His Majesty King Mohammed VI Honorary President of Al Akhawayn University Board of Trustees

Representatives of the Royal Cabinet

Mr. Andre Azoulay Advisor to His Majesty the King

Mr. Mohamed Mounir El Majidi Director of the Private Secretariat of His Majesty the King

Government Representatives

Minister of Interior Mr. Abdelouafi Laftit

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Mr. Nasser Bourita

Minister of National Education, Executive Training, Higher Education, and Scientific Research Mr. Saaid Amzazi

Minister of Endowments and Islamic Affairs Mr. Ahmed Toufiq

Minister of Economy and Finance Mr. Mohamed Benchaaboun

Minister of Industry, Trade, Investment, and the Digital Economy Mr. Moulay Hafid Elalamy

Institutional Representatives

Governor of Bank Al-Maghrib Mr. Abdellatif Jouahri Chancellor

General Director of the National Bureau of Petroleum and Mines Mrs. Amina Benkhadra Secretary General

CEO of Banque Centrale Populaire Mr. Mounir Karim Chair of the Finance and Budget Committee

President of the Confédération Générale des Entreprises du Maroc (CGEM) Mr. Mohamed Bachiri

CEO of Attijariwafa Bank Mr. Mohamed el Kettani Chair of the Development Committee Administrator of Holmarcom Group Ms. Miriem Bensalah Chaqroun Chair of the Communication Committee

CEO of Office Cherifien des Phosphates (OCP) Mr. Mostafa Terrab

General Manager of Caisse de Dépôt et Gestion (CDG) Mr. Abdellatif Zaghnoun

President of the Directorate of Credit Agricole du Maroc (CAM) Mr. Tariq Sijilmassi

President of the Directorate of Maroc Telecom Mr. Abdeslam Ahizoune

CEO of Auto-Hall Group Mr. Abdellatif Guerraoui

CEO of Maghreb Bail Mr. Azeddine Guessous

CEO of CIH Bank Mr. Lotfi Sekkat

International Representatives

Mr. Abdellatif Al Hamad General Manager, the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD), Kuwait

Mr. Steven Knapp President, George Washington University, United States of America

Mr. Larry R. Faulkner President Emeritus, University of Texas at Austin, United States of America

Representatives Intuitu Personae

Mr. Mohamed Berrada Professor and Former Minister of Finance

Mr. Larbi Belarbi Former Vice President of Renault Maroc Service Chair of the Academic Committee Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 8 CONTENTS A D C B E 3- Breakdown ofOperating Revenues andExpenses:...... 31 ...... 2- Highlights ...... 1- Introduction Energy-Saving Projects New Space for Student Support DEVELOPMENT Revenues Capital Budget Operating Budget 2019-2020 Proposed Budget 2019 Operating Expenses 2019 Operating Revenues FINANCE STEPS 3- NEXT Al Akhawayn ofIfrane School Community Involvement 2- CHALLENGES...... 27 Students Faculty 1- HIGHLIGHTS...... 18 ACADEMICS INTRODUCTION EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1- HIGHLIGHTS ...... 34

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Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 G F COMMUNICATION APPENDICES CONCLUSION More Effective Communication Research, Innovation andDiscovery Advancement for Growth andSustainability Internationalization AssuranceQuality andEnhancement Student Learning, Development andSuccess Annual Achievement STRATEGIC PLAN Career Readiness Alumni AUI Website EventsInternal &Communication Presence,Media Relations &Media Media Social Policies &Procedures 1- HIGHLIGHTS ...... 36

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Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 12 Figure 4.3Career Preparation Events Figure 4.2 Top Five Events Figure Content Media Scheme 4.1Social Generation Decision-making byGraph 4.5NumberofPublished Story Articles Graph 4.4AUI’s Reputation Sentiment Media Social Share Media Graph of 4.3Social Voice in2018-2019 Graph 4.2AUI’s Digital Reputation Sentiment Graph 4.1Digital Share of Voice in2018-2019and2017-2018 Communication Graph 3.1Buildingsto beconverted into radiator heating usingbiomassboilers Table 3.2Cost Estimate –Zone 1 Table 3.1AUI BiomassboilerProject at theFaculty Residences Development Graphe 2.3Evolutions ofExpenses, revenue andnetincome Graph 2.2Operating Expenses Graph 2.1Operating Revenues Table 2.3Revenue (3years) Table 2.2BudgetEvolution (3years) Table 2.1Evolution ofExpenses, Revenues andNetIncome Financial Report Graph 1.2Assessment ofstudent volunteers NGOs by participating areasGraph 1.1Main ofservice Figure 1.1Outgoing andincoming students by geographical location Table 1.5Students At ofFailure Risk Table 1.4Evolution ofUndergraduate enrollments by degree program for five years Table withorientation 1.3Satisfaction Table ofFreshmen 1.2Satisfaction in2016,2017and2018 Table 1.1Faculty by gender, citizenship, degree andstatus Academics TABLES, ANDFIGURES GRAPHS,

Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 ABBREVIATIONS UCLG STEM Engineering andMathematics) SSE SoV SHSS SBA SAT NECHE NEASC NAMES MCPC MAISD MAIRS MAD LC ISAS FYE EPAS EEC CNSS CLE CEA AUI ATLAS A ASI AS ARAN deGouvernance Locale) ALGA ACPC AC ABET AAA

Moroccan Dirham Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics of VoiceShare Sciences ofHumanitiesandSocial School ofBusinessAdministrationSchool Aptitude Test Scholastic New EnglandCommission Education onHigher New EnglandAssociation andColleges ofSchools Eastern Studies African andMiddle North Moroccan Collegiate Programming Contest inInternational Studies andDiplomacy Master ofArts inIslamicReligious Studies Master ofArts Language Center International Student Admissions Service First YearExperience European Program Accreditation System Executive Education Center Caisse Nationale Sociale deSécurité Center for Learning Excellence Commission onEnglishLanguageProgram Accreditation Al Akhawayn University inIfrane Al Akhawayn ofIfrane School African Studies programArabic andNorth African Local Government Academy (Académie Africaine Arab Collegiate Programming Contest Academic Council Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology Al Akhawayn Alumni Association Africa United Cities andLocal Governments ofAfrica » ofScience andEngineering STEM(Science School Technology dvancement of Teaching, Learning, And Scholarship 13

Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 14 A the national mediaaswell as insocialmediahascontributed to arecord attracting number of theoutreachespecially during campaigns andtheOpenHouse. This intensive presence in University was also widely present in social media, through its campaigns and different activities, won, for the5thyear inarow, theMoroccan Collegiate Programing Contest Al Akhawayn (MCPC). Mohammed King Majesty byVI to His Pope Francis his visit to during Morocco, and an AUI team few, leadingmembersoftheuniversity were theeditors ofatheology bookthat was presented aswellactivities, asthrough theachievements ofitsstudents anditsfaculty. To mention buta Al Akhawayn University hasbeenpresent onthenational mediathrough itsmany academic recognizedquality by many accrediting American worldwide, agencies. includingNorth ensured that Al Akhawayn education to University keptdelivering itsstudents, aworld-class a areInstitute goodexamples ofthisengagement). All theseachievements anddevelopments have the student clubs, theirdifferent campaigns anddonations andthe DevelopmentLeadership the different tools ithasthat allow it–anditsstudents–Azrou to (the reach out Center,to itssociety awareness ofitsstudents towards theirenvironment andreality, theUniversity hasconsolidated theirsociety. to beengagedintheircommunities andserve opportunities As itkeptraising the semester abroad, and to experience life inadifferent culture, as well as to allow themmany The University hasalsokept its promise ofenablingmost itsstudents to spendat leastone Moroccan government, orby international institutions, were launchedthisyear. simultaneously, several new research endeavours, by the region supported of Fes-Meknes, by the project, three-year-long researchMENARA fundedby theEuropean Union,cameto anend, but publishers(Cambridge University Press, important with very University Press). andHarvard The This was notdoneat theexpense ofresearch, asAl publishedvolumes Akhawayn University faculty learning, calledATLAS. process,of thelearning through ofitsnewcenter thesuccessful for re-launching teaching and andputthestudent at the center,develop thinking critical andsometimesinthedriver’s seat pedagogicaldifficult moments innovations intheirstudent lives. Italsosupported that seek to closeattentionin vulnerable positionswithindividualized to andvery helpthemgothrough also complemented by establishing new listening these actions units that provided students new life ascollege students through theincorporation oftheFirst Year Experience program. It reinforced at welcoming itscapacity newstudents andallowing themasmoothtransition intheir the useoftechnology withsolidlyestablishedstudent-centred approaches, theUniversity initiativesMixing education. aimingat providing quality itsstudentsfirst withatwenty century is atop Moroccan highereducation institution,theUniversity establishedandreinforced several most recent confirmed itsfindingofthe QSranking previousAkhawayn yearsthat Al University its accomplishments oftheprevious years. Aiming at reinforcing itsleadingrole inMorocco, asthe The Academic Year 2018-19hasbeencharacterized by several developments that have consolidated Executive Summary

Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 and haskeptitsoptionsopenfor interms ofrenewable future projects,energies. inparticular While initsspending, conservative theUniversity hasalsoinvested projects inseveral important All ofthiswas achieved andsustainability. whiletheUniversity hasmaintained itsfinancialstability with themonalarge ofpotential series actions. allowed theuniversity to explore amore mature relationship withitsalumniandto collaborate itselfonamore solidbasis. the association to re-establish welcomeThis was avery process asit Akhawayn Alumni Association, a profound after soulsearching process led by alumnithat allowed specialattentionOne development inthisAcademic deserves Year. of the Al is the re-launching It applicants to the university’s process. selection 15

Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 16 B higher grades andabetter grasp ofthematerial theystudy. As for ATLAS, itrepresents akey With CLE, strugglingstudents manageto passtheirclasses, whereas average students achieve level. center, which,through tutoring andmentoring, allowed at ahigher students to perform was placed inthesameenvironment asCLEto introduce ofthat ourstudents to theservices environment,their newlearning andensured ahigherlevel ofsuccess to ourstudents. It program, allowed in aswillbeshown inthisreport, freshmen asmoothandeasyinsertion -jointly withCLE-,the facility capacity. Operating inanewlydesigned andstate-of-the-art Academic Year, thisAcademic blossomed during Year asitreached itsfull functioning Learning Excellence, CLE). The FYE program, whichwas initiallylaunched intheprevious (ATLAS) center for andasupport students inneedto improve (Center their performance for higher education: theFirst Year Experience (FYE) program, acenter for teaching andlearning 19, Al Akhawayn University confirmed the roles played by someofitskeyinnovations in to order its students,In to the services Academic keep its world and during quality Year 2018- the Al Akhawayn brand enjoys ahighlevel ofprestige withtheMoroccan public. month hasreceived ofApril anunprecedented numberofapplicants, whichconfirms that to notice, thisrespect,itisimportant fordeal with.In instance, that theGAT sessionofthe diversified optionshave represented achallenge to Al Akhawayn, butachallengeit could inthefieldofBusiness operatingMorocco.Administration, in started in particular These state, well-funded. andmany ofwhichvery Moreover, several European-based schools, education landscapewasby enriched 15private universities, allrecognized by theMoroccan education environment inMorocco. Indeed, over thelastfew years, theMoroccan higher andincreasingly inafast-changing competitiveThese higher important assetsare very University provides to itsstudents. education the isalso arecognitionother from theUSState ofthehigh-quality Department) itsstudents (suchasonefrominternational aGulfFoundation fundingto support andthe as thetop Moroccan university. that AlThe Akhawayn fact University managedto attract stands for Quacquarelli Symonds), which,in2019,hasagainranked Al Akhawayn University hasalsobeenconfirmed by suchaprestigiousIt asQS(which international university ranking acceptance for oftheK-12 accreditation candidacy Al AkhawaynofIfrane School by NEASC). Bachelor inBusinessAdministration, andCEAfor theLanguageCenter, aswell astherecent the University, for all theEngineering andComputer ABET Scienceprograms, EPAS for the as awhole, andofitsdifferent components andprograms (NECHE, previously NEASC, for the years by thedifferent accreditations American international oftheUniversity andNorth at excellence. The world- classeducation provided to itsstudents hasbeenconfirmed over studenta rich life, andmany different thestudents andallow them to aim tools to support education, medium,aresidential Englishasalearning or theMaghreb: campus, Liberal Arts theUniversityAmerica, offers itsstudents optionsthat donot exist elsewhereMorocco in Moroccan public. model, Inspiredby whichismainlyencountered theLiberal Arts inNorth Al AkhawaynEducation University presents model distinguished toHigher the a very INTRODUCTION

Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 learning inorderlearning to offer education to ourstudents. world-class Year), andallowing themto integrate newtechnologies andnewmethodsoffacilitating students at theCenter (whichwas thetitleoffirst ATLAS ofthe workshop Academic tool for educational pedagogy, Al to Akhawayn adaptto first faculty twenty century putting 17

Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 18 C of Experience program, the Center for Learning Excellence and the ATLAS Center (Advancement sense, thisAcademic Year saw theconsolidation ofexisting agenciessuch as theFirst Year and ofestablishingsystems andprocedures tolevel aimat thenext ofexcellence. this In This meansthat ithasbeenayear ofconsolidation oftheUniversity’s majorachievements, accreditation of that same accreditation and the submission of the mid-term report process. The Academic Year 2018-19canbeconsidered atransition year between achievingNECHE’s 1- Highlights: ACADEMICS with theexchange advice for andpractical ofbestpractices apermanentlyimproving was alike),andthe objective to createthe observed amongfaculty, community alearning were free from judgment because the focus is on personal development and (of the observer what theyhave abouttheirteaching learned andclassroom practices. These observations groups offour members(“squares”) faculty eachotheronce inclassandconsidered observed teaching through practices theprocess ofwatching peersintheclassroom.practice, In These groups are designed non-evaluative peerobservation to facilitate on self-reflection workshops are semester, planned. theSpring During Teaching Squares were putinplace. needs andprovide themwiththeappropriate support. Two summerdevelopment multi-day many consultations withthethree schoolsandtheLanguageCenter to inquire abouttheir Learning were sessionsonService process- held, working aswell andthree as hands-on effective andinnovative pedagogyandenhance student engagement inthelearning Year, seven workshops –focusing onresearch-based strategies andresources that promote consultations to enhance teaching, andscholarship. learning thecurrent During Academic campus-wide workshops, school-based projects, small group dialogues and individual significant experiences learning for themandtheirstudents. This isaccomplished through students. ATLAS seeksto at come allstagesoftheircareers alongsidefaculty to helpcreate academic and ethical standards, to engage and social responsibility in their efforts equity environment thelearning to at support AUI through faculty promoting high by supporting The missionofATLAS, ledby avisitingprofessor from John Brown University, is Arkansas, was theinauguration ofitsteaching center andlearning anditsbranding asATLAS Center. initiative launchedbyAn important Al Akhawayn thisAcademic University during Year students through relevant improvements. not anendperse, butasameansto reach education theendofoffering to its world-class the University. thissense, In asithasmatured, theUniversity hasconsidered assurance quality financial of resources oftheobjectives tool inputtingthenecessary at theservice important its student enrollment, whichisnotonlyakeyrequest from NECHE, butalsoandmainlyan pedagogical standards possible. This hasalsomeant aligning theUniversity’s finances with and attention, andto mobilize itsresources to provide andcapacity themwiththehighest These initiatives have allowed theUniversity to putthestudents at thecenter ofitsactivities entails. allow itto engageinto theparadigmthat highereducation inthe shift Twenty-First Century Teaching, cholarship), in an effort Andto transform Scholarship),Learning inaneffort Al Akhawayn University and

Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 students play inthem. faculty, theywere centred onthestudents and were role characterized by theimportant intended towards similarobjectives. Although alltheseinitiatives andprograms are ledby oncampus as known “LDI” through andindirectly the advancement ofinitiatives broadly abilities instudents through both directly workshop student enrollment skills intheweekly of humandevelopment mindset, engagement andbuildingcommunity andsustainability the Leadership Development whichreturned Institute to its5-year planfor infusingconcepts ofbusinessintoday’sethical conduct complex andrapidly changing world. The third oneis regional executives and grassroots innovators for and practices on advancing the thinking Center for BusinessEthics, whichheldconferences throughout theyear andactivities for strategies for Morocco that are innovative, ethical andjob-creating. The second oneisthe the different panelsoftheSBA Corporate Strategy Capstone competition discussing corporate from initiative afaculty-led to 26corporate bring judgesto campus–eachinvited in to serve a corporate mentor inadditionto development withtheirteachers. Then, students benefited together to analyze acompany anddesign strategies for itssuccess. This year, eachteam had Administration. These were thestudents’ capstone experience whichstudents during work Three programs continue to highlight excellence andinnovation ofBusiness intheSchool Eastern markets. Middle the international andessentially, market, African and African andtheNorth the sub-Saharan University hasdecidedto invest more heavily inoutreach whichincludedexploring activities, of approximately 2.200students, undergraduate andgraduate. To reach that objective, the Board of Trustees, theuniversity stabilized its enrollment figures, and remained at a total enrollment andfinances.Its basicassumptionisthat, inagreement witha resolution ofits The elements ofthisforecast are basedondata from thepastfive years, bothin of terms financial planningalongwithitsenrollment figures. operation. Consequently, itwas possibleto elaborate a4-year forecast oftheUniversity’s institutions makesure theymatch theirplannedgrowth withresources for their necessary constituted anAd Hoccommittee. The concern oftheaccrediting association was that recommendations to Al Akhawayn University. To handlethat request, theUniversity plans withitsenrollment plans, whichwas oneof thekeyareas ofemphasison NECHE’s Another highlight oftheAcademic Year was thealigning oftheUniversity’s financial environment. Finally, ATLAS has provided individualized assistance at to theirrequest. faculty 19

Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 20 permanent faculty and 42 part-time or adjunct faculty. oradjunct and42part-time permanent faculty Table 1.1below gives by type, thedetailsoffaculty genderandhighestqualification with115 inUniversity governance.University through participation teaching, advising, student follow-up through their office hours, to the research, and service performed high compared becausefull-timefaculty withsimilarinstitutionsinthecountry of bothgendersandfrom diverse origins. The percentage remained of full-timefaculty educational system. toThe andmotivate attract University continued qualifiedfaculty, to try Faculty were ofaquality teachingandcontinue activity andscholarly to beat theheart Faculty: of Introduction to Christianity.of Introduction This book was authored by Rev. Smith and Dr. Karen Connell University Press.to Harvard ofIslamicAffairs publishedthefirst Arabic edition The Ministry translation oftheRoyal Moroccan Malik’s Edition ofImam Muwatta whichhadbeensubmitted theAcademic during As activity for offaculty theHighlights Year, theyincludedtheEnglish School TOTAL SHSS SBA SSE LC Full- time 115 23 20 35 37 Gender Part- Table 1.1Faculty by, gender, citizenship, degree andstatus time 11* 42 13 16 2 Social Sciences Conference,Social May 2019 Moroc 81 26 22 24 co 9 - Citizenship Bina- tional 27 15 3 5 4 Interna- tion 49 10 25 5 9 Ph.D 106 32 25 43 6 Degree Master 51 14 11 16 10 Male 101 33 27 10 31 Status Female 56 13 12 22 9

Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 neutral, likely to and 78.97% are recommend likely or very AUI to or a family member. a friend Only 4.55%saidtheywere notlikely(orat all)to recommend AUI; 16.67%are question differently: How likelyare you to recommend AUI orfamilymember? to afriend recommend AUI to compared afriend to 89.93%inFall 2016. askedthe The 2018-19survey showedStudent OpinionSurvey that 92.96%offreshmen inFall students surveyed 17would of firstsemester students over thelastthree years shows anincrease insatisfaction. The difficulties oncampus.activities, Asa consequence a ofthesethe comparison satisfaction experiencing assoontheystarted specially monitored intheirsupport to beableto act the year, from debates to movies, as well as Freshmenother bonding activities. were also were alsoplaced inthe same buildingsto allow theirtargeting throughout by specificactivities discussions, ranging from timemanagement to thecatalogue andits implications, freshmen the students. the First Besides Year seminar, in whichstudents are exposed to different year, theFYE program went into fullgear, withthewelcoming andorientation of starting the role oftheFirst Year Experience (FYE) program. After atransition intheprevious period Another mainhighlight ofthe2018-19Academic Year theconfirmation of was certainly years –intheir WOMANi-2018 andtheir WOMANi-2019 reports. one ofthetop 100mostinfluential/powerful women inIslamic Finance twofor consecutive Dr. Lebdaoui, Hind Assistant Professor at by thesameschoolwas selected Cambridge IFA as the level ofENCG-Settat andHassan1stUniversity for theAcademic Year 2017-2018,while Dr. Youssef at Chetioui,lecturer SBA,was awarded at dissertation bestBusinessdoctoral “the ofa Africa: andtheMaking Manuscripts, Mobilization, Written ofNorth Muslims Tradition. Dr. Paul Love prestigious publishedabookinthevery Cambridge University Press onIbadi filmshown infront andthisappeared ofthe intheshort about thebook, Pope. scheduled. Rev. SmithandDr. Connell Monette were talks to thestudents filmed giving short in March 2019,inadvance ofthePope’s visitto Morocco. Asecond bilingualeditionwas Guides. andSpiritual Imams The bookwas usedfor anewcourse atthat theInstitute began copies isbeingdistributed now to thestudents at theMohammed forVI Institute Training Monette from AUI, and was translated into Arabic by Prof. Ali Azeriah. The initial run of 1300 2017 compared to 68.55 % inFall 2016. of students believe that orientation provided themwiththe adequate introduction inFall was alsoexpressedSatisfaction asto theway freshmen orientation outas79.45% was carried AUI to afriend. I would recommend AUI to orfamilymember? afriend How likely are you to recommend Table ofFreshmen 1.2Satisfaction in2016,2017and2018 2017 2016 Year 2018 Year y r e V Likely 50% 92.96% 89.93% 28.97% Likely YES 16.67% Neutral 1.52% Not Likely 10.07% 7.04% NO

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Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 22 also used. students by student ambassadors (1,126 calls), and through a call center (7,451 calls) were 1,800 visitors. A mass emailing campaign (22,575 emails) and phone calls to prospective schools in26citiesandmadepresentations to students. An OpenHouseoncampusattracted in 15highschoolsplaces asfaraway Student ambassadorsalsovisited 260high asDakhla. 35 private highschools, information days highschools, in8highvisibility andpresentations in14Student Fairs,was whichincludedparticipation conducted a “Caravane Orientation in students wasAttracting essential quality to theUniversity. An especiallyaggressive campaign Student Recruitment for Fall 2019 African Studies program attracted 35students from 23institutionsthissummer. undergraduate student population. degree-seeking The SpecialSummerArabic andNorth by degree program showed theshare ofSSEmajorsfrom shifting 25%to 28%ofthe and GeneralEngineering programs were gainingmomentum progress asthefive-year The Academic Year saw a small decline in the overall student population. Computer Science while theaverage classsize was 20.65for undergraduate and7.48 for graduate courses. With and2090registered 157faculty students, AUI’s ratio ofstudents was to 13.31, faculty Fall 2018Enrollments Students policies, academics, etc? an adequate introduction to student life, Did your orientation provide you with Humanities and Social Sciences Humanities andSocial Science andEngineering Business Administration Table 1.4Evolution ofUndergraduate enrollments by (2014-2015to school 2018-2019) Table withorientation 1.3Satisfaction 14-15 1157 484 411 2017 2016 Year 15-16 1178 513 427 I did not receive an orientation 13.70% 26.42% 16-17 1246 539 421 17-18 1247 516 400 68.55% 79.45% Yes 18-19 1155 5.03% 6.85% 531 340 No

Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Appendix A). events. AUI teams alsowon trophies. several (For sports detailsofalltheseachievements, see the mainmovie aswell projection asbefore specialevents suchasfestivals andsporting posted on Facebook. Oneofthevideoswas screened inMoroccan movie theatres before abandoned children (nearMarrakech). inavillagecalledDarBouidar The two videoswere forvideos project areal-world client Les Enfants del’Atlas 2019.Agroup Spring during ofCommunication Studies students created itsfirstpromotional in Fall 2018, while another three scored at the99th percentile worldwide on thesametest 95th percentile worldwide Field oftheMajor Test, astandardized test administered by ETS Decathlon Africa. at the 2018Solar Engineering was shortlisted Three students scored at the A team from of 2018 Science Hackathon. and the 2nd edition of the ActInSpace the School 1st and2ndprize at the15theditionofAUI Engineering Design Competition, 2ndprize at students won theNational Programming for Competitionyear ina thefifth (MCPC) row, Al Akhawayn students continued to shinethrough somesignificant achievements. AUI Student Achievements Commune), theFall to isexpected bealarger one. 2019entering cohort an agent, and8full-tuitionscholarships(three Region and5from from Oulmès Dakhla Gulf Foundation students, the Afghan girls, agroup students recruited ofNigerian through deposit. Asecond sittingoftheadmissiontest was plannedfor June29th. Together withthe applied for the session, April and some 300 had confirmed their admission by paying a theadmissioncampaign toDuring recruit students whoenrolled inFall 2019,962 students AUI at booth theCasablanca Student Fair , anorganization that houses 23

Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 24 programs. focuses inU.S. onfemale whohadparticipated students Embassy livingoutsideKabul the education of10female Afghan students onfullundergraduate scholarships. This grant throughfrom Afghanistan, theUSEmbassyinKabul, theUSState to Department support the announcement onSeptember2018oftheaward ofagrant of$1millionUSDto AUI AUI by itsaccreditation ascertified by NECHE, anotherhighlight ofthe Academic Year was thesameorderIn ofideas, consequence andasadirect ofeducation at ofthehighquality future leadersoftheregion. experiencethey need to to become equip the local youth and skills with the knowledge that credible foundations infrastructure, would tools, with thenecessary deemarmed and and Engineering isapremier highereducation institutioninMorocco andinthe Maghreb mentioning thatdue to to-date, accreditation by NECHE and ABET, AUI’s of Science School Academic Year, isbeingrecruited semester. asecond thespring during cohort isworth It (5 malesand14females) withafoundation’s of820.000 MAD, financialsupport and for next This year, theschoolofScienceandEngineering received of19 AGFE scholars thefirst cohort and 30% by AUI. At its term (seven years), scholars’ fundingby AGFE will be around 32 MMAD. scholarship that covers allstudents’ expenses, 70%ofwhichwillbeprovided by thefoundation, populations- students willbenefitfrom -fromselected afulland underserved comprehensive prepare bachelordegrees inEngineering at AUI. Through thispartnership, atotal of90to 100 funding ofoutstandingMoroccan andotherArab populations students to from underserved Last year, that foundation signed with Al astrategicAkhawayn University for the partnership by anEmirati supported foundation first Sciencecohort by theschoolof and Engineering. An additionalbreakthrough thepresent during Academic Year was thewelcoming ofthe Internationally-funded students The MCPCwinningteam isreceived by thePresident

Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 on the “At-Risk” meetings, scheduled weekly list through andreferring detection, early AUI’s haddecreased Office thepercentage ofnewstudents placed Services Student Support Services Student Support and Turkey, Korea, South Spain, Turkey, Turkey andGreece, U.K., U.S.A., United Arab Emirates. Portugal, Arabia, Russia,Saudi Slovenia, Slovenia andItaly, Slovenia andNetherlands, Slovenia Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, China,Ireland, Italy, H.K., Japan,Kosovo, Malaysia, Netherlands, Finland, France, France andSlovenia, France andSpain,France, Spain,andNetherlands, andCroatia,Netherlands Austria, Brazil, Canada, China,Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, programs theacademicyear during 2018-2019in 98universities in29countries, including: On theotherhand, 454ofAl Akhawayn Students went onstudyabroad withvariousOIP Finland, Denmark, German, France, HongKong, Italy, Japan,S.Korea, Malta, Turkey, USA. institutions in14countries representing thefollowing countries: Austria, Canada, Switzerland, theacademicyearDuring 2018-2019, we welcomed 171international students from 86 Strategic Plan goalofa75%Study Abroad rate asthecurrent rate was approximately 70%. interest in studying abroad high and we remained were very on track to achieve the 2020 Another facet at oflearning AUI was through itsStudy Abroad options. Indeed,AUI students’ AUI Students Abroad institutional goalof20%thestudent body. prospective students, international students, closerto the bothvisitinganddegree-seeking of international recruiting expands. The three aforementioned hadincreased AUI’s tactics was signedand Gambia 2019,with intentions inApril to addmore contracts asthisaspect international recruiting agent contract for West Ghana,Senegal Africa includingNigeria, the fundingof10Afghan students for fullundergraduate degrees at AUI. Lastly, thefirst grant fundsthrough NECHEaccreditation hadledto, asmentioned inthepreceding section, already led to more than 400 students expressing interest inAUI. accessThe to furthered contracts withinternational recruiting agents. had The adoptionoftheKeystone portal through theKeystone andISASwebsites, targeted grant 2)seeking funds, and3)developing students. seeking This was beingachieved inseveral ways: 1)enhanced onlinevisibility AUI’s International of Office Programs (OIP) increased to attract international degree- efforts International Students Figure andincoming 1.1Outgoing studentsby geographical location 25

Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 26 the student Atlistamongthefreshman Risk students from Fall 2016to Fall 2018. support. Table 1.4shows there wasdecrease asharp inthepercentage ofstudents placed on students to for theuniversity counsellors ortheCLEtutoring andmentoringfurther services resolution, psychological emergency, red flags and referral to the Services). Counselling staff, on topics and faculty related to professional communication andprotocols (e.g. conflict providedCounseling extensive training Services sessionsto theResident Assistant (RA) team, Days, providing students withacalmingenvironment final exams during Additionally,week. development ofthePresidential astheDe-stress known Initiative for otherwise Mindfulness, promoting academicsuccess. team greatlyThe Counselling Services assisted inthefurther Affairs, Academic Affairs andthe Freshman Committee, to provide and workshops events had collaborated ofFYE,Counselling effectively CLE, Services Student withthedepartments Counseling Services than 94courses. requested 2019semester intheSpring andincreased thetutoring available to cover more which tutors andmentors were certified. The CLEhad alsoincreased thenumberofsessions to train both tutors and mentors and fulfil the requirements from of the CRLA certification, hired for 2019semester. theSpring Furthermore, theCLEorganized two training seminars and training.increasing their services The CLE increased the number of student-tutors AUI’s Center for Learning Excellence (CLE) hadincreased theretention rate ofstudents by Center for Learning Excellence under thestrategic ofincreasing objective therates ofstudent retention andgraduation. graduation requirements andwere to expected attend thisyear’s commencement. This falls beforeworking they completed theirdegree. ofthemwere Nine ableto complete their was alsomadeto students contact whowere withoneortwo courses, left butwhostarted for Learning Excellence, theFirst Year Experience, Aspecialeffort andCounseling Services. whichcontributed toAmong thesuccess theservices are ofstudentstheCenter at risk, rate inFall 2018to a65%retention rate 2019. inSpring out ofthe20LastChance students were retained showing anincrease from a47%retention follow-up ofthe by theOffice VPSA were retained. Moreover, 2019semester, intheSpring 13 theFallDuring 2018semester, seven ofthe15LastChance students benefitingfrom close increased itssuccess thoseinthe inretaining students, particularly “Last Chance” category. Additionally, of the the Office Vice President for Student Affairs’ Freshman Committee had Fall 2018 Fall 2017 Fall 2016 Semester Number ofstudents who completed thesemester Table ofFailure 1.5StudentsAt Risk 315 302 246 Number ofstudents on probation 47 56 46 14.9% 18.5% 18.7% %

Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 in seven dimensionsand, asGraph 1.4shows, theseevaluations were mostlypositive. by itsstudents.performed Participating NGOswere askedto evaluate thestudent volunteers Work withNGOswas alsoanoccasion for ofthework theUniversity to assessthe quality training, health,humanrightsandenvironment protection. approximately 274associations, operating indifferent fields, butmainlyineducation and 1.3 shows withmigrants). ofareas thedistribution whichincludedworking in They served China, Egypt, Nigeria, Tunisia, and Turkey, for atotal of20,493hourssocialwork (Graph Coast,and 15students abroad Brazil, Malaysia, Algeria, in11countries: USA,Ivory India, completed allthe requirements oftheCommunity Involvement Program (CIP) inMorocco the 2018-19 Academic this respect, during In activities. in extra-curricular Year, 290 students to keepinmindthat AUI was important It students–andexcel- learn bothintheclassroom and Community Involvement good andenrollment issetto pickup. the timeat between 2100and2200students. Indicators for thecoming academicyear are in theUSAandallvariablesabouteducational highereducation environment, was setfor On anotherlevel, theidealsize oftheUniversity, Colleges considering thesize ofLiberal Arts with legalcounsels. a solutionto that issue. This issueisstillpendingandsomealternatives were beingexplored ways ofwhat itconsidered itsfaculty to beitsmoral obligation andhadcommitted to finding amongfaculty,created uncertainty buttheadministration hadreassured inmany different However, of Moroccan infullrespect theUniversity hadtolaborlaw. act This situation had itself withalltheotherMoroccan publicuniversities university andAmerican practices. University decidedto offer establishing contracts itsfaculty retirement age at 65,aligning rules for itscontributors, establishedretirement ageat 60,inthe2011/12contracts, the and aretirement planfor theprivate sector. Although Moroccan laborlaw, aswell asCNSS to theMoroccan Caisse (CNSS), NationaleSociale deSécurité whichmanagessocialbenefits managed alongthelinesofaprivate entity, anditsemployees, andstaff, faculty contributed of retirement agefor faculty. Al Akhawayn University isanot-for-profit publicinstitution One ofthemainchallengesthat becameevident thisAcademic during Year was theissue 2- Challenges: Blood driveBlood andcircumcision event for children ofneedyfamilies 27

Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 28 eventually grant ASIitsaccreditation. 2020,when NEASC will make its third,take place onOctober and potentially thelastvisitto ASI advanced closerto accreditation accepted. andhaditscandidacy stepThe will next process aNEASC visitinNovember, withNEASC. In and theninafollow-up visitinApril, Moreover, and maybe more importantly, in thisacademicyear, ASIinitiated itsaccreditation over 220students, andasitconsolidated by to School attracting itover itsHigh 50students. As for (ASI), theAl Akhawayn ofIfrane School itkeptitssteady growth asithasreached Al Akhawayn ofIfrane School theirinternships.after chances of integrating into professional life. Many hadbeen promised beneficiaries ajob exam (9th tograde) that willincrease takethe certification and to their teach themskills and horticulture). The was objective to keep the students in a school system, prepare them These students continued theirschoolingalongwithvocational training (pastry, hairdressing andwhowerenor working more likelyto engageindelinquent behavior orillegalactivities. schoolat themiddleorjuniorhighschoollevel,left whowere neitherenrolled inschool program oftheSecondChance, School newgeneration”“The whichtargeted 60teens who ofEducation to launch anew The Center fundedby anewproject theMinistry alsostarted andtherural inAzrou areascommunity (Zaouiat SidiAbdesslam, Ain Leuh) related to: the2018-19academicyear,During variousprograms were andservices offered to the Azrou Center for Community Development Graph 1.1Mainareas ofservice Total 2,189 numberofbeneficiaries: • Non-formal Education: 110beneficiaries 1,364beneficiaries support: • Medical • Englishclasses:103beneficiaries 200 beneficiaries • Digital literacy: training employment:• Qualifying for 122beneficiaries diplomaholdersseeking beneficiaries • Women empowerment through literacy, vocational training, training: 290 craft 10 20 30 40 50 60 0 CIP MainAreasofSer vic e Mi Wo En Elderly Child protec Yo Education Orphans Health Charity Disabled De Social &Economic uth vironment grants velopmen men’ s Rights by participating NGOs by participating Graph ofstudentvolunteers 1.2Assessment tion t C Quality of Ability toL ommunication C ommitmen Attendanc L T eadership eam Wo wo ear A rk rk n UI StudentC e t 05 Ex c ellen tG ompetencies 0 ood Av 100 er age Ev aluated byHostNGOs Po or 150 Ve ry Po or 200 250

Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 engagement, general education outcomes or co-curricular outcomes.engagement, general education outcomes orco-curricular matterwith similar universities fields, in subject its students whether in benchmarking for theUniversity to reinforce itseffectiveness andmeasure practices the outcomes of The Accreditation which was submitted Fall during Report Interim 2019was anopportunity countries.speaking the potential to applicants attract from thewholeAfrican continent, especiallyfrom English (EMCM), incollaboration withUCLG-Africa (United Cities andLocal Governments), whichhas families. Finally, thesameschool hasalsolaunchedanExecutive Management MasterinCity thestay ofgraduateeducation, shorten students –andreduce theirexpenses for their which have theadvantage ofallowing theUniversity to explore theworld ofdigital –MAISD, NAMES andMAIRS- developed onlinecourses to beoffered as Foundation courses, of thoseMaster’s program to 12months (whichisNECHE compatible), thethree programs programs to makethemmore attractive public. to reducing theexternal Besides thelength Finally, Master’sSciences has modified its of Humanities and existingSocial the School that itsgraduatesthe leadershipskills have consistently exhibited. additions undeniablyreinforce credentials oftheuniversity anddeveloped theLiberal Arts Learning component. optionaswell as aService Arts by includinginitamandatory These tomorrow. wasthatGeneral inthisspirit theuniversity modifiedits Education curriculum It that equipthemto become theleadersof skills andsoft students thinking withcritical Akhawayn. modelasanasset,The asitprovides University alsoconsiders itsLiberal Arts These accreditations represent a guarantee education provided of the world-class at Al andhighlyreputableobjective agenciesputitonadifferent from its category competitors. forwhich represent constant self-improvement anopportunity andassessment by external, Al Akhawayn alsoconsiders that accreditations by NECHE, ABET, EFMD (Epas)andCEA, abovereported anddemonstrated services. the effectiveness ofsupport to different services. University support have These actions resulted in concrete outcomes, held individualmeetingswithstudents, listening to them,advisingthemandorienting developed newtools for closelymonitoring thestudents, suchastheListening Unit, which Experience andtheCenter for Learning Excellence whichincludesthe Writing Center), and The University hasalsocontinued improving itsexisting tools (suchastheFirst Year this role, asstated earlier. playing thisevolution, andithasstarted toallowing perform theUniversity anditsfaculty resource tois expected beasupporting for knowledge. The ATLAS program isakeytool in enablers.learning Classrooms are calledto evolve andadaptto newtimes, andtechnology providers, through are lectures, faculty increasingly inparticular calleduponto become in adapting to thenew needs in its theclassroom.faculty Indeed,fromto knowledge support As astudent-centered highereducation institution,Al Akhawayn hastakenseveral initiatives 3- Next steps: 29

Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 30 D an individualbankcard instead ofconventional payments (cash, wires). • The ofanewsystem Implementation for AUI staff. The travel allowance isnow managed by • The ofsettingupanewsystem project ofAUI card management isat anadvanced phase. • oncampusisinprogress.The agency installation ofadigital banking • The implementation ofanewbudgetmanagement system allowing thefollowing: 2- Highlights MMAD in2018-2019. IV. The netincome hasrecorded aprofit andhasmoved from 5.9MMAD in2017-2018 to 1.17 decrease oftheoperating revenues by 2.09%. This istherational consequence oftheincrease oftheUniversity’ expenses by 2.22%,andthe slight increase of0.07%. MMAD, recording anet decrease of32.71%compared to thelastyear whichwitnessedavery The 2018-2019fiscal year endedwithanoperating income of-46.95MMAD against-35.38 designed to reviewprospective. aimingto quality itscommunication attract actions In this context,University the financialposition. haslaunchedanewprogram These measures willinevitablybetranslated by expenses whichwilleventually the impact The 2018-2019year was essentially characterized by: 1- Introduction FINANCE - Dailyfollow-up oftheUniversity’s budget. - Smoothnessinthedailyoperations processing; - Involvement intheannualbudgetpreparation; of theheadofdepartments - Effective control over theUniversity’s expenses; to balance theaccounting position. advantagefor ofendowment taking fundsreversals whichamount to 23MMAD inorder MMAD last year, which corresponds to of 18.97%. a rise This year, the University has opted III. incomeThe hasreached non-current atotal amount of29.99MMAD against25.21 II. The current income hasshown adeficitof-28.8MMAD against–19.28MMAD last year. an increase of12.66%. I. The financialincome is18.14MMAD against16.1MMAD recorded last year, illustrating rationalization. intherevenuesdepartments management andincrease awareness interms ofexpenses II. The reorganization ofthemanagement system inorder to involve theheadof includinginformation systemsservices andcommunication; I. The implementation ofnewsystems aimingto improve theUniversity’s of quality

Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 rates of18.11%and16.69%. purchase withtheirrespective ofmaterials andsupplies theoperating amortization The operating expenses are essentially witharate madeofsalaries of49.81%,thenthe 2019 Operating Expenses to getthebiggestshare incomparison to alloperating revenues witharate of77.83%. includingtuitionfees, ofgoodsandservices, Sales training andotherrelated fees willcontinue Operating Revenues 2019 3- Breakdown ofOperating Revenues andExpenses oftheExjenzabarsystem• Introduction inASI’s invoicing. processing. • Newfeatures have beenincorporated into for software Sage more smoothnessintransaction Operating reversals, expense’s transfer Operating grants ofSales services ofSales goods Operating amortization Personnel expenses Taxes charges external Other Purchase of materials and supplies Purchase of sold goods 77,83% Graph 2.1Operating Revenues (2018-2019) Oper ating Rev 10,19% enues 2018-2019 4,36% 7,62% Operating reversal Operating grants Sales ofandser Sales ofgoods 16.69% 49.81% 18.11% 0.15% 9.76% 5.47% 10.19% 77.83% 4.36% 7.62% % % vices s, expens e’ s trans fe r 31

Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 32 100.000.000,00 250.000.000,00 150.000.000,00 200.000.000,00 300.000.000,00 350.000.000,00 expenses revenues 50.000.000,00 income Total Total Net 9,76% 49,81% Ev 300,815,755.58 291,217,512.36 2014/2015 olution ofExpenses,Rev 9,598,243 2014/2015 Graph 2.3Evolutions ofExpenses, Revenue andnetIncome Table 2.1Evolution ofExpenses, Revenues andNet Income Evolution ofExpenses, Revenues andNet Income TOT AL REVENUES 295,382,242.48 295,008,237.78 2015/2016 374,004.70 2015/2016 Graph 2.2Operating Expenses Oper ating Expenses2018-2019 TOT 16,69% AL EXPENSES 304,315,665.17 297,076,930.56 7,238,734.61 2016/2017 2016/2017 enues anNetinc 0% 5,47% 18,11% NET INC OME 2017/2018 293,594,067.34 287,666,592.50 5,927,474.84 2017/2018 Operating amor Pe Ta O Pu Pu ther ex xe rsonnel expenses rchase ofmater rchase ofgoodssold s ome ternal charges tization 2018/2019 ials andsupplies 296,922,026.42 295,747,308.33 1,174,718.09 2018/2019

Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 reached in2019-2020anamount of322.23MMAD, illustrating of0.41%. aglobalrise amount of21.25MMAD against21.51MMAD. Generally, theUniversity’s globalbudgethas The capitalbudgethasalsorecorded aslight decrease of1.18%corresponding to atotal Capital Budget 100.90 MMAD against99.90MMAD lastyear. division, ITanddevelopment hasreached andcommunication anamount of departments - The budgetdesignated includingtheStudent for Affairs administration andsupport 0.67%. to 141.10MMAD against 140.17 MMAD recorded last year, corresponding to aslight of rise - The budgetallocated to theacademicdivisionincludingschoolsandcenters willamount 0.53%. This slight growth canbeexplained by thefollowing: On thewhole, theoperating budgethasmaintained lastyear’s level withaslight increase of Operating Budget 2019-2020 Proposed budget 33

Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 34 E Capital (CAPEX) Expense estimate 700,000 MAD to 240,000MAD yearly. months. The annualenergy cost for heating ofhotwater andproduction was reduced from complex. The cost isestimated ofthisproject at 920000,000DHwithapayback of24 period considered: thechanging ofexisting dieselboilersby biomassboilersintheFaculty residential stepto initseffort reduce energyAstwo afurther consumption, projects were being Energy-saving Projects conducive to academictutoring andmeetingwithmentors. to theFirst Year Experience andtheCenter for Learning Excellence. This space was more ofitsstudent-centered approach,As part newspace covering awholefloor was devoted New space for student support 1- Highlights DEVELOPMENT below) dueto timeconstraints. The cost ofthefirstphase was around 3.6MMAD witha residential outinthree buildingswas carried phases(see Three circled zones inthemap water radiators, andtheinstallation ofpipes. ofanetwork This whichconcerns project 20 heating. The consisted project ofabiomassplant, oftheconstruction installation ofhot A second was project thereplacement heaters by ofexisting electrical biomass-basedcentral AUI Project onCampus BiomassBoilers (Residential buildings) Total Construction Storage Silofor biomass 20m3 Biomass boiler 400 KW (CSA 400) Biomass boiler400KW Table 3.1AUI Project Biomassboilers attheFaculty Residences Items Qty 1 1 1 150,000.00 270,000.00 500,000.00 Unit cost 920,000.00 150,000.00 270,000.00 500,000.00 Total cost

Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Capital (CAPEX) Expense estimate current consumption). payback ofcloseto period 25months withsignificant annualsavings of1.7MMAD (65%on Pipes andradiators Total Biomass boilers3x300KW Storage Silosfor biomass20m3 Construction Graph 3.1Buildingsto converted into be radiator heatingusingbiomassboilers F itness Cente Items Swimming Gymnasiu r Table 3.2Cost Estimate andFinancial –Zone Analysis 1 Po m ol 9 11 8 B 10 14 8 7 Qty Librar 4 6 1 1 1 5 y 19 5 36 18 21 17 Lot2 37 20 22 2 23 150,000.00 270,000.00 500,000.00 800,000.00 35 Unit cost 1 Lot1 34 Restaurants 24 26 25 Pa 12 27 rk in 28 38 g 33 Pa rk Pa in 32 rk Lot3 g 39 in Pa g rk 29 in g 31 30 Main Gat Pa rk 3,570,000.00 in 2,500,000.00 g 150,000.00 270,000.00 800,000.00 Total cost e 35

Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 36 F Digital Media Exposure Media Digital PresenceMedia Presence,Media Relations &Media Media Social our officialdocuments, event visuals, and graduation outfit (see AppendixE). branding andmore. Subsequently, itwas ofoccurrences usedsince theninavariety suchas to frameofAUI thevisualidentity to withrespect itsbrand, logo, colors, typography, co- andprocessed atdepartments ourend. The was introduced graphic 2018 charter inOctober needs. As aresult, andsince then,420ticketswere entered by different from actors various withregard2018 to enableourstakeholdersto request to oursupport theircommunication ontheother.on theonehand, andtheGraphic Charter Helpdeskwas Our initiated inJune the smoothrunningofmany services. These were Helpdesk theCommunication Services linewiththepoliciesandprocedures,In two solutionswere offered for by thedepartment place andimplemented by several departments. aswellsocial mediaproduction, asevent management, etc. Those regulations were putin the AUI brand usedto photography through andvideomaking, mediarelations, digital and provided to theAUI byservices thedepartment andbeyond. community They range from policies and procedures document. The latter included26rulesthat organize thedifferent 2018, Development put forward an official October and CommunicationIn Department and procedures that settheframework for theinternal regulation ofmany ofitsprocesses. As afollow upto oneofthemajorNECHErecommendations, AUI ofpolicies launchedaseries Policies &Procedures 1- Highlights COMMUNICATION detail, ourshare ofvoice in2018-2019reaches 70%, compared to 57% in2017-2018. This Morocco. Even more, thisyear lastyear’s surpassed ourperformance equivalent. more In Exposure for digital compared media continued to to outperform ourfour competitors in 70% AU I C ompetitor 1% Graph Share 4.1Digital ofVoice in2018-2019and2017-2018 C ompetitor 16% C C ompetitor ompetitor 3% 10% 57% AU I C ompetitor 1% C C ompetitor ompetitor 16% 12% C ompetitor 14%

Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Exposure Media Social the maintenance oftheAUI reputation indigital media. around AUI continues to largely occur compared to itsnegative counterpart. This highlights 16%. Regarding thesentiment ofourdigital reputation, thepositive andneutral conversation exceeded ourcompetition, whereby thesecond best’s didnotexceed share ofvoice (SoV) no more than6%. its omnipresencepreserved compared to the negative sentiment. The latter was reduced to the socialmediasentiment, thepositive andneutral conversation around ouruniversity last year. target Our competitor attained, hence, thisyear nomore than39%.Concerning had since succeeded to rank firstthanksSoVof45%in2018-2019, to an compared to 32% Coming to socialmedia,theUniversity suffered inthepastfrom thesevere competition. We 45% AU I C ompetitor Social MediaShareGraph ofVoice 4.3Social in2018-2019and2017-2018 P 1% ositiv e Graph 4.2AUI’s ReputationSentiment Digital 7% C ompetitor 11% C C ompetitor ompetitor 39% 4% 1% 32% AU I Negativ C ompetitor 1% e 92% Neutral C C ompetitor C ompetitor ompetitor 8% 4% 55% 37

Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 38 to ourtargets guidesbothourorganic andboosted socialmediacontent production. developed schemeadapted to reasoned AUI decision-making appropriate andwithmetrics more awareness, more engagement, more conversion andmore An internally connection. The attaining was oftheseobjectives respectively reflected on socialmediainthe of form and reputation, followers turning to advocates, maximizingleadsandboostingretention. AUI useditssocialmediato attain 4different namelyenhancing objectives; AUI image Media Social Figure MediaContent Scheme Generation 4.1Social Decision-making

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Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Top stories Media in2018-2019 and328digital mediamentions. 271 articles aimed mainlyto reduce mentioned theearlier gap. They reached, hence, respectively, 22PRs, press posted releases, andpublishedaswell asthedigital mediamentions, thearticles we for theyear itspredecessor endedupsurpassing (18footage vs. 16footage). Regarding the massive mediaattention. Subsequently, theaudiovisual andaudio coverage ofAUI’s activity can betraced backto occurrence aprior oftheinstitution’s accreditation, whichcaught previous year’s thesametimeframe. during performance The reasons behindsuchashortage The first semester in 2018-2019 was marked by a comparedweak media performance to the RelationsMedia session more than200onlineapplications. far,2019. So more than1700leadswere scored to generate 2019application asofApril students. The fixed target for thecampaigns inquestionis2500leads by theendof November maximize leads to convert followers and advocates to AUI applications, and subsequently to taketheformcommunication campaigns. aimedto ofsocialmediamarketing agency It On theotherhand, ourboosted campaign was developed digital withanexternal with 812reactions). post onInstagram isanAAAevent incollaboration InternationaldelaSolidarité withtheRAID it contributed to boostingretention by highlighting AUI students andalumnievents (Top 1 ofourInstagram accountthe two-year-history were posted 2019).Furthermore, inSpring through comments, likes, messagesandmentions (6outof10themostlikedvisualsin alsopersistentlylast year). followers turned It to advocates by generating more engagement are Facebook, Instagram and YouTube (11,272followers on Instagram thisyear versus 7,592 increasing impressions andfollowers throughout ourdifferent socialmediaplatforms which On theonehand, ourorganic campaign succeeded to enhance AUI imageandreputation by Launching ofA A UI RepresentationatSolarDecathlon 2,4 millionMADGra Six th AnnualInternational UI’ EU-funded MENARAProjec $1 millionG s e x A ecutiv UIMUN SimulationofModelUnitedNation e Master nt fromthe ra Number of published articles by story Graph ofpublishedarticles 4.5 Number nt fromUSEmbassyinKabulto Co ’s DegreeinCityManagemen nferen Fe z-Meknes Regionto Af t F rica byDarnasol ce in ngs Presentation onSocialScienc T eam AU AU es I s t I 05 10 15 20 25 39

Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 40 in terms ofbothattendance echo. andinternal andexternal the 2018 graduationBesides ceremony, thoseare the Top 5 moststrategic events of the year international seminars. Those events were either organized, or hosted co-organized, by AUI. conferences, paneldiscussions, presidential lectures, guestspeechesandnational & the past year,Over more than 250 events took place on campus. Those took the form of Event Management Internal Events &Communication educational system. aswell asNorth-American ranking focused messageswere designed to convey AUI’s uniquevalues suchasaccreditation, and five more digital ones were adopted in Fall 2019. of ourcampaign,To maximize theimpact campaigns meant for student recruitment 2019.Sixpieces inSpring of a printad purposes investment inclassicalmediaadvertising. Those includedtwo majorradio advertising invested required inoursocialmediacampaigns. outreached actions in Onlypriority strategy to mediaadvertising wasOur limitations subjected impliedby thehugeefforts Mohammed Mjid International Solidarity Raid ofvintage International cars Mjid Raid Mohammed Solidarity

Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 technology, international relations, andpublicsector. marketing communications andmedia,economics, education andresearch, humanrights, information overworld sectors continued the year. to achieve of activity in a variety Those include sectors AAAboard, ofthenewlyelected additionto theactions our AUIIn Alumni throughout the annual Alumni Talks hosted at AUI Appendix E). (See actions. and 13 organizedThose include 25 events,signed partnerships in addition to 2 bi- asthePresidenther capacity oftheassociation, alongwithherteam accomplished several new AAABoard ofExecutives inDecember 2018. Since was elected then,Ms. Salwa Nana,in (AAA)’s Board of Trustees were on July2018,subsequent elections triggered. As aresult, a Following the “AAA Initiative” Next road mapinitiated by theAl Akhawayn Alumni Association Alumni launching. issues were to befixed inpreparation for a content updating phase, before its testing and new AUI website. The latter was upgraded to improve itseditingprivileges. Further security room for left metrics addressing in parallel oftheto-be-launched thetechnical dysfunctions Canada, France, Germany, USA, aswell asfrom Spain,UK, national users. Those reassuring also experienced anincrease intraffic compared tolast year from usersin Afghanistan, sessions. Those were respectively +13.05%and+6.03%compared to lastyear. The website This year, theAUI website continued to bemore attracted more visible. newusersand It AUI Website Figure 4.2Topfive events 5 4 3 2 1 Round Astronom MENARA Closing Standard &MoroccanArabic Mo roccan M Open House2019 T able: y F Series R estival The Debateabout aba edia &Societ t Ce ’s 7 remon th edition y in y 41

Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 42 to initiate and support students inplanningtheir careersto initiate for level. andsupport their seniority A more workshops for AUI students andalumni. Those unfolded throughout theacademicyear Independently, itself organized theCareer onregular basescareer Services readiness for ourstudents andgraduates.opportunities AUI were signed aswell withsomeofthecompanies, to guarantee ofsimilar thesustainability mockinterviews, internship offers,opportunities, andspeed recruitment. with Partnerships our students to place. themarket Their presence onthecampusrhymed withgraduate study That academicyear, at AUI theCareer Services hosted more than10companies to introduce Career Readiness achievements areOther listed inAppendix E East, Africa and Turkey at theAscott Limited, Dubai. (’09)was Guennioui appointedImane asAssistant for Director ofMarketing theMiddle (’08)was invitedZineb Benalla a2Mtelevision show. onExpertes.ma turnover multipliedby 15intwo years. SlaouiDriss (’16) was invited on EcoNews on 2M Television as the founder of Welovebuzz, Asmae Berrada (’14)won 1stprize at MASEN Talents Awards for her PhD research project. African Foundation, asa Young Leader. (‘05),Director for Lahlou Sanae for Africa at Mazars, the prestigious was shortlisted French- examples ofachievementsSome include: AUI Alumni at basedinDubai arecent Ftour Ramadan

Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 and300+students andalumniattendedparticipated theJobFair. was “Explore Your Horizons”. Twenty-nine companies from andindustries multiplesectors our invitation and made itto the 18th edition of the JobFair. The theme of that edition its keynote speakerMr. Horani. Mohamed That year, 74 companies’ representatives accepted On March 29th,2019,Al Akhawayn University hosted theannualJobFair inthepresence of more. laborlaw writing, withproperskills, and jobinterviews, CV soft familiarized theparticipants It intensified version ofthose workshops was organized inparallel to theJob Fair over 10days. Dev CV Re Soft Sessions elopmen Sk vie ills w t Figure 4.3Career preparation events Making Brigh Presentations 2019JobFair at AUI Wo Guide to Job F rkshops CV air t Oppor Study Abroad Labor La Mo ro tunities cc an w

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Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 44 G to beimplemented the coming during Academic Year. withtheirlevel belowThe liststhesixpriorities ofachievement section andremaining actions Progress by priorities AUI community. consideration ofNECHErecommendations, AUI’s missionandvalues, and feedback from the 5-yearand inthenext plan(2020-2025).Amore detailedplanwas developed basedon thelastyear changeduring ofthe current toactions, Strategic implement further Plan The University was on reflecting Strategic 4,5,and6 to identifyPlan priorities targets and not seenthesamemomentum ingoalprogress. Strategicsustainability), 5(research), Priority andStrategic 6(communication) Priority had 94% and 86% of their target goals met. On the other hand, Strategic 4 Priority (growth and development andsuccess) andStrategic 3(internationalization), Priority withrespectively maintained for thepasttwo years. Nottoo farbehindare Strategic 1(student Priority learning, mainly accreditation, both program and institutional, was achieved in 2017 and has been – 2020period. With its100%target goalreached, Strategic 2whichconcerned Priority The University hadbeenableto achieve oneofitsStrategic Priorities into early the2015 etc. achievable goals;improving monitoring ofstrategic plangoalsrelated to meetingdeadlines; to: improving communication, increasing collaboration; management; risk reevaluating forward, recommendations for the2019-2020academicyear include, butwere notlimited into its Strategic Strategic Plan as well actions, as departmental Plan Looking actions. 2018-2019 academicyear. To improve thispercentage, theUniversity took adeeperlook The University hadachieved about70%ofits2015–2020Strategic Plan goalsasofthe STRATEGIC PLAN 100% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 0% Dev elopment andSuccess Student L 2020 Pr Pr 100% ogress F ogress F 93% earning Ta 94%

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Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 • Targets/actions to focus onin2019-2020 • Keyachievements Priority 5:Research, Innovation, (36%) and Discovery • Targets/actions to focus onin2019-2020 TB andBdistinctions). ofEnrolled Students• IncreasedQuality (AUI now hasover 75%ofitsenrolled students with • Keyachievements Priority 4:Advancement for Growth (54%) andSustainability • Targets/actions to focus onin2019-2020 • Keyachievements Priority 3:Internationalization (86%) • Targets/actions to focus onin2019-2020 • Keyachievements AssurancePriority 2:Quality andEnhancement (100%) • Challenges • Keyachievements Priority 1:Student Learning, Development, andSuccess (94%) - Plans inplace to achieve redefined 2020goals inE-Learning.center ofexpertise ofSponsored Research- Office wasestablished tobecome nationally recognized asa with otherdepartments. develop - Defined deadlines remaining actions; and for collaborateremaining actions; - Plan inplace to achieve redefined 2020goals. - Attracted more international Students, Staff and Faculty Collaborations- IncreasedSouth-South with African Institutions Current- Maintained Progress Level (allgoals100%) and enhancinggovernance. Assurance:- Quality The University was continuously maintaining andimproving quality - IncreasedAmount ofFunds by Associations Raised - Improved Graduate Placement Rate - IncreasedGraduation Rate - Contribution by Students to Local/Global Communities 100% - Improved with Student Satisfaction Teaching 100% andServices: 45

Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 46 • Targets/actions to focus onin2019-2020 aboutAUIincrease thenumberofarticles • Continued implementation anddevelopment ofAUI communication external strategy to • Keyachievements Priority 6:More Effective Communication (48%) interdepartmental communication. develop - Defined deadlines remaining actions; andincreasefor remaining actions; - Planed inplace to achieve redefined 2020goals - Improved Communication External withtheAUICharter community, Desk Communication Service - Improved Communication: Internal Policies and Procedures manual and AUI Graphic Monitoring of research- Defined remaining actions; ineducation.

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Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 The Year in Numbers Student Enrollments 2.092 Scholarship and Financial Aid

Graduate 9% 37,5% have Scholarship and/or Financial Aid

Undergraduate 91% 25 MMAD

Faculty 157

Part Time 22% Female PHD holders National* International Faculty 70,50% 49% 51% 33,50% Full Time 78%

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20.493 Hours dedicated for the 2.189 community involvement program. Beneficiaries in Azrou Center.

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More than More than More than More than 205.069 1.830 4.970 14.026 Facebook likes Twitter followers subscribers followers Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 50 playing itsrole oftheeducational leaderinMorocco. ensure itissustainable. Thanks to thecontributions ofitsBoard of Trustees, itwillcontinue enrollmentfive-year andfinancialoperations planwhichshows that itwillgostrong andwill insisting onasetofguidelinesto ensure financialsustainability. The University haddrafteda The Accreditation Association, NECHE, circulated anote June2019to inearly allitsmembers tostakeholders bothinternal onthefuture reflect andexternal of AUI. The coming months between June and November 2019 will see meetings of various hasalreadypriorities will bedefined it onanewsetof begun. to bring to aclose.Reflection 2020) which will end by the end of July 2020. An updated set of goals for the same priorities The coming academic year is going to be the final year inthecurrent strategic plan (2015- established thebalance. aggressive targeted information campaign aswell asinternational eventually actions, re- the prestige ofitsprograms, oftheUniversity andthequality communicated through an Law. Competition for students from newuniversities alsohadto becontended withalthough which was theretirement imposedby agefor theMoroccan andtherestrictions faculty Labor The of year alsohadafew important Most challengeswhichdemandedimmediate action. ensure thesuccess ofitsstudents anditoutlineddevelopment plans. to Association, theUniversity reviewed itisundertaking assurance allthequality actions activity, student achievement andalumnisuccesses. to theAccreditation its interim report In The 2018-2019Academic Year inaccomplishments. hasbeenrich hasseensignificant faculty It CONCLUSION

Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Carlos, F. (2019). UnificationGermany among contradictions: and Europe face globalization Palgrave. Powerof Middle Politics. Traps and Contradictions in Brazil’s for Institutional Revisionism. Quest Carlos, F., Lopes D. (UFMG, Brazil), Casarões & Guilherme (FGV,A Tragedy Brazil). (2018). Journal Articles Women’s Political Rights. Palgrave: UK. MacMillan Morocco. Netina In Tan, Lena andSusanFrancheschet Mona Krook, (Ed.) on Global Handbook Žvan-Elliott, (2018). K. Women’s inMorocco genderRights and Women’s Political in Rights Andrew (Ed.), theWorld. ofMusicAround Encyclopedia Press. Santa Barbara, CL:ABC-CLIO Music, Malouf, Nay, and Martin, Matthew ClassicalMusic, Qarabab. Ottoman Mihalka, In Shoup, J.Music, Bedouin Coptic (2018).Baglama/Saz, Music, GnaouaMusic, Gimbri, Khaliji (pp. 111–126).Alexandria: TESOL Press. &H.Hansen-ThomasStewart (Ed.), Engagingresearch: Transforming practices forthehighschool for practices redoing multilingualstudentsmonolingual instructional (10th grade). InM.A. Seilstad, B., &Braun, D.,& and Kim,S., &Choi, M.-S.(2019).Bilingualbiomes:Revising & Francis Group. inmanagementeducationMindset (pp. 320-354).ISBN:978-1-78353-727-3.Routledge Taylor (Ed.), management education. aSustainability Developing InKerul Rimanoczy KasselandIsabel Neville, G.M.(2018). destabilisation. etpolitiques Hind (Ed.), Macro-économique Analyse Lebdaoui, H.(2018). Revisionism. Palgrave. A Tragedy Power ofMiddle Politics: Traps andContradictions inBrazil’s forInstitutional Quest for InstitutionalRevisionism.InCarlos, Frederico, Lopes, &Dawisson &GuilhermeCasarões (Ed.), Brazil). (2018).A Tragedy Power of Middle Politics: Traps and Contradictions in Brazil’s Quest Carlos, Frederico, &Dawisson Lopes (UFMG, Brazil), Casarões &Guilherme (FGV, Chapters Book Shoup, ofSyria. J. Santa Barbara, California: (2018).The History Greenwood. Written Tradition. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, UK: Love, P. (2018). Loudiyi, andBerrada, A.(2019).Gravity K., Energy Storage. Morocco: Elsevier. marocain. Morocco: Centre delapromotion 2018. duDarija (2018). K. Chekayri, A.Magharfaoui, Committee Italian for theInvestigationPadua, ofClaimsthePseudosciences Italy: (CICAP). Bigliardi, S.(2018). Books A- Faculty Publications APPENDICES Ibadi Muslims of North Africa: Manuscripts,Ibadi MuslimsofNorth ofa Mobilization,andtheMaking The Crescent Islam,Pseudoscience andtheHalfMoon: Moon andParanormal. Developing the abilities for tomorrow: what liberal arts can theabilitiesfortomorrow:Developing whatliberal contribute arts to Analyse Macro-économique et politiques destabilisation.InLebdaoui etpolitiques Macro-économique Analyse Réflexions surlelexiqueetl’enseignement del’arabe 51

Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 52 African Urban History and Historiography.Ross, E. () History African Urban Oxford of Research Encyclopedia 7,94-113. Architext, Ross, E., &Liora, B. (2019). The Crisscross ofGridded Traditions in Two Cities. Senegalese Planning Perspectives, 26. Ross, E., &Liora, B. (2018). andEntangledThe Grid Planning Urban Cultures in Senegal. fromactivated carbon Ziziphuslotus. andWater Desalination Treatment , 126,296–305. C., Aassila, H.,Zouhri, A., & Anouar, wastewater A. (2018). Industrial decolorization by Hajjaji,S.,Beakou,Msaada, A.,Belbahloul, M.,El B. H.,Houssaini, M.A.,Belhajjia, Tunisia.Jerba, Love, P. (2018). What theflamesmissed: Traces oftheal-Ba’tūrī in Arabic library manuscript in Naples. for Studies, Journal Manuscript 3(2),334-356. Love, P. (2018).Provenance intheaggregate: The sociallife ofanArabic collection manuscript Cairo.early-modern IslamicManuscripts, 9(3),225-241. Love, P. on(andin)themargins: in notes (2018).Ibadis from Manuscript theBuffaloagency Naples. Manuscript Studies, 3(2),334-356. Love, P. Cairo.Modern ofIslamicManuscripts Journal , 9(3),225-241. Love, P. notes on(andin)theMargins: from Manuscript inEarly- Ibadis theBuffalo Agency Lounnas, D., Zoubir, Y., (2019).L’Algérie face àl’arc desmenaces. The Maghreb Review. . East policy Lounnas, D. (2019). ofthe The trajectory Tunisian Al jihad:Between QaedaandISIS.Middle paradigms; terrorism andpoliticalviolence. Lounnas, D. (2019). in jihadi paradigms:The shift From the Peshawar to the idleb/raqqa Lounnas, D. (2019).Changement danslamouvance JihadistauSahel. Politique étrangère . Center fortransitional justice inCanada . Gray, D. (2018). Who hears my voice today? Indirect Women Victims in Tunisia. ChinaFile Conversation . Z.(2018). ElBernoussi, What Would a U.S. War—or Peace—with mean for Iran China? XXI. Z.(2018).LeElBernoussi, dur combat desfemmes musulmanescontre latradition. Orient and Then Reversal by Moroccan SHARIAsource, Courts. Harvard Law School. Z.(2018).DNA-Based PaternityElBernoussi, Tests inIslamicFamily Law? JudicialRecognition SHARIAsource, l . Harvard Law Schoo Z.(2018).DNA ElBernoussi, Tests aHistoric in Morocco: Marking Turn inIslamicLaw. authored by Fernando Camargo (UFT, Brazil). Conjuntura Internacional, 15(2),11-21. Carlos, F. From Farmers to Firms: United States andChinainaShifting World Order. Co- International Journal,in crisis. Sociology 3(1),61-63. Provenance inthe Aggregate: The sociallife in ofanArabic collection manuscript Études et Documents Berbères,Études 39-40,147-153. etDocuments International A

Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 - From to the 4thofNovember, the 31stofOctober two AUI students, Sara El Fatihi and into Arabic by Prof. Ali Azeriah. This bookwas authored by Rev. Smithand Dr. Karen Connell Monette, and was translated - ofIslamic Affairs publishedthefirstIntroduction toChristianity.Arabic edition of The Ministry study onmixed families. Sciencesat AUI,Social was awarded agrant for Institute a of500.000.00from Khaldoun Ibn - Dr. Catherine ofHumanitiesand at theSchool THERRIEN, researcher faculty andpart-time Commune). SHSS secured 08fulltuitionscholarships(three Region and5from from Oulmès Dakhla - Within thecontext ofSHSSinvolvement withdifferent regions andMorocco,communes in Theatre inSerbia. - Ms. Vesna Dragojlov President was oftheInternationalFestival elected ofthejury ofNew Tradition. Cambridge University Press P. Africa: Manuscripts, (2018).IbadiMuslimsofNorth ofaWritten Mobilization,andtheMaking - Dr. Paul Love prestigious published a book in the very Cambridge University Press: Love, Malik’sImam MuwattaUniversity onNovember to Harvard 9, 2018. - Dr. Connell Monette, submitted the English translation of theRoyal Moroccan Edition of andstudent faculty achievementsMain Morocco. onWomen’s GlobalHandbook Political. Rights Žvan-Elliott, (2018). K. Women’s inMorocco genderRights and Women’s Political in Rights World . Andrew edited by Mihalka, MatthewandMartin, Music, Malouf, Nay, ClassicalMusic, Qarabab. Ottoman the ofMusicAround Encyclopedia Shoup, J.Music, Bedouin (2018).Baglama/Saz, Coptic Music, GnaouaMusic, Gimbri, Khaliji Hansen-Thomas (Eds.), Engagingresearch: Transforming practices forthehighschool, 111–126). for practices multilingualstudentsmonolingual instructional (10thgrade). &H. M.A.Stewart Seilstad, B., Braun, D., andredoing Kim,S.,&Choi, M.S.(2019).Bilingualbiomes:Revising refugee elders. Mind, Culture, andActivity, 25(4),308-323. the caseof “jury” incommunity-based citizenship Bhutanese classes for Nepali-speaking Seilstad, B. (2018). Partially and the (Elusive) shared potential objects of expansive learning: Regional Studies, Meredith Pate Orum. &Anthony Ross, E., J. &Gottmann, (1915-1994) (2019). Studies, Meredith Pate . Orum &Anthony Ross, E., D. & Burnham, (1846-1912) (2019). Regional Studies, Meredith Pate &Anthony Orum. Ross, E., R.(1888-1981)(2019) . &Moses Wiley-Blackwell and of Urban Encyclopedia Meredith Pate Orum. &Anthony Ross, E. (2019)Megalopolis. African History, Oxford Press University . Wiley-Blackwell of Urbanand Regional Studies, Encyclopedia Wiley-Blackwell of Urban and Regional Encyclopedia Wiley-Blackwell ofUrbanand Encyclopedia 53

Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 54 the goldmedal inthe50meters freestyle relay. the goldmedalinmen’s 50meters breaststroke, andtheAUI men’s swimmingteam won EidewonMeriem thegold medalinthewomen’s 50meters butterfly,Bennani Ahmed won women’s badminton, Amine Harrabida won Mohamed thegoldmedal inmen’s badminton, - Festival Furuta National Individuels: Universitaire won desSports Shku the goldmedalin team won thechallengecup(thetournament team’s overall standing). won thesilver won medal, medalintabletennis. theGold andAnass Khadari The AUI sports overall standing, AUI women’s Futsal team won thegoldmedal, AUI women’s volleyball team Challenge (2019): AUI Sports - Med-Saharan swimming team won the goldmedal in the internationalto ETS data. Essedaoui, LamiaeAgoumi andNadaAlami Louati ranked inthe99thpercentile compared compared international to ETS data. As for 2019,editionofthesametest, Spring Hajar Abid ElAlami rankedstudents), andReda SBAstudents inthe95thpercentile Khouloud - Finally, intheFall Field 2018editionofMFT(Major Test, atest appliedworldwide to Business 2000 Dhs, donated itto theEmbassyofPalestine ofthechildren ofPalestine. insupport Inc. Gourmet. Hill TheCherry Maouhoub, winningstudent, Mariame whoreceived aprize of - SHSSorganized aSpecialOccasion SpeechContest. The event was sponsored by New York Marrakech). - Two videoswere produced by AUI students for Les Enfants del’Atlas, at(near DarBouidar - The Decathlon Africa. SSE 2018Solar Team shortlisted. Remani, Widad Yossri, Fatimazahra May 3, 2018,2ndPrize. Driouich, Alaoui, andZakiya - 15theditionofAUI Engineering Design Competition. AUI-ENSA team composed ofAfaf Sabbar,Nizar and Yassine Charouif, May 3,2018,1stPrize. - 15theditionofAUI Engineering Design Competition. Lamaakel, Oumaima JadeELHaimer, (UIR). Yousra May 25,2018,2ndPrize. Bensouda. - at the International University of Rabat The 2018 Hackathon 2nd edition of the ActInSpace Essofi, and Ahmed Lekssays, 13-14,2018,National Champions.October - Morocco Collegiate Programming Contest (MCPC2018).AUI team: Abdelmajid OmarMoussa, reports: their WOMANi-2019 women inIslamicFinancepowerful for two consecutive years –intheir WOMANi-2018 and - Dr. Lebdaoui Hind by was selected Cambridge IFA asoneofthetop 100mostinfluential/ ENCG-Settat andHassan 1stUniversity for theacademicyear 2017-2018. - Dr. Youssef Chetiouiwas awarded at thelevel of dissertation bestBusinessdoctoral “the (ECREA) inLugano, Switzerland. This was the7thconference heldby theECREA (SHSS), in the European Communication Research and Education Association’s conference ofMs. Afifa ElBayed,supervision SciencesSocial School ofHumanitiesand inthe alecturer and an AUI Belcadi, Oulad Manal Alumna, Marwa Touimi, presented their research under the o https://cambridge-ifa.net/womani/womani_report_2019.pdf o https://cambridge-ifa.net/womani/womani_report_2018.pdf

Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 entreprises Marocaines :uneapproche quantitative presented inENCG Fes, Le Laboratoire - Morocco. Innovation andEntrepreneurship, 23rd, October Morocco. 2018 Marrakech, Invited Panelist. forperspectives tomorrow? IEEE WIE International Leadership SummitinthepanelResearch, - to imagination, Perugia, July2-6,2018.Perugia. and imaginaries, Non-intentional consciousness and phantasia: (how) does the ethical relate - March 3-4,2019.UAE. Conference innovation and Social on Business Management (ICBMANSOIN-19), UAE, Dubai, - Istanbul, Turkey June18-30,2019. Turkey. analysis, the3rd World Conference on Technology, Innovation andEntrepreneurship, - Turkey. Method, International Conference onEducation andE-Learning. Turkey, August 6-8,2018. - (ISERD), Houston, Texas, 12,2018. USA,December 22,2018-January The USA. forEmergent Engineering Markets, the InternationalSociety Research andDevelopment - Academic Conference onBusinessandEconomics, Paris, France, July7-10,2019.France. - Evaluation, Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, 26-28,2019.Morocco: April AUI. Days, Courses,Chain Management 6Th theICT Edition, OnlineEducation and –Monitoring - 12-15, 2018.Poland. International Conference onEconomics andBusinessResearch (ICEBR-2018),Poland, July - Applications inSciences(ADVCOMP 2018),Athens, Greece, 2018.Greece. The IARIA Twelfth International Conference on Advanced Engineering Computing and - Abid, R.(2018).HPCasaCloudComputing Service: orContainerization?Virtualization Presentations at Conferences B -Conferences organized by theNational Democratic Institute. - National Debate Competition: theAUI debate team won firstplace inthe competition women’s 100meters and200 meters. - Moroccan Regional Track andField Championship:KellyHunt won thegoldmedalin Benmoussa, C.(2018).Blendingm-LeaningBenmoussa, witheLearning Systems: A Work System-based Akaaboune, A. (2018). A new frameworkAkaaboune, for logistics (3L) ProviderThird-party in Selection Aguenaou, S.(2019).Financial inclusionintheMENAregion, the2019Paris international Abrache, J. (2019).ANewOnlineEducational for Game teaching Operations andSupply Borkowski, R. (2018). International symposium in phenomenology-images,Borkowski, imagination, Benmoussa, C. (2019). Benmoussa, What hinder SMEs from adopting E-commerce? A multiple case Chetioui, Y., &Satt, H. (2018).L’impact del’innovation auseindes surlaperformance Aboramadan, M.(2018).NGOsmanagement: Aconceptual theISER-413th framework, Benrqya, Y.International the andthebullwhipeffect reduction, (2019).Cross-docking Cavalli, V. (2018). andchallengesfor womenWhat in opportunities Tech? and What 55

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Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Annual Report 2018-2019 - 22-27, 2019, Mhammed Chraibi, Ahmed Khallaayoun. - - ArabWIC organized by ArabWIC March 7-9, 2019, inEMI,Rabat, Youssra Chtouki. - Morocco,- Africa ITExpo2018inRabat, 4,2018,Chtouki, October Y. Chaussées, Paris France, 17-20,2019,Dr. January Satt. Harit - - AACSB regional conference 30-November October 2,2018, Dr. Koubida. Workshops Attended - Neville, M.G. World Conference Appreciative Inquiry 2019,Nice, March, 19-22,2019. - Neville, M.G. The Academy conference, ofManagement Chicago, August 11-14,2018. collaborations. (SBAaccreditation site visit),France, March 17-19,2019. - - Neville, initiative, inAction M.G.Inclusion 8-13,2019. USA,April Carcavelos (Lisbon), Portugal, June5-7,2019. - Barcelona, 10-13,2019. Spain,April - D.- Maghraoui, ofBoard Meeting of Trustees ofACSS, Lebanon, Beirut, 11-14,2019. April D.- Maghraoui, Arab council for thesocialscience, Lebanon, Beirut, 6-7,2018. October A. - Marzouk, WOCMES -World Congress for Eastern Studies, Middle Seville, July16-20,2018. Europe, Bratislava, March, 24-27,2019. - Energy Conference, Morocco, Rabat, December 6-7,2018. Morocco, A.6thInternational RenewableandSustainable December 6-7,2018.Khaldoun, - Convention, Toronto, March 27-30,2019. Potential,Disciplinary andthe Way Forward” intheInternationalStudies Association roundtable participant, Africa: East and North “International Relations of the Middle East” Africa andtheMiddle Cases from North International Studies at thePeriphery: and - thesameconference,during Canada, May 13-15, 2019. conference- Montreal, Canada. Healsochaired asessionMD4onSupplyChainandLogistics logistics andsupplychainmanagement Courses, presentation intheoptimization days 2019 - - Carlos, F. ISA2019in Toronto, March 27-30,2019. Neville, with Kedge campus Business about School,potential M. G. Meeting Marseille-Luminy African Art organized inBelgrade, byAfrican ofAfrican May Art Museum Art 30,2018, Vesna Dragojlov. AT.SGIRES Morocco organized Meeting by AT.SGIRES Noor Casablanca, inRabat, Ouarzazat Moustaghfir,K. EMUNI’s SenateGeneral & Assembly meeting;EMUNI Annual Conference. AT-SGIRES Erasmus + Project organized Meeting by AT-SGIRES Erasmus +inCyprus, April Lounnas, D. Terrorism at Bratislava by theOrganization andCooperation for Security in Neville, M.G.2019 EFMD Annual Conference, Nova ofBusinessandEconomics, School Elbernoussi, Z. Chair and PanelistElbernoussi, of the “Innovating the Teaching and Study of Critical Advanced qualitative methodsofresearch organized by l’Ecole Nationale desPonts et Abrache, J. The Couscous game:Anewonlinetool for better in experiential learning El Boukili, A.6thInternational RenewableandSustainableEnergy Conference,El Boukili, Rabat, 61

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