CCIS - Ifrane

  Morocco

Ifrane

Term: Fall, Spring 

Description: The highlight of the academic program at Al Akhawayn University is the opportunity to take in-depth Arabic langauge and culture courses at all levels, from beginning through advanced. Focusing on both spoken and written Modern Standard Arabic, the language program also includes a Moroccan Colloquial Arabic component that teaches basic polite words and phrases unique to Morocco. This course component is essential to help students integrate, adapt, and learn about North African culture through language. For students intersted in other subject areas, AUI has established research centers for natural resources, strategic studies, and Islamic culture and arts, and women's studies. Students who attend the summer program can choose from four different tracks of Arabic and North African Studies.

Highlights: Al Akhawayn University (AUI) is located in the beautiful resort community of Ifrane in the wooded Middle Atlas Mountains about 37 miles from Fez, a formerly rich imperial city and now a protected World Heritage site. The campus is located on several acres of rolling terrain and consists of large chalets grouped around pleasant squares. This new, state-of-the-art campus offers excellent housing and all the conveniences to CCIS students.

Cost in US$: $7,820

Not Included:
airfare ($1,200), books, personal costs.

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American Participants.

Participants Travel to Morocco Independently

Scholarships are Available. - Scholarships available for students at CCIS member schools.

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Transcript
• Written Application

College Consortium for International Studies (CCIS)'s Mission Statement: The College Consortium for International Studies, a partnership of colleges and universities -- two and four year, large and small, public and private, domestic and foreign -- encompasses the broad spectrum of international higher education. CCIS members sponsor a variety of programs, notably study abroad programs and professional development seminars for faculty and administrators, which are designed to enhance international/intercultural perspectives within the academic community. Recognizing the value of such experiences in fostering global understanding and peaceful cooperation among nations in an increasingly interdependent and rapidly changing world, CCIS is committed to developing international dimensions as an integral part of collegiate education. CCIS works to build collaborative arrangements among institutions who share this commitment, and to facilitate linkages between member institutions and international partners. In all of its programs and activities, CCIS strives for a high level of academic excellence.

Year Founded: 1974