A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed today between Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAGO) and the Ministry of Higher Education in Lebanon at the UNESCO Palace.

Beirut: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed today between Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAGO) and the Ministry of Higher Education in Lebanon at the UNESCO Palace.

The MoU was signed by the Minister of Higher Education, Khaled Kabani, and Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, Chairman of the Board of Directors of TAGO, and President of Abu-Ghazaleh Cambridge Information Technology Skills Center (AGCA).


This project aims to provide training sessions on Information Technology to all members of the educational institute and administrative employees at the Ministry of Higher Education. They will be trained by professional experts from AGCA on how to use IT in order to improve and enhance educational facilities, and to ensure professional standards among employees in the administration department at the ministry.

Kabani expressed his gratitude for TAGO, and said that this kind of project is a perfect example for the cooperation between the private and the public sector. He also emphasized that introducing IT in the schools and training the country?s employees is an important factor in qualifying Lebanon to do business with international companies.

AGCA?s goal is to prepare the Arab population to enter the workplace equipped with all the necessary skills to succeed and to adapt to the changing world of IT. They want to be certain that nothing hinders the success of this project.

One of the biggest obstacles that AGCA predicted is the language difference between the Arab world and the developing world. Therefore, all candidates for the training program will be given the choice to decide on the language they want to be tested in.

AGCA has received international recognition from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), which is regarded as a major accomplishment and an indication of the role AGCA is aiming to play in eliminating illiteracy in the Arab region.

In addition to this, several Arab governments have made AGCA?s certificate a requirement for those who want to get hired or promoted in government jobs.

Abu-Ghazaleh discussed the importance of the private sector in the training field, and emphasized the efforts of the Ministry of Higher Education to make cooperation between the private and the public sector successful. He also expressed his gratitude to Kabani for assisting in enhancing the Arab?s human quality that would transform them into the world of knowledge and technology.