Rabat – Dozens of students who traveled to Rabat to register for German language courses at the IBC Center expressed anger after what they described as confusion and poor organization at the site.
A student told Morocco World News (MWN) that the dispute began after the center published an announcement on its official Instagram page stating that registration for the April, May, and June sessions would take place in person rather than through the website.
The message prompted many students from different cities to travel to Rabat, hoping to secure a place in the courses.
Instead, several said they arrived to find large crowds, a lack of clear instructions, and uncertainty about whether registration would even take place.
Speaking to MWN on the ground, one student from Fez said the announcement led many learners to make costly trips to the capital during Ramadan.
“A large group of students studying German at the IBC center came here after the center announced on their official Instagram that registration for April, May, and June would be in person, not online,” the student said.
“We traveled from far cities, spent money, and tried to manage tight schedules during Ramadan, yet when we arrived we found chaos and no organization.”
Violence and wasted hours
Students said frustration grew as hours passed without clear communication from the center about the registration process. The crowd expanded as more students arrived from outside Rabat, many of whom had taken early transport to reach the center.
According to the student interviewed by MWN, the situation eventually became tense enough that authorities intervened.
“There were even incidents of violence that required intervention by authorities,” the student said, describing the scene as crowded and disordered.
The greatest source of anger, students said, came when they learned that registration would not proceed as they had expected.
“In the end, we were told that there is no registration, despite having traveled from other cities,” the student said. “They clearly misled us, later saying that registration would be back on the website.”
‘They should have informed us’
For many of the students present, the sudden shift raised questions about the center’s communication and organization. Several said they had relied on the Instagram announcement and rearranged their schedules accordingly.
“They should have informed us from the beginning instead of bringing us here, only to claim now that the website is working,” the student added. “When we were in Fez, we were told the website was not working and that we had to come here.”
The student also suggested that the center’s online message gave the impression that in-person registration was the only available option.
“This was published on their official page, and it seems like an attempt to cover up their failure to organize properly,” the student said.
The incident left many students frustrated after what they described as an exhausting trip made during Ramadan, with some returning home without clear information about when or how registration will resume.
