The total number of students enrolled in public universities for the 2022-2023 academic year has increased by 6.49%, Minister of Higher Education Abdellatif Miraoui said Tuesday.
The number of students enrolled in the different public universities during the current year has reached 1,130,182, an increase of 6.49% compared to last year, Miraoui said in response to a question on accelerating the transformation of the ecosystem of higher education, scientific research, and innovation in the House of Councillors.
Miraoui also said that the number of baccalaureate holders for the 2021-2022 academic year totaled 328,650, a drop of 1.4% compared to the 2020-2021 academic year.
Additionally, 86% of those students are enrolled in open-access institutions, while 14% pursue their higher education in limited-access schools.
In order to meet the growing demand for higher education, the Minister highlighted the increase in the capacity of universities by about 20. 000 new seats, thanks to the extension of 16 universities.
“These seats are distributed over five universities, namely Agadir’s University Ibn Zohr, the University Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah of Fez, the University Ibn Tofaïl of Kenitra, the University Moulay Ismaïl of Meknes, the University Hassan 1st of Settat and the University Mohammed I (UMP) of Oujda,” he further specified.
In terms of student social services, the Minister announced the construction of three new university dormitories for the current academic year, one public and two in collaboration with the private sector, with a total capacity of 2,023 beds.
To promote scientific research and innovation, the Minister stated that a series of measures will be implemented in the academic year 2022-2023, including the training of a new generation of doctoral students and the establishment of three national institutes of thematic research to address national development priorities in areas such as health, water, and artificial intelligence.
These measures include the establishment of two new innovation poles, the support of innovative project leaders, the dissemination of scientific, technological, and innovation culture, and the mobilization of Moroccan skills worldwide, according to the same source.
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