Morocco, Germany: MAD 40Mln Allocated to Promote R&D

Morocco, Germany: MAD 40Mln Allocated to Promote R&D
Wednesday 30 September 2020 - 15:41

An amount of MAD 40 million has been allocated to finance a research and development program within the framework of Moroccan-German cooperation for the year 2021.

A call for tenders to finance this program was launched at the initiative of the ministry of National Education, Vocational Training, Higher Education and Scientific Research  and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research of Germany with the aim of promoting international cooperation in research and development.

The program aims to intensify cooperation between Moroccan and German researchers and to better involve the industrial sector in order to valorize research results in both countries, according to a press release of the Ministry of National Education.

Projects include areas related to water and the environment, climate change, biodiversity, food sciences, renewable energy and energy efficiency, biomedical research and artificial intelligence.

In addition to the mobility of researchers, the program focuses on providing scholarships for Moroccan students to complete doctoral theses in the framework of a co-tutorship between Moroccan and German universities, as well as logistical support for research work.

The deadline for submitting projects is November 1, 2020 via the link “https://ptoutline.eu/app/pmars_2020”. The websites of the Ministry of National Education “https://www.enssup.gov.ma/” and the German International Office “https://www.bmbf.de/foerderungen/bekanntmachung-3139.html” provide additional information on the research program, the press release concluded.

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