Spotlights
Dr. Shoup and Dr. Therrien Publish Papers in a Special Issue (Anthropology of North Africa)
- 11.23.2020
Two AUI professors and anthropologists, Dr. Catherine Therrien and Dr. John Shoup recently published in the Special Issue of Hespéris Tamuda: “Anthropological Debates of/in North African Societies: Past and Present” coordinated by Rahma Bourquia and Aomar Boum. A few months before the centennial of the journal, four generations of Moroccan, North-African, Europeans and North American researchers (specialists of North Africa) contributed to this special feature. The publications are posted on the website of the journal (online-open access) http://www.hesperis-tamuda.com/fr/
The full papers can be found here:
- John Shoup - Protective Manuscript Covers in Balad Tarāb: http://www.hesperis-tamuda.com/fr/index.php/nouveaux-numeros/volume-lv-fascicule-3-2020/886-23
- Catherine Therrien - It’s More Complex than “Black” and “White:” Symbolic Boundaries of Mixedness in the Moroccan Context: http://www.hesperis-tamuda.com/fr/index.php/nouveaux-numeros/volume-lv-fascicule-3-2020/895-14
SBA Students Attending 2020 SIETAR Switzerland Congress
- 11.09.2020
SBA students enrolled in two sections of Dr. Hassi’s Cross-Cultural Management course are currently attending the 2020 SIETAR Switzerland Congress (Society for Intercultural Education, Training, and Research) taking place online between Oct. 23 and Nov. 28, 2020: http://sietar.ch/congress-2020-program/
Our AUI participating students take part in various activities about intercultural matters and interact with attendees and experts from all over the world. Our students will have the opportunity to submit reflections about the Congress for publication in the SIETAR Switzerland Congress newsletter.
The Azrou Center Inaugurates the Digital Education Room
- 11.05.2020
The Azrou Center inaugurated the Digital Education Room dedicated to students pursuing the non-formal education program (primary category). This project, carried out with funds granted by the PISTORIO Foundation, aims to strengthen the digital learning capacity of students by distributing 20 tablets and 40 satchels containing supplies and textbooks. This socio-educational initiative was attended by the Dean of Student Affairs Dr. Abdessamd FATMI, Mr. Mohamed AL HACHIMI who is responsible for the ENF program at the level of the Provincial Directorate of the Ministry of National Education in Ifrane, and the staff of the Azrou Center.
Dr. Djallil Lounnas Co-authors Book Chapter
- 11.05.2020
Dr. Djallil Lounnas, Assistant Professor of International Studies at AUI, recently released a book chapter co-authored with Dr. Yahia Zoubir. The title of the chapter is "European-North African Security: The Complexity of Cooperation" published in Transnational Security Cooperation in the Mediterranean by Robert Mason in Palgrave Editions. The chapter deals with the issues of security cooperation between Europe and North Africa, particularly on terrorism, illegal trafficking, migration as well as the Sahel. The paper shows the complexity of this cooperation due to the lack of regional cooperation in North Africa, but also on the difference of analysis on these problems between the EU and each of the North African countries.
Link to the book chapter: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-54444-7_9
Alumnus Appointed as Head of Mondelez Maroc
- 10.19.2020
Mondelez International, one of the world's largest snacks companies, announced the appointment of SBA Alumnus Othmane Nadifi (’99) as General Manager of its Moroccan subsidiary, Mondelez Maroc.
More on: https://www.ecoactu.ma/othmane-nadifi-nouveau-directeur-general-de-mondelez-maroc/
