Join on WhatsApp
Join on Telegram
Morocco’s Higher Education Ministry has announced a series of agreements with private investors to develop university dormitories with a total capacity of 12,000 beds.
Minister of Higher Education Azzedine El Midaoui announced the news on Tuesday during his remarks to the House of Councillors.
Responding to MPs’ questions regarding dormitories’ capacity, the minister said that eight university residences with a combined capacity of 6,400 beds opened to date.
These facilities were inaugurated as part of the ministry’s approach seeking to develop a “new vision that will enable the creation of new generation university residences, in partnership with the various stakeholders, players, partners, the private sector, regional councils and local authorities.”
The minister said that renovation work is ongoing to modernize old campuses, noting that those in good condition only require maintenance work.
He recalled that university campuses have been inaugurated in both Kenitra and Taza, while Nador’s campus has been expanded.
Several projects are underway in Mohammedia and Al Hoceima while future projects funded by the African Development Bank are covering several other regions, including Beni Mellal, Taroudant, Larache, Oujda and Safi.
Several reports raised alarms about the challenges students face, including in rural areas where universities are not available.
In 2018, the Ministry of Education said nearly half of university students would not complete their degree programs.
Student enrollment in Moroccan universities in the 2024-2025 academic year reached 1.3 million. The number represents a 5.9% increase compared to last year.
Of the total number, 344,679 new students have enrolled in higher education institutions, with 91% attending public universities.
