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Program Catalog
2019–2020
مصر EGYPT
EGYPT مصر
Table of Contents
LETTER FROM AMBASSADOR KATTOUF
2
WHO WE ARE
3
4ACADEMICS
PROGRAM COMPONENTS
5
TRANSCRIPTS & SCHOOL OF RECORD
6
QUALITY ASSURANCE
7
COURSES & SYLLABI
8
INTERCULTURAL LEARNING
9
10 EGYPT
11 Semester Program
12 Summer Programs
14 Excursions
JORDAN 16
Semester Program 17
EGYPT SEMESTER & ACADEMIC YEAR Summer Programs 18
مرص • Area & Arabic Language Studies (Egypt, Jordan & Morocco) Excursions 20
• Regional Studies in French (Morocco) 21 STUDENT REVIEWS
JORDAN • Al Akhawayn University Direct Enrollment (Morocco) MOROCCO 22
Semester Programs 23
األردن Summer Program 26
SUMMER Excursions 27
MOROCCO • Intensive Arabic (Egypt, Jordan & Morocco) 28 TUNISIA
املغرب • Action AMIDEAST: Social Innovation Abroad (Egypt & Tunisia) 29 Summer Program
• Conflict & the Struggle for Peace (Jordan) 30 CUSTOMIZED PROGRAMS
TUNISIA HEALTH & SAFETY 32
تونس CUSTOMIZED (all locations) STUDENT SUPPORT 34
ACCOMMODATIONS 35
HOUSING 36
STAFF & FACULTY 37
TUITION & FEES 38
www.amideast.org/abroad | 202-776-9658 | EdAbroad@amideast.org SCHOLARSHIPS 39
PROGRAM TIMELINE 41
/AmideastAbroad @AMIDEAST_Abroad @amideast_edabroad amideastedabroad.org
www.amideast.org/abroad I EDUCATION ABROAD 1
WHO WE ARE WHO WE ARE
AMIDEAST’S ROOTS IN THE REGION THE AMIDEAST ADVANTAGE
Established in 1951, America-Mideast Educational and AMIDEAST’s longstanding presence in the Middle East
Letter from Ambassador Kattouf Training Services, Inc. (AMIDEAST) is a private American
nonprofit organization engaged in international education,
and North Africa means that students benefit from the
organization’s extensive experience, strong regional
training, and development assistance work. Today connections, and deep understanding of
AMIDEAST programs and ser vices touch local culture. AMIDEAST Education
the lives of half a million individuals Abroad Programs provide students
The importance of building cross-cultural understanding has never been more throughout the MENA region each wide-ranging opportunities
crucial than right now. Because the challenges we face are global in nature, the best year and include im proving to gain the most from
solutions will be found through the peaceful exchange of ideas and perspectives educational opportunities intercultural encounters
across cultures. These discussions are more likely to succeed with a citizenry and quality, strengthening on semester, academic
possessing intercultural competencies. These competencies include the ability to local ins titutions, and year, short-term,
communicate in multiple languages, and understanding the cultural diversity of developing language and summer study
populations around the world. To achieve these goals, we must focus on educating and and professional skills abroad
preparing our students to participate effectively in cross-cultural dialogues. critical for success experiences in
in the global Arab countries.
With this in mind, AMIDEAST is dedicated to providing academically rigorous and economy.
culturally authentic education abroad programs in the Middle East and North Africa
Who
region. These programs provide the opportunity for American students to forge genuine connections and
learn about the peoples and cultures of the Middle East and North Africa. Our programs are designed to
encourage respectful engagement, academic curiosity, and the development of intercultural skills.
Established in 1951 to improve mutual understanding between Americans and peoples of the Middle East
and North Africa, AMIDEAST has a long tradition of collaborating with partners in the region. Through
these relationships, we have established networks which provide opportunities for authentic engagement Our programs
are student
We Are Our programs
help develop
with locals. From providing partners that allow students to practice their linguistic skills through exchange, mutual
to nurturing long-standing connections with local organizations that provide service learning opportunities, c e n t e r e d
and have an understanding
we strive to create programs that provide mutual benefits for our students and the people of the host culture. between peoples
emphasis on
A ra b i c l a n g u a g e of the MENA
We are proud that upon program completion, many AMIDEAST alumni find ways to utilize their intercultural
acquisition. They are region and students
skills and passion for the region by pursuing work in government agencies, international NGOs, and other
intended to develop from U.S. universities
institutions dedicated to the mission of engagement with other nations. At AMIDEAST, we are committed to
knowledge of the by providing study
our work promoting intercultural exchange through educational experiences that will equip our students with opportunities in the MENA
the tools necessary to become future global leaders. host countr y and region
and designed to maximize region. Students interact with
exposure to the host culture. We local university faculty members,
are dedicated to intercultural sensitivity students, host families, and other
and global competence. Our programs are locals to develop intercultural and global
regularly reviewed by an Academic Consortium of competence. AMIDEAST provides living and
U.S. colleges and universities for quality assurance. We have learning environments that are academically rigorous
a diverse student cohort and our host country staff promotes and challenging, intellectually stimulating, and
Theodore H. Kattouf
President and CEO of AMIDEAST interaction with the host society. interculturally open and accepting.
CORE PRINCIPLES AMIDEAST EDUCATION ABROAD
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ACADEMICS ACADEMICS
Program While each program has its own style, influenced
by the unique characteristics of the host country
ACADEMICS Components and city, all AMIDEAST programs include the
following distinctive features.
STAFF
SEMESTER/ACADEMIC YEAR SUMMER
AMIDEAST programs are
Area & Arabic Language Studies & Intensive Arabic supported by a well-trained
Regional Studies in French 100 contact hours/session and diverse staff of Americans LANGUAGE
PRE-DEPARTURE and host country nationals.
֍ Arabic: Blended Modern Standard & 6 credits/session PLANNING & Modern Standard Arabic,
Colloquial ◊ 120 contact hours/8 credits IN COUNTRY ORIENTATION Colloquial Arabic, and
Media Arabic are offered at
֍ Colloquial Arabic ◊ 45 contact hours/ Students receive extensive
multiple levels.
3 credits pre-departure information, attend a live
pre-departure webinar, and receive Students are paired with local
֍ Content/Elective Courses ◊ 45 contact students as part of the
an in country orientation covering
hours/3 credits logistics, academics, safety, Language Partner Program
cultural adjustment, in order to improve their
and more. conversational Arabic.
CONTENT COURSES & INTERCULTURAL
STUDY ENVIRONMENT LEARNING
SUMMER SUMMER
On semester programs, All programs are structured to
Conflict & the Struggle for Peace: Action AMIDEAST: students choose 2–4 content courses include opportunities for students to
Explorations in Ireland and the Middle Social Innovation Abroad taught in either English or French develop their intercultural competence.
(depending on the program) from a On semester programs, cultural
East
֍ Colloquial Arabic ◊ 15 hours/1 credit wide range of disciplines. Courses dialogue sessions are held between
Visit the Foundation for International are taught in a U.S. format by HOUSING AMIDEAST students and their
֍ Community-Based Learning
Education's website: www.fie.uk local faculty. peers from local universities.
◊ 45 hours/3 credits Egypt, Morocco & Tunisia:
֍ Placement ◊ 150 hours/2 credits Host family
Jordan:
Host family or Shared
Apartments
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ACADEMICS ACADEMICS
Transcripts & Quality
School of Record Assurance
My experience abroad was extremely
worthwhile. It opened my eyes to so
SYLLABI ACADEMIC CONSORTIUM
After a student completes an AMIDEAST Education much culture, history, and I was able to
Syllabi are created for each course by Area AMIDEAST’s Education Abroad Programs see many beautiful places while having
S tudies and Arabic Languag e f aculty
Abroad program, AMIDEAST issues an official
grade report that documents letter grades and credit benefit from the advice and quality meaningful interactions with locals.
members prior to the start of the
received. This grade report is sent to the student’s home assurance of an Academic Consortium, – Morocco Summer Alum
term. Each syllabus is thoroughly
institution 4–8 weeks after the end of a group of institutions that represent a
reviewed by the Academic Coordinator and
cross-section of U.S. higher education. The
AMIDEAST Education Abroad staf f in the program. Alternatively, students
Washington, D.C. for consistency and content. following institutions are members of the
can request a transcript issued by AMIDEAST Academic Consortium:
In order to faciliate the approval of credit for AMIDEAST’s School of Record (SOR)
courses, all syllabi are available online. for an additional fee. Students who American University
have indicated this option will be
Bard College
able to request their transcript from ARABIC CONSULTANT AND ADVISORY BOARD
the SOR approximately 8–10 weeks Creighton University
after the end of the program. Dickinson College The Qasid Arabic Institute serves as the Arabic Studies
Consultant for AMIDEAST Education Abroad Programs in the
Drexel University Arab World. The Qasid Arabic Institute is based in Amman,
Grinnell College Jordan and has developed a reputation as one of the leading
programs in the Middle East for Arabic language learning. Its
Kenyon College
comprehensive curriculum begins with the proper pronunciation
Knox College of Arabic letters and continues through to a high degree of
Lawrence University proficiency.
Marquette University
AMIDEAST Education Abroad Programs benefit from the advice
Michigan State University of a distinguished group of Arabic language faculty at U.S.
Middle Tennessee State University colleges and universities. The Arabic Language Advisory Board
members work with Dr. Khaled Abu Amsha and the Qasid
Ocean County College
Arabic Institute to define the proficiency-based curriculum for
Queens College Arabic instruction and the expected outcomes at each level in
University of Richmond both Modern Standard Arabic and Colloquial Arabic. They also
participate in the continuous assessment of the programs.
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COURSES & SYLLABI INTERCULTURAL LEARNING
Intercultural
Courses & Syllabi Learning
AMIDEAST Education Abroad Programs include opportunities for students
to develop their intercultural competence. Students are encouraged to use
language, non-verbal cues, communication, perceptual styles, and cultural
assumptions and values as key windows to understand cultural difference.
SOME KEY COMPONENTS OF AMIDEAST’S APPROACH TO
INTERCULTURAL LEARNING INCLUDE:
LANGUAGE PARTNERS
In each host country, AMIDEAST field staff recruits local students, young
professionals, and participants in AMIDEAST English language courses to
act as language partners for Education Abroad students. Education Abroad
students work with host country peers to practice language and foster
cultural exchange.
CULTURAL DIALOGUES & CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
During semester programs, Education Abroad students participate in
structured dialogues and a range of activities. These discussions and
For our semester programs, we offer several area studies courses to choose activities provide an opportunity to discuss cultural issues and interact with
from. Prior to the start of the semester abroad, AMIDEAST Education Abroad host country peers.
will notify students as to which courses will be available that term.
To review the syllabi for all of our semester and summer courses, please visit
our blog site: www.amideastedabroad.org/syllabi. REFLECTION RETREAT
All AMIDEAST Education Abroad semester/academic year programs
include a mandatory "Reflection Retreat" at the end of the term. Summer
students will participate in a mandatory "Reflection Day" at the end of
their program. Students often feel excitement and anxiety about returning
home. Reflection has been designed to create time and space for students
to consider their experience as they depart their host country.
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EGYPT مصر EGYPT مصر
EGYPT LIST OF PROGRAMS
Area & Arabic
Language Studies
!ًاهالً و سهال
SEMESTER/ACADEMIC YEAR
• Area & Arabic Language Studies
SUMMER
• Intensive Arabic
• Action AMIDEAST: Social Innovation
Abroad
WELCOME!
Cairo, the capital of Egypt, is the "umm al-dunya" or COMMUNITY-BASED LEARNING
"mother of the world." Students on this program will get
to study and explore the cultural and historical context This interdisciplinary course aims at strengthening
of Egypt through the lens of Cairo, a vibrant, urban and deeping students' knowledge of the Middle East
laboratory for social innovation, arts, and diversity. through direct experience in local organizations and
a series of lectures aimed at providing the theoretical
framework for studying and interacting with Egyptian
ACADEMIC OVERVIEW society and culture.
•Arabic: Blended Modern Standard & Colloquial Students will have a volunteer placement in a local
Egyptian (8 credits) is recommended organization where they are expected to spend
•Colloquial Egyptian Arabic (3 credits) is required if at least five hours a week. There are also lectures/
not in the 8-credit course seminars to contextualize the placement, providing the
opportunity to directly observe and analyze different
•Elective Area Studies courses (3 credits each) taught in
aspects of Egyptian culture, social relations, and
English in a variety of disciplines. Courses have been
history under the framework provided by the class
drawn from Middle East & North Africa studies, history,
sociology, and Egyptology. readings and discussions.
•Media Arabic (3 credits) is also available as an elective
مصر
TERMS DATES CREDITS
SEMESTER Fall Late August to Mid December 12–17
Spring Mid January to Early May 12–17
ACADEMIC YEAR Fall & Spring Late August to Early May 24–34
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EGYPT مصر EGYPT مصر
Intensive Arabic
in Cairo Action AMIDEAST
كيفكم؟
SOCIAL INNOVATION IN CAIRO!
HELLO! HOW ARE YOU? This is a distinctive summer education abroad
opportunity for students to engage in community-based
Intensive coursework combined with daily
learning in an Egyptian workplace. The program
interactions with host families help students at
includes a study component in Egyptian Colloquial
all levels increase their Arabic proficiency within
Arabic and a service-learning component through a
a short period. There are 100 hours of Arabic
Community-Based Learning course. Applicants do not
language instruction per session, covering
need prior Arabic study, knowledge of the region, or
material usually presented in one semester on
study abroad experience to participate in this program.
a U.S. campus. The Intensive Arabic Program is
Service-learning placements are available for students
offered in two 4-week sessions, so students can
who speak English and/or Arabic.
choose to spend one or two months living and
studying in Cairo.
ACADEMIC OVERVIEW
• Colloquial Egyptian Arabic (1 credit)
ACADEMIC OVERVIEW
• Community-Based Learning (3 credits)
•Arabic: Blended Modern Standard &
• Placement (2 credits)
Colloquial Egyptian (6 credits)
•Classes meet five hours per day, five
days per week
TERMS DATES CREDITS
SUMMER Session 1 Mid June to Mid July 6
TERM PROGRAM DATES CREDITS
Session 2 Mid July to Mid August 6
Sessions 1 & 2 Mid June to Mid August 12 SUMMER Action AMIDEAST Late June to Early August 6
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EGYPT مصر EGYPT مصر
Excursions in Egypt
Experiencing life outside the
host city is an integral part of
AMIDEAST Education Abroad programs. Semester
programs travel on three major organized
excursions. Included in t he program f ees,
excursions provide students a way to experience
the Arab World firsthand, taking them places they
might not otherwise be able to access.
Previous excursions in Egypt have included
Alexandria, Fayoum Oasis, and Luxor (pictured).
Explore Cairo
Everyone can recognize the pyramids of Giza, but
how many other monuments can you identify in
Cairo? Study with us for a semester and explore
all the amazing history and culture this city has to
offer!
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JORDAN األردن JORDAN األردن
JORDAN
Health Area & inArabic
Health
These are challenging times, particularly for These are challenging times, particularly for
those involved inLIST
programs
OF PROGRAMS
for American those involved programs for American
students in the Middle East and North Af-
Language Studies
students in the Middle East and North Af-
& Safety & Safety
rica. At AMIDEAST, student health,YEAR
SEMESTER/ACADEMIC safety, rica. At AMIDEAST, student health, safety,
and security is the number
• Area & Arabic oneLanguage
priority.Studies and security is the number one priority.
!ًمرحبا
While no one can guarantee that unexpect- While no one can guarantee that unexpect-
SUMMER
ed risks or situations will not arise, AM-
• Intensive Arabic
ed risks or situations will not arise, AM-
IDEAST continually strives to provide the
• C onflict & the Struggle for Peace:
IDEAST continually strives to provide the
support necessary Efor
xplostudents
ra t i o n s to
i n have
I re l a nadsafe
& the support necessary for students to have a safe
and healthy education
Middleabroad
East experience. and healthy education abroad experience.
WELCOME!
Amman, the capital of Jordan, has expanded from COMMUNITY-BASED LEARNING
a quaint sleepy town to the bustling, multicultural
metropolis it is today. As Jordan is deeply enmeshed in This interdisciplinary course aims at strengthening
the international relations of the region, students may find and deeping students' knowledge of the Middle East
no better place to study pressing Middle Eastern issues through direct experience in local organizations and
and Levantine Arabic. a series of lectures aimed at providing the theoretical
framework for studying and interacting with Jordanian
society, culture, and politics.
ACADEMIC OVERVIEW
Students will have a volunteer placement in a local
•Arabic: Blended Modern Standard & Colloquial organization where they are expected to spend
Jordanian (8 credits) is recommended at least five hours a week. There are also lectures/
•Colloquial Jordanian Arabic (3 credits) is required if seminars to contextualize the placement, providing the
not in the 8-credit course opportunity to directly observe and analyze different
aspects of Jordanian culture, social relations, and
•Elective Area Studies courses (3 credits each) taught in
politics under the framework provided by the class
English in a variety of disciplines. Recent courses have
been drawn from art, history, political science, religion, readings and discussions.
and women's studies.
•Media Arabic (3 credits) is also available as an elective
األردن
TERMS DATES CREDITS
SEMESTER Fall Late August to Mid December 12–17
Spring Mid January to Early May 12–17
ACADEMIC YEAR Fall & Spring Late August to Early May 24–34
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Conflict & the
Struggle for Peace:
Intensive Arabic Explorations in Ireland
in Amman & the Middle East
LEARN IN DUBLIN AND AMMAN!
While exploring the process of peace and conflict
resolution and the sensitive cultural and societal roots
of conflict, students spend a total of five weeks of the summer
HELLO! HOW ARE YOU?
in Dublin and Amman. Organized by the Foundation for
Int ensive coursewor k combined wit h dail y International Education (FIE) in cooperation with AMIDEAST,
interactions with host families help students at all students are exposed to the theory and practice of peace
levels increase their Arabic proficiency within a short keeping, peace-making, peace building, and conflict resolution
period. There are 100 hours of Arabic language in Europe and the Middle East. See the FIE program website
instruction per session, covering material usually for course description and application information:
presented in one semester on a U.S. campus. The
https://www.fie.org.uk/peace-conflict-program
Intensive Arabic Program is offered in two 4-week
sessions, so students can choose to spend one or two
months living and studying in Amman. ACADEMIC OVERVIEW
I gained real use of t he
•A study tour to Derry, Northern Ireland to contextualize
language and found myself
theory on peace and conflict resolution
able to communicate with
ACADEMIC OVERVIEW locals on the street better than •S tudents examine the Arab/Israeli conflict, regional conflicts
such as those in Lebanon, Yemen, and/or Iraq, and intra- and
•Arabic: Blended Modern Standard & Colloquial I could have ever imagined prior. I was so
inter-tribal conflicts, all of which are addressed in a Middle
Jordanian (6 credits) happy to finally be able to use Arabic! East cultural context
•Classes meet five hours per day, five days
per week
- Intensive Arabic in Amman Student •S tudents have the option to extend the experience in Jordan
by participating in a 4-week Intensive Arabic Summer Session
with AMIDEAST
TERMS DATES CREDITS PROGRAMS DATES CREDITS
SUMMER Session 1 Mid June to Mid July 6 SUMMER Conflict & the Struggle for Peace only Early June to Mid July See FIE website (above)
Session 2 Mid July to Mid August 6 Conflict & the Struggle for Peace with Early June to Mid August See FIE website (above)
Sessions 1 & 2 Mid June to Mid August 12 Intensive Arabic extension
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JORDANREVIEWS
Excursions in Jordan
Experiencing life outside the host city is an integral part of
AMIDEAST Education Abroad programs. Semester
programs travel on three major organized excursions I learned a great deal of I learned a lot about myself.
and summer programs travel on one to two excursions. cultural understanding & flexibility. My program was definitely more
Included in the program fees, excursions provide students My preconceived notions about the challenging than a lot of my
a way to experience the Arab World firsthand, taking Arab world were challenged and friends who studied in Europe, but
them places they might not otherwise be able to access. my sense of identity was I also feel that I got a lot more out
further shaped. of my experience.
Previous excursions in Jordan have included Jerash, the This program, as well as the
Dead Sea, Petra, and Wadi Rum (pictured). A new culture, new mindset, - Morocco Program Alum host country, can be a - Morocco Program Alum
and unique sides of learning a life-changing experience. I would
new language. It was incredibly highly recommend it for people
worthwhile. interested in the region, people,
and language.
- Jordan Program Alum
- Jordan Program Alum
AMIDEAST has been doing
this for a very long time, so
they know how to handle things
thrown their way.
- Morocco Program Alum
Incredibly worthwhile —
I gained a huge appreciation great introduction to Arabic
for the Jordanian culture, as well and an even better exposure to
as the complexities of the the diversity of the
regional context. North African region.
- Jordan Program Alum - Morocco Program Alum
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Health
MOROCCO Health
These are challenging times, particularly for
those involved in programs for American Area & Arabic
students in the Middle East and North Af-
Language Studies
& Safety & Safety
rica. At AMIDEAST, student health, safety,
and security is the number one priority.
الباس يا طالب؟
While no one can guarantee that unexpect-
ed risks or situations will not arise, AM-
LIST OF PROGRAMS
IDEAST continually strives to provide the
support necessary for students to have
SEMESTER/ACADEMIC YEAR a safe
and healthy education abroad
• Area & Arabic experience.
Language Studies
• Regional Studies in French HOW IS IT GOING, STUDENTS?
• Al Akhawayn University Direct Enrollment
In the westernmost outpost of the Arab world, students
SUMMER learn firsthand from leading faculty about Morocco's efforts
• Intensive Arabic to address contemporary issues such as gender rights, COMMUNITY-BASED LEARNING
ethnic diversity, and democratization. Students' access
to Moroccan culture offers unparalleled insights into the This interdisciplinary course is designed to enhance
country's approach to pressing social, religious, and cultural students' professional, analytical, and communication
matters of the Middle East and North Africa. skills within the context of a local placement, which
will focus on practical engagement and interaction
ACADEMIC OVERVIEW with Moroccan society.
•Arabic: Blended Modern Standard & Colloquial
Students will have a volunteer placement in a local
Moroccan (8 credits) is recommended
organization where they are expected to spend
•Colloquial Moroccan Arabic (3 credits) is required if not at least five hours a week. There are also lectures/
in the 8-credit course seminars to contextualize the placement, providing the
•Elective Area Studies courses (3 credits each) taught in opportunity to directly observe and analyze different
English in a variety of disciplines. Recent courses have aspects of Moroccan culture, social relations, and
been drawn from Middle East and North Africa studies, politics under the framework provided by the class
history, political science, religion, sociology, women's readings and discussions.
studies, and Amazigh studies.
•Media Arabic (3 credits) is also available as an elective
المغرب
TERMS DATES CREDITS
SEMESTER Fall Late August to Mid December 12–17
Spring Mid January to Early May 12–17
ACADEMIC YEAR Fall & Spring Late August to Early May 24–34
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Regional Studies Al Akhawayn University
in French Direct Enrollment Program
BIENVENUE AU MAROC!
WELCOME TO MOROCCO!
Immergés dans la passionnante ville historique de WELCOME TO AL AKHAWAYN! MOROCCAN ARABIC & CULTURE
Rabat, les étudiants suivront divers cours en Français
sur les identités Musulmanes, Arabes, Africaines et This program offers a diverse curriculum This is a mandatory 1-credit orientation
Méditerranéennes au Maroc. Tout en améliorant leur through direct enrollment at Al Akhawayn at the AMIDEAST center in Rabat prior
niveau de Français dans cet environnement Francophone University (AUI), an English-language to the start of the AUI semester. Students
non européen, les étudiants approfondiront leur Moroccan university patterned on the will take 15 hours of Colloquial
expérience marocaine en apprenant l’arabe parlé et American model of higher education. Moroccan Arabic instruction and
exploreront le Maroc. Students usually take 15 credits per semester several lectures/activities in preparation
and may choose from any of the course for immersion. Students will stay with a
ACADEMIC OVERVIEW offerings listed in the AUI catalog. Students host family for this 10-day program.
at AUI live in residence halls on the 98-acre
•Students are required to have a high level of French campus in Ifrane, Morocco.
language proficiency to participate (intermediate-high
on the ACTFL scale).
•A rabic: Modern Standard & Colloquial Moroccan (8
credits) is optional
•Colloquial Moroccan Arabic (3 credits) is required if not
in the 8-credit course
•Elective Regional Studies courses (3 credits each) taught
in French in a variety of disciplines. Recent courses have
drawn from Francophone literature, history, Middle East
and North Africa studies, political science, religion,
sociology, and women’s studies.
TERMS DATES CREDITS TERMS DATES CREDITS
SEMESTER Fall Late August to Mid December 14–17 SEMESTER Fall Mid August to Mid December 15 + 1
Spring Mid January to Early May 14–17 Spring Early January to Early May 15 + 1
ACADEMIC YEAR Fall & Spring Late August to Mid May 28–34 ACADEMIC YEAR Fall & Spring Mid August to Early May 30 + 1
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Excursions in Morocco
Intensive Arabic
in Rabat
LEARN MODERN STANDARD ARABIC AND
DARIJA IN MOROCCO!
The summer Intensive Arabic Program focuses on
high-quality Modern Standard Arabic instruction at
beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. There
are 100 hours of Arabic language instruction per
session, covering material usually presented in one
semester on a U.S. campus. From haggling in the
easily accessible medina using Darija (Moroccan
Arabic) to navigating Rabat's contemporar y
neighborhoods, experiences with conversational
Arabic are reinforced with coursework.
ACADEMIC OVERVIEW
•Arabic: Modern Standard & Colloquial
Moroccan (6 credits)
•Classes meet five hours per day, five days
Experiencing life outside host cities is an important
per week
part of AMIDEAST study abroad programs, and
excursions are integral parts the experience and
are all included in program fees. Semester programs
travel on three major organized excursions, and
TERMS DATES CREDITS summer programs travel on one to two excursions.
SUMMER Session 1 Mid June to Mid July 6 Previous excursions in Morocco have included Fez,
Session 2 Mid July to Mid August 6 Marrakech, and Zaouiat Ahansal (pictured).
Sessions 1 & 2 Mid June to Mid August 12
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TUNISIA Action AMIDEAST
WELCOME TO TUNISIA!
LIST OF PROGRAMS
This is a distinctive summer education abroad
! أهالً و سهالً في تونس
opportunity for students to engage in community-based
SUMMER learning in a Tunisian workplace. The program includes
• Action AMIDEAST: a study component in Tunisian Colloquial Arabic and
Social Innovation Abroad a service-learning component through a Community-
Based Learning course. Applicants do not need prior
Arabic study, knowledge of the region, or study abroad
experience to participate in this program. Service-
learning placements are available for students who
speak English, French, and/or Arabic.
ACADEMIC OVERVIEW
• Colloquial Tunisian Arabic (1 credit)
• Community-Based Learning (3 credits)
• Placement (2 credits)
تونس TERM
SUMMER
PROGRAM
Action AMIDEAST
DATES
Late June to Early August
CREDITS
6
28 EDUCATION ABROAD I www.amideast.org/abroad www.amideast.org/abroad I EDUCATION ABROAD 29CUSTOMIZED PROGRAMS CUSTOMIZED PROGRAMS
INTENSIVE ARABIC PROGRAM HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM
Customized Programs 4 weeks in Jordan
15 contact hours of Colloquial Arabic
4 weeks in Morocco
27 contact hours of Colloquial Arabic
27 contact hours of Modern Standard Arabic 16.5 contact hours of Modern Standard Arabic
Homestays in Amman Homestays in Rabat
Amman City Tour Excursions to Fez, Chefchaouen, Merzouga & Marrakech
Welcome & Farewell Dinners
COLLABORATION
Our staff works in partnership
with clients to design programs,
tapping into local connections to
provide suggestions for lecture
topics and lecturers, visits to local
organizations, and
REGIONAL EXPERTISE FLEXIBILITY EXAMPLES OF
cultural activities.
CUSTOMIZED PROGRAMS
Our customized education abroad From short-term programs of 10
programs draw deeply from days to as long as 3 months, we •EGYPT •
connections and expertise that work with institutions to design
•JORDAN •
come with the organization’s long programs that meet specific
history in the Arab world. programming needs. • MOROCCO •
• TUNISIA •
WHY
AMIDEAST?
EXPERIENCE
COMPREHENSIVE
SUPPORT We have worked with faculty
members, study abroad offices,
Our staff can make logistical
non-profits, and other educational
arrangements for programs as well as
institutions for several decades
provide 24/7 support for health,
to bring ideas from the drawing
safety, and security issues. FACULTY-LED PROGRAM FACULTY-LED PROGRAM
table to a full experience.
2 weeks in Cairo, Egypt 11 weeks in Morocco
Email Daily site visits to local organizations, cultural activities, 3 sections of Modern Standard Arabic, 30 hours each
EdAbroad@amideast.org and lectures 3 Lectures & 3 Cultural Activities
for more information. Excursions to Luxor, Aswan & Alexandria Reflection Week Activities
Hotel accommodation Excursions to Volubilis, Moulay Idriss, Meknes,
Visits to the Giza Pyramids, Museum of Islamic Art, and Marrakech, Tangier & Spain
a walking tour of Medieval Cairo Homestays in Rabat
Visiting University Faculty Teaching Content Courses
30 EDUCATION ABROAD I www.amideast.org/abroad www.amideast.org/abroad I EDUCATION ABROAD 31HEALTH & SAFETY HEALTH & SAFETY
Health & Safety AMIDEAST really made my safety and learning a priority. I felt taken care of the
entire time and knew if I had a concern they would be there.
– Morocco Program Alum
AMIDEAST provides the support
necessary for students to have
a safe and healthy education
PRESENCE IN THE REGION RISK MANAGEMENT
AMIDEAST was established in 1951 to build In addition to AMIDEAST’s longs tanding physical
abroad experience. The health, human connections between Americans and the presence and strong relationships with local institutions, risk
safety, and security of students, diverse peoples of the Middle East and North
is managed in the following ways:
faculty, and staff are collectively Africa. This longstanding physical presence in
the region has enabled AMIDEAST to develop •AMIDEAST’s Countr y Directors maintain
t he number one pr ior ity on an extensive network of contacts with local close ties to the Regional Security Officers at U.S.
AMIDEAST Education Abroad educational and other institutions, organizations,
Embassies.
programs. government offices, and civil society.
•Local program staff members are included in the U.S.
Embassy warden network.
INSURANCE •AMIDEAST is a member of the U.S. Department of State’s
As part of the program fee, AMIDEAST provides Overseas Security Advisory Council.
medical insurance for all students. In addition • A M I D E A S T c o n t ra c t s w i t h i J E T: I n t e l l i g e n t R i s k
to medical insurance, AMIDEAST purchases
S y s t e m s t o p r ov i d e s t u d e n t s d i r e c t a c c e s s t o
high-quality security evacuation coverage for
up-to-the-minute information regarding security.
program participants.
•F ield office staff maintains a vital local network and
contributes to the understanding of ongoing and developing
STUDENT HEALTH situations on the ground.
All students should submit a detailed medical •Key staf f members in t he field and in
profile on the Student Portal prior to departure, Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . a r e a v a i l a b l e 24 / 7 to
and AMIDEAST staff works with students to respond to emergency situations.
make accommodations for any health or dietary
needs. Once in country, program staff helps •AMIDEAST study centers are accessible only through
students deal with health issues as they arise. controlled entrances. Local staff is able to send out text
Staff recommends providers and hospitals both messages (SMS) simultaneously to all students’ program-
in the host city and in areas visited on excursions. provided mobile phones to update them instantly as issues
related to health, safety, and security develop.
32 EDUCATION ABROAD I www.amideast.org/abroad www.amideast.org/abroad I EDUCATION ABROAD 33STUDENT SUPPORT ACCOMMODATIONS
Student Support Accommodations
IF YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU
WOULD NEED ANY
ACADEMIC
PRE-DEPARTURE INFORMATION TYPE OF ACCOMMODATION,
IN-COUNTRY ORIENTATION Academic accommodations can be made for a variety of reasons.
Includes:
PLEASE EMAIL
Includes: Examples of reasonable accommodations include extra time to sit for an
EDABROAD@AMIDEAST.ORG
•Information on academics, visas, and insurance • Discussion about cultural adjustment exam, arranging for flexibility of assignment due dates, or large print
documents. Contact your university's office that handles accommodations TO BEGIN A CONVERSATION.
•Information on issues of safety & security • Program components and have them provide us a copy of your accommodations.
•Detailed, country-specific student handbook • Academic advising
• Webinar series covering Health, Safety & Security, • Setting goals & expectations
Identity & Intersectionality, and Program Logistics RELIGIOUS
• Safety
• Live Question & Answer Session Our programs can accommodate religious observances as required by
• Survival language instruction
a student's practice or belief. Upon request, students may be excused
• Host city exploration from classes, examinations, or other program-organized activities for
the observance of the religious holy day(s). Excused absences from
classes or exams will not be counted against attendance requirements,
but they do not relieve the student from responsibility of any required
coursework.
ONGOING PROGRAM SUPPORT
POST-PROGRAM SUPPORT DEPENDENTS
Includes:
Includes: If you are unable to attend a program unless a dependent family
•One-on-one and group meetings member accompanies you, this would require an exception to our
•Grade reports and transcripts
•Assistance obtaining mental or physical health policies. Please note that any additional costs (i.e., housing, child care,
care services, including a staff escort •Course syllabi from classes taken while elder care, etc.) related to bringing additional family members will be
on the program to assist in the credit transfer process borne solely by the student and additional waivers may be required.
•Being a highly accessible resource for all types of
questions and concerns •Enrollment verification for any scholarship granting
or background check organizations
•Working with local authorities and AMIDEAST
staff to promote student safety and security •Alumni network DISABILITY
•Being available 24/7 for emergencies •Access to transcripts for If you require accommodations for a disability, please email our team.
via the local and U.S.-based future applications Unfortunately our region is often not very disability-friendly, but all
emergency lines reasonable accommodations will be considered.
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Housing Living with a host family is the
best experience you can have Staff & Faculty AMIDEAST Education Abroad
and it was so beneficial to me. Programs in the Arab World are
administered by a
- Morocco Program Alum collaborative team of Field Office
STAFF and Washington, D.C. Headquarters
AMIDEAST Education Abroad staff members possess a staff and faculty. This team of
wealth of knowledge about the Middle East and North education abroad professionals
Africa region. They have served as Peace Corps volunteers,
Fulbright Fellows, founders of non-profit organizations, and academics supports AMIDEAST
teachers, researchers, and program administrators. students with their health and safety,
[My host family] made me
Host families are wonderful feel like I was truly part of the
While our staff members come from diverse cultures and academics, language acquisition,
backgrounds, they share a common passion for the peoples
& are very generous to family and they exposed me to a and cultures of the Middle East and North Africa.
intercultural development, cultural
welcome American students lot of interesting & unique aspects adjustment, and logistics.
into their homes. of Morccan culture.
- Jordan Program Alum - Morocco Program Alum
FACULTY
Local faculty members develop quality
Arabic and Area Studies courses for
I loved my host family — e a c h E d u c a t i o n A b ro a d P ro g r a m .
they allowed me to get an inside In collaboration with Academic and
Depending on which program you choose, you may live with Arabic Coordinators, faculty offer content
glimpse of family life in Jordan &
a host family, in a shared apartment, or in a private student specialized for the AMIDEAST program.
were so welcoming and helpful in
residence hall (AUI only). Homestays provide students with As scholars, professionals, or policy
guiding me along my semester.
a window into local culture; this unique experience will give makers with extensive experience in the
you a window into the important role family plays in Arab region, AMIDEAST faculty members
- Jordan Program Alum
society as well as how local community affects family life. t e a c h c o u rs e s b a s e d o n f i rs t h a n d
experience.
Once accepted to the program, you will be asked to provide
AMIDEAST with information about your preferences that
will help us pair you with a roommate for your host family
or apartment. Please note that all students are required to
live in AMIDEAST-provided housing.
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EDUCATION II www.amideast.org/abroad
www.amideast.org/abroad www.amideast.org/abroad I EDUCATION ABROAD 37TUITION & FEES SCHOLARSHIPS
Tuition & Fees Scholarships ELIGIBILITY
Funding is available only to U.S. citizens
AMIDEAST Education Abroad Programs in the Arab on AMIDEAST Education Abroad Programs.
World is committed to providing financial assistance to Awards will be made only to students who
students with demonstrated financial need. AMIDEAST submit a completed scholarship application
Students are encouraged to apply currently awards two types of scholarships.
for AMIDEAST scholarships and a complete program application by the
and consider using federal, state, established deadlines.
and other institutional aid NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS
Tuition and fees vary among programs. to reduce the costs of study abroad.
These are made in the form of a program fee
Contact your study abroad and/or financial aid reduction and normally range between $500 and
Visit our website for the most up-to-date $ 5 , 0 0 0 . S c h o l a rs h i p s a re a wa rd e d b a s e d o n
office to discover how aid may be applied to for
information on program fees. your program. You can generally use your Federal demonstration of financial need such as financial
Financial Aid to pay for your education abroad aid information provided from the home institution
program if you are enrolled full time at an and an essay from the applicant.
institution of higher education.
BLOG ABROAD SCHOLARSHIPS
These are awarded to students on any AMIDEAST
semester or summer program. Each student selected
participates as a correspondent from their host country.
Semester students will receive $1,000 and summer
students will receive $500 toward their AMIDEAST
program in the form of a tuition reduction.
TUITION AND FEES INCLUDE:
• All courses and course packs MULTIPLE PROGRAM DISCOUNT
• Pre-departure and on-site orientations
Students who participate in multiple AMIDEAST Scholarship and
• Housing programs will receive a discount on the second
• Program-organized excursions For study abroad in: program applications
program. Please email us for discount information
• Cultural and co-curricular activities are due:
during the following terms:
• Supplementary lectures and special events
Academic Year Summer March 15
• Medical insurance, including medical evacuation
& repatriation and security evacuation coverage Two Summer Intensive Arabic Sessions
• Host country phone and SIM card Successive Terms Fall/Academic Year April 15
• AMIDEAST grade report
Spring October 15
38 EDUCATION ABROAD I www.amideast.org/abroad www.amideast.org/abroad I EDUCATION ABROAD 39STUDY ABROAD IN THE ARAB WORLD TIMELINE
I gained so much I think a list would be too extensive. Study Abroad in the
Culture, language, friendships, and much more. If I had
the option, I would hop on a plane and do it all over Arab World Timeline
again right now.
- Morocco Program Alum
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America-Mideast Educational and
Training Services, Inc.
2025 M Street, NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-776-9658
Email: EdAbroad@amideast.org
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