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The number of students in Moroccan universities for the year 2024-2025 reached 1,300,000, an increase of 5.9% compared to the previous school year, the Minister of Education said on Monday. Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation, Abdellatif Miraoui.
In response to an oral question in the House of Representatives on the “new developments of the current academic year”, Mr. Miraoui indicated that a total of 344,679 new students have joined higher education establishments, of which 91% at the public university.
Training courses have been developed and diversified to meet the needs of the economic sectors, he explained, noting that more than 4,000 courses have been accredited in areas linked to development, including 3,000 at the level of public higher education establishments and 1,000 in private higher education establishments.
The minister also underlined that the rate of those enrolled in limited access training recorded an increase of 21%, noting the creation and generalization of centers of excellence whose number of places increased this year. , to more than 15,000, compared to around 6,500 places last year.
The current academic year takes on a unique character given that it has led to a major transformation in light of the second year of the new educational reform of higher education, welcomed Mr. Miraoui, noting that the ministry will continue to implement implementation of this reform which “has started to bear fruit”.
