{"id":4908,"date":"2026-09-03T14:37:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T10:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asu.govmu.org\/asu\/?p=4908"},"modified":"2026-09-03T14:48:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T10:48:22","slug":"study-opportunity-abjad-programme-in-riyadh-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asu.govmu.org\/asu\/?p=4908","title":{"rendered":"Study Opportunity: Abjad Programme in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4908\" class=\"elementor elementor-4908\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e66c1aa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e66c1aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b25180 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b25180\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cae029 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cae029\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Arabic Speaking Union (ASU) is pleased to announce a new opportunity offered by King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language (KSGAL): the Abjad Programme, starting September 2026 and running for 8 months in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. All costs will be fully covered by KSGAL.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit;\">ASU has been asked to nominate 2 candidates for this programme. Interested applicants must meet the following criteria:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit;\">Aged 18 years or above<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit;\">Level A1 (can read the Arabic alphabet and understand basic words) or<br><\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit;\">A2 (can read and understand simple sentences and hold basic everyday conversations) in the CEFR framework.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit;\">Interested candidates should send an email to the Secretary, ASU, with the following details:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit;\">Full name<br><\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit;\">Age<br><\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit;\">ID number<br><\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit;\">Email address<br><\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit;\">Phone number<br><\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit;\">Level of Arabic<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit;\"><br><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b45a300 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b45a300\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Interested?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c105326 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c105326\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Send your application to:<br \/><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">arabic.speaking.union.2025.2027@gmail.com<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a4bfce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a4bfce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShould we receive more than 2 applications, a short interview will be conducted on Sunday, 6 September 2026, at 11:00 AM, via Zoom. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted with the meeting details.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-991d54a e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"991d54a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa1656e elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"fa1656e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/asu.govmu.org\/asu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/date.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4572\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Duration: 8 months<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8036c5 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e8036c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/asu.govmu.org\/asu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/location.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4573\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0962b1e elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0962b1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/asu.govmu.org\/asu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/date1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4575\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Aged 18 years or above<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf03b18 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"cf03b18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/asu.govmu.org\/asu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pro.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4563\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Level A1 (can read the Arabic alphabet and understand basic words)<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-302a6f8 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"302a6f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/asu.govmu.org\/asu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pro.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4563\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Level A2 (can read and understand simple sentences and hold basic everyday conversations) <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2fe74e elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e2fe74e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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src=\"https:\/\/asu.govmu.org\/asu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/call.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4576\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">For further enquiries: Secretary \u2013 Arabic Speaking Union (ASU) \u2013 ASU: 5784 0793<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Arabic Speaking Union (ASU) is pleased to announce a new opportunity offered by King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language (KSGAL): the Abjad Programme, starting September 2026 and running for 8 months in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. All costs will be fully covered by KSGAL. ASU has been asked to nominate 2 candidates for this programme. Interested applicants must meet the following criteria: Aged 18 years or above Level A1 (can read the Arabic alphabet and understand basic words) orA2 (can read and understand simple sentences and hold basic everyday conversations) in the CEFR framework. 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