Updated 18 April 2021
Alliance française d’Arabie Saoudite (AFAS) assumes that the reader has carefully read the document and understands he/she is accepting the below mentioned Terms & Conditions. AFAS may update these Terms & Conditions from time to time and any changes shall be effective immediately. The reader may therefore be aware of the Terms & Conditions in force at the time of his / her own registration. In all matters related to registration, AFAS management’s decision shall be considered last & final.
AFAS may correspond with each duly registered student by way of email or SMS on the email ID/mobile number provided by him / her regarding AFAS courses and /or events.
AFAS offers courses held at our four branches throughout the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in Riyadh Ar Rabih and Riyad As Safarat, in Jeddah and
in Al Khobar, as well as online courses.
Admissions are granted on a first-come-first served basis. One is enrolled after full payment of the tuition fees and, whenever required,
purchase and payment of Alliance française books / teaching aids.
Registration and advance payment of full fees before attending any of AFAS courses is compulsory.
At the time of initial registration, all students shall duly fill the application form including mobile number and e-mail ID contacts,
either online or at our reception desks.
Once selected, a class or timing option cannot be changed. Classes will run subject to a minimum number of participants. AFAS reserves the
right to cancel a class with less than 6 (six) registered students.
Students already familiar with French language are requested to sit for an orientation test (fee applicable) in order to be placed at the
correct level. The decision of the teacher assessing the test will be final.
All students must abide by the decisions of AFAS Management. AFAS management reserves the right to cancel admission if any student commits
breach of discipline.
All courses details and schedule are subject to change without or at very short notice. Students are requested to check information posted
on AFAS website and social networks to this effect.
However AFAS will make every effort to timely inform duly registered student by way of email, SMS or telephone wbenever a class is postponed
or cancelled.
Being a not for profit [non commercial] organisation, Alliance française d’Arabie Saoudite offers services and activities to members only.
There are currently two categories of Members, student and member (“Les amis de l’Alliance“). Each membership is valid for twelve months
from the date of registration.
Student membership – 100 SAR – This membership entitles to :
“Les Amis de l’Alliance“ membership – 200 SAR
As a French speaking resident in Saudi Arabia, or as a Francophile, you may want to support Alliance Française d’Arabie Saoudite activities.
You can become a member of “Les Amis de l’Alliance“.
This membership entitles to :
Personal information provided by registered students may be modified at any time at the student’s request or directly by him/her online on his/ her own AFAS web page. AFAS may exclusively use this information to promote AFAS courses, activities or events. In no circumstances however, AFAS shall transfer this information to any third party.
A membership card is delivered upon initial registration. It shall carry a passport size photograph of the holder.
Rates charged for all our courses may vary according to their duration and whether held online or on our premises. They are subject to
change without notice. AFAS current mainstream offer is our Classic Course consisting of 30 hours of teaching online at the rate of 2,200.00
SAR or 2,500 SAR if the course takes place on our premises1.
College / University students holders of a valid student card shall be entitled to a 15% discount on the above mentioned rates.
No free “trial class” shall be permitted.
A set of books, combining one Student’s book and one Exercise Book, shall be purchased separately at each adult classes level (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2). Books purchased are non-refundable. Teaching aids are included in the course fee for teenagers and kids.
Registrations and payments can be made online by debit/credit card or at our desks by debit/credit card, by cheque, or bank transfers. Cash transactions may not be accepted. Inconvenience is regretted. Outstanding tuition fees shall be settled before attending the course. Registration shall otherwise be cancelled with immediate effect.
AFAS reserves the right to suspend, amend or cancel (a) course(s) at any time. In such event, the user may either accept a transfer to any
equivalent – same level – course or seek refund of the paid fees.
Otherwise, once registered, a student shall not be entitled to any refund or credit for the courses he / she has registered for, with the
exception of unforeseen circumstances beyond his / her control regarding which the student shall inform AFAS in writing at the earliest.
Original copies of documents related to the said circumstances shall be provided.
No fees shall be refunded after the end of the course for which the student had originally registered.
Kindly note :
In order to obtain a certificate at the end of each course, a student is required to pass the end of course assessment with not less than 50% marks.
Photocopying of text books is an offence punishable by law. Students will not be allowed in the class with photocopies of the text books.
AFAS assumes that the reader has carefully read the Terms & Conditions before using the online payment facility and that he/she accept them. Otherwise, he / she shall not use this facility.
All payments are subject to the following conditions:
AFAS does not collect or store any card details. The payment process is completed by AFAS Bank secure site, namely FransiGlobal, subsidiary
of Saudi Fransi Bank.
AFAS shall not be liable for any failure by the person making payment to properly protect data from being seen on their screen by other
persons or otherwise obtained by such persons, during the online payment process or in respect of any omission to provide accurate
information in the course of the online payment process.
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