Update: AUB's Center for Community Engagement Wins 2026 MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship

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NNA - The American University of Beirut's Center for Community Engagement (AUB-CCE) has been named a winner of the 2026 MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship for its Frontliner Model, an achievement announced by the Talloires Network of Engaged Universities in the seventeenth edition of the prize. The report also notes that The Frontliner Model was selected from nominations submitted by Talloires Network member universities worldwide. The international selection committee also named Project Luminary of Parami University (Myanmar) and En Libertad de Educación (ELEDUC) of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Chile) among this year's winners. The Frontliner Model serves as CCE's overarching framework, designed to support higher education institutions integrate theoretical, classroom-based knowledge with practical skills and an ethical orientation to address pressing challenges in crisis-ridden contexts. Developed by CCE's Executive Director Rabih Shibli and a team of ten staff members, the model comprises three cross-cutting components: the Engaged Scholars Program (ESP), which engages scholarship students in leadership and skills development; Fundamentals in Community Engagement (FCE), a three-credit Community Engaged Learning course within AUB's general education curriculum; and Strategic Community Initiatives (SCI), which pilots multi-year flagship projects for vulnerable communities. The model traces its origins to the aftermath of the 2006 July War, when a wave of volunteer relief efforts among students, faculty, and staff led to a university-wide Task Force for Rec

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