Student Activities
Clubs
Clubs currently operational at AUI
ACM chapter: The club helps promote education in computer science
and information technology, and gain insight into computing as a
profession. In addition, the ACM club provides the opportunity for
AUI students to develop both organizational and leadership skills.
The club organizes the ACM Days, Unreal Tournament, and other competitions
like the pan-African-Arab ACM competition.
main website: http://aui.acm.org/
blog space : http://aui.acm.org/blog/
wiki space : http://aui.acm.org/wiki/
Amnesty Group at Al Akhawayn: It promotes awareness
on human rights issues among students and holds campaigns and petitions
that are launched by Amnesty International.
Andalusian Music and Amdah: This club regroups a number of dedicated
students keen on preserving their musical cultural heritage and organizing
Ramadan religious nights. Taught by professors Mohammed Briouel,
they offer a minimum of one andalusian music night a semester and
one Amdah night a year.
Arabiyat Club: Its focus is on the Arabic culture. Members may organize
a Poetry Night or debates on Arabic topics, as they may work in collaboration
with the Housing Office for posting Arabic poems and proverbs in
the students’ dorms.
Astronomy Club: It promotes the astronomy knowledge
among AUI students through organizing “Soirée D’Observation”,
movies projections, and field trips.
AUI Radio: The radio team broadcast their news along with music,
definitely one of the most popular student organizations on campus.
The club includes a very motivated group of dedicated students, not
only running their activities but also helping all clubs and OSA
for any entertaining event... They are always ready with their detachable
hard drive and the rest of their gear to entertain and make events
lively.
AUI TV: Its aim is to report day-to-day life inside AUI and to increase
communication between AUI students and the administration. Among
its programs: AUI weekly news; entertainment programs like the hidden
camera and TV competitions; cultural programs; live hot debates and
other miscellaneous programs. The Club also presents at the End of
Semester Nights a 10 minutes video on all major semester events.
British Club: Like the other clubs, its objective is the promotion
of the British culture.
Counter Strike Club: This club regroups a number of fans and addicts
of video- games. But this club is mainly about the famous counter
strike video game of terrorists and anti-terrorists. The best AUI
team takes part in the national Counter Strike Tournament in Casablanca
while intramural tournaments are held for all the members during
the whole semester.
Choir Club (AUI Voices United): A number of devoted students (girls
and boys) under the leadership of the talented student Laila Lebbar
work hard in order to represent AUI in national and international
events. The club performs semiannually in AUI’s Talent Shows
and always wins a wide appreciation. The club had the opportunity
to take part for the second time in the International Festival of
Music in Marrakech among other participant from Mexico, France, Brazil
and Switzerland…etc. The Voices United ambition went beyond
that since the club was invited to perform in “Palais des Festivales” for
the 6th edition of the Water Symposium in Cannes, France. Voices
United join their voices to share with you various repertoire of
Gospel, classical, modern, and oriental music.
Courant D’Art Club: It promotes cultural
events from different horizons so as to broaden out AUI students’ artistic
and cultural knowledge.
Dance Clubs: Salsa, Arabesque, Contemporary Dance
The clubs offer dance classes on a regular basis and perform in AUI
Talents Show.
Diplomacy club: Its main objectives are to advance the academic
knowledge and official training of the club members, and establish
a network of contacts among members and other interested parties.
These objectives are met through the organization of round table
discussions on hot political issues, seminars, field trips, social
events and other activities.
Equestrian Club: The Club offers a wide variety of activities. Apart
from the weekend trips to Fez or Boufekrane Equestrian Centers for
riding, the club has gained a good reputation in organizing big trips
to other Moroccan cities. Always with nice surprises, they started
by Tangier, Marrakech, then Essaouira and Agadir. Who knows what
destination will be next.
Explorers club: A club dedicated to exploring Morocco: the nearby
regions - like the Gouraud Cedar, La Valée des Roches, Oum
Rabia Springs; the south - the sand dunes, Ouarzazate, Marrakech
and the southern gorges and oases.
ESN-Ifrane: Erasmus Student Network is a European wide student network.
Its goal is to support and develop student exchange and mobility.
That is to help international students to get to know their new home
and to integrate them into the local society. ESN is composed of
sections working in Higher Education Institutions and consists of
more than 160 sections active in 26 European countries. Now this
organization has extended its network to include the southern countries
and thus Morocco has been the first section outside of Europe and
hosted the Southern European Platform in Marrakech in October 9th,
10th, and the 11th, 2004 and in which AUI section took part.
Finance Club: The “Guest Speakers” and
Field Trips are the main activities of the club so as to educate
AUI students about finance and its related fields.
Future Entrepreneurs: The club offers a variety of entrepreneurial
programs and business information to the members interested in expanding
or starting their own businesses.
Contact: Zineb Addoum, General Secretary
Email: FEA@aui.ma
Website: http://fec.blogmee.com/
AUI
Entrepreneurial Days (24-25-26 April 2006)
Gender & Development Association: Through implementing a gender
approach and thus changing the name of the association from Women & Development
to Gender & Development, the focus of this club will be to integrate
and develop the whole family and not a part of it. The club is concerned
with family and social issues and development.
German Club: http://stud.alakhawayn.ma/~German/
The club also gives German lessons and recently its program starts
to be so rich that the club undeniably became a role model for
other student organizations. Big Jazz and classical music concerts,
disguise carnival, silent movies festival, and theme parties are
organized. Other programs include the summer exchange school in
Germany, and a distinguished participation in the International
Water Symposium of Cannes.
Gnawa Club: the club is interested in the promotion of the Gnawa
music. It offers Gnawa music lessons for the sake of building an
AUI Gnawa group. The sessions are offered twice a week with Maallam
Abdenbi in the auditorium of building 17.
Green House Club: The club promotes the practice
of gardening and its techniques.
Hassani club: Its purpose is to the promotion of the Hassani culture.
Their major event is the Hassani Day that includes exhibitions, lectures,
Hassani music and other special cultural aspects.
Hand In Hand Association: Definitely one of the leading clubs at
AUI, this humanitarian Club has been working on a number of projects,
the most important of which has been the adoption of primary schools
in the region of Ifrane. Other projects include the tutorial courses
in Dar Talib of Ifrane, Operation Smile and Big Brother Big Sister
with the Imouzer Foundation. The yearly most important project is
the famous Fun Run event. Organized each spring semester, HIH Fun
Run is a good means to raise funds.
www.aui.ma/personal/~handinhand
Omar Mohammed Kadiri Hassani
MSCF
President
Hand In Hand Association
Al Akhawayn University
Tel : 064717916
Ext : 2634
E-mail : O.kadirihassani@aui.ma
Human Resources Club: To make AUI community aware of what is HRD
and HRM; to attract more students to major in HRD; to make the administration
aware of the problems that the HRD students may face; and to help
AUI build tools related to HRD and HRM such as job analysis, training
plans, etc…
Japanese Circle: Promotes the Japanese culture and language. The
club organizes Japanese courses and the Japanese days in collaboration
with the Japanese Embassy in Morocco.
Orientation Leaders club: http://stud.alakhawayn.ma/~Orientation_Leaders/
The main purpose of the club is to help new students in their first
step towards an enjoyable, comfortable, and smooth transition to
university life. This knowledgeable and spirited group of students
is dedicated to assisting each student find his/her place in AUI
community.
Paintball Club: It organizes paintball tournament
which is a combination of “hide and seek” and “tag” but
much more sophisticated and challenging.
Public Speaking and Debating Society: The PSDS club’s main
objectives are: to promote AUI students ability to communicate with
fluency and excellence; and to organize, conduct and participate
in national and international exhibitions and competitions in public
speaking and debating. The club participates in national and international
Public Speaking and Debating competitions, won the national competition
in 2005 and was 2nd in the international one.
Rotaract club: Rotaract aims at fostering leadership and responsible
citizenship, encourages high ethical standards in business and promotes
international understanding and peace. It conducts Health Awarness
Days, Blood Drive and Tetanus campaigns, cultural activities, social
events, and professional and leadership development workshops.
Spanish Club: Introduces AUI students to the Spanish culture and
organizes beginners and intermediate courses of Spanish. These courses
are offered by Spanish exchange or Moroccan students.
SIFE: It stands for Student In Free Enterprise in Morocco. SIFE
is a global, non-profit organization that is literally changing the
world through highly dedicated student teams. SIFE offers these students
the opportunity to develop leadership, teamwork and communication
skills through learning, practicing and teaching the principles of
free enterprise, thereby improving the standard of living for millions
in the process. Guided by distinguished faculty advisors and supported
by businesses around the globe, SIFE Teams teach important concepts
through educational outreach projects, including market economics,
entrepreneurship, personal and financial success, and business ethics
to better themselves, their communities and their countries.
Sticky Greenzzz / Rap Club: A group of rap-lovers who offers rap
concerts on a regular basis, and organizes and participates in music
events inside campus, notably the Talent Show.
Theater and Drama club: The club helps promote the artistic side
of members. It also helps build a creative personality through theatre
games and plays. The club has been offering AUI community a number
of theatre plays, skits and theatrical improvisations.
Tamesmount Nel Akhawayn Club: http://stud.alakhawayn.ma/~TAMESMOUNT/
Its main objective is to promote the Berber culture and language
in AUI. The Club successfully organizes Amazigh days at the university.
These usually include lectures, book exhibits, entertainment, special
meals, and sales of traditional items…
United Associations: United Associations’ objectives are to
unify the clubs efforts for a better productivity and more efficient
activity planning; to raise a spirit of instructive competitiveness;
to improve communication in our campus; and to spread a feeling of
motivation among AUI students. The club also works as a think-tank
assisting SGA.
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