, ▁including ▁media ▁liter acy ▁sy ll abi , ▁lect ures , ▁exer cis es , ▁less on ▁plans , ▁and ▁multi - media ▁material , ▁to ▁assist ▁and ▁encou rage ▁the ▁integration ▁of ▁digital ▁and ▁media ▁liter acy ▁into ▁Arab ▁university ▁and ▁school ▁curr ic ula . ▁▁ ▁In ▁recognition ▁of ▁M DL AB ' s ▁accomplish ments ▁in ▁adv ancing ▁media ▁liter acy ▁education ▁in ▁the ▁Arab ▁region , ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁M DL AB ▁received ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁UN ES CO - U NA OC ▁International ▁Media ▁and ▁Information ▁Liter acy ▁Award . ▁▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁only ▁two ▁Arab ▁univers ities ▁offered ▁media ▁liter acy ▁courses : ▁the ▁American ▁University ▁of ▁Be ir ut ▁( A UB ) ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁University ▁of ▁Sh ar j ah ▁( A US ). ▁Three ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁launch ▁of ▁M DL AB , ▁over ▁two ▁dozen ▁Arab ▁univers ities ▁incorpor ated ▁media ▁liter acy ▁education ▁into ▁their ▁curr ic ula , ▁both ▁as ▁stand - alone ▁courses ▁or ▁as ▁modules ▁inject ed ▁into ▁their ▁existing ▁media ▁courses . ▁Among ▁the ▁univers ities ▁who ▁have ▁full - f led ged ▁media ▁liter acy ▁courses ▁( as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 ) ▁are ▁Leb an ese ▁American ▁University ▁( L eb anon ), ▁Bir zeit ▁University ▁( Pal est ine ), ▁University ▁of ▁Bal am and ▁( L eb anon ), ▁Dam asc us ▁University ▁( S y ria ), ▁Raf ik ▁H