University of Minnesota Arabic Language Program

Join ustaadha Katrien this Tuesday at 1:00 pm in Akerman Hall for an introductory workshop to Syrian colloquial Arabic! As RSVPs are requested for this event, please email [email protected] if you plan to attend.

Are you a beginning-level Arabic learner who knows the letters of the Arabic alphabet and can say a few basic things in Arabic? If so, we have the right Fall course for you! For more information on how to test into ARAB 1105/4105, please visit
https://cla.umn.edu/asian-middle-eastern-studies/languages/arabic/placement

Learn a new skill this summer and try your hand at the beautiful art of Arabic Calligraphy! This one-credit course is open to degree- and non-degree-seeking students, including high school students, senior citizens, and other members of the public.

Summer Arabic Program 2024 | Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Summer Program Current UMN students: Register starting Feb. 22Non-UMN students: Register starting Feb. 29 Back by popular demand in Summer 2024: Arabic Calligraphy on Wednesday evenings!Option to combine language courses with our Arabic Calligraphy course. At the University of Minnesota, you will find highly qua...

Learn more at z.umn.edu/summerarabic

and z.umn.edu/qfi-awards

We are pleased to announce that thanks to generous funding and support from Qatar Foundation International, Minnesota high school students will again be able to take one or more summer Arabic courses in the University of Minnesota Arabic Language Program! These merit- and need-based awards are available to high school junior, seniors, and graduating seniors in the wider Twin Cities area. Each award covers the cost of tuition for one or two summer Arabic courses at the University of Minnesota, as well as the cost of textbooks. Interested high school learners can choose to take intensive Beginning Arabic I and/or II; intensive Intermediate Arabic I and/or II; and/or Arabic Calligraphy with the School Break Arabic Program Award.

Details about the awards and the application process can be found at z.umn.edu/qfi-awards. To apply, high school learners should complete an application form,
email a personal statement and high school transcript to the University of Minnesota Arabic Language Program, and
have one teacher email a recommendation letter on their behalf to the program.

Applications are due by March 31, 2024; only complete applications will be considered. Questions can be directed to Katrien Vanpee at [email protected].

Join us on February 27 at 4:14 pm for ustaadh Ali's Arabic Calligraphy workshop! Get a taste of this stunning art form, which we will also teach this summer on Wednesday evenings!

For more information on our Summer 2024 Arabic Calligraphy course, please visit our Summer Arabic Program webpage: z.umn.edu/summerarabic.

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Application deadline extended! We will continue to accept applications from high school juniors and seniors for a Qatar Foundation Summer Arabic Study Award until Sunday, April 30, at midnight! Applying is easy: complete the application form at https://z.umn.edu/qfi-awards, then email your personal statement, high school transcript, and a letter of recommendation to [email protected].

Apply soon! The QAFI-SASA award allows you to take Survival Arabic, Egyptian Arabic, and/or Arabic Calligraphy tuition-free at the University of Minnesota this summer!

Please email your questions to [email protected].

QFI Summer Arabic Study Awards | Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Summer Program Apply by April 15, 2023! High school juniors and seniors can apply for a Summer Arabic Study Award to complete one or two of our 2023 Summer Arabic courses! Thanks to the generous support provided by Qatar Foundation International, the Summer Arabic Program at the University of Minnesota will be awa...

High school juniors and seniors: You have less than two weeks left to apply for a QFI-UMN Summer Arabic Study Award. Don't hesitate and apply now!

The University of Minnesota Arabic Language Program is partnering with Qatar Foundation International for Summer Arabic Study Awards! We will be awarding twenty scholarships to high school juniors and seniors aged 16 or older who would like to take ARAB 3811 - Egyptian Colloquial Arabic, ARAB 1001 - Survival Arabic, and/or ARAB 3201 - Arabic Calligraphy at the University of Minnesota in summer 2023. The Summer Arabic Study Awards will cover the full cost of tuition and textbooks. Our summer courses run for five weeks and meet in person on the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities campus for a period of five weeks in the evenings, either once or twice a week. Read more about the University of Minnesota 2023 Summer Arabic Program at z.umn.edu/summerarabic.

Applications for the Summer Arabic Study Awards will be accepted until April 15, 2023. For details about the awards and the application process, please visit z.umn.edu/qfi-awards. Contact [email protected] with any questions about the awards.

Join us on Thursday, April 6, at 6:30 pm for an Arabic Calligraphy workshop with ustaadh Nasr, followed by an iftaar sponsored by the Arabic Program!
We will be in the AMCC room in the Memorial Union building (CMU 236).

Scholarship alert!! Applications are accepted now through April 15!

For the second year in a row, the University of Minnesota Arabic Language Program is partnering with Qatar Foundation International for Summer Arabic Study Awards! We will be awarding twenty scholarships to high school juniors and seniors aged 16 or older who would like to take ARAB 3811 - Egyptian Colloquial Arabic, ARAB 1001 - Survival Arabic, and/or ARAB 3201 - Arabic Calligraphy at the University of Minnesota in summer 2023. The Summer Arabic Study Awards will cover the full cost of tuition and textbooks. Our summer courses run for five weeks and meet in person on the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities campus for a period of five weeks in the evenings, either once or twice a week. Read more about the University of Minnesota 2023 Summer Arabic Program at z.umn.edu/summerarabic.

Applications for the Summer Arabic Study Awards will be accepted until April 15, 2023. For details about the awards and the application process, please visit z.umn.edu/qfi-awards. Contact [email protected] with any questions about the awards.