2008 Woodie Awards
College launches first Arabic school abroad
Zamir Ahmed
Issue date: 1/24/07 Section: News
"Depending on student interest and the academic success of the program in Alexandria, other programs may be added in the future," said Geisler.
According to Cason, the College has been looking to establish an Arabic school abroad since the creation of the Arabic program.
"Certainly the idea for a School in the Middle East has been around since we first decided to offer Arabic during the academic year in 2003," said Cason. "Once it was clear that there was a high level of demand for Arabic, it was natural to consider how we might complement our offerings on campus with a study abroad program."
According to Geisler, the presence of the Arabic school in Alexandria also has the potential to attract students and faculty to the College's Arabic Summer Language School, which, as part of the College's Summer Language School program, plays an important role in bringing financial and academic resources to the College.
"Our base in Alexandria may enable us to establish new contacts in several countries in the region both for possible future recruiting for the academic-year curriculum and also with a view to recruiting faculty for the Arabic Summer Language School which, under the expert guidance of Director Mahmoud Abdalla has witnessed a veritable explosion of applications over the past few years," said Geisler.
While the active recruitment stage of the project has yet to begin, Geisler believed that the number of Middlebury students who would study at the school would fall in line with the College's worldwide average for the other Schools Abroad that it operates.
"My best guess would be that we will have roughly two-thirds Middlebury students and one-third students from other institutions," said Geisler.
The creation of an Arabic school in Alexandria seems to be supported by those students involved in the Arabic program, who have already expressed interest in studying at the school.
"I think that Alexandria is a fantastic choice," said Nura Suleiman '07, who assisted in the process once the site was picked. "It's a beautiful city, and the university is quite spectacular. I went to Syria, and while I loved the opportunity to visit the country, I missed Middlebury's instruction there. A new site will be fantastic for future students. From what I can tell, the interest in this program is huge."
According to Cason, the College has been looking to establish an Arabic school abroad since the creation of the Arabic program.
"Certainly the idea for a School in the Middle East has been around since we first decided to offer Arabic during the academic year in 2003," said Cason. "Once it was clear that there was a high level of demand for Arabic, it was natural to consider how we might complement our offerings on campus with a study abroad program."
According to Geisler, the presence of the Arabic school in Alexandria also has the potential to attract students and faculty to the College's Arabic Summer Language School, which, as part of the College's Summer Language School program, plays an important role in bringing financial and academic resources to the College.
"Our base in Alexandria may enable us to establish new contacts in several countries in the region both for possible future recruiting for the academic-year curriculum and also with a view to recruiting faculty for the Arabic Summer Language School which, under the expert guidance of Director Mahmoud Abdalla has witnessed a veritable explosion of applications over the past few years," said Geisler.
While the active recruitment stage of the project has yet to begin, Geisler believed that the number of Middlebury students who would study at the school would fall in line with the College's worldwide average for the other Schools Abroad that it operates.
"My best guess would be that we will have roughly two-thirds Middlebury students and one-third students from other institutions," said Geisler.
The creation of an Arabic school in Alexandria seems to be supported by those students involved in the Arabic program, who have already expressed interest in studying at the school.
"I think that Alexandria is a fantastic choice," said Nura Suleiman '07, who assisted in the process once the site was picked. "It's a beautiful city, and the university is quite spectacular. I went to Syria, and while I loved the opportunity to visit the country, I missed Middlebury's instruction there. A new site will be fantastic for future students. From what I can tell, the interest in this program is huge."
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Betsy Groh
posted 1/25/07 @ 12:29 PM EST
Hello, Way to go with the opening of the new Arabic program in Alexandria. My son Matthew is a freshman, studying Arabic, and now he is an opportunity for a great term abroad in 2008. (Continued…)
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Its always vry valuable for students whenever new opportunities for studies open up anywhere.My good wishes with the new Arabic school.
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