Hedayet Institute for Arabic Studies offers expatriates and working students in Cairo a non-intensive (4 hours/week) program of Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian colloquial Arabic. The program is offered two days per week (Mondays and Wednesdays), and is also offered online (without the tours).
Students will be placed in a course according to their level. Students also have the opportunity to attend the weekend cultural activities and site trips around Cairo's different cultural areas are regular weekly events of the total immersion program. There are also several Cairo tours every two weeks, where students are accompanied by an Arabic tour guide. Several other cultural activities are regularly announced to students during the intensive program so that those who have the time can go and further enhance their cultural experience.
Program Dates (dates may vary slightly every year)
Fall term I | 18 September- 3 November |
Fall term II | 06 November - 22 December |
Winter term | 23 December - 07 January |
Spring term I | 08 January - 27 February |
Spring term II | 26 February - 13 April |
Summer term I | 4- June - 20 July |
Summer term II | 24 July - 11 September |
Fall I | 11 September - 29 October |
Fall II | 30 October -17 December |
Please email info@hedayetinstitute.com for more details.
Program tuition fees: For a minimum of 4 hours per week the price is $450 for 28 hours (7 weeks program) of instruction and cultural activities in a group class; and $800 for 14 weeks. There are also options for more intensive options (6 hours and 10 hours per week). Please email info@hedayetinstitute.com fore more details.
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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).