INLAC is a private institute which is accredited by theMoroccan Ministry of Education and is open to StudyAbroad students. It welcomes students from around the world and offers classes in Arabic as well as contentcourses in English namely: contemporary North Africa Islam History Politics Women’s Issues Migration Education and Anthropology of North Africa and the MiddleEast.

INLAC is surrounded by quiet streets and is close to most amenities in the medina including riyads tea houses restaurants bazaars and shops. It is within walking distance to the Batha square and 15 minutes ride by taxi to the center of the city (Ville Nouvelle) and 30 minutes’ drive from Fez Saiss airport. A Western style shopping mall with luxury boutiques food courts and a leisure area is less than 15 minutes ride by taxi.

Programs are customized according to the needs of the students andthe requirements of their colleges and universities. Arabic courses are taught according to university international academic credit standards by a dedicated and enthusiastic group of Moroccan university professors and experts. INLAC whichaims at excellence in teaching for credit does not only lead students through textbooks but it also offers a complete immersion in Morocco’s languages and cultures. The goal is to make students 'think in' as well as speak Arabic quickly using the communicative intercultural approach.

Furthermore INLAC provides homestays in the medina as well as in the new city ornearby hotels. It strongly recommends homestays as living with a carefully chosen Moroccan family is an enriching experience which has a far-reaching and permanent cultural and personal impact.

It also provides the participants with various excursions – an important element of cross-cultural education – to different parts of Morocco in order to give the participants a chance to discover the diverse aspects of Moroccan life.

Likewise students get involved in community service in collaboration with non-governmental organizations with the aim to serve the host community in a give-and-take partnership. Allowing students to associate themselves with charities and non-profit causes facilitates their professional routes. Working directly for NGOs is a great experience that fosters self-confidence and a feeling of sharing.

Students are also introduced to Moroccan cuisine music and dance. Arabic calligraphy is taught on an optional basis by well-known calligraphists in the country. Students are encouraged to pursue their special interests and hobbies so as to enhance their academic cultural and individual achievements.

INLAC provides a uniqueenvironment in which to learn socialize and expand a cultural knowledge base that one can draw upon to help understand the impact of culture upon leadership and intercultural interaction develop a lifelong appreciation and respect for cultural variation and build up intercultural leadership skills that value and include cultural differences.

Finally INLAC has partnerships with many American and European universities such as: Northeastern University New Haven University University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign University of Maryland University of Minnesota St' John's University in New York University of New York Potsdam Lewis and Clark College Whittier College Williams College University of Manchester American University Center in Provence Copenhagen University Universite l'Oriental Aalborg University Oldenburg University and others.

INLAC seeks to become a beacon of learning and study abroad in Morocco.

Casey Poe CLS Program Director (Fes 2011) lecturer at the American University of Iraq

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