Lebanese today have great career advantages.
Prominent universities, including Harvard, are actively recruiting Lebanese students, both male and female.
Due to Lebanon's diversity of languages -- there, Arabic, English, and French are common -- and its strong example of co-existence between members of many faiths, its people have natural skills in critical areas, like diplomacy.
A 2004 Synod document, The Presence of the Maronite Church within the Patriarchal Domain, details some of the educational achievements of the Lebanese: (1) "[In the Ottoman period, Maronite] students excelled..to the point where the expression, 'learned like a Maronite' became common..", (2) "[The 1736 Synod] called for..an educational system that included educating girls, which was a pioneer initiative..", (3) "..Maronites [translated] the important classical works in theology, philosophy, and religion from Latin into Arabic."
Lebanon has the tenth-best educational system in the world, according to a World Economic Forum report, and it has an above-average literacy rate.
Education is now a major focus for the U.N., the Holy See, and others. In addition, there are growing technological, artistic, and touristic opportunities at home. So, Lebanese are particularly well-placed to succeed.
