety of activities that include:
- Organizing competitions, concerts, conferences, and seminars.
- Inviting professional musicians and academics to the University.
- Awarding prizes, scholarships, and fellowships to students in Zaki Nassif 's name.
- Recruiting scholars and new Faculty members in order to initiate new courses and new graduate programs in Lebanese Oriental Music at the department of Fine Arts and Arts History in AUB Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
- Reinstating Musical studies programs and Music curricula at AUB.