Rabat – The Faculty of Legal, Economic and Social Sciences Ain Chock in Hassan II University of Casablanca, is launching a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Business Administration in English.
The program will be Morocco’s first English-language course in an economics department of a Moroccan public university.
Even though it is the first English-taught course offered by a public Moroccan university, many private and semi-private institutions have offered English business degrees for some time. Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, and Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) in Benguerir, Marrakech, are examples of private universities that offer English speaking courses.
Morocco’s higher education system is slowly but surely embracing the English language.
Morocco’s Ministry of Education previously announced that a 4-year Bachelor degree would replace 3-year Licence programs at public universities.
The new program comes amid a national discussion that aims to highlight the importance of English as a second language, with some even advocating a complete shift away from French instruction.
Following 18 years of the LMD system (Licence, Master, Doctorat), Moroccan universities are preparing to implement the Bachelor degree system, adapted in most Anglo-Saxon countries.
The change does not only concern the duration of the elementary higher education but it also reflects a shift towards a new orientation of Moroccan education that will help diversify the country’s educational offer, according to the former Minister of Education, Said Amzazi.
This new anglophone system will place a lot of emphasis on foreign languages, soft skills, life skills, civic and professional skills.
The need for more Moroccans to be educated in English can only be further legitimized in a society where globalization is consolidated, and science and technology are continuously developing where English-speaking countries are the leading players.
