The second conference on “The Challenges of Teaching Arabic for Non-Arabic Speakers: Development and Cooperation Opportunities,” organized in partnership between the ICESCO Center of Arabic for Non-Arabic Speakers and Al-Akhawayn University, at the Al-Akhawayn University’s headquarters, in Ifrane, Kingdom of Morocco, in cooperation with specialized institutions from the United States of America, Canada, Britain, Spain and Côte d’Ivoire, concluded its proceedings.

The conference, held on 1-3 June 2023, comes within the framework of the “First International Spring University: Values of Education and Education on Values.”

In his address during the opening session of the conference, chaired by Dr. Amine Bensaid, President of Al Akhawayn University, Dr. Majdi Haji Ibrahim, Head of ICESCO Center of Arabic for Non-Arabic Speakers, welcomed the Spring University project, which is an opportunity to launch an alliance based on education, values, fairness and quality, and stressed the Center’s willingness to join this alliance.

During the working sessions, Dr. Youssef Ismaili, Expert at ICESCO Center of Arabic for Non-Arabic Speakers, delivered two interventions on “Cultural Aspects of Teaching Arabic for Non-Arabic Speakers” and “Teaching Arabic in Muslim Countries Speaking Other Languages: Challenges and Efforts.”

The conference made several recommendations, most notably the need to coordinate the efforts of institutions and centers in organizing and holding training sessions, the importance of providing opportunities for consultation and training, and establishing an international database of Arabic language proficiency tests for various purposes.