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Core values

- **Addressing Societal Challenges**: AUB's projects, such as the water management project funded by Google's AI Impact Challenge, aim to solve critical issues like water management, which is essential for community well-being[1].
- **Mental Health**: The university's focus on mental health services, particularly in primary health care settings, contributes to improving mental health outcomes and reducing the economic and social impacts of mental health disorders[2].
- **Community Development**: AUB's community development projects tackle various themes including livelihoods, environmental sustainability, urban redevelopment, women’s empowerment, and education for refugees, all of which are crucial for improving quality of life and promoting positive change[3].
- **Research and Policy Responses**: The Bobst-AUB Collaborative Initiative works on policy responses to socio-economic crises, health, education, and environmental issues, which are vital for the well-being of the community, especially in times of crisis[5].