Moroccan students forcibly returned from Ukraine due to the war, and are still unsure about their future in Morocco in regards to their studies and degrees.
The Charge d’Affaires of the Ukrainian Embassy in Rabat received on Thursday, members of the office of the national parents association of Moroccan students from Ukraine.
President of the national association of mothers and fathers of Moroccan students in Ukraine, Abdelkader El-Youssoufi, presented to Hespress AR the conclusions of the closed meeting with the Charge d’Affairs of the Ukrainian Embassy.
“The Ukrainian Embassy has sent several letters to the Ministry of Higher Education in Ukraine and the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which are still waiting for a response. The delay in that goes back to the restructuring of the Ukrainian ministry of higher education,” said the president.
El-Youssoufi added that it was confirmed that all students who completed their studies would receive their certificates and degrees.
“We received promises of preparing an appropriate formula to ensure that students obtain their certificates,” stated the association’s president.
Among the topics discussed in this meeting was the organization of the “CROC” exam for third-year medical students.
In this regard, El-Youssoufi said that the embassy made it clear that as long as the war continues, the exam will be postponed to an later date, noting that the association is demanding the cancellation of this exam.
He added that these exams will be held in the language in which students were studying.
The President of the parents’ association highlighted that the Charge d’Affaires of the Ukrainian Embassy in Rabat also spoke of the fact that “the Ministry of higher education is in the process of considering the framework of its agreements with some neighboring countries such as Turkey, Georgia, and Romania to conduct practical work for students in these countries,” adding: the Ukrainian official confirmed that both the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Health have requested some details regarding how remote studying is being conducted in Ukraine.”
El-Youssoufi stated that in regards to settling financial dues to universities and institutes during the next season, “we were informed that it will take place directly between students and universities there”, adding that “the problems will be resolved urgently and immediately.”
The spokesman praised the constant exchange with the Ukrainian embassy, considering its complete absence with the ministry of higher education in Morocco, criticizing what he called “the policy of closed doors to search for ways to find any solution to the file of students forcibly returned from Ukraine.”
He concluded by pointing out that these are exceptional circumstances that should be dealt with in an exceptional manner.
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