Morocco and Senegal Determined to Strengthen Cooperation in Higher Education, Scientific Research, and Innovation
The means to reinforce cooperation in higher education, scientific research, and innovation were at the center of talks on Monday in Rabat between the Moroccan Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research, and Innovation, Azzedine El Midaoui, and his Senegalese counterpart, Daouda Ngom.
Held on the sidelines of the 15th Morocco–Senegal Joint Commission for Cooperation, the meeting saw both parties reaffirm the depth and strength of the friendship and cooperative ties between the two countries, based on solid human, religious, and economic foundations.
They also expressed a shared commitment to consolidate this partnership by encouraging the exchange of experiences and best practices, strengthening cooperation and partnerships between universities and research institutions, facilitating the mobility of students, professors, researchers, and administrators, and promoting scientific and cultural exchange programs.
In a press statement following the meeting, Mr. El Midaoui noted that the talks provided an opportunity to reinforce cooperation in student exchanges, experience sharing, and joint research. This is illustrated by the ongoing student mobility between the two countries, with around 702 Moroccan students pursuing studies in Senegal and 1,639 Senegalese students enrolled in institutions in Morocco.
These relations, the minister added, reflect the strength of the strategic partnership between Morocco and Senegal under the leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI and the President of the Republic of Senegal, Mr. Bassirou Diomaye Faye, and confirm their firm commitment to openness and the enhancement of cooperation and partnership with fellow African countries.
For his part, Mr. Ngom praised the historic fraternal relations linking Morocco and Senegal, which have continued to strengthen, particularly in higher education. Senegal hosts Moroccan students, while the largest community of Senegalese students in Africa is in Morocco, in addition to the many Senegalese professionals trained in the Kingdom, reflecting the quality of cooperation between the two countries.
Senegal aims to benefit from Moroccan expertise, particularly in scientific research, vocational training, engineering schools, and preparatory classes, he added.
The convening of the 15th Morocco–Senegal Joint Commission provides an opportunity to reinforce sectoral cooperation between the two countries through the implementation of structuring projects in sectors including agriculture, energy, trade, digital economy, and others.
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