Al Akhawayn University

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.

Al Akhawayn University

جامعة الأخوين
Type	Tuition-based public university
Established	January 16, 1995[1]
Chancellor	Abdellatif Jouahri
President	Amine Bensaid[2]
Students	3500 (as of Spring 2024)
Location	Ifran , Morocco 33.539248°N 5.105553°W / 33.539248; -5.105553
Colors	Green and white
Affiliations	Global Liberal Arts Alliance
Website	www.aui.ma [3]

The Al Akhawayn campus

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.^[4] 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

• Maha Laziri
• Soufiane El Khalidy
• Hatim Aznague^[5]
• Youssef Ksiyer^[6]
• Amina Faouzi Zizi [fr]
• Amine Kouame [fr]
• Ayoub Makroz
• Fatima Zahra Nouass [fr]
• Mohammed Benouarrek^[7]
• Réda Dalil^[8]
• Soukaina Ouaddar [fr]
• Aomar Boum - anthropologist^[9]
• Samir Lebbar - CEO of Procter and Gamble's North Africa branch^[10]
• Omar Lahkim

Academic centers and institutes

• Language Center (LC)
• Leadership Development Institute
• 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)
• Azrou Center for Local Community Development

See also

• Morocco portal

• List of Islamic educational institutions
• List of universities in Morocco
• Science and technology in Morocco
• Education in Morocco

References

1. "Al Akhawayn University". Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Archived from the original on 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
2. "Qui est Amine Bensaid, le nouveau président de l'AUI ?". Maroc Diplomatique. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
3. "AUI". aui.ma. Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane. 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
4. "Moroccan Encounter:Letters from a Foreign Land". www.jsu.edu. 2005-07-20. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
5. "HATIM AZNAGUE : PORTE-ÉTENDARD DE LA CAUSE ENVIRONNEMENTALE ET AMBASSADEUR DU MAROC POUR LE CLIMAT". Le Monde Infos. January 25, 2024.
6. Ouassat, Mehdi. "Youssef Ksiyer : La comédie est un métier où l'on doit être exigeant avec soi-même". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2023-07-26.
7. "M. Benouarrek rejoint le groupe Promamec - La Vie éco". La Vie Eco (in French). 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
8. "Communiqué : Reda Dalil succède à Aïcha Akalay en tant que directeur de la publication de TelQuel". Telquel.ma (in French). Retrieved 2023-07-26.
9. "L'anthropologue marocain M.Boum, nommé à l'Université de Californie". Le Matin (in French). November 16, 2021. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
10. "Procter & Gamble: Samir Lebbar, nouveau PDG pour l'Afrique du Nord | MapNews". www.mapnews.ma. Retrieved 2023-07-26.

External links

• Official website