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Al Akhawayn University ( ar, جامعة الأخوين,
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: ''Tasdawit En Wawmaten'') is an independent,
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, not-for-profit, coeducational university located in
Ifrane
Ifrane ( Berber: ⵉⴼⵔⴰⵏ; ar, إفران) is a city in the Middle Atlas region of northern Morocco (population 14,659 as of November 2014). The capital of Ifrane Province in the region of Fès-Meknès, Ifrane is located at an elevation of ...
,
Morocco
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, from the imperial city of
Fez
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, in the
Middle Atlas
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Mountains. The medium of instruction is the
English language
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.
History
King Fahd
Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( ar, فهد بن عبد العزيز آل سعود ''Fahd ibn ʿAbd al ʿAzīz Āl Suʿūd'', ; 1920, 1921 or 1923 – 1 August 2005) was a Saudi Arabian politician who was King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia fro ...
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 Hassan, Hasan, Hassane, Haasana, Hassaan, Asan, Hassun, Hasun, Hassen, Hasson or Hasani may refer to:
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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 2,173 full-time students living and studying together on a residential campus in the Middle Atlas town of
Ifrane
Ifrane ( Berber: ⵉⴼⵔⴰⵏ; ar, إفران) is a city in the Middle Atlas region of northern Morocco (population 14,659 as of November 2014). The capital of Ifrane Province in the region of Fès-Meknès, Ifrane is located at an elevation of ...
, Al Akhawayn offers undergraduate and graduate program options in the
Humanities
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and
Social Sciences
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,
Science
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and
Engineering
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, 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.
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
*
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 ...
*
Science and technology in Morocco
Science and technology in Morocco has significantly developed in recent years. The Moroccan government has been implementing reforms to encourage scientific research in the Kingdom. While research has yet to acquire the status of a national priori ...
References
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1995 establishments in Morocco
Educational institutions established in 1995
Buildings and structures in Fès-Meknès
Liberal arts colleges