A. Latif Baraka: Heba Press
Professors at the National School of Applied Sciences affiliated with Ibn Zohr University in Agadir have threatened to hold a sit-in next Thursday at their institution to protest the procrastination and delays in the dissemination of the “scientific theft” file, which a professor at the National School of Applied Sciences affiliated with Ibn Zohr University in Agadir has threatened. The same institution was accused of committing acts after admitting to “cheating and deception” in an article by a colleague of In order to discuss his university degree in order to obtain a promotion.
The protesting professors had written to the Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation, Abdellatif Al-Mirawi, regarding a complaint dated October 20, 2023, relating to the file of “scientific theft, fraud and fraud in promotion files at the National University” School of Applied Sciences of Agadir, demanding that an investigation be opened in accordance with the applicable procedures in this matter.
They were surprised by the silence and the slowness of the investigation of the case, especially since they presented “conclusive evidence of the involvement of the professor in question in the scientific theft, represented in his academic qualification file and the doctoral thesis which was the subject of the theft”, stressing the need to rule on the issue in order to preserve the credibility of scientific research and to preserve the reputation of the Moroccan university and to preserve the principle of equal opportunities.
The professors called on Minister Al-Mirawi to activate all his powers to enforce the regulatory texts and laws in force by seizing the professor’s scientific flight file with the competent authorities in order to take measures in this regard.
The professors had previously corresponded with the Ministry during the previous periods, regarding the scientific theft file at the National School of Applied Sciences of Agadir, on the dates of October 20, 2023, November 29, 2023, December 11, 2023 and April 17, 2024, without their complaints receiving any attention from the ministry officials, which caused great discontent in the community during their classes at the current university entrance.
