Rabat – The Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) announced today that seven of its PhD candidates will join the 2026-2027 Moroccan cohort of the Fulbright Joint Supervision Program.
A statement from UM6P described the new as an opportunity for these aspiring researchers to advance their work in new scientific environments, strengthening exchanges with American research teams.
The cohort includes Ounaissa Abboub, Oussama Errahali, Walid Es-Khitar, Meriem Es-Sakhi, Ghita Loubane, Chaimae Miorqi and Oumaima Zga.
Their research will involve collaboration with Albert Einstein College of Medicine, the University of Texas at Dallas, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, UCLA, North Carolina State University, the University of Miami, Colorado State University, and the University of Washington.
The selection offers the PhD candidates from UM6P the opportunity to pursue part of their research at the school’s partner institutions in the US under the supervision of UM6P faculty members and researchers at their host institutions.
The Moroccan-American Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange lead the Fulbright Joint Supervision program in Morocco, supporting Moroccan PhD candidates in conducting part of their research in the US.
The program convenes faculty members from local and host institutions to jointly supervise ongoing research.
“For UM6P, this initiative contributes to broader scientific cooperation, connecting research teams, infrastructure, and expertise around projects developed in Morocco,” the UM6P said.
Selected research projects cover water, health, energy, and materials science, exploring energy storage solutions and approaches to reducing the environmental footprint of the construction sector.
The health sector covers the mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative diseases, emerging approaches in immuno-oncology, and the development of biomaterials for tissue regeneration and wound healing.
UM6P stressed that the projects are addressing challenges relevant to Morocco and Africa, contributing to broader scientific questions.
This opportunity will further support research at UM6P and strengthen collaboration between research teams, fostering sustained scientific cooperation beyond the period of doctoral mobility, it concluded.
