HIBAPRESS – Abdellatif Baraka
In a move described by parliamentary sources as "historic," the Education, Culture, and Communication Committee of the House of Representatives began today to discuss draft law No. 24-59 regarding higher education and scientific research, in the presence of the Minister of Higher Education and Innovation.
The discussion focused on unaccredited schools that were awarding degrees without any official accreditation, which affected the quality of education and the rights of students. The committee said that the new law will put an end to this phenomenon and set a strict framework for organizing private higher education. The project aims to protect students, ensure the quality of university degrees, and encourage innovation and academic partnerships, in a step seen as an attempt to keep pace with international standards and raise the academic and research level in the Kingdom. Sources close to the government considered that this reform opens the door to diversifying private education and improving its oversight, but at the same time, it raised a wide discussion about the independence of universities and the nature of higher education between public and private.
