{"id":3112,"date":"2018-02-26T13:29:46","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T19:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/old.valpo.edu\/international-dev\/?p=3112"},"modified":"2025-07-30T13:12:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T13:12:11","slug":"saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"328\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/Ibrahim-Alhussain.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4943\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/Ibrahim-Alhussain.webp 328w, https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/Ibrahim-Alhussain-224x300.webp 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Best memories from your Valpo days:&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Valpo was my home for 9 years. I have many great memories inculcating the birth of both my children, its harsh winters, working at the Office of International Programs and getting to know the VU faculty, staff, and students, all of whom I considered my family. But my most enjoyable time at Valpo was the year I taught CORE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong>\u00a0Ibrahim Alhussain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Graduated:<\/strong>\u00a0Two degrees in 2010 and 2011<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Degrees:<\/strong>\u00a0B.S.,\u00a0Business Management; MBA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Current Job: <\/b>I work as manager of Saudi Aramco Business Incubators.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Contact Email:<\/strong>\u00a0<a onclick=\"window.open('mailto:\\u0069\\u0062\\u0072\\u0061\\u0068\\u0069\\u006d\\u002e\\u0061\\u006c\\u0068\\u0075\\u0073\\u0073\\u0061\\u0069\\u006e\\u0040\\u0076\\u0061\\u006c\\u0070\\u006f\\u002e\\u0065\\u0064\\u0075','_blank');return false;\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.write('\\u0069\\u0062\\u0072\\u0061\\u0068\\u0069\\u006d\\u002e\\u0061\\u006c\\u0068\\u0075\\u0073\\u0073\\u0061\\u0069\\u006e\\u0040\\u0076\\u0061\\u006c\\u0070\\u006f\\u002e\\u0065\\u0064\\u0075');<\/script><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Best memories from your Valpo days:&nbsp; Valpo was my home for 9 years. 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