ASU hosts AIESEC Youth Speak Forum
AIESEC is a global, independent, non-profit organization run by students and graduates that aims to enable youth to convert their ideas into actions
in issues mainly related to leadership and management.
The President Professor Ghassan Aouad also a member of the board of AISEC, hosted at ASU, AIESEC forum that was held on 21 and 22 October 2016 in Abdulla Nass hall, and coordinated with the Deanship of Student Affairs and Evening Studies. The forum was under the patronage of HE Sheikh Dr Abdulla Bin Ahmed Bin Abdulla Al-Khalifa, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The conference started with a welcoming speech by the President of the University and Board Member of AIESEC, followed by an address by the President of AIESEC Bahrain who spoke about the history and achievements of AIESEC. Following this, an inspirational speech was made by HE the Patron of the conference, Sheikh Abdulla, where he spoke about climate change, quality of education and gender issues.
The morning session of the first day was concluded with yet another inspirational speech by Mr Amin El-Sharqawi, UNDP Resident representative in Bahrain, where he spoke about the 17 sustainable development goals of the UN. The event was attended by Ms Ruqaya Mohsin and Ms Edyta Przybyla from Marketing and PR and over 125 students and distinguished guests and speakers.