Le Recteur de l'Université d'El Oued rencontre les étudiants ouzbeks de la Faculté des Arts et des Langues
On October 31, 2023, Professor Omar Ferhati, Rector of the University of El Oued, met with a delegation of Uzbek students who are studying Arabic at the Department of Arabic Language at the Faculty of Arts and Languages. The meeting was held as part of the director’s regular meetings with international students to learn about their pedagogical and residential conditions. The meeting was attended by Mr. Djamel Guerricha, Director of University Services, Professor Dalal Ouchan, Dean of the Faculty, Dr. Nacer Dehdah, Vice Dean for Studies, Dr. Abdel Aziz Mebarki, Head of the Department, and Dr. Abderrahmane Ben Omar, Vice Dean for Scientific Research and Studies.
In his speech, the rector expressed his gratitude and pleasure to meet 11 Uzbek students and their supervisor, Professor Ijgul Omar, from the Department of Arabic Language at the University of World Languages in Uzbekistan. Professor Ferhati added that the Uzbek students are guests of the university and come from a country of knowledge and scholars such as Al-Khwarizmi, Ibn Sina, Al-Biruni, Al-Bukhari, and Al-Tirmidhi. He also mentioned the twinning agreement signed between the two universities and the recent visit he made to their university as part of a delegation to strengthen joint cooperation in several fields.
Professor El Habib Guedda, Vice-Rector for External Relations, called for the development of the Arabic Language Teaching Project for Non-Native Speakers in a way that makes El Oued University a center of excellence at the national level in attracting foreign students to learn Arabic. He also mentioned the desire of students from Italy and Spain to learn Arabic at El Oued University. The Dean of the Faculty welcomed the guests and gave a comprehensive overview of the educational program for Uzbek students. She indicated that the program includes several Arabic experiences for teaching Arabic to non-native speakers that have been adapted to the program of the Faculty. The program has been well received by the students and the pedagogical committee responsible for teaching them. Dr. Nacer Dehda Vice Dean for Studies, gave a speech on the occasion in which he emphasized the importance of learning Arabic as a second language for Uzbek students. He assured them that they will enjoy the Arabic language as it is a new spirit that will be added to them. Dr. Abdel Aziz Mesbahi, Head of the Department of Arabic Language, presented the educational program and the overall courses offered in the program, which focus on reading, phonology, grammar, morphology, rhetoric, Arabic literature, oral and written expression techniques, calligraphy, prosody, Quranic sciences, and Hadith.
The rector exchanged views with the Uzbek students and their supervisor. Some of the students expressed their sincere thanks to the rector, the dean, and the entire administrative and pedagogical staff for their great interest in teaching them Arabic and providing them with the best living conditions. Some of them also improvised reading poetic verses from the Mu’allaqat of Imru’ al-Qais and recited them in a fluent and correct language.
Some of their professors, including Hussein M’charah and Salim Sa’dani, also spoke about their experience teaching Uzbek students and noted their intelligence, quick learning, and understanding of the Arabic language.
At the end of the meeting, the rector called for expanding the recreational and tourist program for the guest students so that they can gain more information about Algeria and its culture.
Source: https://www.univ-eloued.dz/students-of-uzbekistan/
