On July 4, 2008, The Lebanese National Commission for Unesco launched the project entitled "Cultural reconciliation among Lebanese University Students", in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education , Ministry of  Culture and the Arab Organization for Education, Culture and Sciences (ALECSO). The first workshop of the project, which addressed "building skills for conflict resolution, enhancing citizenship, tolerance, respecting diversity and accepting the other", covered Beirut region, and gathered university students coming from various universities and carrying different beliefs and affiliations. The workshop lasted for three days and tackled five themes:
Cultural aspects of religions
Citizenship: rights and roles
Team work and community service
Conflict resolution and negotiation models
Building bridges with the other and enhancing synergy and cooperation.
The workshop closing session was dedicated to an overall assessment whereby the participants expressed their positive evaluation of the workshop specially its success in breaking the  preset psychological barriers and in  enhancing citizenship, openness, mutual understanding, solidarity, also its success in raising awareness with regards to cultural diversity and acceptance of the other.
In addition, participants confirmed their commitment to create a network for sustainable interactivity among them as well as with the envisaged participants of the upcoming workshops.