Students wishing to primarily focus on Islamic studies can join this program. The program combines Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and Islamic Studies, in an intensive course, of 7 or 14 weeks during the Summer, Fall or Spring semesters. The program consists of 10 hours of MSA, and 3 hours of Egyptian Colloquial Arabic per week, in addition to 6 hours of two chosen Islamic courses per week. Islamic courses include Tajweed al Qur'an, Quranic interpretation (tafsiir), Islamic Philosophy, Islamic History and Islamic law (Maqaasid). The program is offered to beginners up to advanced level students of Arabic proficiency.
Hedayet Institute offers special group rates for this program.
All courses are now also offered online.
7 weeks | $3450 |
7 weeks plus accommodation | $4500 |
14 weeks | $6555 |
14 weeks plus accommodation | $7500 |
Terms and Application Deadlines
Fall term I | 18 Sep 2022- 3 Nov 2022 |
Fall term II | 06 Nov 2023- 22 Dec 2023 |
Winter term | 23 Dec 2022- 07 Jan 2023 |
Spring term I | 08 Jan 2023- 23 Feb 2023 |
Spring term II | 26 Feb 2023 - 13 Apr 2023 |
Summer term I | 4 Jun 2023 - 20 Jul 2023 |
Summer term II | 124 Jul 2023- 10 Sept 2023 |
Fall I | 11 Sept 2023- 29 Oct 2023 |
Fall II | 30 Oct 2023- 17 Dec 2023 |
The application deadline for the Summer program is April 30th; for the Fall program is Jul. 30th; and for the Spring program is Dec. 30th, of every year.
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The Hedayet Institute for Arabic Studies is one of the pioneer Arabic institutes devoted to the teaching of Arabic as a foreign language in Egypt. Hedayet Institute has a world class reputation for serving students visiting from abroad and the larger expatriate community in Egypt. It has offered Arabic language and Arabic related studies to students from across the globe since 1994. Hedayet Institute is also a renowned centre for training teachers of Arabic as a foreign language (TAFL).