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Rabat – The University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P) hosted the second edition of its International Campus of Excellence Africa. The event featured Richard J.Roberts, Nobel Prize laureate in Medicine.
In a statement on Friday, UM6P said the event organized within the university campus last week was held under the theme “Empowering Advanced Global Thinkers.”
The event focused on transformative leadership at the intersection of academia and industry, the statement said, adding that the initiative is an extension of its international campus of excellence program that has been supported by a group of 50 Nobel Prize laureates since 2005.
The international campus of excellence program has been also supported by 12 former heads of state and government, nine astronauts, six Michelin-starred chefs, and 1,200 industrialists, from 52 countries representing all continents.
UM6P expressed satisfaction with Robert’s participation in this year’s edition, noting that the laureate shared his story of his path to the Nobel Prize with the event’s audience.
Roberts received the esteemed prize in the medicine category in 1993.
In his speech during the UM6P’s event, he said: “There is no magical formula in the path to the Nobel prize. Just be curious about life, find a passion, and don;t be afraid to fail,” he said, adding that “wonderful things will work out in the end”
The second edition of the UM6P event aimed to bring together generations of important figures and young leaders, serving as a platform to exchange and debate about different topics.
It also was designed to encourage the “emulation of relevant and transformative ideas,” UM6P stated, adding that several renowned institutions from the world attended the symposium.
Khalid Baddou, co-chair of the International Campus of Excellence Africa, celebrated the success of the edition, highlighting UM6P’s commitment to bringing the world to the university’s students.
This enables students to “bring change to the world. Our university stands as a beacon for scientific exploration and innovation,” he said in a statement, highlighting that the school could be a place where future Nobel laureates are born.
