Moroccan-British Commission addresses higher education issues in Morocco

The Moroccan-British Higher Education Commission held its third meeting on Wednesday at Ibn Tofail University in Kénitra (UIT).

The meeting, officially launched by Minister delegate in charge of Higher Education, Driss Ouaouicha, and Ambassador of the United Kingdom Simon Martin, brought together senior officials of the sector, representatives of Moroccan and British universities and  organizations working in this field, with the remote participation of the members of the commission.

Organized jointly by the Ministry Delegate for Higher Education and Scientific Research, the British Embassy and the British Council, the event was an opportunity to address issues related to education and scientific research, including transnational education, research partnerships and key strategic priorities for the two countries in the post-Covid-19 era.

In addition, the third meeting of the Moroccan-British commission was marked by the inauguration of a British Council digital library wall in the new premises of the Ibn Tofail University library. It offers free access to a unique collection of thousands of eBooks, audiobooks, podcasts, newspapers and magazines.

The British Council is setting up digital library walls at seven public universities across Morocco. In addition to the UIT, they are the universities of Abdelmalek Essaadi in Tetouan, Hassan I in Settat, Cadi Ayyad in Marrakech, Mohamed V in Rabat, Chouaib Dokkali in El Jadida and Al Akhawayn in Ifrane, he recalled.