The Center for Arts and Humanities (CAH) at the American University of Beirut is a member of the Global Humanities Network , anchored at the University of Cambridge, which brings together leading universities from around the world “to permanently transform the way we teach, research, and think about the Humanities.”
CAH participates in the GHN Mobility Scheme to foster scholarly exchange that leads to joint teaching ventures and new research initiatives.
CAH is excited to support up to two AUB faculty members to participate in the GHN Mobility Scheme in 2025/26 and spend up to four weeks at Cambridge or any other GHN partner university. You can find more information about the call for applications here .
CALL IS NOW CLOSED – next round in September 2026
Congratulations to Dr. DeVan Ard and Dr. Varak Ketsamanian from AUB who were selected to participate in the GHN Mobility Scheme in 2025/26. Devan's project on “Translanguaging from Medieval England to Modern Lebanon" will take him to Cambridge, and Varak's project on “Non-Muslims in Late Ottoman Istanbul: Communal Property, Urban Governance, and Imperial Belonging" to Sabanci University.
CAH is delighted to welcome Dr. Sura Qadiri, College Assistant Professor of French and Postcolonial Literature, and Professor Charles Forsdick, Drapers Professor of French, from the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics at Cambridge to AUB in February 2026. Stay tuned for more information about planned activities during their visit here .
