Rabat – As higher education institutions gear to return to face-to-face learning around the world, policies to prevent and contain the spread of COVID-19 are enacted. From vaccines to mask mandate, here is everything you need to know about studying abroad in these destinations in 2021/2022.
According to Erudera, a leading platform in higher education news, students from Morocco are required to submit a negative COVID-19 test or proof of vaccination to be eligible for on-campus activities at these top US universities: Princeton University
Stanford University, Yale University, Columbia University, New York University, University of Chicago, University of Washington, Michigan State University, Ohio State University, Virginia State University, University of Cincinnati, Rutgers University, Johns Hopkins University, Duke University, and University of Pennsylvania.
In addition to the vaccine mandate, some American universities impose a mask mandate such as the University of South Carolina, Arizona State University, Ohio State University, Indiana State University, and more.
American universities are actively seeking to vaccinate staff and students alike. Renowned US Ivy League, Harvard University, reported that 97% of staff and 96% of students have already received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Yale University and University of Pennsylvania equally reported a rate of vaccination exceeding 90% for staff and students alike.
Erudera also mentioned the German universities that impose a COVID-19 vaccine mandate: Technical University of Berlin, University of Düsseldorf, University of Bremen, University of Stuttgart, Saarland University, and Humboldt University of Berlin.
French universities equally feature on the list of universities requiring COVID-19 vaccines according to the platform with these 11 universities: University of Rennes
Lille Catholic University, American University of Paris, National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse, Sciences Po, Aix-Marseille University, University of Evry Val d’Essonne, Reims University, University of Lorraine, Lille University of Science and Technology, and Universite de La Reunion.
According to Erudera, Moroccan students make up 11% of international students pursuing higher education in France, occupying the first place among international students in France.
Italy is among the most attractive European study abroad destinations for Moroccan students. Moroccan students should submit proof of vaccination to attend at these Italian universities: University of Padua, University of Bergamo, University of Calabria, American University of Rome, Tuscia University, Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, University of Urbino, John Cabot University, University of Udine, and International School for Advanced Studies
In the seven years prior to the COVID outbreak, the number of Moroccan students pursuing higher education in destinations abroad had been steadily increasing. In the four years stretching between 2014 and 2018, the number of Moroccan international students jumped from 42,461 to 52,500.
The education search platform Erudera puts a university vaccine checker for students around the world to keep track of COVID-19 vaccine mandates in universities around the world.
In special cases and in accordance with university regulations, it is possible for students to get vaccine exemption based on medical or religious reasons.
