Language training & exchange
Language training opportunities
Arabic language programs
- American University in Cairo- Centre for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA), Cairo, Egypt
- American University in Cairo-Arabic Language Institute (ALI), Cairo, Egypt
- Alexandria University- Arabic Language Study Abroad Program, Alexandria, Egypt
- Lebanese American University-Summer Institute for Intensive Arabic and Culture (SINARC), Beirut, Lebanon
- American University of Beirut- Centre for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies, Summer Arabic Program, Beirut, Lebanon
- University of Damascus- Higher Language Institute- Arabic Language Teaching, Damascus, Syria
- The Center for International Learning, Intensive Arabic Programs, Muscat, Oman
- Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane- Arabic and North African Studies Program (ARANAS), Arabic Summer Program, Ifrane, Morocco
- The University of Virginia- Yarmouk University Summer Arabic Program, Irbid, Jordan
- University of Jordan- University of Jordan Language Centre (UJLC), Amman, Jordan
- The Sijal Institute for Arabic Language and Culture - Amman, Jordan
- Columbia University- Arabic Summer Session, New York, NY
- Yemen Institute for Arabic Language- in person and online courses
- University of Michigan- Summer Language Institute, Ann Arbor, MI
- Middlebury University-Arabic Summer Language Session, Mills College, CA
- Georgetown University- Summer Arabic Language Institute, Georgetown, DC
- University of Chicago- Summer Arabic Program, Chicago, IL
- University of California Santa Barbara- Summer Intensive Language Program, Santa Barbara, CA
- The University of Wisconsin-Madison Summer Residential Immersion Programs in Arabic and Persian, Madison, WI
- University of California-Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures Intensive Summer Arabic Program, Los Angeles, CA
Turkish language programs
- Bogazici University-Turkish Language and Culture Program, Istanbul, Turkey
- University of Madison-Arabic, Persian, Turkish Language Immersion Institute, Madison, WI
Persian language programs
- University of Texas- Advanced Persian Summer Language Institute, Austin, Texas
- Arizona State University- Dushanbe Summer Study Program, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Urdu language proagrams
- Univeristy of Wisconsin- South Asia Summer Language Institute, Wisconsin, WI
- American Institute of Indian Studies- Language Programs, India and USA
Exchange opportunities
The Centre for the Comparative Study of Muslim Societies and Cultures encourages all students studying in areas pertinent to the Centre's mandate to take full advantage of the exchange opportunities offered through SFU International.
The Centre recommends the following exchange programs for studying the Middle East and Muslim cultures and to learn languages pertinent to the study of the region:
American University of Sharjah
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
The American University in Cairo
Cairo, Egypt
Al Akhawayn University
Ifrane, Morocco
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Delhi, India
Koç University
Istanbul, Turkey
Panjab University
Chadigarh, India
University of Isfahan
Isfahan, Iran
These exchanges may be funded by the International Mobility Award (IMA):
Value: $750-$2500, to support a student who has been accepted into an SFU Exchange Program.
Students accepted into an SFU Exchange Program may also be elligible for an Exchange Bursary. Please visit SFU Student Services for more information.
For more information about these universities and for information on how to qualify and apply for an SFU study abroad program, visit SFU International or email sfu_international@sfu.ca
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