Laayoune – Morocco seeks to welcome 200 Moroccan expatriate researchers in September, in order to boost higher education in the country.
Morocco’s Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research, and Innovation Abdellatif Miraoui announced on Thursday that the country’s higher education reforms have entered their final stages.
The minister highlighted that Moroccan researchers and academics work overseas, while wanting to return home to work, but are unable to do so due to the current system.
The government is striving to restructure higher education in order to make it possible to hire and employ Moroccan expats in Moroccan universities in order to address this problem.
After receiving the Moroccan unions’ consent, the reforms will be announced in two to three weeks, added Miraoui.
Miraoui stressed the necessity of improving the standards at Moroccan colleges in order to better prepare students and facilitate their integration into the workforce.
The education minister also emphasized the significance of enabling Moroccan universities to stay up-to-date with the developments in education around the world.
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These higher education reforms are in line with King Mohammed VI’s speech marking the 69th anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People.
King Mohammed VI stated that “it should be pointed out that Morocco needs all its sons and daughters today. It needs all the skills and expertise of the Moroccan community abroad, either to reside and work in Morocco.”
According to an October 2021 study by the European Journal of Public Health, 70% of graduating medical students in Morocco wish to leave the country to work abroad. Meanwhile, Europe is desperate for young medical professionals, with its needs only set to further grow over the coming years.
The study shows that Moroccan students want to leave the country post-graduation for economic reasons. Over 95% of the respondents expressed a desire for better working conditions and a higher quality of life.
