The file of the entrance competition for the faculties of medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy at the Lebanese University sparked a parliamentary and academic reaction, after Representative Adeeb Abdel Masih raised what he described as “massive impurities” and serious errors that marred the exams, calling on the university presidency to cancel them and re-conduct them.
In a post on his account on the “X” platform, Abdul Masih considered that what happened in the exams amounted to a “scandal,” pointing out that there were clear errors that affected the questions in the years 14, 16, 19, and 24 in chemistry and genetics, in addition to other gaps.
The Deputy President of the Lebanese University, Dr. Bassam Badran, called for immediate intervention to dismiss the committee responsible for preparing the exams, and to hold those responsible for these errors accountable, warning that passing the results under these circumstances harms the university’s history and academic reputation.
In a related context, Abdel Masih threatened to escalate if the university administration failed to address the issue, stressing that student protests would be organized, the names of the professors concerned would be revealed, in addition to resorting to the judiciary and filing official allegations against those who were negligent on charges of negligence, forgery, and passing.
Abdel Masih concluded his sharp criticism of the method of preparing exams by saying: “This is not an academic job, and what about medicine? What message are they conveying to the world?” With these developments, the file is now in the hands of the Presidency of the Lebanese University and the relevant academic authorities, amid anticipation for an official position clarifying the truth of the errors raised and their potential impact on the fate of the exams, results, and the steps that the administration will take later.
