About

Darwazah Center

The establishment of “Samih Darwazah Center for Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship” at the Suliman S. Olayan School of Business was made possible in 2011 through a generous gift by the Darwazah Family, founders of the largest MENA-based pharmaceutical company with global reach—Hikma Pharmaceutical headquartered in Jordan. The Darwazah Center’s mission is to transform entrepreneurial thinking and practices within the MENA region and help organizations become innovative. The Center develops and promotes evidence-based approach to establishing, operating and growing ventures and businesses. Its work agenda includes entrepreneurship-innovation research, developing teaching case studies, venture acceleration & scale-up programs, running competitions, mentoring, and conferences.

About

Darwazah Center

The establishment of “Samih Darwazah Center for Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship” at the Suliman S. Olayan School of Business was made possible in 2011 through a generous gift by the Darwazah Family, founders of the largest MENA-based pharmaceutical company with global reach—Hikma Pharmaceutical headquartered in Jordan. The Darwazah Center’s mission is to transform entrepreneurial thinking and practices within the MENA region and help organizations become innovative. The Center develops and promotes evidence-based approach to establishing, operating and growing ventures and businesses. Its work agenda includes entrepreneurship-innovation research, developing teaching case studies, venture acceleration & scale-up programs, running competitions, mentoring, and conferences.

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AUB’s Darwazah Center celebrates a decade of Darwazah Startup Accelerate Competition -awarding 20,000$ to its 2023 first-place winners Walleti and Kizana.

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Excitement and Anticipation at the kick-off for AUB-SPARK Scaling-up of Startups Program at American University of Beirut’s Darwazah Center

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The Darwazah Startup Accelerate 2021 Netherland-based SPARK NGO Partners with Innovation Center at American University of Beirut to Support Scaling Up Lebanon’s Late-Stage Startups

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Office Location

First Floor, Suliman S. Olayan School of Business, American University of Beirut

Phone

Tel: 01-350000 Ext: 3714

Email

darwazah@aub.edu.lb

Office Location

First Floor, Suliman S. Olayan School of Business,

American University of Beirut

Phone

Tel: 01-350000 Ext: 3714

Email

darwazah@aub.edu.lb

Office Location

First Floor, Suliman S. Olayan School of Business,

American University of Beirut

Phone

Tel: 01-350000 Ext: 3714

Email

darwazah@aub.edu.lb