American University of Beirut

Awards and Recognitions

​​​We take great pride in the recognition that our hard work, dedication, and accomplishments as individuals and as a team have received over the years. We hope to motivate and inspire others to achieve their goals. The below awards and recognitions are testament to our commitment to making a positive impact in our respective fields.


PROJECTS

  • KIP index and Lived Experience index ​AACSB International with a 2022 International’s “Innovations That Inspire” Award and they have been featured in international media. ​
  • ​The SAWI Project: 2022 AACSB International’s "Innovations that Inspire" for the work focused on mobilizing regional decis​ion makers and leaders across six sectors to engage in localized strategies for building more women-inclusive HR systems and workplace cultures.
  • The anti-sexual harassment work: 2018 AACSB International’s "Innovations That Inspire" Award.


TEAM MEMBERS

  • Academic Research Award​: Problem Solvers for the Planet (by the Financial Times).
  • One of the 100 Most Influential People by Apolitical, and on the Bath University’s Thinklist 30 of the year 2022
  • The 2022 Knowledge Mobilization Excellence Award by the University of Ottawa
  • The Distinguished Scholar Award: in 2018 by the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development for her leadership as the founding director of the Center for Inclusive Business and Leadership (CIBL) for Women.​
  • T​he AACSB awards as innovations that inspire for her work as a PI on the KIP and LE indices and on the SAWI project in 2022 and on the anti-sexual harassment work in 2018.

  • ​The Maria Zambrano, Spanish government award, for international scholarly talent.
  • The Fullbright Scholar, Harvard Visiting Researcher 
  • The AACSB as innovations that inspire for her role in Khaddit Beirut recovery efforts after the Beirut blast
Dr. Fida Afiouni
  • Board Designated Professorship Award, 2022 ($ 105000)​

  • The 2020 Distinguished Scholar Award from the Arab for Social and Economic Development. 
  • The AACSB as innovations that inspire for her scholarly activism work with her colleagues in the aftermath of the Beirut blast.​

  • International Postgraduate Sponsorship Award for Highest Academic Standing to support master’s degree. Libyan Ministry of Higher education- 2006.
  • International Postgraduate Sponsorship Award for Academic Teaching Outstanding to support PhD degree-Libyan Ministry of Higher education- 2013.

Dr. Wassim Dbouk

  • 2024: Winner of the Impact, Innovation, and Engagement Award at OSB for the Year 2024​.
  • 2024: 1st position in the Poster Competition at the Quinnipiac University GAME Global Portfolio Management Competition in New York. We competed against 70 universities.
  • 2024: ​1st prize in the SMIFC Competition in Chicago for Nvidia’s valuation. We competed against approximately 70 universities.
  • 2023: 2nd prize in both the SMIFC Teams Poster Competition and the SMIFC Portfolio Building Competition in Chicago. We competed against 65 universities.​
  • 2022: Semi-finalist at McGill’s International Portfolio Challenge.
  • 2021: 2nd position in the Undergraduate Value Portfolio category at the Quinnipiac University GAME Global Portfolio Management Competition in New York. We competed against 40 universities.
  • 2020: 2nd position in the Undergraduate Value Portfolio category at the Quinnipiac University GAME Global Portfolio Management Competition in New York. We competed against 40 universities.
  • 2014 and 2015 OSB Research Award: Research award granted by the Olayan School of Business in recognition of advancing knowledge.

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