Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA)
WORLD’S PREMIER ARABIC LANGUAGE PROGRAM
Established in 1967, the Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA) provides intensive advanced Arabic language training at The American University in Cairo (AUC). Since its inception, CASA has trained more than 1,500 upper-level undergraduates, graduates and professors, who complete the program gaining a greater understanding of Egypt and the Arab world. In years when the CASA program does not send students to Cairo, AUC holds its own CASA@AUC program, offering the same instruction and cultural immersion, but administered exclusively by AUC, and not associated with the CASA consortium or the USA hosting University.
The Texas International Education Consortium is thrilled to be building a partnership with AUC. TIEC has worked together with many universities over our 35-year history, and AUC stands out for its innovation, its openness, the quality of faculty and the ethos of the university to continually advance. We are so excited to help facilitate long-term partnerships between AUC and Texas. It’s a natural fit.
Robin J. Lerner, J.D.
President and CEO of the Texas International Education Consortium
News@AUC
'Nothing Short of Fantastic' - AUC's CASA Welcomes U.S., International Students
"The activities we do are varied and genuinely engaging, the workload is intense enough to be challenging without overwhelming students, and everything we do is through the medium of Arabic. Even new or unknown words are never translated into English — only explained in Arabic."
IMPORTANT FACTS
CASA Students Studied at AUC
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International Students Studied Arabic at AUC
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Center for Arabic Study Abroad Opened
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School of Oriental Studies Became Center for Arabic Studies
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NOTABLE CASA AND ARABIC STUDIES ALUMNI
Last year, I was part of the prestigious CASA program. I’m very thankful to have finally gotten into the TAFL program at AUC and excited to embark on this journey. Masr minawara bi ahlaha (Egyptian people make the country what it is).
I immersed myself, absorbing Arabic and the Egyptian culture. Not only was I able to meet some of my best friends and become proficient in Arabic, but my own core beliefs in life's purpose dramatically transformed.
For people in the Middle East, and Egypt in particular, being friendly and polite is taken for granted. You walk down the street here and exchange more niceties in a morning than you do in a year in other places.
Publications
AUC IN MOTION
Souq El Hemir - CASA Spring 2021
June 10, Make some room on the main stage! The 2020-2021 CASA cohort performed The Donkey Market by Tawfiq al-Hakim as a final act before graduating from the program.
