21 new universities to open by 2023

Morocco will establish 21 new universities with merit-based admissions in the coming two years as demand for higher education increases. Idris Aouicha, delegate minister in charge of higher education and scientific research, announced the new plan on 26 January, writes Jasper Hamann for Morocco World News.

With demand for high-quality higher education increasing throughout Morocco, the government aims to create new university institutions aimed at the most talented young Moroccans. Aouicha had been asked to increase the number of merit-based institutions by the Independence and Equivalence Team of Morocco’s upper house of parliament. The parliamentary body had requested that Aouicha increase in particular institutions that require additional tests prior to admission, as well as solid high school grades.

Morocco is aiming to rapidly boost its capacity to educate gifted students in these merit-based institutions. These ‘institutions with limited access’ currently make up 81 out of a total 147 universities in Morocco and teach 659,128 students out of over one million students currently enrolled in higher education.
Full report on the Morocco World News site