The Syrian Virtual University launched its Awareness Campaign in Lebanon through Academia 2003, the exhibition on Education and Training which was held between the 30th of January and the 1st of February 2003.

Dr. Milad Sebaaly, SVU Provost, conducted a one-hour Seminar on the Cultural and Social Issues involved in International Virtual Education, using the SVU as a Case Study.

Experts and professionals attended the Seminar which engendered a controversial discussion by the end of the presentation, considering that Virtual Education is very new to the Lebanese audiences as well.

The SVU Booth at the Exhibition Hall attracted a large number of high school and university students who had the opportunity to visit the SVU Website on location, using the available computers in the stand.

Many professionals also stopped at the booth to request details about the SVU for their personal skills upgrading or with the desire to establish some kind of partnership with the university.

The Syrian Virtual University is not totally new to the Lebanese. In September 2002, after the official opening, a large campaign was initiated in the Lebanese media. Most of the Lebanese TV stations (LBCI, Future TV, NBN, Al Manar) invited Dr. Milad Sebaaly to present this new Arab university and the concepts of Virtual Education, in relation to the current Arab realities.