U.S. Students Explore Entrepreneurship with Peers From Middle East

UConn program will be offered again in Spring 2026

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Offered by UConn’s Lieberman Abrahamic Program, the six-week 'Entrepreneurship through an Abrahamic Lens' course brought together 45 students from the U.S., UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, Israel, Palestine, and Syria…

"The course emphasized cross-cultural learning, teamwork, and real-world applications and was developed in collaboration with leading institutions such as Ben Gurion University, EcoPeace Middle East, Duke University, INTERMID in Bahrain, and the International University of Rabat…

"'I grew up believing that Jews, Arabs, Israelis, and Palestinians couldn’t get along. But through this course, I got to collaborate directly with people from all these communities and realized that most of us just want the same thing: peace, safety, and a better future,' says Jessica Nirschel, ’25…

"The course served as a model for how entrepreneurship education can transcend political and cultural differences by focusing on shared human values and practical cooperation. Participants who completed all sessions and contributed to the group project received a certificate of completion from UConn Global Affairs."

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Empowering the next generation of American, Israeli, and Palestinian change-makers to embrace better, together.

אנחנו מכנסים הוגים מובילים, פעילים חברתיים, ומחוללי שינוי לעתיד, אמריקאים, ישראלים ופלסטינאים, המחויבים לשיפור החברות שלהם.

نحن أمريكيون وإسرائيليون وفلسطينيون نبني ونكوّن روابط من أجل التعلم والتفكير والمشاركة معًا حتى نشجع الحلول التقدمية بشأن القضايا التي تهمنا جميعًا.