
Al Akhawayn University (,
Berber
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: ''Tasdawit En Wawmaten'') is an independent,
public
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, not-for-profit, coeducational university in
Ifrane,
Morocco
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, from the imperial city of
Fez, in the
Middle Atlas Mountains. The medium of instruction is the
English language
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.
History
King Fahd
Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (; 1920, 1921 or 1923 – 1 August 2005) was King of Saudi Arabia, King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 13 June 1982 until his death in 2005. Prior to his ascension, he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 1 ...
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
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and Engineering, and
Business Administration
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– all connected by a common core based on the American liberal arts model. The university offers international and exchange programs.
Notable alumni
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Maha Laziri
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Soufiane El Khalidy
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Hatim Aznague
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Youssef Ksiyer
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* Ayoub Makroz
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* Mohammed Benouarrek
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Réda Dalil
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Soukaina Ouaddar
* Aomar Boum - anthropologist
* Samir Lebbar - CEO of
Procter and Gamble
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's North Africa branch
* Omar Lahkim
Academic centers and institutes
Language Center (LC)Center for Business Ethics (CBE)Institute of Economic Analysis & Prospective Studies (IEAPS)Social Science Research Institute (SSRI)Executive Education Center (EEC)Hillary Clinton Women’s Empowerment Center (HCWEC)
See also
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List of Islamic educational institutions
Institutions that have an Islamic or Muslim identity or charter include:
Historical institutions in continuous operations
Institutions founded before the colonial era and which are still in operation:
* University of al-Qarawiyyin, Morocco, th ...
*
List of universities in Morocco
This is a list of notable public and private universities in Morocco
The higher education system comprises 13 public universities, 8 private universities, and 211 private institutes and schools. Public universities are free, except for Al Akh ...
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Science and technology in Morocco
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Education in Morocco
The education system in Morocco comprises pre-school education, pre-school, primary education, primary, secondary education, secondary and tertiary education, tertiary levels. School education is supervised by the Ministry of National Education, ...
References
External links
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1995 establishments in Morocco
Educational institutions established in 1995
Buildings and structures in Fès-Meknès
Public liberal arts colleges
20th-century architecture in Morocco