On Friday, April 19, 2024, EC² held the third edition of the Resource Group Innovation Award at the Sciences and Technology Campus in Mar Roukoz.

The competition encourages USJ students to build their own business ideas and compete for funding, focusing on technological innovations aimed at improving the lives of Lebanese citizens.

Thirteen student teams submitted their pitch decks and benefited from coaching and mentoring sessions provided by EC² and Berytech. Ten teams made it to the finals showcasing their innovative ideas to the jury. Utimately, three winners were selected:

🥇1st place - Awfarli
By Hussein El Hajj and Jalal Harb, students at INCI - Faculty of Engineering and Architecture (FIA)

🥈2nd place - Gomed
By Elie Daccache, student at the Faculty of Medicine

🥉3rd place - Now what?
By Mikel Alhomsy and Ahmad Hani Oueidat, students at ESIB - South Lebanon Campus

Resource Group is a regional group with a diverse business portfolio that capitalizes on technology and human talent for value creation.