Building on AMIDEAST’s mission of strengthening mutual understanding and cooperation between Americans and the people of the Middle East and North Africa, AMIDEAST Education Abroad Programs in the Arab World help develop mutual understanding through programs for young people to study the Middle East and North Africa, improve their Arabic language skills, and interact with the peoples and cultures of the region, especially local families, organizations, and students. At the same time, AMIDEAST Education Abroad Programs strive to develop students’ intercultural and global competence and provide students with safe, secure, and healthy living and learning environments. The programs are academically rigorous, intellectually free, personally challenging, and focused on intercultural learning.

Request a Program Catalog

If you are interesting in learning more about AMIDEAST Education Abroad Programs, we would be happy to send you our most recent program catalog. Inside our catalog, you will find detailed descriptions about each of AMIDEAST's 17 program in the Arab World. The unique program components of studying abroad in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, and Oman are described in depth. In addition, informaion on AMIDEAST Scholarships, health and safety policies, and application timeline is provided.

Our catalog request form can be found here.

Your Student on an AMIDEAST Program

Congratulations to your son or daughter on acceptance to an AMIDEAST Education Abroad program in the Arab World!

Whether it is your child’s first time abroad on his or her own or the fifth, it can be stressful as a parent to have your son or daughter living far away – let alone on a different continent! AMIDEAST prides itself on preparing students for their program abroad months prior to their departure and during an on-site orientation. From basic survival Arabic language classes to lessons on crossing the street safely (trust us, it’s necessary!), AMIDEAST strives to ensure the student adjustment process is smooth and safe.

On this page study abroad advisors will find information about the transcript process at AMIDEAST. An in depth description of AMIDEAST grade reports versus transcripts from AMIDEAST’s Institution of Record, Northeastern University (NU), will be provided. For institutions who have received a student transcript from our Institution of Record (IoR), this page gives a list of AMIDEAST –NU course equivalences to assist in the credit transfer process.

AMIDEAST'S Roots

AMIDEAST has worked with colleges, universities, secondary schools and non-profit organizations to facilitate their educational programs in the Arab world for nearly three decades.  AMIDEAST’s knowledgeable Field Office staff works with clients to help with program design (including making suggestions for possible lecture topics and lecturers, organizations to visit, and connections with local governmental, non-governmental and private sector organizations).  Field Office staff a

Welcome to AMIDEAST Education Abroad Resources! The following pages are designed to assist prospective and current students, study abroad advisors, and parents. Whether you are applying or preparing for a program, looking for course descriptions, or wanting to request a catalog; the Resources section is for you. Below is a brief description of the information that can be found on each specific Resource page.

These are challenging times, particularly for those involved in programs for American students in the Middle East and North Africa. At AMIDEAST, student health , safety, and security are the number one priorities. While no one can guarantee that unexpected risks or situations will not arise, we continually strive to provide the support necessary for students to have a safe and healthy education abroad experience. 

We continuously monitor the security situation in all of our program locations and work with our local staff and other local contacts to get up to date information on the safety of the cities in which we operate. In general, we utilize a number of tools to ensure the health, safety, and security of our students including: