In 2008, Eid was elected president of the student council at the American University of Technology.[5] His name was mentioned in Al-Balad newspaper. On the same year, Issam has hosted a safety and entertaining campaign on campus entitled "Automotive Show" to avoid car accidents in Lebanon, featuring Lebanese Rally Champion Abdo Feghali.[6] It was covered by Al-Balad newspaper on the 28th of March 2008.[7] Issam was interviewed for a small career history about his involvement in motoring journalism in Al-Akhbar newspaper on the 5th of May 2008.[8]