The National Novum Association has filed a complaint with the Ombudsman Institution over registration fees imposed on employees and workers who want to continue their studies at public universities.
In a letter sent on August 7, 2025, the association, led by Aymen Benaazouz, called on Morocco’s ombudsman to intervene with the relevant authorities, reconsider the measure, and check the legal basis and criteria used to introduce it.
The planned fees, the association said, create financial barriers for people who want to continue their studies and improve their academic and professional skills.
It noted that the measure raises questions about the right to education, equality, and equal opportunities, citing constitutional guarantees on access to education and the use of available means to make it easier to access.
It also called for recommendations from the Ombudsman Institution to protect the right to education and promote equality and equal opportunities among citizens.
The association said that the complaint is part of its call to allow working students to continue their university studies without financial burdens that could prevent them from completing their studies.
The National Coordination of Civil Servants and Employees Subject to Paid Flexible Hours, created earlier this month, is planning a sit-in on August 23, arguing that the fees are too high for many Moroccans despite being presented as symbolic contributions.
It also says the system risks making access to university dependent on people’s ability to pay.
President of the Forum of University Presidents Houcine Azeddouk already emphasized that there are currently no plans to lower fees for flexible-schedule programs, arguing that they only cover the additional costs of evening and weekend classes.
He also rejected any political or electoral motive, stressing that the fees do not generate profits for universities but only cover the extra costs of flexible-schedule programs.
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