Representative Edkar Traboulsi called for the adoption of a package of educational laws on the agenda of the House of Representatives session, demanding the cancellation of baccalaureate and rehearsal exams, strengthening support for the compensation fund for retired teachers, and approving the rights of contractors, in addition to allowing the President of the Lebanese University to run for a second term.
Trabelsi said, in a post on the “X” platform, that the House of Representatives is discussing today a number of educational proposals and draft laws, noting that the first of them relates to proposing a law to cancel baccalaureate exams in all its branches, stressing that this measure “must also include canceling the rehearsal exam.”
He also referred to an expedited draft law aimed at supporting the compensation fund for retired teachers with an amount of 200 billion Lebanese pounds, calling for the support to be completed until it reaches a total of 650 billion pounds, according to what was previously approved in the year 2023 and published in Law No. 2 – 2025.
He added that the agenda also includes a draft law requiring that all hours of contractors in the educational sector be calculated according to their contracts for this year.
Regarding the Lebanese University, Trabelsi explained that the proposal for a law allowing the President of the Lebanese University to run for a second term came after the Parliamentary Education Committee unanimously amended the basic proposal, which stipulated extending the president’s term, to replace it with allowing him to run again instead of an automatic extension.
He considered that this proposal comes in light of the continued absence of the Lebanese University’s Council of Deans, calling on the government to expedite its appointment, and wondering about the reasons for what he described as “the continued inaction for years.”
Trabelsi believed that allowing the university president to run for a second term is consistent with the academic systems adopted in a number of international universities, noting that France allows immediate renewal of university presidents, while American universities do not impose a ceiling on the number of terms as long as the president achieves success in his duties.
He added that the “golden age” of the Lebanese University was linked to administrative stability during the term of its historic president, Fouad Ephrem Al-Bustani, who held the position for 17 years, pointing out that a number of prestigious research universities in Lebanon also adopt long terms for their presidents.
Trabelsi concluded by stressing that opposition to this law will not contribute to the development of the Lebanese University, considering that today it needs a stable administrative vision that gives the administration sufficient time to implement its programs and hold it accountable on the basis of achievements, calling on the representatives to approve the amendment away from political and sectarian tensions.
