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Aiducation – Mohamad Dbaibo

by MainGate Staff

Spring 2022

Mohamad Dbaibo grew up in Saudi Arabia, but he knew AUB well as the university that his father “loved very much.” “He always spoke highly of AUB’s quality education and wanted nothing more than for me and my siblings to have the same quality of education that he had.” Dbaibo worked hard to get accepted to AUB and, he says, “even harder to get my bachelor’s in agricultural engineering.” He especially enjoyed the year he spent at the Advancing Research Enabling Communities Center (AREC) in the Beqaa Valley, which he described as “truly an unforgettable experience.”

Like so many people in Lebanon, Dbaibo and his family have been affected by the economic and financial collapse, but, he says, “we will never give up, thanks to the values of strength, commitment, and positivity that my dear father has taught us.”

Dbaibo is also grateful for the scholarship support that he receives from the Transmed Scholarship and the FAFS 50th Anniversary Graduate Student Endowed Fund. “The struggles we are facing are not only financial, but psychological as well. In times like these, I am really overwhelmed by how people are helping each other in these difficult times.