This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Hibapress-Rabat
Mohammed V University in Rabat (UM5-RABAT) and the Institute for Research for Development (IRD)-France have signed two scientific and technical partnership conventions, marking a major advance in their collaboration. The ceremony took place on February 18, 2025, at the headquarters of the Faculty of Education Sciences (FSE) – Rabat.
The framework agreement for scientific and technical cooperation has been signed by Pr. Mohammed Rhachi, president of UM5-RABAT, and Ms. Valérie Verdier, president and general manager of IRD-France. This structuring framework encourages collaborative research and the exchange of expertise in key fields such as: ecology and biodiversity, sustainable resource management, as well as the human and social sciences.
It aims to create mixed research units, the valuation of scientific results and the mobilization of national and international funding.
A specific convention of scientific collaboration, relating to the commitment for gender equality in science, was also signed by Pr. Mohammed Rhachi, president of the UM5-RABAT, Pr. Abdellatif Kidai, dean of the Faculty of Education Sciences-UM5-RABAT, and Ms. Valérie VERDIER, President and CEO of IRD-France.
This agreement supervises a research project entitled: “Genrer educational and professional diagnoses from Africa: a major issue for gender equality in science and technology”. Partners are committed to: mobilizing funding to ensure the sustainability of the program, co-order students and doctoral students, support researchers in post-doctorate, and share scientific resources and results of research.
These agreements illustrate the commitment of the UM5-RABAT and IRD-France in favor of innovative and applied research, in line with societal and environmental challenges. UM5-RABAT thus consolidates its role as a major player in scientific and academic development in Africa.
