Al Akhawayn University (Redirected from Al-Akhawayn University)

Al Akhawayn University
جامعة الأخوين
TypeTuition-based public university
EstablishedJanuary 16, 1995
ChancellorAbdellatif Jouahri
PresidentAmine Bensaid
Students2137 (as of Fall 2016)
Location,
Morocco

33°32′21″N 5°06′20″W / 33.539248°N 5.105553°W / 33.539248; -5.105553
ColorsGreen and white  
AffiliationsGlobal Liberal Arts Alliance
Websitewww.aui.ma
The Al Akhawayn campus

Al Akhawayn University (Arabic: جامعة الأخوين, Berber: Tasdawit En Wawmaten) is an independent, public, not-for-profit, coeducational university in Ifrane, Morocco, 70 km (43 mi) from the imperial city of Fez, in the Middle Atlas Mountains. The medium of instruction is the English language.

History

King Fahd of Saudi Arabia largely funded the creation of Al Akhawayn University from an endowment intended to cleanup an oil spill off the coast of Morocco. The cleanup was never realized as the wind blew the oil spill away and the endowment was used to create the university. Al Akhawayn University was founded by Royal Decree (Dahir) in 1993 and officially inaugurated by the former King Hassan II of Morocco on January 16, 1995. The Arabic name al-akhawayn, literally the "two brothers," refers to the two respective kings.

Academics

With over 3000 full-time students living and studying together on a residential campus in the Middle Atlas town of Ifrane, Al Akhawayn offers undergraduate and graduate program options in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Science and Engineering, and Business Administration – all connected by a common core based on the American liberal arts model. The university offers international and exchange programs.

Notable alumni

Academic centers and institutes

See also


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