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Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies (CMENAS)
Recent News
International Institute Awards $1.1M+ for Summer Research and Internships Abroad
The International Institute, along with additional funding from Rackham Graduate School, has administered over $1,100,000 in financial awards to U-M Ann Arbor students for international summer research and internships.
CMENAS Announces 2024-25 Mahfoud Bennoune Memorial Thesis Award Winner
Congratulations to Zhanyang Liu, recipient of the Bennoune Memorial Thesis Award.
The Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies (CMENAS) enhances awareness of the peoples, cultures, and languages in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This vitally important region of the world constitutes a highly diverse cultural area now undergoing rapid and large-scale change.
Study of the MENA region began at U-M in 1889. Since the inception of the program in 1961, U-M has been committed to area studies and language training. In 1993, CMENAS became a member of the U-M International Institute, which seeks to stimulate research and teaching on critical areas of the world and to foster cooperation among the university’s departments, schools, and colleges.
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