Email: alissa.ureta@ou.edu
Interested in study abroad in the Middle East and North Africa? Contact study abroad adviser Lissi Ureta to explore your options.
NOTE: The first step to studying abroad is to attend Study Abroad 101 with our Education Abroad office. Learn more and sign up
The Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA) was established in 1967 to offer intensive advanced Arabic language training at the American University in Cairo, Egypt. Since its inception, CASA has trained more than 1,700 upper level undergraduates, graduates, and professors specializing in various areas of Middle Eastern Studies. CASA alumni have defined U.S.-Middle East relations for the last half-century through their work in the U.S. State Department, academic institutions, and the private sector.
CASA is currently administered at The University of Arizona by a U.S. Director, Sonia Shiri, and Program Coordinator, Sarah Stoll. The CASA program is currently being held at the Tahrir campus at the American University in Cairo, Egypt under the supervision of Executive Director Heba Salem and/or at the Qasid Arabic Institute in Amman, Jordan under the guidance of the Executive Director Dr. Khaled Abu Amsha. The program location varies year to year based on the security assessment and funding availability.
The Arabic for Non-Native Speakers Center — Languages, Communication and Translation Cluster, CAS — is a specialized language center that offers certificates of completion to international students whose mother tongue is not Arabic.
Every year the center offers six language levels from Beginners I up to Advanced II. Applicants can be enrolled as full-fee paying students or nominees from educational or cultural institutions that have signed agreements with Qatar University.
The Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center (SQCC) is now accepting applications for the 2022 Summer Arabic Language and Media (SALAM) program in the Sultanate of Oman. SALAM is a fully-funded intensive Arabic language scholarship program. SALAM 2022 will be held at the Sultan Qaboos College for Teaching Arabic Language to Non-native Speakers in Manah, Oman. This intensive Arabic language program will allow students to gain a deeper knowledge of Arabic, while becoming familiar with Omani history and culture.
