The Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) is partnering with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sandbox Innovation Fund to launch the “UM6P Explorer”, a program supporting startups of Moroccan universities.
This program supports actors of change by mobilizing all the resources of the UM6P ecosystem to give them access to training, mentoring and funding opportunities, said a statement from this higher education institution.
Through a pedagogy based on “Learning By Doing”, “Explorer” offers a practical, accessible and personalized approach, making it possible to accelerate the development of the startup.
Mentors for the program come from both the MIT and the Moroccan entrepreneurial ecosystem.
In addition to support, some entrepreneurs will benefit from funding of up to 250,000 dirhams, aimed at helping their startup develop a prototype and find its first customers.
Despite the unprecedented limitations imposed by Covid-19, the “UM6P Explorer” was able to launch a remote pilot cohort in March 2020 funded by UM6P Ventures.
The program was able to initiate 43 entrepreneurial initiatives, 24 of which were extended for the second cohort. The latter started in November 2020 and is made up of 95 entrepreneurial projects from UM6P, as well as other Moroccan universities and research institutes.
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