{"id":1411,"date":"2026-02-15T22:15:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T22:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/optimustrust.com\/?page_id=1411"},"modified":"2026-02-20T10:21:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T10:21:25","slug":"dr-salim-makdessi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/optimustrust.com\/ar\/dr-salim-makdessi\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Salim Makdessi"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1411\" class=\"elementor elementor-1411\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fa1391 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4fa1391\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e32f7b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e32f7b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a58a65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a58a65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Salim Makdessi<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d91792 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0d91792\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-503e185 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"503e185\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a72ee3 animated-slow e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9a72ee3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e514605 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e514605\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b0810d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b0810d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb5f2ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb5f2ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at the Lebanese University (Lebanon) since March 2019; Academic and Administrative Management of 6 Geographical branches (6 Branches Directors), 42 Heads of Departments, 440 professors and researchers (PhD holders), 220 administrative employees and 6800 students in Bachelor and Master programs.<\/p><p>Full\u00a0 Professor\u00a0 at\u00a0 the\u00a0 Lebanese\u00a0 University,\u00a0 he\u00a0 holds\u00a0 an Accreditation\/Habilitation to Supervise Researches (HDR) in Business Sciences, after a PhD in Business Sciences from Jean Moulin University (Lyon III) in France.<\/p><p>Coordinator of the Employability Sub-Network at the Union of Mediterranean Universities UNIMED (Italy); the Employability Sub-Network at UNIMED includes 31 Universities from 15 countries of the two shores of the Mediterranean.<\/p><p>Coach, Mentor, Leader, Trainer, International Employability Expert, Quality Expert<\/p><p>Main areas of specialization: Finance \u2013 Management \u2013 Innovation<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a2ed11 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a2ed11\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2e9deb animated-slow e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d2e9deb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9366072 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9366072\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f819edf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f819edf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Relevant Experience:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e634811 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e634811\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Full Professor \u2013 Full-time (2014 &#8211; \u2026), Faculty of Economics and Business Administration<\/p><p>Associate Professor\u2013 Full-time (2008 &#8211; 2014)<\/p><p>Associate Professor \u2013 Part-time (2006 &#8211; 2008)<\/p><p>Lecturer (2004 &#8211; 2006)<\/p><p>2019 &#8211; \u2026 Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business<\/p><p>Administration at the Lebanese University<\/p><p>2019 &#8211; \u2026 Honorary President of the Alumni Association of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at the Lebanese University (Since March 2019)<\/p><p>2017-2021 Director of the \u00ab Mutual Fund of Lebanese University Professors (Public Administration) \u00bb (Since September 2017 till June 2021). Managing an annual budget of 40 billions LBP<\/p><p>2020 &#8211; Founder of the Center for Sustainability and Gender Equality, working for the Lebanese University Professors and students<\/p><p>2020 &#8211; Founder of 2 Lebanese University Fab Labs (Digital Fabrication Laboratories)<\/p><p>The 2 created Fab Labs at the Lebanese University (North and South) aim to enhance Lebanese University students competencies in digital fabrication. They are laboratories, places to play, to create, to mentor and to invent: places for learning and innovation; they provide access to the environment, the skills, the materials and the advanced technology to allow anyone anywhere to make (almost) anything. Funded by UNICEF<\/p><p>https:\/\/www.fablabs.io<\/p><p>2016-2019 Member of the Administrative Work Rationalization Committee; (Attached to the Lebanese University President \u2013 Since December 2016)<\/p><p>2006-2014 and 2015-2019 : Chairman &#8220;Finance and Financial Institutions&#8221; Department at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Branch III<\/p><p>2015 -\u2026 Member of the Scientific Steering Committee of the Scientific Journal of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (Since June 2015); ISSN 2216-6704<\/p><p>2019 -\u2026 Head of the Curricula and Program Review Committee at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration<\/p><p>2009-2019 Member of the Scientific Research Committee<\/p><p>Doctoral School of Law and Political, Administrative and Economic Sciences<\/p><p>2019 -\u2026 Head of the Committee which is responsible of the entrance exam to the Research Master and Professional Master; Faculty of Economics and Business Administration<\/p><p>2018 &#8211; Founder of Center MINE at the Lebanese University &#8220;Center for Careers, Innovation and Entrepreneurship&#8221;, attached to the Rectorate of the Lebanese University<\/p><p>2018 &#8211; Founder of 3 Labs for UNICEF GIL program at the Lebanese University (Generations of Innovation Leaders)<\/p><p>Through innovation, technology and an entrepreneurial mindset, the 3 created Laboratories at the Lebanese University (North, Beirut and South) aim to create a generation of young leaders and innovators;<\/p><p>Funded by UNICEF<\/p><p>https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/lebanon\/GIL<\/p><p>2017-2019 Member of the full-time Faculties recruitment committee linked to Lebanese University President; June 2017 till June 2019<\/p><p>2010-2018 Member of the Lebanese University Professors\u2019 League Representative of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Branch III<\/p><p>2016-2017 Member of the Lebanese University Council ; Representative of Professors of the Faculty of Economics and Business<\/p><p>Administration (6 geographical branches) ; (October 2016 &#8211; September<\/p><p>2017)<\/p><p>2016-2017 Administrative and Academic Affairs Coordinator at the Lebanese University; Reporting to the President ; (October 2016 &#8211; September 2017)<\/p><p>2011-2012 &#8220;Sustainable Innovation Management&#8221; Master Program Founder and Coordinator ; Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, carried out in partnership with the Ecole Nationale Sup\u00e9rieure des Mines de Saint-Etienne, France<\/p><p>2022 -\u2026 Focal Point of SAFIR project at the Lebanese University. Supported and co-financed by the European Union, Safir is a project in favor of the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the economic inclusion of youth. It is deployed in 9 countries in North Africa and the Middle East (Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Syria, Palestine, Tunisia).<\/p><p>Safir is based on 3 pillars:<\/p><p>&#8211; Support for more than 1,000 young project leaders<\/p><p>&#8211; The structuring and development of a regional network of support actors<\/p><p>&#8211; The creation of spaces for dialogue between youth and public authorities<\/p><p>Knowing that the Francophone University Agency (AUF) is a member of the consortium of 6 partners of the Safir project whose leader is the French Institute, is in charge of the deployment of the project at the level of higher education and research establishments.<\/p><p>https:\/\/www.safir-eu.com<\/p><p>2021 -\u2026 Focal Point of the Gender Equality project at the Lebanese University, which allowed the latter to be chosen by the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie for the constitution of a Consortium of 10 universities around the world wishing to engage their campus concretely and collaboratively in achieving SDG 5.<\/p><p>2020 &#8211; \u2026 Coordinator of the Sub-Network for Employability at the Mediterranean Universities Union &#8211; UNIMED, representing the Lebanese University; the Employability Sub-Network at UNIMED encompasses 31 Universities from 15 different countries on both shores of the Mediterranean.<\/p><p>https:\/\/www.uni-med.net\/members-subnetworkemployability\/<\/p><p>2020 -\u2026 Main actor and responsible of the partnership agreement development between the Lebanese University and INCO.ORG (Paris &#8211; France).<\/p><p>2019 &#8211; \u2026 Representative of the Lebanese University in the Euro- Mediterranean ERASMUS + MORALE project (Capacity building for curricula modernization of Syrian and Lebanese HEIs and lifelong learning provision: towards sustainable NGOs management and operation with special focus on refugees). Funded by the European Commission.<\/p><p>Project reference: 598318-EPP-1-2018-1-LB-EPPKA2-CBHEJP<\/p><p>http:\/\/www.moraleproject.org<\/p><p>2019 &#8211; \u2026 Representative of the Lebanese University in the Euro- Mediterranean ERASMUS + LEBPASS project (The Lebanese Diploma Supplement); Making the skills and qualifications of students and graduates of Lebanese HEIs clearly and easily understood both nationally and internationally.<\/p><p>Funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.<\/p><p>Project reference: 598932-EPP-1-2018-1-LB-EPPKA2-CBHEJP<\/p><p>http:\/\/www.lebpass.org<\/p><p>2018 -\u2026 Representative of the Lebanese University in the UNIMED sub-network on tourism in the Mediterranean<\/p><p>http:\/\/www.uni-med.net\/fr\/sous-reseautourisme-en-mediterranee\/<\/p><p>2018 &#8211; &#8230; Representative of the Lebanese University in the UNIMED sub-network on Migration<\/p><p>http:\/\/www.uni-med.net\/en\/unimedsubnetwork-on-migration\/<\/p><p>2018 &#8211; &#8230; Representative of the Lebanese University in the UNIMED sub-network on Food and Water<\/p><p>http:\/\/www.uni-med.net\/fr\/sous-reseau-alimentation-et-eau\/<\/p><p>2018 &#8211; &#8230; Main actor and responsible of the partnership agreement development between the Lebanese University and RDCL WORLD (Gathering of Lebanese Managers and Business Managers in the World)<\/p><p>2018 -\u2026 Main actor and responsible of the partnership agreement development between the Lebanese University and Nudge Lebanon on Economics Behavior<\/p><p>2018 -\u2026 Main actor and responsible of the partnership agreement development between the Lebanese University and Challenge to Change<\/p><p>2016 -\u2026 Main actor and responsible of the partnership agreement development between the Lebanese University and the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport which works under the aegis of the League of Arab Countries<\/p><p>2010 -\u2026 Main actor and responsible of the partnership agreement development between the Lebanese University and the Ecole Nationale Sup\u00e9rieure des Mines Saint-Etienne (France), students and professors exchange, teaching,..<\/p><p>2017 -\u2026 Main actor and responsible of the partnership agreement development between the Lebanese University and the Ecole Sup\u00e9rieure des Affaires (ESA) of Beirut<\/p><p>2017 &#8211; \u2026 Representative of the Lebanese University in the DEEL project (Development of Student Entrepreneurship in Lebanon) funded by the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie, 2017 Innovation Fund, 2017-2 Funding Committee of March 31 2017 and managed by<\/p><p>the Middle East Direcrorate of AUF in partnership with several Lebanese academic, professional and institutional partners and a French partner : PEPITE \/ France Program (FNEGE). DEEL&#8217;s general objective is to strengthen the entrepreneurial and innovation culture in Higher Education in order to promote the emergence of businesses with growth and employment potential. It aims to develop an entrepreneurial culture among students and to provide them with a favorable environment for the creation of businesses through a national student-entrepreneur status allowing them to use university credits for business creation activities, in offering all students courses on entrepreneurship available on a platform accessible to all, and finally by creating a collaborative workspace in which they can find the necessary support and the favorable environment for the creation of their business, and therefore the passage to the entrepreneurial act.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>2014 -\u2026 Representative of the Lebanese University to the Regional Doctoral Consortium in Economics and Business Administration (CODEG) at the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), Middle East Directorate<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>2018-2020 Representative of the Lebanese University in the UNIMED<\/p><p>(Union of Mediterranean Universities) Sub-Network on employability<\/p><p>http:\/\/www.uni-med.net\/fr\/sous-reseau-employabilite\/<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>2016-2018 Representative of the Lebanese University in the Euro- Mediterranean ERASMUS + RESUME (Mediterranean Network for Employability) program Structural international cooperation project led by UNIMED (Union of Mediterranean Universities Union of Mediterranean Universities) in partnership with ministries, associations and universities from Italy, Spain, France, Morocco, Tunisia and Lebanon. RESUME aims, within the framework of capacity building in the field of higher education, to improve and strengthen their role and potential for the development of employability in the Mediterranean countries of Morocco, Tunisia and Lebanon by adopting a spirit transversal enterprise with universities and by strengthening the interaction between universities, companies and political decision-makers.<\/p><p>Funded by the European Commission; Project ID : 561988-EPP-1-2015-IT-EPPKA2-CBHE-SP<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>2017 &#8211; Representative of the Lebanese University in the European TLQAA + project (Toward the Lebanese Quality Assurance Agency &#8211;<\/p><p>Program evaluation for transparency and recognition of skills and qualifications) [TLQAA +, 2016-3332 \/ 001-001] which follows on from the Tempus TLQAA project<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tlqaa.org\">http:\/\/www.tlqaa.org<\/a><\/p><p>International project which aims to work on the following points :<\/p><p>&#8211; Capacity building through the training of new assessors \/ experts<\/p><p>&#8211; Review of standards and procedures<\/p><p>&#8211; Support higher education establishments in the field of Quality Assurance<\/p><p>&#8211; Strengthen cooperation at regional level Funded by the European Commission<\/p><p>Project ID: 573958-EPP-1-2016-1-LB-EPPKA2-CBHE-SP<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>2014-2015 French Government Scholarship for post-doctoral researches stays (2 months) at the Socio-Economic Institute of Firms and Organizations, Magellan Research Center; Jean Moulin University (Lyon III), France<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>2011 Member of the Cycle of Higher Studies for Economic Development &#8211; Mediterranean (CHEDE<\/p><p>-MED 2011), recruited to represent Lebanon by :<\/p><p>&#8211; the Institute of Finance (Ministry of Finance in Lebanon)<\/p><p>&#8211; the Instituto de Estudios Fiscales (Ministry of Finance in Spain)<\/p><p>&#8211; the Institute of Finance (Ministry of Economy and Finance in Morocco)<\/p><p>&#8211; the Institute of Public Management and Economic Development (Ministry of Finance in France)<\/p><p>&#8211; the Scuola Superiore delleconomia e delle finanze (Ministry of Finance in Italy)<\/p><p>2010 Visiting Researcher at the Ecole Nationale Sup\u00e9rieure des Mines de Saint-Etienne (France) Appointed by the French Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Employment<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d5e8ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d5e8ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Academic Credentials:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7034d19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7034d19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2016 &#8211; Accreditation\/Habilitation to Supervise Research (HDR) in Business Sciences; Title : \u00ab From the financial performance to the sustainable global performance (in french) \u00bb; CoSupervision between Jean Moulin University Lyon III and Lebanese University<\/p><p>Lyon III : Socio-Economic Institute of firms and Organizations Lebanese University : Doctoral School for Law and Political, Administrative and Economic Sciences\u00a0<\/p><p>2006 Ph.D. in Business Sciences ; High Distinction : Very Honourable with Congratulations; Jean Moulin University &#8211; Lyon III \u2013 France ; Doctoral School : M.I.F. (Management Information Finance)<\/p><p>2001 Research Master in Business Administration ; Specialization : &#8220;Finance&#8221;; \u00ab High Distinction \u00bb<\/p><p>1998 Bachelor in Business Administration ; Specialization : &#8220;Finance&#8221; Saint-Joseph University, Faculty of Business and Management. Rank: First ; Granted the &#8220;Class Honor Award&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1c997d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1c997d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Professional Qualifications:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e67946f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e67946f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2022 -\u2026 Expert at AEQES (Agency for the Evaluation of the Quality of Higher Education), an independent public service agency, which practices a formative evaluation of higher education programs organized in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation ; it reports on the quality of higher education and strives for its constant improvement. In doing so, it aims to encourage the development of a culture of quality in institutions, the clarification of teaching profiles and training objectives in connection with the institutions missions, to disseminate good practices and to promote the implementation synergies between higher education stakeholders.<\/p><p>AEQES is part of a European process by referring to the References and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area.<\/p><p>2022 -\u2026 Evaluator (Higher Education Country Expert) in the FIBAA accreditation program. The \u201cFoundation for International Business Administration Accreditation\u201d, founded in 2002 in Germany, is an international accreditation body to accredit Business Schools and Faculties of Business Administration.<\/p><p>2022 -\u2026 External Committee Member in the Business Studies National Assessment Project (Educational Professions Licensure System) at the Ministry of Education in the United Arab Emirates. This EPL System was launched in line with the vision of the UAE in order to develop a knowledge economy and to ensure a high quality of education along with the best standards of education. The Educational Professions License is a requirement for education professionals in the UAE since 2020, it contributes in providing a guarantee of high-performance in the education system, and equips UAE education professionals with a high level of know-how and competence in order to compete globally. https:\/\/tls.moe.gov.ae\/#!\/about<\/p><p>2022 -\u2026 External evaluator at the Arab University of Amman in Jordan, whose role is to evaluate the academic records of faculty members and their scientific research in Business Administration Sciences with the aim of promoting them in the academic rank.<\/p><p>2022 -\u2026 External evaluator at Northern Technical University in Iraq, whose role is to evaluate the academic records of faculty members and their scientific research in Business Administration Sciences with the aim of promoting them in the academic rank.<\/p><p>2022 &#8211; \u2026 Member of The Global Entrepreneurship Network. GEN operates an array of programs in 200 countries aimed at making it easier for anyone, anywhere to start and scale a business.<\/p><p>2021 &#8211; \u2026 Member of Skills Lab Network of Experts European Training Foundation<\/p><p>2018 &#8211; \u2026 Member of the Board of Directors of the Lebanese National Library (Since April 2018)<\/p><p>2017 &#8211; \u2026 Expert, Member of the Technical Committee Specialized in<\/p><p>the programs study at the Directorate General of Higher Education at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Lebanon. The committee is in charge of assessing the files submitted by the Lebanese private universities in order to open new programs \/ diplomas in Business Administration and Economics<\/p><p>2018 &#8211; \u2026 Trainer on participatory learning and innovative teaching methods; International Training Center (ITC) of the International Labor Organization (ILO); February 2018 in Torino, Italy<\/p><p>2020-2022 Member of the Regional Experts Commission Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie, Middle East Directorate<\/p><p>2014-2018 External Expert in Management Sciences (Researches<\/p><p>evaluator) Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie, Middle East Directorate<\/p><p>2003 &#8211; \u2026 Associate Researcher in Management Sciences at ISEOR (Socio-Economic Institute for Firms and Organizations), Magellan Researches Center, Jean Moulin University, Lyon III, France<\/p><p>2011 &#8211; Trainer at the Ministry of Finance (Lebanon), Institute of Finance (Bassel Fleihan Institute) in Beirut, 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