Morocco is an important country in the VLIR-UOS portfolio. Between 2003 and 2021 the cooperation between VLIRUOS and Morocco represented nearly € 7 million. The IUC partnership with Moulay Ismaïl University of Meknes (UMI), started in 2017 and now at its midterm and preparing a 2Nd phase of cooperation forms the core of the cooperation with Morocco, complemented by a growing number of SI and TEAM projects.

Morocco is also one of our 29 scholarship countries.

Ongoing projects

Institutional University Cooperation

IUC 2017 Phase 1 UMI

TEAM projects

Monitoring de la Pollution Urbaine et son Impact sur la Santé (MoreAir) Cluster des produits de terroir labélisés au Maroc; vers une commercialisation collective Quality Control and Therapeutic Valorization of Moroccan Argan oils: the impact of the sustainability of the human development Renforcement de l’offre scientifique de l’USMBA en matière de Transition énergétique et des Energies renouvelables Development of a Rapid Point of Care Device for Tuberculosis Diagnosis in Morocco Alleviating zoonotic and animal tick-borne diseases in Morocco

South Initiatives

Changing towards a cultural-sensitive multidisciplinary lifestyle approach for women with type 2 diabetes in Oujda, Morocco Strengthening international scientific collaboration and teaching at the Oukaimeden Observatory in Morocco Adapting Figuig Oasis to Climate Change through combined management of surface and groundwater Capacity building in training and research to optimize the use of fungicides in region Mèknes-Fez Radiology as a Steward for Quality in Moroccan HealthCare Biophotovoltaics - Bioelectricity from plants for renewable electricity generation in rural Moroccan regions SPIRULOR - Techno-economic feasibility study for the production of the microalgae Spirulina in Morocco’s Oriental region Development of an Innovative Sequencing platform for rapid diagnosis and drug susceptibility testing of tuberculosis in Morocco.

Morocco and Agenda 2030 - country reference framework

VLIR-UOS revised its country approach towards an ‘Agenda 2030 on Sustainable Development’ centred approach. Moreover, VLIR-UOS wants to facilitate connections between different actors and projects present in a given country. With these objectives in mind, the Country Reference Framework (CRF) for Morocco supports teams of academics when identifying and formulating project proposals, by providing a context analysis focused on Agenda 2030 on Sustainable Development and the higher education sector in Morocco, and by providing an overview of Belgian development actors active in Morocco, their ongoing projects and partners, in view of exploration of opportunities for synergy and complementarity. Belgian Non-Governmental Actors involved in the geographic Joint Strategic Framework (JSF) Morocco as well as those involved in the thematic JSF on Higher Education and Science for Sustainable Development have been included.

Overview current partners

Université Moulay Ismaïl (UMI)

Documents

2021 - Morocco Facts and Figures

2022 - Morocco Reference Framework

2021 - Morocco Country Brochure

2021 - Mid-term evaluation - IUC with Université Moulay Ismaïl, (UMI), Morocco