Al Akhawayn University (,

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: ''Tasdawit En Wawmaten'') is an independent,

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, not-for-profit, coeducational university in

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, from the imperial city of Fez, in the

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Mountains. The medium of instruction is the

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History

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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

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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

, Al Akhawayn offers undergraduate and graduate program options in the Humanities and Social Sciences,

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and Engineering, and

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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

* Maha Laziri * Soufiane El Khalidy *

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* Youssef Ksiyer * * * Ayoub Makroz * * Mohammed Benouarrek * Réda Dalil * Soukaina Ouaddar * Aomar Boum - anthropologist * Samir Lebbar - CEO of

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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)

References

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